The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
THE WHEELMEN.

The Bay City Wheelmen's Annual
Bithedale Run Tomorrow.
There are no races on the card for to-
morrow at the Velodrome, although a
meet is contemplated Sunday week. 1t is
just as well to give the racing end of the
game rest anyway, or We will get tired
of il. Besides, this is the season of club
runs, and the Velodrome managers should
not be disappointed il some of the club
captains persist in leading their men out
into the open country, instead of toward
their place of amusement. The feature OF
tomorrow in the sport is the annual run
of the Bay City Wheelmen to Blithedsle.
arranged by Mr.. Wetmore. 1t will prob
ably be attended by over 200 wheelmen.
Two meets are scheduled for the last oi
this month which promise excellent sport.
The first is on Sunday, May so. at San
Jose, and will be held by the Garden City
Cyclers on their famed three-lap cement
ira OK. 1t will be the first Sunday meet
ever held there, but as a free admission
exhibition meet in March, 1895, at the
time of the opening OF the track. when
Jones broke the one-third miie world S
record crowded the grounds uncomforta-
meet will receive the support OF the
cvcling-loving public there as heartily as
the weekday meets have been in the past
and every one knows what crowds San
Jose can attract TO race meet.
The programme CT events and prizes is
as follows:
One mile open (professionai)-S5 $25. S15.
Two-thirds OF OF a mile hsndlcap (protes-
sional)-$40, $50, $40.
One-third OF a mile scratch (amateur)-$25,
$15, So so.
81 so.
Entries close with J. A. Desimone, Sec
retary race-meet committee, Sunday,
Nav %.
The day following the San Jose meet
MONDAY. May 81 which is Decoration
day and legal holiday the ARIEL Bicycle
Club will hold races on its new track at
Vallejo, a description OF which was given
in THE CALL last Monday. The events
and prizes are:
Two-thirds of mile scratch professionally
$780, $15, 81 so.
One mile handicap (professionaD-$3 SIS,
81 so.
Half mile scratch (amateur)-$2O, $40, So.
Five miles, club championship "a, B, C)-
Blue ribbon.
The entries for this meet will close Mon
day, May "a. OF course both of these
meets are under sanction from the Cali
fornia Associated Cycling Clubs, as an L.
a. W. sanction would not be worth the
paper it was written on in this part OF the
State now.
The Olympic Club Wheelmen will hold
big road race Sunday, May %.
To- morrow is the day set for the great
est outing that the Bav City Wheelmen
take. 1t is the fourth annual Wetmore
run 10 Blithedale. SO called because once
year ex-President Wetmore invites all
he hor ri n
the club to join in a short ride to this pop
uIar Marin County summering place,
where outdoor games form the chief di-
vertissment, and where the table rival,
the festal boards of Centerville, long
famed for excellence among 1heelmen
The Wetmore run is an invitstional affair
and uD to yesterday noon seventy seven
acce ceptances had been received, principally
from ex-mem ners and guests. When this
mum ber is swelled by large proportion o
the clubs present mem mbership of IS
there will be an immense gathering o
wheelmen, and a joyous time is antici
pated.
The programme is to take the 10 A. M
Sausalito boat. From Sausalito the dis
tance by wheel is only six miles. Those
without wheels will take the train to Mill
Valley.
The postponed run of the Cams Ciut
Cyclists TO Villa de Como, near san AnseI
mo, Will De DetQ TO- ID OIIOW. SdpldlO AT
genTs orders are to take the A. NJ. Sausa
Ito boat and train to Corte MADEIRA, riding
awheel from that point
A race meet was to be held at Heads
burg to-day, the star attractions bein,
Coulter and Jones, the well-known pro-
fessional riders. but this meet has beer
called off and instead one will be held a.
Santa Rosa tomorrow.
J. E. Alexander, at one time member
of the Garden City Cyciers' racing team
and Miss Wanda Miller, will be married
in San Jose on May 20 r. p. Russ, ex
captain of the Olympic Clup Wheelmen
and Miss Charlotte E. Brosius, will a.se
be married In the Garden City, the date
set being June IA. Cycling and matri
mony seem 10 20 well together. Here We
have had Ravlin, Foster, Argent and
Brunt and now Alexander and Russ.
The California Associated Cycling Club:
have decided TO issue new roadbook o
this State at once, which will be lar more
complete and valuable than any hereto.
fore printed. The entire roadbook com
mittce recently appointed by President
Swain, consisting of Messrs. Welch, Ker
rigan, wynne, Stratton, Adams and A
G. Mcfarland, will meet tonight at Sec
retary Scoyern's house. and as all the
necessary data has already been gathered
1t will not take long to get it in shape.
The Alameda Cyclers, having been
burned out last Sunday night, have Sc
cured temporary quarters on Santa Glars
avenue, near Park street, and will give 6
benefit performance on Thursday even.
ing, May 81. to raise funds to refurnish
their quarters.
The California Cycling Club has issued
Invitations for q social hop to be held on
Wednesday evening. May 26. at Humans
Hall, Howard and Twenty first streets.
Its dancing parties are always very select
ana thoroughly en- joyable.
The postponed high iinks and smoker
of the San Francisco Road Club will be
held on Thursday evening, the Goth inst.
The racing committee have decided to
hold fve-mile handicap road race for
club mem bers on Sunday, the 10th of June.
over the San Leandro- Haywards course.
They promise number OF valuable time