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CRESCENT CYCLING CLUB
Boyle Heights Like the East Side Has
Also Its Own Organization

The Crescent Cycle club was for
mally organized June 10, 1885, with a
charter membership of about 25, of
whom nearly all were residents of Boyle
Heights.
The first officers elected were ]. E. Hol-
comb, president; J. B. Augustus, vice.
president; C. H. Sanborn, secretary
treasurer; ]. ]. Bottoms, captain, and
an executive committee Of five, namel
Holcomb. Augustus Bottoms, L. G.
Loomis and George Kershner
Quarters were secured at 2128 East
First street, where the club remained for
about four months, when it removed to
210S East First street, where it has since
remained.
The Crescents, although one Of the
smallest clubs In the city, claim the
distinction Of having had more infiuen-
tial business men on the charter roll
than any other club, there being such
we'll known men as Judge r. H. F.
Variel, DR.. NJ H. Morrison, surgeon of
the Santa Fe; ]. c. Pollock, a bicycle
manufacturer of Chicago; c. G. For
bush, of Wanrop & Forbush, printers;
w. p. Haynes ,ex-collector Of customs
at Nogales. Ariz.; Capt. L. G. Loomis
and many others.
While the club does not claim single
racing man, there are some warm"
road riders among them, Wickln, Muff
and Palmer being about the best
The last election Of officers resulted
as follows:
President, J. E. Holcomb; vice-wesi-
dent, c. L. Cross; secretary treasurer,
c. E. McPeek; captain E. T. Nicklin.
The club now owns its own furniture
and owes no man anything.
There has been no petty strife in the
club. all doing what they could for the
club, which, in Its turn, has done what
1t can in its humble way for the better
ment Of the streets in Its vicinity.
G. e. MPEEK,
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Pacific slope. He has won more races
than any other rider on track and road.
And his winnings were so regular and
consistent that he was termed the Coast
Champion for some time. His winnings
foot up more than any of the rest and
with few exceptions is equal to half
dozen good riders. Foster is not racing
at present. but is liable to jump into rae
ing at any moment.
Horace Slater Is the best man that
Arizona has produced, and he lives in
this city at present. He rides among the
professionals and has lots of speed, but
lacks generalship. Oscar Osen of San
Jose is now living in Arizona and is
therefore the best professional in Ari-
zona. Osen Is speedy rider, but too
lazy TO properly train. He is the boy
who rode from San Francisco to San
Diego in three days and twenty-five
hours in May, 1894. and on January 1,
1895, he won the big race at Pasadena
and esta blished the mile record for the
southwest, which stood for some time
The present mile competition record is
2:01, made by Earl Kiser at Santa Ana
track November, 1895, when he won from
both Cooper and Bald.
PICTURESQUE FIGURES
To close observer Of the bicycle rae
ing game there have been many interest
ing events in the southwest Road racing
had boom two years ago and the most
prominent figures in these road contests
were Ulbricht. "The Flying Dutchman,' -
Hatton ("Rubber Bill" as he was called
and Guillermo Rodriguez 1.-The Greas-
er." Rodriguez was one Of the many
Duarte wonders and was of Spanish
blood. He was invincible in speed ant
l endurance, but lacked generalship. II
the fall Of 1895 he strained his back ant
was never the wonderful winner afte
that. Still, he was always most remark
able and picturesque performer. I hav
seen him ride half mile out at Cahuen
ga, on the road, in 1903 and repeat it with
out dismountlng from his wheel ,and h;
did this speed with ease
OF the Chinese riders Ng Hop of Sar
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southwestern championships to prove
who is the real champion, and any OF the
latter men are nearly as speedy as Fur
man with the same training. Tabor has
won from Furman and Rowan has beat
en- Tabor. Furman has won from Delay,
and Lacy has beaten Delay, while Delay
does not fear the Rowan boys of Pasa-
dena any more than does Lacy. Frazee
has shown up we'll without training
when competing with Delay and Lacy.
And there you are. These are the first
raters among the amateur class.
THE THREE BEST
OF the Los Angeles amateurs-the best
men for short distance are Delay. Fur
man and Lacy, in whichever order you
choose to class them. Lacy will soon
turn professional and Delay is too busy
to race. so that Furman will have the
field to himself. OF the next best there
are Mussey, West Campbell, Ryan,
Dandy, Hough, Train, Greenwood, Ro-
mans, Ruess, Brotherton, Conklin and
fully forty others.
Among the best men naturally belong
the names of Cromwell brothers and Ed
Sallady. Sallady has ~etired for a
while on account of lack Of time to train,
while Harry Cromwell is some times in
championship form, but is now profess
sional
The second-raters among the anna
teurs of the southwest are Shoemaker
Scott and Cox Of Riverside. Garrison ant
Coleman of Covina, Imbler of Compton
Burr brothers and De Remer brother.
of San Fernando, Robert Vaughan ant
Ian Study of Otay, James Jefferson O
Coronado, Glenn, Bundy and Engel O
Santa Ana, Russell brothers of River
side, Allan Nye Of Monrovia, Washburn
of Duarte, Clarke, Hasse and Rodgers O
Santa Monica, Sandstrom and Olsen o
San Pedro, Mills, Gordon Fleming an,
Clark of Pomona, Woodville, Kloecknel
Haver and Chadburne of Pasadena
Flint and Wade of Ventura, Caldwe
and Moore of Santa Barbara, Keen
brothers and Allen Of Santa Paula. Be
sides these there are several at San Dieg
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PROMINENT WHEELMEN

