The record-union., 1897-09-26
TO-DAYS GREAT CYCLE MEET
COMPETITORS FROM ALL OVER
THE COAST.
Probably the Most Important
Wheel Meeting Yet Held
in the State.

At 2 D. m, sharp, to-day the Capital
City Wheelmen's bicycle meet, at the
three-lap Oak Park track, will take
place. Announcement is made that the
reserved seat plat VIII be kept open
at Leibling & Canield's. Fifth and K
streets, until u noon, but not an in
slant thereafter, for it must be trans
ferred to the Park for the sale Of seats
on the ground.
Cars of the P, and NJ street lines
will run direct to the park, and the
street car company says it will have
ample service. The c. c. w. have a
large committee, which will officiate to-
day. and it is so subdivided, and SO
practiced in it's duties that it IS ex-
pected the races viii go off with rapid
ity and perfect regularity. Riders VIII
be required to be ready for instant calls,
and no delays not set down in the pro-
gramnne will be permitted.
There viii be five regular events
First, a half miie, from the scratch
for amateurs; a one-third mile, from
the scratch, for professionals; two
mile amateur handicap; a one-mile pro-
fessionai handicap, and, finally, a
mixed amateur and professional one
mile for the Pacific Coast champion
ship.
In addition there will be two special
or extra events. First, J. E. Wing, the
noted San Francisco amateur, viii go
against the worlds paced record for a
half mile He will be paced by a
triplet and a tandem.
Next, L. A Young Of Sacramento will
go against the five-mile unpaced rec
ord for amateurs.
Mr.. Wing now holds nineteen first,
eight second and six third prizes. He
has ridden a paced half mile in 81 sec
onds
There will be four heats in the first
event, three in the second, three in the
third, three in the fourth, and four in
the fifth.
The official programmes will give the
number each man will wear that spec
tators may easily Identify the riders
and take note of their positions. The
names of the officers of the day have
already been published The whole af-
fair Will be under the sole management
and direction Of the c.. c. W. Race
Committee NJ. S. Lavenson, Chairman
1t is the belief of racing cyclists who
are posted as to these athletic sports,
that the meet will be a very notable
one and in several respects the best
every held on the coast. Yesterday s
San Francisco papers, in commenting
on the affair. express a. similar opin-
ion and speak of the meet as one of
high merit and the strongest attraction
yet announced in wheeling circles in
California.
The clubs represented in the contests
to-day are the Capital City Wheelmen,
Sacramento; Reliance, Oakland; Bay
City and Olympics, San Francisco; and
in addition by professionals, amateurs
and unattached these include Los An
geles. San Diego, Tacoma, San Jose,
San Francisco, Oakland and the Repub-
lie of France.
All bicycle racing is conducted under
the NEST severe rules of one of two
great associations. These. rules pro
hibit any sort of gaming, or money aid
and excess of premiums and so on, and
insure perfect fairness and honesty OF
effort. There is no such thing as jock
eying. without discovery; no incentive
to run unfairly. and nothing to actuate
to a motive unworthy of the honest
man. These are features on which the
great cycling associations pride them
selves. and that keeps the sport gen
teel and honest.