The San Francisco call., 1896-06-20

viii be a large number of starters. To-
morrow Captain PiXley will lead the ID en-
on blind run, leaving the club at A. NJ.
The wheeling clubs hereabouts seem to
take very little interest in the Baker &
Hamilton trophy race scheduled for Sun
day, July II. Few men care to ride twenty
miles under a scorching July sun to try to
win for their club a trophy which was do
mated partly because it would be good
lad. " for the donors. The Garden CITY
Cyclers have announced they will not
enter team, and the Bay City Wheel
men feel the same way.
The associated clubs, which control the
running OF the race, while having no con-
nection with the League of American
Wheelmen, which organization, by the
way, condemns road racing, has passed a
rulel that no man can ride in a team in
this twenJy-mile race who rode In class b
on the track when that class existed.
This is absurd on the face of it, for if the
league has ''whitewashed" such men and
restored their amateur standing, what
right has the California Associated Cycling
Clubs to say that they are not pure anna
teurs? The rule shuts out the best men
on the coast to-day, lessons the interests
of the big clubs, and the chances are the
B. & H. trophy race will be a very tame
affair, thanks to the Oakland delegates to
the Associated Clubs, who put the motion
through.
There is some talk of a special moon
light run OF the clubs belonging to the as
sociation. to Sutros Baths some evening
next month, and arrangements are now
being made with that end in view. 1t
would be a novelty and probably would
prove a very enjoyable outing.
The proposed indoor tournament at Sac
ramento, July %, "a and %, VIII attract a
number of the riders from this part of the
ha mo rrar will no
about as follows:
Thursday, 23-One-mile open, amateur; one
half mile handicap, amateur; one-half mile
open, professionals; one-mile handicap, profess
sional
Friday, 24-One-mile handicap, amateur;
one-quarter mile scratch, amateur; two-mile
scratch, professional; one-mile Handicap, pro-
fessional.
Saturday. 25-Two-mile scratch, amateur;
one-mlle handicap, amateur; one-mile open,
PROFESSIONAL; one-half mile handicap profes-
sional.
The prizes in the professional class will
not be under $50 for firsts and the others
in. proportion.
The Oily ympic Club Wheelmen will have a
joint run with the Acme Club Wheelmen
OF Oakland tomorrow to Trocadero, near
lngleside, leaving the Olympic Club at IL
o'clock. The Acmes are thus returning
the visit paid them by the Olympics few
weeks ago, when they entertained them at
Lake Chabot.
Bicycleriders should learn to adjust
their saddles properly. One of the great
est inconvenience connected with cycle
riding is the difficulty experienced in find
ing a comfortable sitting posture. The
saddle may be too high or it may not be
nigh enough. Ii the saddle inconven-
fences you the only thing to do is to ex-
pertinent with it until it fits, and then do
not change it under any circumstances.
The Olympic Club WheeImen, Garden
City Cyclers and Santa Rosa Wheelmen
will have a joint club run to San Mateo
Sunday, June %. the Oiympics being the
hosts. The Olympics Will run off their
tive-mile road race there before lunch, and