The San Francisco call., 1897-09-11
The Terrill Brothers Take
Three Races From
Crack Cyclists.
Nike" the Bay City Mascot,
Once Again Restored to
His Owners.
Prizes for the Big Race Meet at Sac
ramento-Great Ride of Huret
in Paris Recently.


holidays that club captains have made no
arrangements for out-of-town events for
to- morrow, with the result that there is
nothing on the cards except the record
trial of NJ. G. Curtis of Alameda, who
will make another attempt to lower the
record from Fruitvale to San Jose.
The end of this month and the fore part
OF October offer a tempting array OF events
in the racing line, commencing with the
meet of the Capital City Wheelmen of
Sacramento on September 26. at which
9ill be contested the great $500 handicap
of the G. A. C. c. Then on October 3
comes the meet of the Olympic Club
Whe elmen at the Velodrome in this City.
T be Olympics occasionally take up the
meet-giving proposition on their own &C
count. as thev have done in this instance,
and whenever they do success Is assured.
They will probably attract the largest
fields and best class of riders that have
ever appeared on this famous track, and
for once at least this City will see we'll
conducted race meet and doubtless a
packed grandstanG.
On Sunday, October 10. occurs the an
nual ten-mile handicap road race of the
associated clubs from Fruitvale to Hay
wards. Already some men are IN prellm-
mary training tor this race, which always
attracts the largest entry-list oil any of
the associations open events and is the
most hazardous and exciting. The prize
list is always more than ordinarily val
uabie, which perhaps in measure ac-
counts for the large fields every year.
The Ariel Bicycle Club of Vallejo con-
templates giving a meet in October on its
six-!au board track there, and will prob
ably select the 18th as the date. AS Sacra-
mento intends TO follow up its September
26 meet with another in about month.
This will make at least one big meet every
week for some time to come, and they
will De conducted in cities where large
attendance is assured, and bv clubs that
thoroughly understand the business. With
the Sacramento management there is
nothing to be desired, and the same must
be saio of Vallejo, save that its care OF the
officials and newspaper men is very
slight. There is ample room in front OF the
Vallejo grand stand to construct good
Judges stand and press box, and this
should be done before another meet is
given.
One of the most remarkable rides in the
world was that recently made by Con-
stant Huret OF Paris. He certainly does
not belle his name, for OH August IA and
Is he rode 909 kiiometers q meters in "a
hours, or nearly 565 miles. 1t was most
the TACT that, starting for a 24-hour event,
he managed to get inside the record at 81
miles, lowering. more particularly, the
much-enyied 100 kilometer record, and
that after having received Iour hours
steady downpour of rain OF the back of
his neck he finished the race so brilliantly
as to ride % miles in the last hour.
In the race Huret defeated Rivierre and
Cordang, Two of Frances greatest riders.
Huret was paced by eight quads and one
quint. HIS winnings on the race amount
I'd to S4000-$1700 for riding the wheel,
5000 IRON the tire company, $1,000 first
prIza money offered by the track, 5000
from a private bet and $500 prem uims for
covering more than 900 kilometers. The
expenses of the race for the firm employ
lug Huret amounted to over $4,000.
The Terrill brothers of this City, who
are now racing in France still continue
10 be VICTORIOUS, and the following letter
lust received from Harry Terriil tells of
their latest achievements, and also has
something interesting to say in the mat
ter of gears:
Since 1 last wrote you we have done very
we'll at racing. have only raced once, on ac-
count of the rain, and Bob twice. Bob rode
at Rouen on August Is and won the Grand
International beating out some very good
men. l stayed in Paris to ride at the Buffalo
Velodrome, but it rained all day.
Yesterday Sunday, August 22) we both rode
al Amlens and won both the open races Bob
WOE the Grand Prix and l won the Inter
rational. | was beaten out in my heat in the
Grand Prix, though ought to have won it, as
| waited too long in trying TO pass. won the
International, though, and made kind OF q
"TerrilP' day of il.
Bob has been challenged by rider named
Ransom, whom he beat in the Grand Prix,
and will probably ride him match very
shortly.
We have changed our gears very much since
we have been here. In America l never rode
higher than an S0-inch OH an outdoor track
Here we are both riding 92-inch gear. This
is a very ordinary gear here, but very high Tor
Americans A great many of the riders ride
100-inch and over, and some of them are N ueh b
smaller than we are.
The Imperial Cycling Club mem bers
have in pleasant anticipation their fifth
party, which will take place at Native
Sons Halt on Tuesday evening, October 5,
Tor which invitations have already been
issued The affair promises to be on par
socially with Its predecessors, which is
sufficient guarantee of a most enjoya bic
evening.
mike" the Bay City Wheemen's bull
dog mascot, has Just been recovered, alter
an absence of sixty-seven days. A gentle
man found him and had him in charge,
and seeing the item about him IN these
columns last Saturday, he was soon in the
hands of his rightful owners, and the
gloom which was hovering over the Cold
en- Gate avenue clubhouse has disap-
peared. Herbert Dreams" Clarke VIII
please note this Since he published his
own picture in lis own column of West
ern Sports there has been no living with
the writer of ''Siftings approprl-
ately named, by the way, when it is re-
mem bered that the chaff is often separat-
ed from the wheat by such process. And