The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-01

rooms of the Garden City Cyclers in San
present.
The Imperial Cycling Club will install
it's newly elected officers next Monday
night.
The Alameda Cyclers have elected the
following officers: V. A. Dodd, presi-
dent; T. C. Stoddard, vice president;
F. E. Graham, secretary; L. Hogg, treas
urer; Jesse F. Ives, Clinton Fortner and
w. II. Ramsey, directors. Richard
Meserole was chosen captain. The club
has made arrangements for the erection
OF gymnasium on the lot adjoining the
clubhouse, and it will be fitted with all
modern appliances.
The East Oakland Wheelmen held their
first party last evening at Washington
| Hall, East Oakland. 1t was we'll attended
! and every one had an enjoyable time.
The fourth annual "old mans run" of
the Reliance Club Wheelmen will be held
| tomorrow to the top of Mount Tamal-
| pals. Don't think for moment that the
''old men" propose wheeling to the top OF
the Marin County eminence. Not SO.
The itinerary includes tug ride from the
foot of Broadway, Oakland, TO San Quen-
tin; thence by wheel via San Rafael to
Mill Valley, an easy ride where the train
will be taken to the top of the mountain.
| After lunch they will return by train to
| Sausalito, where they will again embark
on the tug, visit points of interest about
the bay and go home. Messrs. Jerome,
Bernays and Lowell have the outing in
| charge, which is enough to insure good
| time.
Walter F. Foster, the well-known pro-
| fessional racer, was married Thursday to
Miss Laura Blair of this City. The happy
| couple left for the south on their honey
moon.
The San Francisco Road Club was to
| have held high jinks and smoker at its
clubrooms, SOB Golden Gate avenue, this
| evening, but owing 10 the death of one OF
the mem ers the affair has been post
| poned.
Thomas II. B. Varney and c. NJ. Christ
offer returned from Chicago Thursday.
| Christoffer had never been further East
than Oakland before he made this journey,
and happened into Varney's store at 4:30
O'Clock the day he was leaving: In
| joking way, he said to Varney, cpl go
with you" "Well, you'll have to hurry
up about it," replied Varney. 1.-The boat
leaves at 6 O'clock" He laughed and
| thought no more about it. Christoffer got
ON his wheel rode out to his house on
Stanyan street, changed his clothes, took
some money remounted his wheel and
caught the 6 o'clock boat, sending his
| bicycle back by a messenger-boy. They
say the sight of him flying down the cable
slot with grip in one hand and an over
| coat over his arm, was something not to
be forgotten. Varney was somewhat sur
prised when he showed up. but they had
| good time on the trip.
| T. Alfred Griffiths of the Bay City
| Wheelmen is touring through Lake County
on pleasure trip.
r. NJ. WEIGH, chairman of the track
racing committee of the Associated Clubs.
| has issued his bulletin No. 2, as follows:
! The president of the California Associ ated
! Cycling Clubs has appointed A. G. Col OF San
| Jose and r. NJ. Thompson of Fresno mem bers
| of the TT ack-racing committee. There are two
members yet to be appointed. r. A. Smyth of
| San Francisco is appointed official handicap
| per.
since the Associated Clubs assumed control
| of track racing in California tApril 8, 1897
| the following sanctions have been issued
April 10, Academic Athletic League, San
| Francisco; April 10, Santa Rosa Business Col
| lege, Santa Rosa; April "a, Knights of Pythias,
Hanford; April IS, Bakersfield Cycling Club,
Bakersfield; May l, Tehachapi Cycling Club,
Tehachapi; May 1, Capital City Wheelmen,
Sacramento; May 1, MADEIRA County Wheel
men, MADEIRA; May 1, Fresno Track Assocfa-
ton, Fresno; May l, Dixon Driving Park AS
ISOLATION, Dixon: May 2, the Velodrome, San
Records accepted-Professional competition
! (paced)-One mile, W. E. Becker, San Francis
| co, February %, 1897, 80; two miles W. E.
| Becker. San Francisco, February % 1897,
1914 3-5; three miles, W. E. Becker San IRAN
CISCO February %, 1897. :55; four miles. w
| E. Becker, San Francisco February %, 1897.
| 7:54 3-5; five miles, w. E, Becker, San Fran
cisco, February %, 1897, 9 ID 3-5.
r. NJ. WEIGH,
Chairman Track Racing Committee, Califor-
MIA Associated Cycling CLUBS.
Quite party of wheeImen and wheel
women will picnic at Schaefers Grove,
near Ross Station, Marin County, to-mor-
row, including menu ers of the Camera
Club Cyclists and the Chance Acquaint-
ance Club of Oakland. They will take the
9 A. M. Sausalito ferry and train to Corte
MADEIRA and ride from there to destina-
ton. After lunch a run will be made to
Larkspur for a dip in the salt water baths
there. SPALDING.