The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-09

re- e of home-trainers between ]. r. Kenna
of the Bay City Wheelmen. champion
amateur rider of the coast, and George w.
Tantau of the Olympic Club Wheelmen,
who is again in training and riding almost
as fast as he d id last spring.
Michael has brought the worlds five
mile record down to 900 As. Think OF
that! That's travelling al the rate of less
than 1:50 for each mile. Michael has been
matched to race Tom Linton, also OF
Wales, the events TO take place. shortly III
FLORIDA. What worlds records Michael
does not hold Linton does, so 1t is horse
and horse. Michael is now in Minneap-
oils and has been trying his luck at ice
skatingS but has not proven very speedy.
His proposed Pacific Coast trip has been
abandoned for the pres
Carl McStay, the well-known Los An
eles wheelman, is quoted in the Pacific
Field as follows: while in San Fran
cisco last month I visited the Velodrome,
and it is the most perfect thing of the kind
ever saw. While Twas there on Deem
Der Orlando Stevens rode an exhibition
the turns excellently. The management
is fine, there being no delay between
heats. Why, before the men in one heat
are off the track the starters for the next
are on ii. This state of things is helping
out cycle-riding in the north like every
thing"
The annual election of the Olympic Club
Wheelmen will be held at their regular
meeting Tuesday evening. There is only
one ticket in the field, showing that The
members are working tog Their as unit,
and the reelection of most of the officers
who served last year is a mark of appre-
citation of their efforts.
r. E. Plough, travelling salesman for an
Eastern cycle house, is in the City, He
speaks well of the condition of trade as he
has found 1T, and predicts a lively season
of business.
The benefit rendered to Mrs. P. ]. Hyde,
widow of the late secretary of the Golden
Gate Cycling Club, to be held at California
Hall, 620 Bush street, next Tuesday even
ing, is interesting to the cycling clubs
generally, and they will all lend hand to
make IL a big success, There will be an
entertainment and dancing.
The ghost OF that great fiye-mile race at
the Veiodrome on New Years day is still
stalking about, and MANAGER Fawcett has
decided that change of officials in some
positions and an entire new set of scorers
is decidedly in order. Not only was
Becker cheated of worlds record by
having TO ride one lap too many, but there
has always been dispute about who was
really entitled to second prize money, and
Harry Terrill has entered what might be
called re-protest, pending the decision
VI WHICH Tue money mas Deen Wltlle1d.
1t will be remembered Terrill was given
second place by the judges. Bovee pro-
tested to Referee Wynne, his protest was
allowed and he was given second and Ter
rill third. Terrill claims not only to be
able to prove by the score cards Gas if you
could prove anything by the way those
scores were kept that day. that he was
second. but also claims the referee had no
right to decide as he did-that no referee
has any right to reverse the decision of
the judges. This ground seems quite
tenable to me.
The Oregon Division of the L. A. W.,
with a mem bership of only about 800, pro-
noses to issue a road book this spring.
They will find it a great inducement to
new members and of much value gener-
ally. II. K. Arnold of Portland is in
charge of the work.
have received most interesting letter
from ii. Austin God ard. the well-known
racing man of the Bay City Wheelmen,
who Is now in the East, and it is worth re-
producing here as showing Californian's
views of cycling in that section:
have just returned from trip which in
Guided Philadelphia, Norfolk (Va.) Nashville
and Memphis (Tenn.) and other places Bicy-