Cycling as a pastime, as business
and as sport of contest, has back
bone of business men and thorough
sportsmen, and each city of the south
west has its leaders, its pioneer dealers
and those who keep cycle racing alive
by constant advancement, race promot-
ing and the thousand and one things
that make up what is termed cycling.
Riverside has shown more continued
enthusiasm and life than any other city
and no doubt much credit for this be-
longs to Isaac Stanley Logan, the sec
retary of the Riverside wheelmen, which
club has been the foremost exponent OF
racing in this part Of the country for
many a year. Three times the River
siders have won the great East Side
trophy, and the Los Angeles to San Di-
ego relay race has thrice been conducted
by them. The Los Angeles to Riverside
relay race is also supported by them.
Mr.. Logan makes it his duty to see that
all cycling matters are advanced at Riv-
erside at all times and in all ways. He
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one Of the main workers for the splendid
bicycle track at Pasadena. He Is a cy-
cling enthusiast and though not now in
the cycle trade he still takes an active
part in all cycling matters.
Phoenix Ariz., is the leading cycle
center of the territory, and w. L. Pinney
Of Phoenix is the foremost cycling work.
er in Arizona. He is at present chief
consul of the Arizona division of the
League of American Wheelmen. His
work for all wheel users has been of
great Importance, and last winter he
succeeded in getting passed the Arizona
baggage bill, the effect of which is even
felt in Southern California. AT the time
he wanted to attend the annual assem-
bly, of the l.. A. W., but he staid at home
and against strong opposition got the
baggage bill passed by the Arizona legis-
lature. Another worker in Phoenix Is
w. P, Mealey, who has begun to ad-
vance racing interests in the territory
under the sanction Of the California
Associated Cycling Clubs.
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New Light on O'Reilly-"Mc-
Dougall's bekim acthur." Finne gan
"An acthur! Faith, thin, an phat's he
playing" O'Reilly-""The son of the ovid
sod in Hamlet Finnegan-"Ther
don't be any O. the loike in the play"
OReilly-"Your eddication's neglected.
Do ye moind in the scene where the king
do be prayin, Hamlet sez, sez he, Now
moight Oi do it, Pat, now he is prayin.'
McDougalPs the Pat."1Philadelphia
North American.
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are Jones of San Francisco, Downing OF
San Jose, Whitman of this city, McCrea
and the rest Of the professionals.
In the amateur ranks it is necessary
to make classification for each town
where wheels are used enough to pro-
duce competition in speed.
THE AMATEURS
AS Los Angeles is the biggest racing
center in the southwest, that is the only
one to be touched upon at length.
Furman won the amateur champion
ship at La Fiesta but Fritz Lacy and w.
E. Delay dispute his right to it, as one
fell and the other did not qualify in his
heat.
Arthur Tabor of South Riverside and
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has been helped considerably by the
Castlemans and by President Correll Of
the Riverside whe eelmen.
Pasadena is another cycle center,
where the wheel has attracted much at
tention on the track as we'll as on the
streets. But no such pains has been TAX
en- with cycling affairs in the Crown City
as at Riverside, where the wheelmen
have always had their rights.
George H. Frost is one of the first
wheelmen in Pasadena and a veteran
rider. He has been Of much service to
the wheel users Of Pasadena and was
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Diego Is the most wonderful. He learned
to ride this year and won the two mile
Chinese race on July 4th with consumate
ease from the best Santa Barbara and
Los Angeles riders Of his race
Among the colored riders Tom Nelson,
Of this city has been facile prnceps for
several years, but it is rumored that
some dark horses will be too much for
him. CHARLES FULLER GATES
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alton, with no secrets and the small
yearly dues of 81 per member. 1t now
has a membership of nearly hundred
thousand and has done world of good
both for the public and for all wheelmen
and wheelwomen.
Its greatest work has been for good
roads, and the reform it has started
from the Atlantic to the Pacific has
already been felt in every state. Bicycle
racing was chaotic in the beginning
some fifteen years ago. The L. A. w.
brought it out of chaos and has even got
so far advanced as to be despotic and
try to rule all cycle racing of this coun-
try with an iron hand. While at times
this has been necessary, today there is
rebellion all over and on the Pacific
slope the rebellion has gone so far as to
take the control of racing out of the
hands of the league.
Another year the L. A. w. will proba-
bly, abandon racing to new associations
formed for that purpose, and thus be
able to devote the whole power of the
great organization to the manifold in
terests and reforms already begun in
other lines, the first of which is good
roads.
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men of various ability. Some one has
called them speed merchants" but not
all of them are able to deliver their
goods.
would class the second raters of Amer
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CYCLE racing is
the king Of con-
test sports, in that
human power and
speed are shown
in their highest
and best Develop
m c n t. Baseball
will ever please
A m e erican 8, and
all once a
year draws a big
crowd, but cycle
racipp anDealS to
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lea somewhat in this order: thinner
man, Johnson, Randall Mcfarland Of
San Jose, Cabanne of st. Louis, Fred
Titus of New York, Jay Eaton of New
Jersey, Starbuck of Philadelphia, Kimble
of Louisville, DR.. Brown of Cleveland.
Foster Of San Francisco, Bliss of Chicago.
Wells of San Francisco, Walthour of At
lanta, Jimmy" Mcfarland of San Jose,
Hamilton of Denver, Terrell brothers
of San Francisco, now in Paris,
Murphy brothers of New York and about
as many more, all Of about the same
ability.
THE CALIFORNIA TALENT
OF the California riders much can be
said. Today Ziegler ranks at the top
that goes without saying. Next comes
Vaughan of San Diego and then there
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THE League Of
AMERICAN WHEELMEN
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HERE is much or
ganization among
Wheelmen. In the
beginning the OBJ
ject was for pro-
tion before
there were any
laws to protect BIZ
cycle users. The
first association
formed was the
League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen, M
amateur OrganiZ-
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Arthur Tabor of South Riverside and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21

