The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-04
JUDGE KERRIGAN
HAS RESIGNED
III Health 0bliges Him to
Give Up Cycling
Interests.
He Will Not Again Be Presi-
dent of the Bay City
Wheelmen.
New Club in San Jose to Be Known
as the Garden City
Wheelmen.

Judge Frank n. Kerrigan has resigned
his position as chairman of the mem ber'
ship committee of the associated clubs.
This step was made imperative by his
fast-failing health. 1t has been the
Judges custom after hard days session
at the City Hall to spend his leisure time
often far into the night in corresponding
with local consuls and attending to the
immense amount of WORK required to be
done in his department. The strain was
too much for him, and recently he went
to the country for a short rest. He re-
turned the latter part OF last week but lit
tie recuperated, and has been obliged to
go away again. His physician says he
must give up some of his many interests,
and the association will therefore lose
one of its mos; active workers.
President Swain Will appoint Judge
Kerrigan's successor this week. He has
not yet intimated whom he will select.
The office is a very important one, requir-
ing a man with a great deal of energy and
ability, ana he will take time in making
tn selection.
Judge Kerrigan's third term as president
of the Bay City " heelmen will expire IN a
month, and he will not be candidate for
reelection for the same reason that has ne-
ceSsitated his withdrawal from active par
ticIpation in the associations affairs.
Nothing would please the mem bers be tier
than that Mr.. Kerrigan should govern the
destinies of the big Golden Gate avenue
institution for another term but he will
have to firmly refuse the honor. Much of
the CLUBS phenomenal success socially
and in the racing games during the past
few years must be attributed to Judge
Kerrigan's personal interest in it and the
l. ~
bers, and his guiding hand will be greatly
mi sed in the future.
A new club is to be organized at San Jose
to be known as the Garden City Wheel
men. Some prominent mem bers of the
Garden City Cyclers, now in insolvency,
got together the other night and DECIDE ed
upon this move. A formal meeting will
be held tonight to elect officers. All old
mem bers of the Cyclers will be admitted
TO the charter roll if they so desire.
TIE Garden City Cyclers are virtually
dead. The Sheriff's lock was put on the
door a week ago Saturday night. The
club has filed voluntary petition in in
solvency, much against the wishes of
many of the mem bers, however, who felt
that their financial matters could have
been raised ana their debts eventually
paid. The new club now being organized
will be less pretentious, have smaller ex-
penses and no social members, and should
succeed.
Before the cvclers' club failed they gave
up their interest in the three-lap cement
track at San Jose to the railroad company
which owns it. As it is now therefore,
the new club, or any club for that matter,
can hold race meets on it by giving per-
centage to the owners. Therefore, there
need be no fear that there will not be any
more racing on the famous San Jose oval.
Fred Russ Cook of the Bay City Wheel
men left on the steamer Willamette last
Saturday for Juneau, Alaska, his destina-
III being the goldheds. Ten years ago
Cook was the champion bicycllst and
swim mer of the coast and held the world 8
records for quarter-mile and twenty-four
hours on high wheel He has not raced
since 1890, but has always used the wheel
since for business and pleasure.
Charles ]. Wikidel, who successfully
managed the cycle show and indoor tour
nament here in the spring of 1896 is again
in The City. He has been travelling extern
sively since he left here, and Is now bound
for Alaska. He will leave next Monday
morning. Meanwhile Mr. Wikidel is re-
newing his many acquaintance in the
cycle trade and clubs.
c. Kitchener, whose serious illness was
reported week ago, is somewhat i'm
proved. He suffered stroke of paralysis,
from which he is gradually recovering,
and his friends hope he will soon be en-
tirelv well again.