The San Francisco call., 1897-08-28
THE WHEELMEN.
Late AdvIces From Terrill Brothers.
To-MorroW's Record Trials:

Late AdVlceS From Terrill Brothers.
To-MorroW's Record Trials:
The most interesting cycling news this
week is communication received
by the editor from the Terrill broth
ers, the San Francisco professional
racers, who left here several months
ago for Europe with the intention
of trying their fortunes on the foreign
tracks. But little had been heard from
them up to this time, and many have been
the queries as to what success they were
meeting with over there.
Harry F.Terrill writes from Paris, under
date of August Z, as follows:
Your letter reached US here to-day our
return from the eastern part of France where
we have been racing. So far we have not done
very much racing, as we have not yet got
wheels to suit US. We have raced at about six
race meets and have won two first places, two
seconds and one third. Bob has won three
second and two third places
We have not raced here in Paris yet, but l
will race here next Sunday. Bob goes to Rouen
ii the western part OF France. We write tor
engagements and get all expenses paid before
we leave Paris. We have been to Liege, Bel
gium, Munich, Germany, and will go TO Italy
the first part OF next week 10 be gone three
weeks They pay US good sum In advance
money 10 go there.
We expected when we came here to have to
learn some new tricks in bicycle riding; but
have not yet seen a Dlt OF teamwork or tr1ckS
OF any kind. The Americans can give the
Frenchmen cards and spades at tricky riding.
Bob and l have the reputation of riding tricky
because when we ride alongside OF man we
ride very close to him and in passing we pass
very close. When they pass rider they pass
very wide. The riders here are the fairest 1
have ever seen and the easiest TO get along
with. They have very few falls
We are getCng along finely, as we travel
together usually and get anything we want.
I find the travelling, however. much more COM
plicated than it is in America.
Was glad to receive the clippings from The
CALL, which have kept US well pos led on cy
cling affairs at home. We were glad to read
that the Bay Citys won the TWEEN ty-mile asso-
citation race. All the riders here want to
know why we wear the Maltese cross on our
racing Suits and the result is the Bay Citys
pretty well advertised in France.
Hope you will con tinue to send us the news
from home, as we are very glad 20 get it. Will
write you again al length when we get back
from Italy With regards TO all the boys.
Sincerely yours, HARRY F. IERRuL.
The success of the Terrllls over there
Will be gratifying news TO their many
friends here. 1t was the general impress
sion here that they would have pretty
hard time. as many of the Eastern cracks
have met with decisive defeats on the
French tracks. After the Terrills have
stayed there while longer and become
more accustomed to the tracks they may
be expected to DO still better.
selected to assist Erminio BoZio in his
trial against the worlds 20-mile road
record tomorrow: Wyman and Bolte,
Bed bury and Galindo, Acme CLUB; Deacon
and Rosenheim, Reliance; Coulter and
White, Theisen and BrdsaIl, Strei and
Ward, CALIFORNIA;; Alborelie and Corbett,
Stevens brothers; Kroetz, Loos and CelIier
(triplet) Olymplcs; Egan and Hamann,
Lind and Brogi, Roach brothers, Cordy
and Jaegl1ng, Grimmenstein and Connors,
Imperials.
The start will be at 10 o'clock from
Fitchburg thence twice around the tri-
angle at San Leandro.
The following will officiate at Bozio's
record trial: Judges-F. 81. Kerrigan, B.
G. W; T. }. WinsdIoT, I; G. G.; Charles
Albert Adams, o. c. W. Timers-George
P. Wetmore, B. C. w; J. F. Burns, 1. C.
C.; W. T. McFarlane, L c. q. Umplres-
John Davidson. B. G. w; Guy Frost, s.
F. R. c.; a. J. Menne, B. c. w.
Under the direction of Captain II. D.
Hadenfeldt the Olympic Club Wheelmen
will have a watermelon run 10 Stock ton
steamer at Broadway wharf tonight at 6
o'clock.
NJ. G. Curtis of the Encinal Cyclers of
Alameda, who will try for the Oakland
San Jose record tomorrow, will have the
following PAGERS: A. z. Cumbers, Encinal
Club, from Broadway. Oakland, to Brook
lyn; c. n. Bolte, Acme, from Brooklyn
to High street, Fruitvale; De Fosee
brothers, S. +. X. C., from High street to
Alvarado; Stevens brothers, S. f. r. c..
Alvarado to Milpitas; Tony Delmas, San
Jose, from Milpitas to San Jose.
Cumbers must beat two hours and thir.
teen minutes to get under the record.
The Bay City Wheemen and the I'M
perial Cycling Club propose holding a
Il L
September 19. The principal feature will
be match race at twenty miles between
Kraft and Bozio, each to furnish his own
PAGERS and as many as he chooses.
l.. A. Young of the Capital City Wheel
men OF Sacramento is in the City, the
guest of Arthur II. Terrill.
Considerable surprise was expressed at
the list Of events given in gHE CALL
Thursday Tor the meet at Sacramento on
Septem ber II, when IL was noticed that
Sacra mento had been awarded the one
mile q. a. G. G. cham pionship. to be COM
peted for by professionals and amateurs
together, and the star race of all the cham
pionships. This was being held back for
Santa Rosa, but as stated in THE CALL last
Saturday, the Santa Rosa promoters have
been very dilatory in their arrangements
for the meet on September 9 there, and
the racing board decided if it did not hear
from them early this week to award the
pionships elsewhere. No word be-
ing received, Sacramento was awarded
the mile yesterday, and the others will
doubtless be given to the meets to be held
IN this City.
AS stated in THE CALL on Satur-
day last, the Olympic Club Wheelmen
will hold a big meet at the Velodrome
early in October and have set the date at
Sunday, October g. They will cater almost
entirely to the amateur riders.
Western Sports is the name of new
publication published here, which made
its first appearance Thursday. 1t is de-
voted to cycling the gun and rod, tennis,
yachting, the kennel and other sports,
literally illustrated and presents fine