Clapp, however, declined the appoints
ment.
Judge Willis thereupen appointed #.
D. Sheehan and Fred N. Dickson as
receivers, believing these two gentle
men to be satisfactory to the deposi-
tors. Judge Willis fixed the bond of
the receivers at the sum of S25000o.
A meeting Of the stockholders of the
Minnesota Savings bank was held last
night In the old Commercial bank
building at Third and Robert streets.
The attendance was representative,
there being some thirty stockholders
present. William r. Bickel presided.
The meeting was called principally to
decide upon the course Of action to be
taken in the matter of the law suits
which attack the validity Of the bank 8
charter and seek to hold the individual
stockholders liable as co-partners on
the theory that the bank was not legal
ly Incorporated. The stockholders de-
cided to defend the suit and appointed
a committee to select attorneys.
After the adjournment Of the stock
holders meeting, the depositors' COM
mittee on reorganization met and
adopted the plan of organization pro-
posed at the meeting at Labor hall
last Thursday night.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21
HE MEANT THESE FIGURES.
Assemb1yman Days Error in His
Police Salary Ordinance.

Assemblyman Daily. in his ordinance
fixing the salaries of the police force,
made slight mistake in the amounts
Mr.. DAILY was absent at the last meet
ing owing to being i'll, but he will ask
that it be amended so that the salar-
les will be as follows:
Chief of police. per year, 50, 700; one cap
tain (senior captain at central station), per
year 81, 400; three captains (sub-stations), per
year, $1,000 each, $4,000; three lieutenants
central station, 1900 each. $1,000; three
lieutenants (sub-stations) $1,0S0 each $3,240;
one lieutenant, mounted, per year, 81, 321 so;
nine sergeants, $3.50 each per year So $40; one
sergeant mounted. per year, SLIPS 50; one
chief of detectives, per year. $4,000; four
detectives 1920 each per year, 81 800; one
secretary chief Of police, per year, 81 200; lao
patroImen, $S7O each per year. s121, 800; eight
patrolmen, mounted. $1,100 each per year
$780, one license inspector, 81, 100: one SUI
perintendent of police telegraph Gncluding
three assistants). 5000; one driver work
house van Including team and forage), 81, 900;
one janitor central station), at $50 per month
$500; one matron Central station), at $50 per
month, $780,
Partlomen should be graded as follows
First six months at $50 per month; next six
months, $65 per month. After being in the
service one year to be advanced to full pay
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21
STIRRED UP BY CHAPEL.
His Suit Against COnrOy Brings Out
Campaign History.

Thomas F. Conroy filed his answer
yesterday to ex-Sheriff Chapels suit
against him to recover 5000 alleged to
be due Mr.. Chapel on a promissory note
ma de and delivered to him by Mr.. Con-
roy in March, 1894. If the answer states
the true condition of affairs, 1t discloses
