The San Francisco call., 1896-05-16

help but result disadvantageously to the
sport. Whether Chairman Gideon of the
league racing board was wrong or who
was right in the affair, it was best to have
settled it by arbitration instead of making
a bowling farce out OF the matter. The
be on the best of terms.
1t is TO be wondered whether the in
vasion of Europe by American racing men
is relIshed by the riders over there. With
Tom Eck's aggregation already in the
field and the coming of the Stearns team
the cracks OF Europe must imagine that
they will have to move to maintain their
respective standings.
Captain Argenti has called run of the
Camera Club Cyclists for tomorrow
through the Griveways of the park. Mem
bers will meet at the Baker-street en-
trance at 9 A. NJ. After having had
''quantum sufficlt" of riding the members
will enjoy lunch at the invitation of Mr.
and Mrs. W. b. Webster at their residence,
4l6 Lyon street. Captain Argent is ar
ranging a run for Sunday, May 81, to the
Kate johnson ranch in Sonoma County.
The members made this trip last fall and
1t was pronounced one of the best they
ever took.
1t Will be rare treat to see once more
the familiar forms of the old professionals
and the latter-day class B riders meeting
in the same events and with the same
earnest competition that characterized the
spirit of their endeavors when all were
pure (2) amateurs. If Windle, thinner
man, Taxis, Lumsden, Tuttle, w. f. Muir
ply and some other old-timers will show
themselves, it will furnish great interest
to see them competing with Bald. Gardi-
ner, Ziegler, Kiser, Wells, Cooper, Murphy
and other cele prities who wore the crowns
last year. Then leS Michael, the Welsh
crack, and Johnny Johnson join the band,
and there would be racing worthy the
name.
Captain Beattie has called century run
of the Liberty Cycling Club to San Jose
and return for tomorrow, and it is ex-
pected that good many OF the memb bers
will make the 100-mile trip.
The metropolitan riding district in
cludes New York, Brooklyn and several
miles of outlying country in every direc-
! ton, and contains 155 wheeling clubs. OF
these New York has sixty-one and Brook
lyn forty-six. There are twenty-three
clubs in the California Associated Cycling
clubs, all within radius of fifty miles of
San Francisco. Note the difference.
| Captain Pixley has announced run of
the San Francisco Road Club for to-mor-
row to Redwood City, leaving the club
! house on Golden Gate avenue at $50 A. NJ.
Iwenty-four members were added to the
League OF American Wheelmen in this
State last week. About twenty-five per
week is the average continual increase in
the membership. Are you a member
If not send to the cycling editor of THE
| CALL for particulars and application blank.
! The initiation fee is 81 and annual dues
| 81. Less than 2 cents a week it costs to
belong TO the greatest athletic organza-
/ ton in the world.
| Captain Plummer will lead the Bay City
! Wheelmen on run to Petaluma to-mor-
row, taking the o'clock boat for San
Rafa"l via Sausalito. The roads are said
! to be in excellent condition, and a fine
luncheon will await the members on their
arrival at their destination.
| 1t is the desire of President Elliott of
the League of American W heelmen to in
! crease its mem bership to 100000 during
1896 and make it an organization that the
Legislature of every State will respect.
From the rapid growth of the past three
months it seems possible that this end will
be reached before the year is out.
At the last meeting of the Crescent Road
Club the following officers were elected /:
George Thompson, president; James Con-
lin, vice-president; A. Bearwald, treas
urer; Louis Bearwald. secretary; A.
| Simanoff, sergeant-at-arms: James Con-