The San Francisco call., 1896-06-26
AMONG THE WHEELMEN
Entries and Handicaps for the
San Franciscos' Road
Race Sunday.
Opening of the New Track at Niles.
Golden Gate Club Elects
Officers.

The entries and bandicaps for the San
Francisco Road Clubs five-mile race from
San Leandro to Haywsrds next Sunday
afternoon have been announced as fol-
lows:
IA Love, A. S Webb, J. NJ. Uri, 2 min.; W.
H. Pray, William McGonigle, as; E. Liver
more, A. H. Wehe, II. Zimmerly, / 80; r. B.
Choynski, l Is; C. Murphy, L. H. Washburn,
R. NJ. Tanning, NJ. Lundon, 100; J. O'Malley,
l.. Sttenheim, Nj. A. Farnsworth, r. Robinson,
II. A. triedlander, 40 sec; L.: E. Pels. Guy
Frost, 80 Sec; c. Ackerman, G. Goodwin, g..
NJ. Hamlin, scratch.
The race will start promptly at O'Clock.
Captain Pixley has called run of the
members to witness the event, and the
Bay City Wheelmen' S race the same day,
leaving the clubrooms at O'Clock. He
has also arranged series of runs Tor next
month, going to Petaluma July 3, 4 and
5, to San Jose Saturday evening, July II,
and 10 Congress Springs from there the
next day, and to Eddys Island July 20.
The Garden City Cyclers will have their
first annual barbecue run next Sunday to
Stevens Creek under Captain O'Brien.
This will be made an annual event for
member hereafter.
The Bay City Wheelmen will have run
to San Leandro next Sunday under acting
Captain George Dixon, taking the s. A. NJ.
creek route boat. The members will have
a ten-mile handicap race on the triangle
on their arrival there.
Byron D. Bent of the Bay City Wheel
men will start awheel for Los Angeles
next Sunday. David Marshall of the
same club has just returned from a week 8
trip through Marin and Sonoma counties,
and Arthur Lundb berg starts in few days
for the Yosemite Valley. The Bay Citys
will have joint run with the Olympic
Cyclers to Petaluma Friday evening, July
3, by steamer Gold, leaving at $50 P. NJ.
The opening of the Niles Athletic Clubs
new iye-lap bicycle track will be auspi-
ciously celebrated By a race meet next
Saturday. A number of riders from this
City will enter the lists to compete for the
prizes; the events are all amateur.
Detailed information may be had by
addressing the secretary. J. c. Briscoe, at
Miles, The club will hold an open race
meeting on Saturday, July Is.
The Golden Gate Cycling Club has
elected the following officers: HI. Witt,
president; A. Weber, vice-president; ?. j.
Hyde, secretary; A. Lewis, treasurer; B.
Black, sergeant-at-arms; j. Black, cap
tain; William Madden, first lieutenant
L. H. Hewelcke, second lieutenant. Cap
tain Black has called run for next Sun
day 10 Mayfeld to attend the barbecue
and road races there. ]. w. Miller and
James Mcintyre have been elected mem
Ders.
Charley Wells, the champion profes-
sional racer of the coast, who went East tc
follow the National racing circuit, has
again been obliged to stop riding owing tc
illness. He is now at Hot Springs, Ark.
| where he will remain for two or three
weeks.
Captain Fawcett of the Olympic Clut
Wheelmen and Captain Ramage of the
Santa Rosa Wheelmen are arranging 9
Joint club run for next Sunday to SaI
Mateo. The Olympics will hold a five
mile road race the same day from San Ma
teo to San Carlos