some interesting "reminiscences Of Mr..
ChapePs 1894 campaign.
Mr. ConrOy alleges in his answer
that although he made and delivered
the note to Chapel in March, 1894,
In reality there was no consideration
for the note, and it was never
understood that the defendant should
pay it.
The answer proceeds to declare that
during the month of March, 1894,
Sheriff Chapel sent for defendant to
call upon him at his Office in the court
house. Defendant complied with the
request. Sheriff Chapel informed the
defendant, so the answer continues,
that his campaign to secure the nOmi-
nation for sheriff at the early fall con-
VentiOn had already begun, but that
the adverse publications and criticisms
regarding him that frequently appear
ed in a weekly sheet, entitled 1.-The
st. Paul Review" were injurng him
and his prospects of denomination for
sheriff. The plaintiff, Mr.. Chapel the
answer continues, further Informed the
defendant that the paper would cease
abusing Sheriff Chapel, provided the
sum of 5000 were paid This amount,
Mr.. ConrOy alleges, Sheriff Chapel hand
ed to him, COnrOy, to quiet the Review
He paid the Review, so he swears, and
then at the request of the plaintiff,
he made and delivered to plaintiff the
note for 5000, upon which Mr.. Chapel
has brought suit
The answer further alleges that after
the payment of the 5000, "The st. Paul
Review" ceased to attack Chapel If
it had continued to score him, bill OF
sale Of the paper held conditionally
by Chapel would have been enforced
by him, it is alleged.
Mr.. Conroy says that Chapel waited
some two and a half years before ask
ing any payment of the note On Nov.
25 last, Mr.. COnroy received a brief
note from Sheriff Chapel asking him to
pay the note Mr.. Conroy replied that
he did not owe Chapel a cent on that
note. and that Chapel knew it. Last
month Chapel began the suit
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21
THE BUSY WORLD.

NJ. Jennings, of Butte, is at the Ryan.
H. Wallace, of Tacoma, is at the Ryan.
+. NJ. Gettys, of Knoxville is at the Ryan.
Jesse Koch, of Chicago, is at the Clarendon.
Ben j. Smith, of Mankato, is at the Wind
sor.
W. H. Dawson of slayton, is at the Wind
sOr.
=. 2. Canal, of Spokane, is at the Mer-
chants.
Edward G. Adams, of Mortified, is at the
Windsor.
Frank A. Weld, of Saltwater, is at the
Windsor.
John E. Garland, of Sioux Falls, S. D., is at
the Ryan.
W. D. Taylor, of Winnipeg, is a guest at
tie Ryan.
NJ. N: Shields, of Faribault is a guest at the
Clarendon.
". J. Mcleod, of Redwood Falls is at the
Clarendon.
E. H. Kent, of Lacota, is a guest at the
Merchants
J. a. Eaghen and Howard Eaton, of Medora.
n. D., are at the Merchants.
John R. Mening, chief deputy sheriff Of
st. Louis county, and popular Billy Sargent 5
best man, came down to Saltwater yesterday.
bringing with him Chas. Liaes, sentenced to
the penitentiary for a term of eight years and
six months.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21
SOKOL'S SECOND ANNUAL.
Gay Masquerade Ball at C. s. p. s.
Hall.

