The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-06
THE CHARGES ARE DROPPED.
Stockton Road Club and It's Ralay Race
Protest.
Capital City WheeImen Prefer the
Charges be Fully lnves-
tigated.

The Stockton Independent" of Wed
nesday had the following:
The Stockton Road Club held a meet
ing last evening at the club rooms and
one of the most interesting of discus
sions was on the subject of the protest
of the relay race. 1t was decided after
large amount of talk on one side and
| the other that the name was not worth
the game, and that the protest against
the trophy being awarded to the Capt.
tai City Club would not be forced to q
decision"
This refers to the late relay race be-
tween bicycle clubs of Sacramento and
Stockton. Members of the Capital City
Wheelmen do not at all like this turn
of the matter. They say that the Road
Club made distinct changes of dishon-
orable conduct against the Sacramento
riders, namely, that the packet was not
carried on every relay by the riders for
Sacramento; second, that some of the
riders for Sacramento had pace max
erS.
Either one of these charges involves
honesty and honor. If true, the Capital
Citys are not entitled to the trophy,
and ought TO be denied the honors of
the race. More than that, if true, they
should be scorned by decent men, for
the acts charged are beneath the con-
duct of scrubs and SAVIOR of the arts of
the swindler. The club that made the
| charges and entered the protest, say
local wheelmen, ought to state it's rea-
sons for now withdrawing, and exoner-
ate the Sacramento club from the stig-
ma cast upon it.
The truth, say the local men, is sus-
pected to be this: When the protest was
received the charges We're found to be
general. The Capital Citys replied that
they should not be asked to plead to
general charge, and Therefore demanded
a bill of particulars; on what relays
was the packet left; on what picked up,
and by whom? What riders accepted
pace makers and on what relay? If the
Stockton club had reason to lay its
charges, say local cyclists, it could give
particulars sufficient to put the Capital
Citys on defense, and not drag the
whole line of riders in to prove mega
tives. Hence, the demand for specifica-
lions preparatory to trial.
1t is thought that this demand cor
nered the Stockton club it could not
specify because the charges are untrue,
say officers of the Sacramento club.
I'VE can prove that not a man was
paced, that not a rider left the packet.
1t came into Sacramento and went out
and we have a snap shot photograph
showing it in the riders hand as he
left on the seventh relay. 1t reached
Stockton, therefore ii could not have
been left as there was no return" over
a relay in which the packet could have
! been recovered because it was brought
into and carried out of this city. No
trailer carried it, and there would be no
object in doing it; besides there is proof
positive that the packet was carried
from station to station by the riders.
THE Stockton men could easily have
gone to trial" say Capital City men.
They would have had three jurors to
Sacramentos one on the trial board, as
each club appoints one, and Stockton
has three clubs, and the four choose
fifth person. Sacramento, therefore, took
all the risks, and was prepared to do SO,
and to prove the honesty and honorable
conduct of her men. There was a third
charge that some trailers were started
too early There is something in that,
say local men, probably, but it applies
to all hands and should not affect
the result of the race Besides, no one
can say there was anything malicious
or Intentionally wrong in it.