The San Francisco call., 1896-07-04
THE WHEELM EN-.
Annual Division Meet of the League
at Petaluma To-Day.

morrow at Petaluma, ana Wneelmen from
all over the State have assem- bled at that
point to join in the celebration. A ball,
parade, races, country run and barbecue
are some of the features OF the meet. to
all of which league members are given
free admission. OF these features proba-
bly, the most interest attaches to the races,
which will be held on the Petaluma
Wheelmen's new four-lap track which
has already earned reputation for speed
and safety. The best riders in the State
are entered in the different events, and
the contests should be close and exciting.
The handicapping has been done by Rob-
ert Assheton S1nyth official Handicapped
of the league, in his usual impartial
manner.
All the big local clubs will attend the
meet. A great many of the men went up
last night on the 10 o'clock Tiburon boat
ranged py the Bay City Wheelmen and
managed by Acting Captain George E.
Dixon. They chartered the steamer Coli,
which left Jackson-street wharf at 5: 80
o'clock, laden down with Bay Wheelmen,
San Francisco Road Club mem pers,
Olympic Cyciers, bicycles. music and
lunch, and they were having a most Jolly
time as they left the wharf. The steamer
makes the run in about i've or six hours.
They will remain until Sunday and return
that afternoon by wheel.
Those who did not go to Petaluma ves-
terday will have 10 take the early boat this
morning, which leaves the Tiburon slip at
80 O'Clock, to reach there in time for all
the festivities. To accommodate those who
desire to return to this City tonight a spe-
cial train will leave Petaluma at P. NJ,
reaching here in about two hours.
The Petaluma wheelmen have COM
pleted all arrangements for the big meet.
and it promises to be the best affair of the
Kind ever held on the coast. The support
they have received from the city clubs has
given them confidence right along for
they knew that if all the San Francisco
clubs attended the meet, that alone would
make it a success, and Petaluma itself
always loyal to the home CLUB, will turn
out all her citizens to help crowd the
grounds and cheer the winners of the
races.
The cycling writer's of the San Francisco
papers are curious to see the Petaluma
tracks press stand, and they will have the
opportunity to-day. One OF the riders
who is there training writes me to oe
sure and come up Saturday, and closes his
letter IN the following slangy but express
slve way, "You won be thing but glad
when you see the press stand here: it's a
peach.'
The league meet over, the wheeImen's
attention will next be directed to the
twenty road race of the California
place Sunday, July II, over the San Lean
dro triangle. The entries close next Tues
day night. There are 20 be teams of five
men from each club. The Garden CITY
CycIers and Bay City Wheelmen will not
enter the race and it will proba bly, be won
by the Acme Club Wheelmen of Oakland,
as the rules of the race provide that the
riders must be pure amateurs, not even
class B men of last year whom the league
has restored to amateurism, and the Acme
Club has the most and best men on the
coast, when the line is drawn so fine.
The Imperial Cycling Club goes to Peta-
luna this morning by the 1880 boat, to
take part In the big cycle parade there.
The club also has number of good riders
entered in the races. In the postal notice
to members the secretary adds the follow
ing:
This is the annual L. A. w. meet and L. A.
w. members will be admitted to the races free
on presentation OF membership ticket. At
Petaluma we will dine at the L. A. w. hotel,
and your membership card will entitle you to
a reduction. It is to your interest and also to
that of the club TO join the L. A. W.; the an
nual election is near at hand and our club
should be represented on the new board. The
initiation free is 81 and the annual dues 81,
which is a very trivial expense considering
the many advantages derived.
The regular meeting OF the Imperials
will be held next Monday evening. The
initiation fee to the club is now So. An
Imperial Club paper called the Announcer
has been started by Edwards & Magary,
mem bers of the club. The first number
will appear July 15. 1t will be devoted
largely TO Imperial Club items in addition
to general cycling news.
Colonel Albert A. Pope, president and
A. e. Pattison, secretary of the Pope
Manufacturing Company, sailed for Eu-
rope July 1, and will be absent several
months.
The Pacific Cycling Club will have run
to Boulder Greek during the Fourth of
July holidays. The start will be made
this morning at 4 o'clock and they will
stop tonight at Congress Springs. To-
morrow they will ride to Boulder Creek
and return by train In the afternoon
There are two Masonic cycling clubs in
the United States; one is the Orion Cycle
Club of Brooklyn, n. Y; the other is the
Lu Lu Wheelmeu OF Philadelphia, COM
posed of the Mystic Shrine, which was or
garized in August, 1891, and for long
time had the honor of being the only
league club in the city.
Charles A. Elliot, one of the charter
mem bers of the Bay City Wheelmen was
married recently 70 Miss Smith of Stock
ton and Is now receiving the congratula-
tions of his friends and fellow members.
In those good old cycling days when a |
rider 1--WE all rode ordinaries them knew
personally every other rider in the Citv
and the make of his wheel (there were
only two or three different styles) Elliot
WAS one OI JHe MOST enthusiastic riders
and took many long country trips in COM !
pany with Steve Knapp, Billy Meeker.
Ralph Thompson, Billy Mcclure Fred
Allan, Porter Libby Robert NJ WeIch.
Frank James, the writer and others, some
of whose names you seldom hear of in
cycling affairs nowadays.
The California Cycling Club is going to |
bid for the prizes offered in the parade at
Petaluma to-day; and Lieutenant Reid, in
the absence o. Captain Mayo, will take up
large mum Der of the members on the
early train. AT the regular meeting next
Monday night the prizes won in the clubs
recent road race will be distributed.
There is almost as much rivalry between
Zieger and Cooper upon the National
circui. as between Cooper and Bald At
New Orleans on June Is Ziegler broke the
worlds record for half mile in competi-i
ton, winning the race in i 100 As Nothing
would do but Cooper must have that
record, and he saved his best efforts for
half-m events. lie did not have to wait
long, for at Utica, N. Y, on the 18th he
found fast track and speedy competitors.
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