The San Francisco call., 1897-10-09
California Associated Cyc.
ling Clubs Ten.Mile
Event.
& Big Meet to Be Held On the
Vallejo Oval Sunday, Oc-
tober II.
Remarkable Record Performance of a
Dutohman-A Californian Wins
Coasting Honors.

The annual en-mile road handicap of
the California Associated Cycling Clubs
will be held tomorrow at 10 A. N. over the
course from High street, Truitvale, to
Haywards. This IS the fourth one to be
held by the association. 1t always at
tracts many entrants, on account of the
valuable prizes, and :nnumerable specta-
tors, on account of the spectacular fn-
ishes.
Ninety-two men have entered for to-
morrow's event, and after the usual mum.
Der OF post scratches probably about eighty
will face the starters gun. In 1894 the
race had forty-six entrants, in 1885 there
were ninety and last year 110 There is
falling off this year, principally for the
reason that there have been so many
track events recently that men have not
had time to train for riding on the road,
which requires different course of physi-
cal culture.
The entrants, their handicaps and the
list OF officials were given in THE CALL
yesterday. The road-racing committee,
in it's customary endeavor to appoint men
10 positions from every club belonging to
the association. has made the usual error
of placing some men in responsible po-
ever at the work. This race is the most
d rficult of all 10 judge, time and score
properly, ana 1t would have been sup
posed that the committee would have
profited by the error OF their predecessors
III this regard Alter last years race il
was found that several positions had been
taken wrongly, and the affair ended by
the prominent officials having to contrib
ute from their own pockets sufficient
a sse.~
men who bad been overlooked, solely from
the fact that inexperienced men tried 10
do the work and we're in the way gen.
orally.
In view of to-morow's race it would
be OF advantage If the timers and
George K Barretts article How to
Time Road Races" in Bearings OF
Septem ber 23 1t is the best thing of
the kind ever written, and if the rules Mr..
Barrett lays down are followed there
should be no trouble in accurately scoring
the performances of all the contestants
No one can make a success OF either
timing or scoring, however, unless he has
plenty OF room TO work and can see the
riders plainly as they come, and it has al
ways happened that there was such lam
at the tape that il was difficult to do any
thing.
The chairman and membe of the road
racing com mittee should look out for two
things: First, that the officials have room
10 work IN; second, that they have clear
view down the road. The view should
extend at least thirty feet from the tame
The meet at Vallejo Sunday, the 18th
inst, under the aus pices of the ARIEL
Bicycle Club, will probably be the last of
the track events tor some time to come
There will be five good races, and Man
ager s. J. Mcknight expects large entry
The trip from here can be made by
al at fnr far fs,.d
trip, including admission to the grand
stand, and it makes an en- joyable outing
Tor the day, and should be taken into con-
sideration by club captains looking for O
nice run for their mem bers. The Ariel
Club has always Literally supported out
side meets, and now that it is IN the field
itself return of the com pliment is ma
turaIIy expected. Entries close Monday
next, and should be sent TO S. J. Nc
Knight, Vallejo, the fees being so cents
for professionals and hall that amount for
amateurs.
The Velodrome track was sold yester-
day to the Haywards Electric Railroad,
and Will be taken down and put up on a
tract of land near Elmhurst Appropri-
ate grand stands will be built, and the first
meet will be conducted by the Acme Club
Wneelmen.
When / recorded in these columns
about a month ago that Frepchman had
ridden 565 miles in twenty-four hours ii
was commented upon as truly marvellous
But news has reached here of a ride mae
on the Crystal Palace track in London by
Cordang, the Dutchman, who covered Gle
miles in the same time. He rode 3ls
miles in twelve hours Bearings COM
ments on the fact that in 1870 the twenty
four-hour bicycle record was 105 miles,
Look at 1t now.
The bicycle has had marked effect in
increasing the size of the shoes worn by
women. This should please The doctors
who have lectured in vain on the folly of
high French heels and narrow toes. The
bicycle is doing a good work in driving
the unhygienic boot out of fashion anon o
wheelwomen.
Herbert Beans Clark heads his latest
''slftiDgs" in local sporting sheet Dog
gerel." We fellcitate our friend upon his
further advance in the world of literature.
w. a. Schockley, cham pion of the Pa
citic Coast IN 1889, recently won the coast
ing contest promoted by the Associated
Cycling Clubs of New York, his record be-
ing 6467 feet inch.
c. :. Wells of the Bay City Club nav
not return here this fall. In letter to his
relatives he says that he expects 10 follow
the extension OF the national circuit in 10
Mexico and would return to New York
about January to take part in the indoor
tournament there.
w. ID. Latimer. the owner of Portland
Field, which is the c. A. G. Z. track there.
is in the city on visit.
The members of the Ariel Club will
have club run TO Mill Valley and vicin-