The record-union., 1897-05-11
FUTURE OF WHEEL RACING.
Action Of the Capital City Club Las
Evening.
The New Oak Park Track to be
Formally Opened on
June 9th.

The Capital City Wheelmen had a
crowded clubroom last night. Presi-
dent Ennis in the chair. Five new ap
plications for membership were re-
ceived and referred, and Messrs. c. l..
Bennett and A. p. Scheld were elected
members. Three months leave of alb
sence was granted Mr. Griswold, and
indefinite leave to Mr.. Garfield.
L. S. Upson was announced as
member of the Board of Governors of
the California Associated Cycling
Clubs. r. A. Smith resigned from the
Board of Governors of the Associated
Clubs in favor of President Ennis, and
the latter was elected to the vacancy.
The Track Committee reported the
new track at Oak Park nearly COM
pleted and that it will be one of the
best in the Union, and advised that the
proposed blue ribbon meet be aban-
doned and sanction asked for an
opening and Inauguration meet on June
9th. The club 50 voted. 1t also re-
solved to give meet July 9th.
A communication was received from
the Ariel Club of Vallejo, announcing
the completion of its new track which
will be ready on Saturday next, and in
Viting the club to attend meets on that
track. 1t was accepted
Mr.. Upson at some length explained
the relations of the Associated Cycling
Clubs of California to athletic sports,
to wheel racing and amateur and ath-
letic associations.
He was followed, by request, by Mr..
Adams of San Francisco, who al length
explained the issue between the Asso-
ciated Clubs and the League of Amer
lean Wheelmen. The gist of it was
that the track-oWners had resolved to
give wheel races, despite the league
rules, and it became a question simply
whether cycling races should fall into
their hands and be related to the pool
box, or be controlled by the Associated
Clubs and kept clean and free from
communicating influences. On that is
sue the Associated Clubs acted by as
Sumlng control. 1t had no quarrel
with the league, and as proof he stat
ed that not one of the league members
IN the Associated Clubs would leave
the league, which is powerful inhu-
ence for good. But the Associated
Clubs would control racing and shut
out the pool-box and betting. and
would grant sanctions for such dates
and days as clubs chose to hold their
meets. His belief was that the league
will presently abandon control of rae
ing matters and confine itself to it's
original lines of work.
Mr.. Adams was listened to with pro-
found attention, and at the close re-
ceiVed a hearty round of applause. The
club debated the question at some
length, and concluded that it was not
called upon to get between millstones
and be ground. 1t is not a league
club, though many of its members are
league members. 1t concluded that as
1t is one Of the Associated Clubs. when
1t desires meet it will apply for
sanctions on such dates as is demand
ed by the racing section and the pub
lie, and if penalties attach, those who
enter and the track will suffer them.
and not the club.
The Wheelway Committee reported
the Folsom path in fine condition. with
betterments being constantly made. 1t
was given jurisdiction within the city.
and requested to confer with the prop
er authorities to see if a path cannot
be laid out along one of the far east.
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to connect the mouth of the wheelwav
at Ihlrty-hrst and j streets with Thir-
ty-flrst and Y streets, and thence into
and through Oak Park to the new
athletic grounds
The club was notified by the Chair
man of the Racing Board of the L, A
w, residing in Southern California,
that Captain Shaw had been appointed
official handicaper for the club in it's
prospective meets
1t was announced that the club run
next Sunday evening would be to Oak
Park to attend service at the church of
Rev A. c. Herrick by invitation of
that clergyman. 1t was stated that
Mr.. Herrick would have proper persons
appointed to care for the wheels of the
club while the members attended the
service.
Some very feeling and kindly words
and expressions of high respect for Mr.
Herrick were intermingled with the
statement of the run.
The Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Children returned thanks TO
the club for its contribution to the Nav
Festival of last Tuesday. and in MEM
ory or the event presented the club
with souvenir picture which was
hung upon the walls of the clubroom.