The San Francisco call., 1897-03-13
THE SPORTING WORLD.
All Aboard for Carson Is the Cry-Gun, Rifle,
0or ar,d Rat
Oar and Bat.

E. L. Merry, Fred Boeckmann, Thomas s.
Hall, &. w. Still, G. A. Kraft, e. d. Men
dell and ]. NJ. Mendell. The handicaps
will be given out tonight. A prize list oi
rare value has been offered for the best
performances. Captain Henry L. Day
will lead a run down to witness the event,
starting from the club at . 80 A. NJ. From
the results of this race the clubs relay
committee will be aided in the selection
of team.
Somebody with a fondness for figures
shows the large increase in the bicycle
business in the following paragraph:
Prior to 1885 there were but bicycle
factories in this country. In that year
there were 11,000 machines turned out.
Five years later there were IL factories,
with an output of 40. 600 wheels. In 1894
the factories increased rapidly, and
125, 600 machines were turned out. A year
later the production was 600, 600 and the
mum ber of factories 500, none of which
turned out less than 1000 wheels year.
The capital invested in these large fac
tories is 100000. and the estimate OF the
output for the present year is not less
than 100000 wheels. valued at $780,
600, 900.
Captain Argent has called club run of
the Camera Club Cyclists for to- m orrow to
San Leandro. Members are notified to
take the A. M. creek-route boat to foot OF
Broadway, Oakland. The run will be via
San Pablo avenue, Berkeley, Temescal to
San Leandro.
The olympic Club Wheelmen will hold
ten-mile try-out tomorrow over the
Haywards course. Captain Hadenfeldt
will lead run to the finish to witness the
event.
The Referee, one of the leading cycling
trade journals of this country, has decided
to commence the issue in the near future
1. il -. H.. 4
in London. The purpose OF this project is
to give TO American manufacturers full
measure of fair play, something which the
English cycle papers have never yet been
known to do. American wheels are gain
ing in favor on the other side, and the
Referee proposes to help them along to
the best of its ability.
The Imperial Cycling Club will hold its
ten -miie road race tomorrow, the one
postponed from last Sunday owing to
rain. The entries and handicaps are:
1. R. Lind, W. W. Mack, E. A. Bozio, Milton
NJ. Cook, scratch; A. A Ortion, E. C. Barley,
r. f. Haman, l minute; E. L. Cordy, w. II.
Smith, minutes; J. S. Eagan, J. F. Burns,
$50; j. S. Gang, Carl II. Yearian, P. L. Dezert,
minutes; C. w. Collins, C. Schenck, $3.50;
H Behrman, T. J. Winslow, G. Clabrough, F.
Z. Behrman, minutes
The race will be from Fruitvale to Hay
wards, the start being at High street,
Fruitvale, at IL A. NJ. There is q valuable
prize List hung up for the event. Captain
Trolliet will take over club run on the 8
o'clock boat to witness the race.
Chief Consul Kerrigan of the North Cali
fornia division, League of American
Wheelmen. has called a meeting of the
board OF officers for tonight at the rooms
of the Bay City WheeImen, at which con-
siderable important business will be trans
acted.
a. P. Swain, r. E. Revalk and ]. s.
Shedd have been appointed to look out for
the racing interests of the Acme Club
Wheelmen and will have full charge and
the selection of its racing team.
SPALDIN0.