The San Francisco call., 1896-12-19
THE WHEELMEN

Champion Zlegler Issues a Sweep
Ing Challenge to All Professionals.
Walter 3. Fawcett went 10 Fresno on
Thursday in advance of the coterie of rae
ing men who intended going down TO take
part IN to-day's meet to see if the
weather, track and all arrangements were
in proper form. He telegraphed back yes
terday: weather fine; track good;
notify all concerned to come" The re-
suit was that a large party went down
yesterday afternoon and Will remain for
several days There were seventeen pro-
tessional racers, including all who have
been performing at the Velodrome. If
the track be good the Fresno people will
see some excellent racing, as the men
have all been in constant training here
and are in fine shape.
The Garden City Cyclers' minstrel en-
tertainment next Monday evening prom
ises to be very entertaining. a number of
the clubs have various little social fea-
lures planned for the holiday weeks, all
of which will serve to keep up the club
spirit and interest.
President-eect Swain of the California
Associated Cycling Clubs states that he
Iill announce his committee appoint.
will be awaited with considerable IN
terest
Rear-Admiral Gherardi, senior admiral
OF the United States navy, has joined the
League OF American Wheelmen. There
is nothing like being in good company,
and now is good time to send in your
application or to send TO the cycling edi-
tor of THE CALL for blanks and pamp phlets
telling of the advantages of league
mem Der ship.
The mem bership committee OF the
North California division. League of
American Wheelmen, offers two cash
prizes of $25 and $40 for the persons who
will send in the first and second largest
number OF applicants for membership to
the league from December /, 1896, to De-
cember l, 1897.
The programme for the meet to be held
at the VeIodrome on Christmas day is the
best of any offered at the meets held thus
far. 1t includes a one-ttird of mile
scratch and mile handicap professional;
half mile scratch and a mile handicap,
amateur; also a match race between w.
Z. Becker (Minneapolis) and G.. E. Dow
(Seattle) for the Veiodrome shield. at one
mile, unpaced, and several exhibition
rides and record trials. Otto ZiegleT Jr
will not ride. He seems to be a little
demon" for changing his mind at least,
for only a short fortnight ago he an
nounced that he was going into active
training for the VeIodrome Christmas day
meet There will be plenty OF talent with
out him, however.
The following is the latest bulletin OF
the racing board:
Bulletin No. %.
sanctions granted-January l, Crown City
Cycling Club, Pasadena Cal January and
2, Capital City Cycling Club, Phoenix, Ariz.
Pacific Coast records accepled-One mile
professional competition, W. A Terrill, San
Frar CISCO November 81, 1896, 2:0S Is; two
miles professional competition, w. F Foster,
San Fran ncisco, November 81, 1896, 4:37 3-5 ;
three miles, professional competition, W. F.
Foster, San Francisco November 81 1896
7:01 four miles professional competition, W.
+. Foster, San Francisco, November 81, 1896,
8 :09 As: five miles, professional competition
W. +. Foster, San Francisco, November 2l, +,
1896, lib 4-5; one mile, amateur flying
start, paced, J. r. Kenna, San Francisco No
vember 81, 1896, l :57 1-5: hali-mile amateur
flying start, unpaced, tandem, c. D. Gooch
ana B. Ii. Eford, San Francisco, November
81, 1896, :57 Is.
Transferred 10 professional class-W NJ
jenkins, Los Angeles, Cal; Lyman Royce, Will
liam Peters, Butte, Mont. William Nagle, Dill
ion, Mont.
Suspended for competing in unsanctioned
and Sunday races-Carl Nichols Lyman Royce,
+. II. Cooney, Ed MaiIlett, E. Shields, = Brown
William Peters, Charles Dell, Jack Mcleod
Troy Pendleton, Butte, Mont, until July /,
1897.
For competing in unsanctioned races-Dean
Cromwell, L. B. Chandler, Morgan Galbraith
w. d. Widney, Harry Fish, Los Angeles, Call;
Will Griffin, = HerrinPton, Charles A. Hall, P.
c. Thede. Mills, Charles Thomas, Merle
Rush, Arch Ridenour, Frank Fissel, Ed Hall,
Harry Thede, Ernest Blood, MADEIRA, Cal, until
February l, 1897.
For insubordinate conduct on the track-F.
A; Bell, Los Angeles, CAL. until February 1.
For unfair riding-John Hertwick, Fresno,
Cal, until January l, 1897.
Suspended pending inyestigation-J. NJ.
Long, Phoenix, Ariz.; Albert Cooper, Charles
F. Hofi, Tucson, Ariz.
Suspended from sanction privieges-Tucs on
L. A. w. Club, Tucson, Ariz. R. N. WELcH
Member National Racing Board.
]. L. Dutton. the local consul of the
League OF American Wheelmen at Santa
Cruz. has been particularly active In pro-
noting the interests of the division in his
locality in securing members and n divers
other ways. He is an active wheelman