The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-02-01
THE WHEELMEN.


to IL has assumed such definite shape dur
ing the last week that it is now certain to
be held The hall has been engaged, over
$500 worth of prizes have been purchased
and placed in the hands of R. NJ. WEIGH,
representative of the National racing
board, and entry blanks are now IN the
hands of club secretaries. The manage
ment has gone into the thing deeper than
was expected. 1t has made arrangements
to hold cycle show in conjunction with
the racing programme, and stands will be
erected around the sides of the pavilion.
Several of the large branch houses here
have already taken space, the Columbia,
March and Monarch people being thus
far the largest exhibitors. An attempt
will be made to bring some of the crack
professional racers here for the tourna-
ment
The California Associated Cycling clubs
Will hold an important meeting this even
ing at the rooms of the Imperial Cycling
Club, GA Van Ness avenue. There is al
ways a great deal of business to transact
at the meetings held this time of the year,
with the annual twenty hve-mile road
race and the relav but few weeks off, 1t
is expected that but few changes in the
racing rules can be adopted until the
League of American Wheelmen's meeting
ct Baltimore this month decides whether
class B men are amateurs and may COM
pete on the road with the riders now de-
signated by the term class A. There will
be some changes offered for the relay
course, it being desired to avoid the neces-
sity of finishing the race on the streets OF
Oakland. Several SuggeS tlons III this d.
rection will be offered. A special twenty
mile race to decide Who shall possess the
Baker & Hamilton trophy will also be ar
ranged.
The members of the Alpha Qadies0 Cy-
cling Club will appear in the park to-mor-
row, if it is pleasant, in their new gray
uniforms. They are an improyemen over
the former blue ones in pattern, style and
finish and, as the first lieutenant explained
TO ME, "any girl will look well in this new
suit of ours" l was forced to admit that
il was very becoming, particularly to her.
The Alpha Club now numbers forty men,
bers, all expert riders, and, as they are en-
thusiastic over the sport, they can always
be seen either in the park or on the coun-
try roads.
any one desiring to join the League of
American Wheelmen can have mailed to 7
him an interesting little pamphlet entl- /
tied, COLLECTS and Methods of the League |
of American Wheelmen," by addressing |
the cycling editor of The CALL. Applica- |
ton blanks can also be had for the asking. |
THE CALL appreciates the work the L. A. |
w. is doing In the interests OF the wheel !
men and good roads and the organization |
should receive the support of every bicycle |
rider in the State.
The date of The annual 1C0-mile relay |
race around the bay this year will be Sum |
day, April s. Most of the relay riders |
train about three months for the event, so |
that they will really commence prepare
tory work now.
The San Jose Road Club will celebrate |
its fourth anniversary Tuesday, April T. |
and committee has been appointed to ar
range an entertainment in celebration of |
the occasion.
The next meeting of l.. A. w. officers |
will be held Saturday evening. February s, |
at the rooms of the Bay City Wheelmen. |
The club representatives for the year 1896 |
are: r. NJ. WEIGH, y. P. Howard, Bay |
City Wheelmen; F. L. Seyboldt, Garden |
City Cyclers; W. o. Bigelow, Terminal |
City Wheelmen; A. P. Swain, Acme Club |
Wheelmen.
There will be an immense cycle show in |
Denver February to g. which will be at
tended by number of the prominent local
dealers.
The following is a list of the members OF
the California Cycling Club who have re-
Gently joined the League of American
L.
Egeberg, c. Curieux, ]. W. Harvey, E. NJ.
Boyle, C. Mayer, w. Musser, ]. D. Cardi-
nell, d. D. Doud II. F. Neunaber, G. f.
Burnett, L. NJ. futile, II. L. Mayo, ]. T.
Peck, G. Q. Birdsall, NJ. A. Griffith. W. P.
Mibach G. w. Thomas, c. E. Baker, J.
Sheridan, A. NJ. Cook, w. n. BIunt, r. A.
Coulter, Fred Struven, w. o. Johnson, H.
B. Williams, L. 7. Olson, Don Snedeker,
R. S. Allen.
These names were secured upon the oc-
casion OF the visit of the league committee
to the club recently. A second list is being
circulated among those who were not pres
ent that evening, and is expected to be
quite as large.
Some eight or nine wheeImen were ar
rested in the park last Thursday evening
for violating the ordinance requiring, them
TO carry lanterns. Such of them as are
members NM. OF the League of American
Wheelmen are having their cases cared
for by +. ii. Dunno, attorney for the l.. A.
W., that being one of the advan tages of
mem bershlp In the organization.
The first run of the Camera Club Cyclists
for 1896 Will take place tomorrow, if the
weather is fair. The start will be made at
the panhandle entrance to the park at 10
A. NJ, through to the beach. AS the ride
is short one 1t is expected there will be
a number OF ladies on the trip.
The Camera Club Cyclists will give an
informal entertainment Friday evening,
INUiudlJ Ii VOL. 81, which VIII
be In the form of a progressive euchre
party. 1t is designed to restrict these
gatherings to club members. but every
member will be privileged to invite ladv.
There will be prizes for the successful con-
testants and consolation prizes in the wav
of souvenirs of some sort. which are liable |
TO take some comic form. BY having these |
entertainments at intervals the cycling
annex hopes to keep up the interest of the
members during the winter months. when
riding is impracticable.
The visiting committee of the League of
American Wheelmen was accorded most
1attering reception at the meeting of the |
Olympic Club Wheeimen last Tuesday |
evening. There were July seventy-five !,
members present and they listened with |
rapt attention to the league speakers, who |
addressed them in the following order |
IL. W. Spalding, f. II. Kerrgan, r. NJ. |
Welch, Charles Kitchener. F. H. Dunno,
John +. Burke, S. G. Scovern and G. H. |
Stratton. Thomas r. Knox made few
bright remarks upon the league in general.
IL. F. Wynne was not present owing TO a
slight illness, which his friends regretted,
particularly as he is a most interesting
talker. That the visiting committees
mission was successful was evidenced at