The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
THE WHEELMEN.
LanguetIn VIII Try for the Worlds
EiYa-MiI Record To-MorroW.

FlVe-Mil Record Tomorrow.
There is lull in cycling circles this
week and there are few runs and no road
races scheduled for tomorrow. A great
deal of interest centers in the associated
clubs annual ten-m mile race to be held on
the 18th, and if all the men who are train
ing for it show up at the tape there will
be from $50 to 200 starters. All the clubs
belonging to the ASSOCIATION will have
men entered, fully thirty coming from the
Acms Club alone, while:the Bay Citys,
Olympics and Garden Citys will each put
in about twenty apiece. Next to the
great relay it is the event of the year and
Chairman Stratton of the racing board is
doing all in his power to have the arrange
ments so perfect that It can be properly
conducted.
The phenomenal time made by the Bay
City tandem riders last Sunday and God
dardis great unpaced performance are
still the talk of the clubs. a match tan
dem race between Kraft and Dixon, Grit
fiths and Davidson is spoken Of and IL
would be a hot race, as each team thinks
it can beat the other. and both are conf
dent of lowering last Sundays record.
Emil Languetin of the Bay City Wheel
men will try for the worlds five mile
paced road record tomorrow, paced by
the Kraft-Dixon, Griffiths- Davidson and
Vincent-kanZee tandem teams, over the
San Leandro-Haywar course. Those
who should know think he will get the
record.
An invitation has been extended to the
Camera Club Cyclists by Sheriff Whelan
through Lieutenant Brunt to visit the
House of Correction tomorrow. Lunch
will be served, and mem bers will be ac-
corded the privilege of taking photos of
the buildings, interiors and objects that
may interest them. Members are re-
quested not to invite friends upon this
trip. The start will be from the Baker
street entrance to the park precisely at
hali-past nine.
Colonel Albert A. Pope, pioneer in the
manufacture of wheels and IN the good
roads movement, is expected here next
week on pleasure trip.
The Alpha Qadies' Cycling Club held
very enjoyable hop last evening at Hin
mans Hali,'in the Mission, which was
largely attended by their many friends.
The California Associated Cycling Clubs
will hold their regular bj-monthly meeting
tonight at the rooms of the Bay City
Wheelmen. The ten-mile road race on
the 11th and the theater party on the 21st
of this month are 10 be discussed.
The San Franc isco Road Club and Cali
fornia Cycling Club members have novel
affair on for next week. Each night at
the Chutes a mem Der from each club will
race against time on home-trainers for
five miles, prizes being awarded for the
best individual time, and the best average
performance OF either club. The contest
will last a week and the mem bers of the
two clubs are very much interested over it.
Entries for the ten-mile race close with
George II. Stratton, SOL Montgomery
street, next Monday, and the handicaps
will be announced by Thursday.
There will be special meeting of the
Bay City Wheelmen tonight at o'clock
10 decide if the club shall participate in
the parade Monday night. The members
are half-hearted about it, but Captain Day
hopes to get them into line.
The latest bulletin OF the racing board is
as follows:
Bulletin No. 26. October 2 1896
Sanctions granted-oct. 5, Ariel Bicycle
Club, Vallejo, CAL; Oct. 10, F. c. Handy,
Ukiah, Cal.
Transferred to professional class-Frank t.
Gunther, Lakeyiew, Or; Alfred Smith, Ned
lord, Or; Dave Briehaux, Walter Palmer,
Robert Palmer. Tom Robinson, Baker City,
Or, under clause a; A. V: Starke, Ferndale,
CAL. under clause b; A. A Johnson, A Aberdeen,
WASH, under clause d.
Suspended permanently-W. E. Harmon and
Godfrey Schmidt, Los Angeles, for competing
at unsanctioned races during term of suspen-
sion; T. o. Hall, Los Angeles, for officiating at
unsanctioned races during term of SUSPENSION.
r. NJ. WEIGH,
Member National Racing Board.
The secretary-treasurer has received the
following nominations on the regular
ticket for officers of the North California
Division, League of American Wheelmen:
Chief consul, Frank H. Kerrgan of San
Francisco; vice-consul, Henry F. Wynne of
San Francisco; secretary-treasurer, Stanley G.
Scovern of San Francisco; representatives at
large-J. W. Coffroth of San Francisco, F. T.
Dwyer of Sacramento, J. S. Egan of San Fran.
cisco. Frank K. Lippitt of Petaluma, George
H. Stratton of San Francisco, George H. Strong
of Oakland, Sol Peiser of San Francisco and A.
P. Swain OF Oakland.
If an opposition ticket is placed in the
field, the ballots will be mailed each mem
Der of the division not later than the 14th
of October, and they must be returned to
the chairman of the returning board be-
fore the 25th of the same month, properly
filled out.
Many were of the impression that Chief
Consul Kerrigan would not stand for re-
nom ination, but such strong pressure was
brought to bear upon him that he finally
consented. His administration during
the past year has been so successful that a
repetition of it is desired by the league
members, and the reelection of the entire
ticket is anticipated. SPALDING.
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