The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04

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about three months. He will take his
wheel with him, and may do some riding.
The racing board has issued its bulletin,
No. IL, dated July 8, 1896, as follows:
Sanctions granted-July 8. A. Lehman, Lom-
poe, Cal; July g. Seattle Cycle Company, Sc
attle, Wash; July 4, Coos Bay Wheelmen
Marshfieid, Or; July f. Charles Fotheringham
Vacaville, Cal; July 4, c. w. Wilson, Monte.
sano, Wash; July 4, La GrandeCycling Club
La Grande, Or. Sanction issued to San Miguel
Cal, for July 4 is hereby revoked.
Transferred to professional class-Canby
Hewitt, Los Angeles, CAL, and NJ F. Hill, Aber
deem, Wash, own request. Ed Beamer, G. E
Mont MMontgomeTy and and G. l. |; Weiss. South Tacoma
Shar1ck and George Sharick, Tacoma, Wash,
clause B.
For competing in unsanctioned races-sus-
pended until August l, 1896: Harry Williams
Arthur Coryell, d. c. Butterfield, Charles King
z. n. Lowry, Arthur Trueblood, of Whittier
California.
Beamer, G. E. Montgomery, G. /. Weiss, ]. B
Draper, South Tacoma, Wash; Ed Sloan, Che
halls. R. NJ WEIGH
Member National Racing Board
The annual picnic run of the California
Associated Cycling clubs will be held on
near San Mateo. The run will start
from Twenty-second and Folsom streets
at O. clock A. NJ. Lunch is to be furnished
by each of the clubs attending, and will be
carted to the grounds free by the associa-
ton. There is fine grove of trees on the
picnic grounds, and an elegant bathhouse
near by, and the prospects of a salt water
swim after the ride will tempt many on
the run. A large crowd is expected.
Sanford Plummer, official referee for
this district, has been i'll for week past
and may not be we'll enough to officiate at
the races at PetaIuma to-day. If not Mr..
WEIGH of the racing board will take charge.
There is no choice between the two gentle
men as referees; both are equally good.
Ray Macdonald, who came here with
the Colum bia team early in 1895 as team
mate OF Eddie Bald, but could not ride
owing to Ill health, made many warm
friends during his visit to this coast. 1t
will be great surprise to them to learn
that Macdonald was married on February
last to Miss Marion E. Nichols of New
York. The wedding has just been an
nounced IN New York and has surpris ed
his friends there nightly. The news was
conveyed to me in personal letter to a
friend. Macdonald has been on the Conti-
nent during the past two months, racing
with the foreign professionals, and has
been remarkably successful. HE'S now on
his wav home, and will compete during
the rest OF the season on the National cir
cult.
The members of the, Golden Gate Cv-
cling Club enjoyed splendid run to May
field last Sunday. Tuesday evening the
officers rendered the members an informal
reception and banquet after the usual
weekly business meeting. The club is
adding to its roll every week. George
Hale and II. Sadke were admitted at the
last meeting. The five-m lie road race of
the club will be held in few weeks, and
the men are now training for the event
Thus far Captain ]. Black has shown the
most speed, and bids fair to become a very
fast rider with proper training. There
will be about twenty-five entrants in the
road race.
Riders possessing due regard for the
rights and privileges of pedestrians never
clang their bells unnecessarily. 1t is suf-
ticient for the careful, observing cyclisr to
give timely warning only, not to ring his
alarm after the occasion has passed, or in
a hysterlcal manner when il is too late.
The wheeling critics of the larger cities
can best comprehend this statement
Take New York for instance. Green cy-
cllst run down pedestrians almost daily
there, and IN nine cases out of ten 1T de-
velops that the rider rang too late, forgot
to do 1t, or did it when too far away for
his victim to note the warning Common
sense will dictate when to ring and when
not to ring.
Coasting on bicycles promises to grow in
popularity everywhere as means OF diver
In the Empire State, prizes being offered
as in race. The fat man has chance
with his lean friend in this sort OF a con-
test, which accounts in part for its measure
OF success. 1t is often the case that a
coastlng competition forms the fe ature of
club run. long hill is chosen, the
stralghter the better, and the entrant that
goes the turthest without removing his
feet from the coasters or sculling (moving
the forward wheel TO the right and left)
wins first prize. Probably the biggest
coasting event ever held will be that now
being promoted by the Metropolitan AS
sociation of Cycling Clubs of New York
City. 1t will take place August 15 on one
OF the hills on the Irvington- -Milburn
course IN Jersey, made famous by the
great handicap held there annually on
Decoration day.
When the associated clubs, gave their
ten mile road race last October, and there
were ninety-six entrants from the twenty
three different clubs belonging to the asso-
citation, every one remarked about the big
entry list; ano 1t was big, and considerable
dlfflculty was found in correctly placing
the men and computing the times at the
hnlsh. Under these circumstances the
news that the South Side Cycling Club of
Chicago is to hold an open road-race to-
day for which there are over 500 entries is
rather astonishing. And the clubs and
papers don't seem to think much of il
either. The race is to be held over the
famous course to Pullman. wonder how
Mr.. Wetmore or Captain Strong would
like to take the times of such a race as
that, and how Charley Adams or Judge
kerrigan would enjoy officiating as judges.
1t must require about hundred scorers.
number of members of the San Fran
cisco Road Club went to Petaluma last
night, and the balance will follow this
r T.2
The San Franciscos will stand a good
chance of winning prize in the cycle
parade there.
George P. Wetmore, Edwin E. Stoddard.
Henry L. Day, Thomas S. Hall, Captain
George P. Caldwell, Fred L. Day and A. ].
Menne of the Bay City Wheelmen are
at La Honda for the holidays.
SPALDING.
THE ANGI ER