The record-union., 1897-03-24
COMING NHBELMENS EVENTS
The Olympic Circuit and the Stockton
Relay Race.
There Will be Three Clubs Repre-
sented From the Lat
ter City.

In cycle circles there are three or
four local topics now being discussed
with much zeal and earnestness. Chlef
among these are the coming relay race
with the Stockton clubs, the Olympic
Circuit meeting next month, and the
proposed three-lap bicycle track at Oak
Park
In addition to these some Of the club
members are taking an interest in the
coming century run from San Francisco
to San Jose and return. The Capital
City Wheelmen will be we'll represented
en- that occasion, and those who are to
participate are going to the Bay to-day
or tomorrow to train for the event and
become familiar with the route. The
Sacramentans will be at some diSad-
vantage, especially at the start, as the
route lies out Market street, and they
are not as accustomed to bobbing over
the cobbles and riding the cable-car
slots as the San Franciscans. But it
is safe to say they will not be in the
rear when the one hundred miles are
finished.
The riders are anticipating great
sport when the Oak Park track shall be
completed. Stuart Upson said yester-
day that If the track be laid out and
constructed on the proper plan all the
great racers on the coast will come
here to do their training. Mr.. Upson
said that much depends on how the
track is planned 1t is an easy enough
matter to make a good wheeling sur
face, but the contour of the track and
the slope of the curves is all-important
to racing men.
o. l. IL froa
will be ready by the time the Olympic
Circuit meeting takes place, wherefore
the races will probably be over the
Agricultural Park race course, as orig
inally intended. The track is now IN
fine condition, and if it does not storm
heavily just before the renowned fly
ers meet here it will be in great shape
for an earth track.
What is causing the local wheelmen
more perturbation than anything else
just now, however, is the Stockton re-
lay race for the elegant Weinstock, Lu-
bin & Co.'S trophy, which was won last
year by the Capital City Wheedmen-
This trophy is to be competed for an
rually between Sacramento and
Stockton clubs" until won three times
by one club. when it becomes its exclu-
sive property.
But the difficulty that confronts the
local wheelmen this year is the fact
that they will have not one Stockton
club to compete with, but three. There
are now that number of clubs in Stock
ton, and they are all to be represent t
ed in the race. If there should be col
fusion between them they might give
the Sacramento men very hard rub.
Referring to the situation, prom1-
nent member of the Capital City
Wlheelmen said yesterday that while
the Sacramentans would prefer to race
with one club, he could not figure out
how their chances of defeat would be
enhanced by dividing up the best rid
ers of Stockton into three teams.
They will be simply trying to defeat
themselves" he said. 1T Will be
race as we'll between the three Stockton
teams as between the best of them and
the Sacramento team-they will be rae
irg one another down all along the
read
However it will be a great race, and
Leople living along the road will see
string of wheelmen flying over the road
at every point The Sacramentans will
no doubt be the ''favorites" in the race,
and there is also little doubt that the
beautiful trophy viii remain an orna-
ment in the clubrooms of the Capital
City Wheelmen.