The San Francisco call., 1897-03-08
AMONG The WHELMEN,
Programme for the First Week
of the Indoor Tourna.
ment.
F. Ed Spooner Is Here-Michael and
Cooper Expected to Arrive
This Week.

The following is the list of events de-
cided upon for the first week of the COM
ing indoor cycling tournament, which
opens at the Mechanics Pavilion Satur-
day evening, March 20:
First night, Saturday, March 20-One-mile
scratch professional; fve-mile invitation,
professional, paced one-mile handicap. anna
teur; five-mile club cup race, paced, two men
from each club to ride during the first week
Second night, Monday, March 22-Halfmile
amateur, scratch; one-mile handicap, profess
two-mile open, professional.
Third night, Tuesday, March 23-Half-mile
open, professional; one mile lap race. profes-
sional, for points; one mile handicap, anna
teur; five mile, club cup race, cOntinua ton.
Fourth night, Wednesday. March 24-Two
mile. open, amateur; one mile open, proies-
sional, record race; half-mile handicap, pro-
fessional; five mile, club cup race, continua-
ton.
Fifth night, Thursday, March 25-Three mile
open professional quarter mile dash, profes-
sional one mile lap race, amateur, for points;
five mile, club cup race, continuation.
Sixth night, Friday, March 26-Two-mile
tandem, amateur, flying start; one mile pro-
mile, handicap, professional; five mile, CLUB
cup race, continuation.
Seventh night. Saturday. March 27-Final OF
FIVE mile. club cup race; one mile, invitation,
professional; ten mile, open, professional;
quarter-mile dash, amateur.
The finals of all scratch races will be
paced.
The five-mile club cup race will be an
invitational affair." one rider from each
prominent club to ride. The heats will be
arranged by Mr.. Shafer, and one heat will
he run each night. The winners OF heats
will receive q prize valued at $40, and The
first three 10 cross the tape in the final
will be given prizes valued at $50, $50
and $40.
The club cup race will be the means of
bringing the crack amateur OF each club
into competition; in fact the race will be
a series of match races between tho best
amateurs in the metropolitan district.
the clubs representative to cross the tape
first in the final will be presented with
cup valued at 5000, which is to become the
property of the club for all time.
the management has decided to fix the
value of prizes In all the professional
events as follows: $50 to the winner, $25
to the second and SIS to the third man.
been fixed as follows: $50 to the winner,
$50 to the second man and $40 to the third
man.
Match races between prominent riders
will be q feature on somo nights. This
will be the means of making the competl-
tion very keen and add to the interest of
the tournament.
The road races scheduled for yesterday
at San Leandro have been postponed one
week, owing to rain.
F. ]. Longhead. c. S. Wells. "Bob"
Terrill, W. E. Becker and c. l. Davis ar
rived in town Saturday from Woodland,
the meet scheduled to be held there Satur-
day having been postponed to March Is.
They will go to San Jose to-day to prepare
for the meet there on the 10th.
F. Ed Spooner, who follows the National
racing circuit for Bearings and a syndi-
cate of newspapers, arrived here last
night. He says racing will be big thing
this year and thinks the coming indoor
tournament here should be the best ever
held in the country, judging from the
talent which will appear. He said
Michael would be here by next Thursday