The San Francisco call., 1896-05-23
THE FIELD OF SPORT.
What the Oarsmen, Athletes and
Cyclists Are Doing.

I wheelmen selected as officials are: F. ].
! Wagner OF Chicago, clerk of course; f.
Howard Tuttle and w. G. Marion, an
nouncers: Charles Percival of Boston, A.
| ID. Peck of Boston and c. P. Root of Chi
cago. starters.
The California Cycling Club is making
arrangements for five-mile handicap
road race, to be held over the San Carlos
course on the third Sunday in June, the
21st. There will be long prize list and
great many entrants.
good many fast racing men are now
training at the Fountain Ferry track at
Louisville. Ky. OF the cracks there are
Bald, Gardiner and Ziegler; among the
lesser lights are the Coburn brothers, Fred
Allen, Orlando ephens, George D. Grant
Homer Fairmon, A. S. Lee, Ed McKeon,
B. Showers and Frank Shaw.
The Alameda cyclers will hold a lantern
parade through the streets of Alameda,
Thursday evening, May %, in connection
with the floral festival OF the Woman's s
Exchange of Alameda. All the clubs of
any Importance around the bay have been
invited. The parade will last one hour,
from to P. NJ. City clubs should take
the p NJ. broa gauge to Bay-street sta
ton, or 8: 40 p M narrow-gauge to Morton
| street. The parade will form at Central
avenue and Morton street. A valuable
trophy is offered to the visiting club max
ing the finest display, and il will be con-
tested for by the California, Olympic,
Acme, Reliance and Imperial clubs.
1t is possible for wheelmen to injure
themselves physically by an over-indul-
gence in wheeling, in taking to the exer-
else ravenously at the start of their careers.
As soon as person buys wheel, the first
thought is for a spin over country roads
Considerable discretion should be eXer-
cised in this respect. Begin by taking
short rides, and increase them IN proper
ton to the strength developed. By fol-
lowing this method it will relieve the
rider of many strains and stiff joints, that
always ensue when wheelmen exhaust
themselves by riding too fiercely at the
outset.
The departure of Murphy, Kiser and
Wheeler for the Continent leaves more
vacancies in the lists of the professional
riders who will follow the circuit and
battle for honors as of yore. There are
still left half dozen riders who are likely
to be candidates for championship laurels,
however. Bald heads the list, owing to
the prestige he established as a prize
winner last year.
Cooper is training and riding harder
than he ever did before, and will not even
condition himself on the same track with
Bald, preferring to ride alone until the
time arrives for the men to meet. If Ca
banne is reinstated he will always be up
front, while smooth-sailing Arthur GardI-
ner has friends who predict many things
for him. The one man they want to all
look out for is w. G. Sanger, the MiIwau-
kee giant, whom none of them "went up
against last year, as he was "pro, and
they were in class B. This year they are
in his class, but they may not think so
after he has raced with them few times.
Ziegler, Wells and Terrill, the Californians
who will follow the circuit, will also give
good accounts of themselves.
The Golden Gate Cycling Club will give
an entertainment and dance this evening
at Mission Parlor Hall In the past sim
liar affairs OF this club have been very en-
ioyable, and it is expected this one will
eclipse all former efforts of the members
in this particular direction.
Alan b. Bowen of the Diamond Cyclers,
Alameda, and Olympic Club of this City,
who started down the San Joaquin Valley
a-wheel about a week ago for the Olympic,
wired the publishers of that paper yester-
day that he had just arrived at Tulare.
having been four days III sandstorm and
| forty eight hours without food or water.
He is evidently having a rough time of it,
but Is strong and hardy, and will pull
through all right.
The California Camera Club will have
benefit at the Tivoli next Thursday even
ing, May %, and the Camera Club Cyclists
are arranging theater parties of the vari-
Gus cycling clubs of the City TO attend.
The Bay Citys and Olympics will go en-
masse. SPALDING.