The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
CURLING IRONS
FOR CAMPBELL
He Takes First Prize in the
Wheelmen's Contest at
the Fair.
The Pavilion Was Thronged
With Bicyclists = Three
Hundred on Parade.
A Procession of Prize Winners in
Turkish Costume Will Be
Feature Tonight.

Last night was wheelmen's night at the
Mechanics Fair, and wheelmen of every
description and wheelmen battling de.
scription-big ones, little ones, thin ones,
fat ones; handsome men ana men who
never use q mirror were there. And the
women OF course, they were all pretty,
for did any one ever see woman in Cali
fornia who was not pretty?
They started coming in early-first an
odd one or two, then grours. then whole
clu bs coming in together, and by halfpast
they were all there, from the man who
comes in with rush half an hour before
hand and, mopping the pers piration from
his orehead, inquiries if he is very late to
the fellow who stalks in leisurely after
every one else has arrived and wonders
why they started things going so early.
But the committee kindly waited for
this man and all of his kind and when
The parade started there were fully 800 in
line exclusive of the bloomer ladies', who
blusheG modestly and refused 10 partici-
pate in the parade.
The prizes were awarded by Secretary
Cumming, who, in an extemp poraneous
speech which, rumor says, il took him at
least lhree days 10 prepare, spoke about
wheeling and everything else but the Me-
chanics' Fair.
The prize winners were as follows:
Club having the most members present in
club uniform-Gold enameled vase California
Cycling Club
Gentlemen's club making best appearance
Cut-glass inkstand, Acme Club
Ladies club making the best appearance
Gold enameled vase, Alpha Cycling Club.
Hands somest lady cyclist in cycling dress
Gold cufplns, Mrs. McMuliu.
,-iHh hAet ,ali
Gold enameled plcture-frame, Miss B. L.
Frommer.
Handsomest wheelman in cycling costume
Silver matchbox, Captain J, A. Cattanich.
Homeliest wheelman in cycling costume
Gold enameled ash tray, Captain Joseph Clu-
nan.
Wheelman with neatest cycling costume
Silver handled whisk broom, Captain ]. S.
Shedd.
Tallest whee Imam in cycling costume-Gold
scarf pin, Fred Grant
Shortest wheeiman in cycling costume-Sil-
yer key ring and chain, Ed Eggerberg.
Fattest wheelman i'll cycling costume
Pocket nail file and comb and silver mounted
case, Albert Cunha, weight 283 pounds.
Thinnest wheelman In cycling costume
I'D link buttons, Fred West. SO pounds.
Longest whiskered wheelman in cycling cos
tume-Pair OF curling irons, Hon. James A.
Campbell, Judge of Police Court l.
A grand programme of special events
had been prepared for the coming week.
Monday night will be Wagner Night, and
Bandnaster Rogers will present very
choice program me OF the selections from
the works oi the greatest modern COM
poser OF the present century. Hundreds
of people who remember Wagner Night,
during the previous fairs, have asked for
a complete selection of the great masters
work, and Rogers, in difference to their
wishes, will present on the programme
many numbers not heretofore rendered
by an orchestra in San francisco.
Tuesday night will be Italian Night,
and the sons and daughters of sunny
Italy will be present in full force.
All the prize winners will participate in
in line, and Mahommed Ben Ali Myhram
OF the Oriental booth will turn out his
forces in Oriental costume.
Following is the musical programme
for to-day:
AFTERNOON.
Overture. "Freischutz". tz"...................W Weber
Intermezzn Dream After the B ,ll' 49,. ( zibulka
him to whom she has given her hand this
night.
Concluding with MY Country fls of Thee 'J
Ballet music from William / ell" Rosslui
IHtermssion.
Scenes from "Mefisoele" Observation-Disclosures. .Boito
W. B. Rogers.
sketch, "on the Levee turner ,na
March, Handicap ROSey
EVENING.
Overture, "Wiliam TelP' ................ Rossini
Scenes from Carmen. BZet
Fantasle "A Hunt in The Black Forest" .VoeIker
synopsis: Dawn Of day, o'clock: chimes
in the distance; the assembly, they mount
and start for the Black crest; arrival at the
black smil h shop drinking song; the e-
turn: they scent game: the chase; finale
Wall z, "On the Beautiful Rh ine Keller Bella
Duet for from bones. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
' ~ MI and Mrs. Tobin '''' ''''''
"Songs Of Scotia d" Godfrey
Concluding with "Aulo Lang Syne."
Scenes from ''TrovatoIe Ie" ".................V Verdi
SOLO TOR cornet. .........................
w. B. Rogers
Buresque, "Sounds From Home' dedicated
to the b BY ............ Observation-Disclosures.
'Melodie in F. Rubinstein
Sketch, Happy Days in Dixie. Mills
Ft s. march from 'Tannhauser ........... Wagner