The San Francisco call., 1897-06-12
Associated Cycling Clubs and its rules

Odpldlu LAY mas Catl0l a CluO OF LQt
Bay City Wheelmen for tomorrow tC
Mission San Jose, about a thirty mile
ride. The m EN- Oers Will take the A. NJ
broad-gauge boat.
The mem bers of the San Francisco Road
Club are in active training for their five
mile road race, which will take place Sun
day, June 20. There wlI, be about thirty.
five starters.
The annual twenty mile road race of the
! California Associated Cycling Clubs viii! be
held on Sunday, July IL, around the San
Leandro triangle. There will be all of ten
teams entered, each of the clubs which
contested in the last relay race intending
to enter.
The mem bership committee of the C. A,
c. c. visited the Olympic Club Wheelmen
last Tuesday evening and was well re.
ceived. After the business meeting was
adjourned the members were entertained
bv splendid lantern slide exhibition oil
! the Yosemite Valley, the slides being
handled bv A. G. Mcfarland and the &C.
ture delivered by Charles Albert Adams.
Frank W. Fuller of the Oily mpic Clut
Wheelmen is the proud possessor of g
beautiful tin cup, presented him by ad
miring feilowmem bers in recognition OF
his valiant ride in the last club road race.
The following is this weeks bulletin OF
the racing board:
Bulletin No. 6.
June IL, 1897.
Transfers to professional class-Joseph Nc
Laughltn, Jack Spencer, Los Angeles; Clause A.
For competing in unsAuctioned races at Los
Angeles, May 81, 1897, the following sus-
Cohen, H. L. Hough, William Block. Dean
Cromwell, William g. Furman. w. Brotherton,
VIII Dandy, Harry Cromwell, r. G. Campbell, ,
Arthur ATYizu, J. r. Shafer, A. D. Tompkins
J. W. CowRn, Joseph Mclaughlin, 5. d. Loucks,
A. L. Ca dwell, r. c. Hamin, j. K. Howard
Los Angeles; Bruce Rowan. Fred Rowan, Pasa-
dena; Carson Shoemaker, II. L. Scott, River
side; W. T; Fleming, T. E. Mills. w. F. Clark,
Pomona; w. B. Bradley, San Diego
Sanctions granted-May %, Santa Rosa High
School; June II, Is, l9 Clear Lake water
carnival, Lakeport; June 10, printers athletic
sports, Los Angeles; June 20 w. P. Mealey,
PhenIx, Arizona; July .. Arcsta Cycling
Club, Arcata
The following letter has been addressed 10
the chairman OF the l. A W. racing board:
Albert Mott, ChdjTmdR L. 4. ". Facing Board,
Park Heights. near Kate dreRus BaltiHl re- Nd
DEAR SIR: Herewith please have constitution
and bylaws, also racing rules, of the Caiifor-
MIA Associated Cycling Clubs, the present gov
erntng body of cycle racing in California.
We are now prepared 10 enter into affiliation
with your organization and to recognize and
enforce Its rulings against those men belong
ms TO its jurisdiction who may visit US
1t is understood that you have undertaken
TO Geciare our riders suspended because they
have competed at meetings in this STATE sane
Toned by the Ca ifornia Associated Cycling
CluDs. Ihls we assume has been done under
a misspprehension on your part as to the
scope OF our association and the position it
occupies IN Ca ifornia.
1t is in order to advise yOu that our
control OF cycle racing in California
is now practically undisputed. The feeble
resistance to it in the southern part
OF the State is fast disappearing. The cIu bs
the tracks and promo lers generally have ac-
cepted our jurisdiction. The riders, therefore,
have no alternative but to compete under our
III eS al san ctOnS.
As is well understood the only point of dif-
terence between your organization and ours
! Is that, as required by local conditions, there
is no day Tor which promoters of race meet
ings may not obtain sanctions from the Cali.
! fornia Associated Cycling Clubs These con-
dltlons your orga anizatIon refused to recognize
| and leglsate for, hence the control OF racing
In California has passed from it.
! The effect of the present attitude OF your or
ganlZatlon toward ours is that the riders oi
! either bodies are barred from the tracks OF
the other. Should this position be persisted
! in we viii await with perfect confidence the
| verdict OF the cycling world 10 this attempt
ol the league OF Amerlt an "heelmen 10 close
So prontapIe and attractive field as Cali
| forn1a 10 those interests which it processes tc
ioster and advance. Yours truly,
Chairman Track Racing Committee Cali
fornla Associated Cycling Clubs.
According to tile bylaws, TIE mex
meeting of the board of governors of the
Z. A. G. G. will be held Saturday evening
July 3. This is an awkward time, coming
as II does before the holidays, and | an
afraid the attendance will be slim. Presi.
! dent Swain might set the date at the 10Th
| the night before the road race.
AT the regular mem bers' meeting of tn,
/ California Cycling Club next Monday
evening f. H. Kerrigan and r. NJ. WeIcf
Will explain, as Charley Adams puts if
how they bought a gold brick' las
year when they so earnestly supported
the l. A. W, and why it is TO the best in.
terest4 OF all Californian cyclists 10 ioir
{. E. Melrose and Z. E. Stoddard are in
active training for their match race, which
is TO be run Sunday, June 27, from Fruit
vale to San Jose, forty-two miles, un.
paced. There has been little betting or
the result, with no odds given on eitnel
man.
The State circuit-riders will visit Pleas.
anton on Sunday, June 90 A special ca
has been arranged for, with a round-triE
rate of 81 90, leaving at $3.50 A. NJ. and re,
turning at 6:45 P. NJ. The track is one
mile IN circu ference, made of dirt and is
In splendid shape. The events will be G
| quarter miie dash, a mile open, one anC
a quarter mile open professional, mile
| open amateur and two-mile local cham
pionship- A large mum Der of the local cy,
cIers VIII probably attend this meet.
! y. ID. Frost and A. B. Post of River
SIDE arrived here Thursday, having made
the entire distance awheel. They con.
template making trip 10 the Yosemite
! valley before returning. This is theil
third journey up the coast. Mr.. Frosr
said yesterday that large ma jority of the
| Southern California wheeImen were in
! favor OF the c. A. c. c. Some of the town,
/ down there would never promote SUNDAY
| racing, but they were all in favor of home
| government. He said Monahan no more
represented the Interests of that part oI
the State at the last National assem- bIy
| han he did the moon, and that they ali
/ 1elt they had been misrepresented and
! were glad of an opportunity TO show thei-
! true feelings by affiliating with the now
| association. Trade in the south. he said
is good, though mostly for second-price
| wheels.
! Frank and George Fuller, Tom Meherin
and George Stratton are arranging A two
weeks camping trip for next month a,
the best way of spending their vacations
| Vallejo Will hold its second meet on the
new track there on Sunday, June q. The
events will be a one-third, one.half and
one mile open professional and mile
! open amateur, besides a spec a. event fol
! local riders. The same arrangement fol-
transportation as prevailed for the last
meet there will be made, the steamer
Monticello being chartered to make Two
round trips. Being near at hand and q
| pleasant days outing, this meeting viii