The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17


pocketknife which had been undou htedly
dropped by wheelman and was found by
one recently and turned over to the chief
consul. The knife, while not valuable
enough perhaps to Justify advertising its
loss, rs yet one which was probably greatly
esteemed by Its owner
The California Associated Cycling
Clubs will hold its annual theater party
next Wednesday evening at the Tivoli.
Almost every seat in the house has been
sold to wheelmen and their lady friends,
and the prominent clubs have engaged
blocks of seats. The prizes won in last
Sundays road race will be distributed after
the performance.
Bicycle collisions are species OF acci-
dent that il is wise to avoid, not only on
account of the danger to life and limb,
but because a bicycle, though built to
withstand rough use, is not bound to be
accident proof against the force of a col
lision. Stop and think for moment of
the damage that may ensue from the col
liding of two bicycle-riders in rapid mo-
tion. A man weighing $50 pounds and
moving at the rate of twelve feet second
(Which is but a tritle over eight miles an
hour) has momentum of 1900 pounds,
and this leaves out OF account altogether
the weight of the wheel. This is sufficient
to upset any pedestrian with terrific force.
A collision between two wheels, each car
rying 180- 0-pound rider, running along at
the moderate speed of eight miles an hour,
would result in smashup with force of
nearly 1000 pounds.
The California Cycling Club will give an
entertainment and dance this evening at
Mission Parlor Hall, Seventeenth street,
near Valencia.
The Imperial Cycling Club will meet at
the cluprooms Monday night and en-
deavor to christen the punch bowl won by
Al Il D.
parade. On Sunday, the 25th, there will
be ten-mile road race over the Haywards
course, and Friday evening, the 30th, a
partv at Odd Fellows Hall.
The annual election of the North Cali
ornia division of the League of American
Wheelmen is now in progress, the voting
being by mail ballot from the 18th to the
25th inst. The regular ticket is as follows,
there being but one contest, that for the
office of secretary-treasurer For chief
consul, Frank II. Kerrigan of San Fran
cisco; for vice-consul, Henry F. Wynne of
San Francisco; for secretary easurcr,
Lewis G. Hunter of San Francisco and
Stanley G. Scovern of San Francisco; for
representatives at large (eighO-James
w. Coffrotb of San Francisco, Francis 7.
Dwyer of Sacramento, John S. Egan Of
San Francisco, Frank h, Llppitt of Peta-
luna, w. |. Pixley of San Francisco,
George II. Strong of Oakland, George II.
Stratton of San Francisco and A. P. Swain
of Oakland.
Hunter and Scovern, each of whom
wants the secretary treasurership, are
both Olympic Club Wheelmen, and have
for long time past been actively con-
nected with the sport. Mr.. Hunter has
been secretary of the Olympic Club Wheel
men for several successive terms and also
secretary-treasurer of the California ASso-
ciated Cycling Clubs. He has been prom
inent in many ways in cycling, has con-
tributed considerably to cycling literature
and has a strong following. Mr.. Scovern
has been captain of the old San Francisco
Bicycle Club, captain of che Olympic Club
Wheelmen, cycling editor of the Chron-
icIe and a correspondent for the Pacific
Cyclist, Cycling West, the Olympic,
Cycling, Field Sports and other class pub
lications, and is the. incumbent of the
Office he now seeks for another term. 1t
is generally conceded that the present
administration of the leagues affairs in
this State has been the most prosperous in
the history of the division, with not a
little credit accruing to Secretary Treas
urer Scovern for the good work he has
done.
Captain Day led the Bay City Wheel
men on moonlight run to Sutro's last
evening. Next Wednesday night the club
will attend the associated clubs theater
party at Jne 1lVOll, having reserved
large block of seats.
F. A. Wickersham and F. K Lippitt of
the Petaluma Wheeimen have been in the
City during the past week.
The Garden City Cyclers of San Jose
will hold race meet ON their three-la lap
cement track Saturday afternoon, October
81. Wells and Mcfarland, the Californians
who have been following the Eastern cir
cult, will have returned by that time and
vril ha II oC Of
Los Angeles has returned from his Alas
kan trip and is in training now for this
meet and those to be held at the Velo-
drome.
Otto Ziegler Jr. and his trainer, R. P.
Aylward, are expected back from the East
next Week. Ziegler broke his arm fort
night ago in race and will not be able to
ride for a couple OF months.
The Century Road Club of America
makes no distinction between paced, un-
paced or competitive performances on the
road, or whether course be straightway or
not, but it is expected a provision will
shortly be made for such differences in
which event II. A. Goddard's s ride of 1913
unpaced will stand as the coast record.
This is the gist of letter just received
from Will L. Krietenstein, chairman OF
the road records committee. He also
states that the only California records on
the road are Hamlin's i've miles, II III 2-5,
Byrne's ten miles, 24:27, and Wells
twenty-five miles, :10:30 2-5 There is no
coast record for 15, 20, so. 100 or 200 miles,
It would seem that there is an oversight
on the part of somebody, as Kraft's
twenty-mile record and Sorensen's 100 and
200 mile rides should have been registered
long ago.
The following letter speaks for itself:
At a joint meeting of the Phoenix and Wayer-
ley Cycling clubs it was unanimously resolved
to merge the two clubs into one, adopting the
name and style of Waverley Cycling Club and
the emblem of the Phoenix Club. The regular
meeting OF the Waverley Cycling Club then
took place and the following officers were
elected for one year: P. Allen Joy, 322 Second
avenue, president; P. Schonig, 1913 Scott
street, vice-president; S. w. Elston 26 Meal.
lister street, secretary and treasurer; W. Jur-
gensen, S11 York street, captain; H. Heinze
412 McAllister street, rgeant-at-arms; exec u
tive mmittee-Frank Lowe, 214 Golden Gate
avenue; H. A. Evens, 1015 Post street: A. Ehr-
hardt, 7O7 Market street; P. A. JOY S. W.
Elston, W. Jurgensen.
The above amalgamation gives the Wayerley
Club large and influential membership
Clubrooms are at 438 Golden Gate avenue.
S. w. ELsToN, Secretary
Louis M. Getz, Albert Getz and George
M. Leavitt of the Barker Cycling Club.
Frank w. Tiddy of the Pacific Cycling
Club, E. L. Cutting and A. L. Young of
this City, Joined the League of American