The record-union., 1897-06-02
MAKING THINGS READY.
Capital City Wheelmen and The Great
Bicycle Meet.
A Lantern Parade Friday-AII Cyclists
Invited to Take Part-Recep-
,tion Saturday.

AT the meeting of the Capital City
Wheelmen last evening, President En-
mis- in the chair, resolutions of con-
graduation We're passed to the Gate
way Club Of Auburn on the completion
of its wheeiway Four applications
for membership were filed and eight
new members elected
The club resolved upon lantern
parade from the club rooms at half
past seven Friday evening next, and
an invitation to all wheelmen and
wheeiwomen was extended to join in
the parade Captain Shaw will have
corps of marshals as outriders on
this occasion to prevent crowding upon
and miSchieyous interference with rid
ers. The Race Committee reported all
things ready for the meet" of the 9th
inst. 1t reported that large delega-
tons will be present from Dixon,
Woodland, Oakland, San Francisco, Au-
burn, Stockton, Vallejo and other
points. The belief was expressed that
the seating capacity at the Oak Park
track will prove inadequate for the peo-
pie who propose to attend, and that
provision will have to be made in the
paddock for many visitors.
The Entertainment Committee re-
ported that the visiting San Francisco
wheelmen and the Board of Governors
of the California Associated Cycling
Clubs would be received at 10 p. M,
Saturday in Foresters' Hall at a
smoker" and musical entertainment
to which all members of the club, the
Board of Governors of the Sacramento
Athletic Association and the Capital
City Drum Corps were invited. The
invitation to the members of the Cap
ital City Wheelmen is general, and will
not be by personal card
The visiting wheelmen will be re-
ceived at the depot at o'clock Satur-
day evening by delegations of the Cap
ltal City Wheelmen under direction of
the following Reception Committee:
Horace Crocker, Chairman; J. Lutte,
c. Shaw, B. Mcdonald, j. Mcdonald,
w. A. Newbert, NJ. G.. Lavenson, J. w.
Martin, L. G. Upson, M. N. Kimball, F.
M. Jones, F. T. Dwyer, F. NJ. Woodson,
DR. C. Todd
On the morning of the 9th all the Wis
iting wheelmen will be asked to take a
run over nine miles of the Folsom
whee1way and be the guests of the To-
cal club and it's WheeIway Committee,
returning in ample time for rest be-
fore the hour of the meet
The club resolved TO ask its friends
throughout the city to furnish it flow
ers to decorate the club rooms and for
buttonhole bouquets for guests an Sat
urday, and appointed Mrs. J. T. Shee-
han, Mrs. DR.. Shaw and Mrs w. A.
Stephenson committee with a request
to kindly act to receive floral donat tions
and decorate the club rooms This
decoration will have to be completed
in the forenoon as the Board of Gov
ernors of the C. A. C. c. meets in the
club rooms in the afternoon and even
ing, and therefore flowers should be
sent in early.
The club adopted as the club sweater
the following: Ground, garnet; relief
and trimmings, old gold and black,
with club emblem in monogram The
Wheelway Committee reported work
progressing on the Folsom path. The
matter of repairs at point beyond AL
der Creek where several spills have oc-
CURED, was later especially referred to
the committee.
Richard Keefe, who is making a pc
destrian tour of the continent on a
wager, supporting himself by labor and
accommodating given sum meanwhile,
all within a specified time, addressed
the club; gave some accounts of his
trips as pedestrian here and in Eu-
rope, and for kindnesses shown him
while in Sacramento-some two weeks
by members of the club, presented it
with keepsake silver match box by
which he set much store President
Ennis fittingiy responded.