The San Francisco call., 1897-04-24

clubs are taking hold of it it looks as il
they will all be there, the attached riders
anyway. Entries close Monday, the 26ih.
At its annual meeting held last Monday
evening the Imperial Cycling Club elected
the following officers:
President 7. J. Winslow; vice president W.
Macfarlsne; secretary, George Ward; treas
urer, Godfrey Edwards. These, with the addi-
tion OF Z. a. Bozlo. Z. F. Finn, w. H. Tooker,
G. E. Tooker, J. +. Burns and J. S. Gang, will
constitute the board of directors. The road
officers are: E. F. Finn, plain; W. L. Wilson,
first lieutenant; Z. F. Snyder, second lieu
tenant.
CAPTAIN Troiliet will take the Imperials
on their last club run under the old road
officers tomorrow to Camp Taylor, taking
the A. NJ. Tiburon ferry. The Imperals
have secured training quarters at the
Velodrome> and Will have a number of
men entered for the meet on May 2.
Robert NJ. Welch, chairman OF the G..
A. G. c. track-racing board, is in Los An
geles on business trip, and while there
will take the pulse OF the wheelmen Of
that part of the State on Sunday racing.
1t is understood that a team of profess
sionals will come mp from Los Angeles to
take part in the Velodrome races.
The mem bers of the San Francisco Road
Club under Captain J. S. Lewis will have
a run on Sunday to Haywards to witness
the road race of the Golden Gate Cycling
Club. The run will leave the clubhouse
at $3.50 o'clock and the 9 O'Clock boat will
be taken.
Ralph Robinson and Charles Goodwin
have been training very earnestly for the
Velodrome meet on Mayo A number of
other entries are looked for from among
the members, and the club hopes to make
q good showing and win its share of the
prizes at the first sanctioned Sunday race
meet of the California Associated Cycling
Clubs.
cided to hold the smoker on Saturday
evening, May l, at the clubhouse. They
have a large list of talent, and they assure
the members that they will have a Jolly
good time.
Frank H. Kerrgan, who recently re-
signed from the chief consuIship of the
league in this division. is paid a pretty
com pliment in the issue of the American
Wheelman OF April 8, when, commenting
on his resignation, this paper, always a
strong advocate OF Potter and his ideas.
says editorially:
His act shows the characteristic earnestness
of the West, that stern intention to accom-
plish an object in spite of any and all oppo-
sition. That he has resigned also reveals the
fact that ne intends TO be strictly straigh tfor-
ward and honest in all his actions. Had he so
desired he might have retained his official
connection with the organization ana worked
untold injury to il in his own and neigh bor-
ing states. 1t would have been base OF oper-
value, but he has shown his manliness by
coming forward and requesting that he be re.
lleyed from further allegiance to the league.
For that he is to be commended; he deserves
the encomiums OF his former coll leagues for
being brave enough 10 state mis- position and
TO adhere to it TO the last; not because hon
esty Is so scarce that IL should be patted on
the back when We come in contact with it, but
because the temptation WAS great and he has
resisted it without finching. No matter what
view is taken OF the alleged secession move
ment, we must all admit that organized
cycling mas lost the services Of q good man.
At its regular meeting next Monday
night, the California Cycling Club will
elect a board of directors under its new
bylaws. An athletic entertainment will
be held at the clubrooms this evening.
| see that another State racing circuit
is contempl plated to visit interior towns.
These undertakings are never financial
successes, and the wonder Is they are
started so often. The last one only used
one OF half-dozen dates arranged. The
Coulter-Jones match, mentioned exclu-
sively in The CALL week ago, is dished
up as the piece de resistance of this new
circuit.
The Golden Gate Cycling Clup will hold
hve-mlle road race over the San Lean
dro-Haywards course tomorrow morning
at IL O. clock. The following are the start
ers: w. ]. Black. Robert Black. H. Wolp
man, Al Brill, f. Carroll, G. E. Unfred, G..
A. Smithurst, V. j. Fell, G. a. Hoertkorn,
]. Byrnes, T. Dwyer, c. II. Parks, J. Ches-
ney, Charles Leib, ]. McClosky. ]. McIn-
tyre, ]. Holle. Harry Knell, II. Sadek, G..
Hale and f. Arnold.
There is to be match race at five miles
tomorrow at o'clock, starting on the