The second annual masquerade ball
given by the Turning Society "SokoI !"
which took place at G. S. p. S. hail.
western avenue and West Seventh
street, last evening was wholly sue
cesstul, both from the STANDPOINT of
The many Enthusiastically costurned par.
tlclpants and the large audience which
watched the dancers in the figures of
quadrilles or the maze of the waltz
Many of the costumes were handsome
IN design, and fittingly portrayed the
characters they represented. All ma
lions were among the dancers, while
clowns and acrObats contributed to the
amusement of the entire company. In
dams whirled dainty peasant girls, who
nestled IN the dusky embrace without
the slightest fear of a massacre. while
Chinese and Celts mingled with negroes
and German immigrants oblivious to
all national prejudices or difference
Stately court ladies acknowledged the
compliments Of princes and knights
Whlle fairies and sprites enlivened the
scene with their antics and tricks. At
midnight there was a grand march. fol-
lowed by substantial supper, after
which the dancing was resumed.
The judges, Martin Ceska John H Hore-
ish, William B. Miller, Joseph Rybak and
Mrs. Paul Kleist awarded the prizes as fol-
lows: ~
For best dressed lady, piano lamp, Joseph
Lutofsky, Oriental dancer
Best crossed gentleman, Martin Moehlole.
hemia "a "
Best dressed lady, Mrs. Edward s. Klenar.
photographs.
Best dressed gent, Edward S. KIenar.
Turkish Pasha, photographs.
Most comical lady. Miss Mary Ceska, yell
low coon from Georgia.
Most comical gent, Eddie Shea, tramp,
briar pipe.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21
MENDOZA MANS WOES.
He Is Robbed and Then Arrested
Himself.


James Kearns, a farmer living at
MendOta, came to St. Paul last Thurs
day to dispose Of a horse, and wound
up series Of bewildering city expe-
riences yesterday a prisoner in the po-
lice court on the charge of larceny.
According to Kearns,, story, he sold the
horse to a man at Tenth and Broad
way for $45, apd then started out to
take in the town In spending a por-
ton Of his mQneyf for liquor Kearns
made a nunlbeE; Of acquaintances, one
of whom piloted him to an East Sew
enth street saloon. where Kearns
claims the last thing he remembered
was watching a game Of cards. Before
he left the place, he missed his roll
and could find no, trace of his COM
panion. He spent the night wandering
about the streets. and Friday evening
visited James Hogan's saloon, on Rob
ert street, between Sixth and Seventh
streets. He stff1 had a small sum Of
money left. and when Hogan offered
to sell him a horse bride Kearns pur,
chased the ARTICLE for so cents Later
he was accosted by Nels Peterson, an
empioye of Aliens livery barn, who
accused him of Stealing the bride and
turned him over to the police Kearns
has but a hazy recollection of events
subsequent to his arrival in the city,
and his case was continued until Tues
day.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-21
Civil Service Examination

The United States civil service commission
mas ordered that an examination be held by
Its local board in this city on Saturday, April
3 1871 commencing at o'clock a. M, for the
hrst grade in the customs service. ONLY
citizens Of the United States can be exam
tned. The age limitations for this examination
are as follows: Minimum age twenty years:
no maximum age. No application will be
accepted for this examination unless filed with
the undersigned, on the proper blank before
the hour Of closing business on Monday.
March 10, 1897 Applications should be filed
promptly, In order that time may remain for
correction, II necessary.
The commission takes this opportunity Of
stating that the examinations are open to ali
reputable citizens of the United States who
may desire to enter the service, without re-
gard to race or to their political or religious
anliatfons. All such citizens are invited to
apply. They shall be examined, graded. and
certified with entire impartiality. and wholly
without regard to any consideration save
efhciency. as shown by the grades they oh
tain In the examination. For application
blanks full instructions, and information rel
alive to the duties and salaries of the differ
ent positions. apply to A. F. Storey secretary
board Of examiners customs service. postoffice
address st. Paul. MINI.