The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-09-30
OLYMPIC CLUB
CYCLE RACES
Big Meeting Of the Wheel
men at the Velodrome
Next Sunday.
The Entry List Shows All the
Crack Riders of the Coast
in Both Glasses.
List of Officials Who Will Aet-Kraft's
Suspension Is Widely Dis
cussed.

The entries, heats and handicaps for
the Olympic Club Wheelmen's race meet
at the Velodrome next Sunday have been
arranged by Official Handicapped Smy th
as follows:
One-mile scratch, profcssional-First heat:
w. H. Palmer san D ego; NJ. Bleuler, PARIS
b. II. Eiiord Oakland; II. Downing San Jose;
Allan n. Jones, San Francisco. Second heal
f. NJ. Byrne, imperial; c. H. Atkinson, Gh!-
cago; Dan E. Whitman, Los AngeIos; J. ).
Brere ton, Reliance; w. B. Vaughn, San Diego;
George Sharick, Tacoma. First TWO in each
heat and faster third qualify for final.
Two-thirds OF q mile handicap, professional.
First heat: A. n. Jones, scratch; W.. b.
Vaughn, Is yards; Dan E. Whitman, 40; j. 5
Brereton, so; F. NJ Byrne, 80; J. T. Hayes
Downing, 20 yards; B. II. Elford, so: W. IL.
Palmer 65; NJ. Bleuler 80; c. II. Atkinson,
90 First three in each heat qualify for final.
Third OF mile scratch, amateur; Flrsi
heat-George P. Fuller, A. Thiesen, Olympic
R. A Coulter, California; G. n. Bolte, Acme;
f. G. Peck, Bay City.
Second heat-G. A. Wyman, Acme; NJ. NJ.
Cook Olympic; I. ID. White, California; ). II.
Third heat1P. R. Mott, Oakland; c. J. Bird
sail and George Tantau, Olympic; A. Il. Ag-
new, Acme; Ralph Robinson, San Francisco
Fourth heat-P. II. Rosenheim, Reliance;
N NJ Gilman, Bay City; E. F. Russ and J. W.
Kingsley, olympic; J. Htrsch, sacramento.
Acme; J. Z. Wing, Olympic; A. ?. Deacon and
+. H. BurrelI, Reliance.
Sixth heat-C. D. Gooch, Reliance; A. 7.
Smith, East Oakland; }. d. Depue ana ). T.
Wallace, Olympic. First III each heat 10 quail
lily for final, except winner OF sloWest heat,
VIII viii be dropped
One mile handicap, amateur: First neat
r. Kenna, scratch; g. W. Tantau, 20 yards; L.
A. Wyman, 40; r. A. Coulter, 70; Z. 4. Nc
Kinnie, 80 II. S. Bailey, ITO.
Second heat. E. Wing. scratch; A: ?. Dea-
con- 20 ysTdsii ~ BoT Wa 1o ~ 90 o. srfiS
Third heath. w. Squlres, scratch; f. G..
Peck, % yards; NJ, NJ. Cook, 50; " J. Galindo,
so; A Thiesen, 80; August Siegfrled, 10.
Fourth heat. Hirsch, scr atch; G. P. Fuller,
20 yards; Guy Frost 40; n. NJ. Gilman, 70; +.
Fifth heat-E. F. Russ scratch; P. R. Mott,
90 yards; T. II. White, As; B. H. Burrell, 10 ;
Sixth heat-C. d. Gooch, 20 yards; c. j. Bird
sail, 40; P. H. Rosenheim, so; R. Robson. 20;
G. J. Bill, so; &. II. Depue, 100.
Winner of each heat to qualify for final.
The advance sale of seats has been ex-
tremely large and an immense crowd Will
be in attendance
The fact that Charles A. Kraft, the great
road racer. had been been declared pro-
fessional, as told exclusively in The CALL
Sunday, has created Z great deal OF talk
in cycling circles. Kraft is popular with
most of the riders, owing to his fairness
and modesty, and considerable regret was
expressed at the action. Many voiced the
opinion hat Kraft, if he erred, did so I'M
Willingly, and that many amateurs had
committed greater infringements of the
amateur rules and escaped punishment,
because the racing board had not
heard of it, or through technicality.
Kraft will not apply for reinstatement,
and be is therefore practically lost to the
cycling world. AS an amateur road racer
ba urnr Thara mr.
lessionaI road races, anG Kraft will be
like fish out of water in tn at class.
kraft's departure from cycle racing will
be distinct loss to the sport in this State.
His wonderful road records lent it great
interest, and many have Deen attracted to
the scene of a road event just because the
sturdy Teuton was 10 compete, and they
knew he was likely to do something re.
markabe. The hope is expressed that the
racing board Will review the evidence and
reinstate him, or at least grant further
hearing.
The following is the full list of officials
for the Oly m pic Club Wheelmen's meet.
Referes-Robert NJ. WEIGH, Bay CITY Wheel
men. starteT-Douglass White, olympic.
Frank II. Kerrigan, Bay City; James f. Little,
Capital City Wheelmen; A P. Swain, Acme
Club; ]. R. Neylan, Reliance. Tlmers-GeOrge
P. Wetmore, Bay City; John Elliott, Olympic;
j. E. Shedd, Acme; Henry F. Wynne, Califor.
mia CLUB scorers-Joseph A. Desimone, Gar
Gen City; John S. Egan, Imperial Club; Jo-
seph s. Lewis, San Francisco Road Club; HUI
bert Rees East Oakland. Clerk of course, w.
L. Loos, olympic; assistants, A. Cellier and W
C. Umbach, Olympic. Marshal - George
Meihling, Olympic. Announcer - Senator
George E. Dixon, Bay City. Physician-Dan
E. F. Easton. Umpires-M. S. Lavenson, Cap
ital City; William Reid. California; T. J. Wins
low. Imperial; J. f. Cunningham, Olympic.
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