The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
THE WHEELMEN.
The Annual Watermelon Ru n al
Stockton on Sunday.

CLUB EVENTS TOMORROW
Acme Club Wheelmen-To stockton.
Alpha (Ladies) Cycling Club - To
Marin County.
Bay City WheeImen-To Trocadero.
California Cycling Club - To Marin
County.
Capital City wheeImen-To Stockton.
Golden Gate Cycling Cubic Stock
ton.
Imperial Cycling Cubic Stockton.
Olympic Club Wheelmen-To Stock
ton.
San Fran els co Road Club-To Stockton.
Terminal City Wheelmen - Water
melon run, Stock ton.
The Terminal City WheeImen of Stock
ton hold annually what they term a
watermelon run, " but which is in reality
a big picnic, and the affair this year is
scheduled tor tomorrow. Invitations
were sent broadcast to the organized
wheelmen of the State over a month ago,
and have been accepted N large nun bers,
so that Stockton will probably shelter as
large a gathering of cyclers tonight and
tomorrow as 1t has ever had the pleasure
of entertaining.
The visitors from this City will leave on
the steamer Captain Weber from Clay
street wharf at P. NJ, her hour of de-
parture having been delayed one hour to
accommodate many who could not get
away at o'clock. They will arrive in
Stockton early tomorrow morning. and
will be met by the reception committee of
ns.1n ia
take place at Eintracht Park about noon,
and prior to that hour there Will be short
trips to nearby points OF interest. OF
course the "piece de resistance" of the
lunch will be watermelons; and by the
way, the committee of arrangements de-
sires it stated that there will be no water
melon battle as there was last year, re-
sulting in much spoiled raiment.
In conjunction with the watermelon
run the California Associated Cycling
Clubs will hold its regular monthly meet
ing this evening at Stockton, ct the
rooms of the Terminal! City Wheelmen
The delegates and board of governors will
leave on. the 4 80 P. NJ. train to-day, ar
irving about o'clock. President Swain
expects large mum Der OF delegates pres
ent, as there is a great deal of Important
business 20 be transacted. The member
ship committee will also improve the op-
portunity to increase the individual men,
bership of the ASSOCIATION there. 1t has
never been very strong In the Terminal
City, principally because no one has had
time to go there and espouse the move.
ment.
The Acme Club Wheelmen, under Cap
tain Sheed, will attend the Stockton gave
ties tomorrow. On Sunday, the 10Th,
there will be five mile handicap road
race for mem bers over the San Leandro-
Haywards course.
The Golden Gate Cycling Club will join
the 'Klondyke" rush to Stockton to-
night.
The Bay City Wheelmen will have a
club run tomorrow to Trocadero under
Captain Henry L. Day, to partake of a
bullshead breakfast. They will leave
the clubhouse a; 1890 A. NJ, going via the
park and Balboa boulevard. Mem ers
are requested to notify the captain of their
intentions of going some time to-day, that
the Chef may not Kill too small a mum Der
of bulls. Incidentally this should be a
most ENJOYABLE ride and picnic.
Paced by at least six tandem teams,
Charles A. Kraft will try for all road
records from i've to twenty miles over the
San Leandro triangle next Sunday. His
pacing arrangements are we'll nigh per-
feet. The tandem teams which will lure
the sturdy Teuton on to the uncertain
honors of a record breaking ride WI be
made up of j. Smith and Hardenbrook.
Ferguson ana Vincent, Kelly and Tobin,
kanzee and Ravnaud, Bacon and Peck,
Griffiths and John Davidson. Lloyd
Conkling will be master Of cere monies.
Zegler, Jones, Davis, Downing, Elford,
McCrea, Whitman and Boyden will prob
ubly compose the party of California pro-
fessionals who will ride at the Portland
meets on August IA and ID. Mott and
Wing will represent the amateur class,
having obtained the requisite permits
from Mr.. WEIGH of the racing board to
race outside their own State There will
be meets at Tacoma on the 21st and 22d, al
Spokane on the 18th and 29;h and again at
Portland on Septe Der 4 and 8.
The California Cycling Club and the
Alpha (ladies' Cycling Club will have a
joint run TO the Villa di Como. in Marin
County, tomorrow. They will take the
O'Clock SausalIto boat and train to Corte
Madera bus will be at San Anselmo to
convey those who do not ride wheels.
G. NJ. Smith, who proposes to ride for q
record paced by locomotive as told in
The CALL Thursday. has another idea in
conjunction with his attempt. he thinks
that veriscope pictures of the feat would
be most interesting if they could be taken,