The San Francisco call., 1897-02-20
THE WHEELM EN-.
An Interesting Programme for the
Velodrome Meet.

An Interesting Programme for the
Velodrome Meet.
The road-racing committee of the Cali
fornia Associated Cycling Clubs, consist
ing of Charles Albert Adams, Olympic
Cub Wheemen; Chester S. Myrick, Re-
lance Club Wneelmen, and a. w. Weihe,
San francisco Road Club. definitely de-
cided yesterday afternoon 20 postpone the
annual twenty-five mile road race of the
association for two weeks-until Sunday,
March Z as predicted in The CALL yester-
day. The entries and handicaps as then
published will remain unchanged, save
for the addition of such other names as
are offered within the next week. The
NOonan brothers Of Santa Rosa have en-
tered, and one Whalley of Alameda claims
his entry was sent in and lost, so he wall
also start. This brings the list up TO an
even hundred starters.
Many did not recognize yesterday the
entry, "a. w. Cleaver, Reliance, scratch,
and wondered who this man could be
whom they had never heard OF and yet
who was put on scratch. Mr.. Cleaver
halls from Chicago, though more latterly
from Los Angeles. He has been a mem
ber OF The Bay City Wheelmen for some
years past, and recently joined the Re-
lance Club. There is some doubt, how
ever, II he will start.
There will be hustling for the Olympic
trophy, which the Acme Club has cap
tured twice and stands good chance OF
winning for good this time.
The prize list viii be particularly inter-
eStlng TO the riders and is given here
with. There are four elegant time prizes,
to wit: Gold spllt-second watch, god
chain and locket, suit OF clothes, travelling
rj~ ~ YNIa
which are given in relation TO their vaiue
and position on the list as follows: Gold
watch, diamond locket, overcoat, silver
chronometer, opal and diamond scarfpin,
bicycle suit, pair of trousers, camera. com
bination um Orella and cane. one dozen
Paris panels, racing suit, Palmer tires,
Morgan IL Wright tires, Vim tires, shaw
ing SCI, racing suit chronograph, KODAK,
fishing rod, hat, racing shoes, bicycle
lamp Record pedals, Leon cyclometer,
silver key ring.
This comprises list more valuable than
any ever offered by the association, which
probably accounts for the increased entry
list ana lively interest in the race.
r. NJ. w elch, one OF CALIFORNIA; dele
gates to the recent League of American
Wheel mems convention at Albany, \. Y,
is expected to arrive here to- morrow night
at S:45 o'clock on his return. He is ac-
companied by Frank W. Fuller OF the
Olympic Club Wheelmen. Frank II. Ker-
rigan, chief consul of the league in this
State, who was also delegate, has re-
manned in the East to visit some rela-
tives, and will not get back here until the
first week in March. 1t is expected he
Will come with Bald, Cooper and the
racing aggregation, which contemplates
training on the coast this spring.
E. E. Stoddard will leave for an ex-
tended trip through Oregon and Wash
ington this evening.
1t is the opinion of such riders and
trainers as Young, Shafer, Windle, Bald,
Murphy, Butler, Starhuck and Good man,
that the coming cycle racing season will
eclipse anything ever seen in this coun-
try. They say that every indication points
TO increased interest in racing matters
They argue that many patrons OF baseball,
horse-racing and kindred sports will be
found at the cycle tracks this year.
Captain Day had called a club run OF
the Bay City Wheelmen to San Leandro
for Monday, but as the big road-race has
been postponed the run is also off The
club has thirteen men entered, and as
thirteen has always been its lucky mum ber
much is expected of them.
Larger gears will be the rule the coming 2
season in cycle racing. 1t is said that
Bald will use an 4gear and that his
move will be followed by all the prom!-
nent men. The usual gear last wear was
Il
liked il, and so did Becker, the fve-mile
champion. Our Charley Wells would be
the man to push such a gear, with his I'M
mense driving power.
The North California Division, League
of American Wheelmen, gained sixteen
new members during the past week. In
spite of all the talk about secession, new
7. cruits continue to come in.
a week from tomorrow the Imperial
Cycling Club will hold the first road race
of the season from Fruitvale to haywards,
ten-mile event for members only. A
number of riders are in training for it,
and II the roads are good fast time shond
be made.
A. G. Batchelder, the New York State
hand cappper, will probably be one OF the
New York newspaper men at the Corbett-
Fltzsimmons fight. He will go from there
to this State and will stay until the open-
ing OF the circuit. AS a Handicapped
batchelder Is SAID to be second only to
our own Bobby Smyth.
The first number of wheeling, an up-
to.date cycling paper" is at hand, daIed
February 13. 1t is issued SATURDAYS at
Los Angeles by Charles Fuller Gates.
There is lots OF news in it, written in Mr..
Gates peculiarly interesting style. and
the paper should take hold down there.
The Velodrome Will have another big
meet on Washington's birthday, and now
that the association road race and the
Petaluma meet are postponed there is no
counter cycling attraction and big crowd
Isexpected. The following are the entries
and handcaps for the open events:
One mile open, professional, first and second
in each heat TO qualify for final. First heat
+. NJ. Byrne, Imperial; Horace Slater, Bay
City; I. P. Sullivan, unattached; r. f. Dow
Olympic; l. A. May, unattached.
Second heat-W. (. Becker. Minneapolis
D. E. Whitman, Los Angeles; II. b. Freeman
Bay CITY; Ed Chapman, Naph.
Third heat-C. r. Coulter. Olympic; Hardy
Downing, Garden City; Eddie Allen, unai-
iached; c. z. Dow, Seattle; "A. NJ. Boyden.
Alameda.
Half-mile handicap amateur, first in each
heat and second in fastest heat 10 qualify for
final. First heat-P R. Mott Reliance,
scratch; I. Alboreile. Olympic. 25 yards; Mil
ton N. Cook, imperial, 35 yards; A. Theison,
California, so yards u. H. Williams, Santa
Second heat-E. F. Russ, Olympic scratch
y. II. Elford, Reliance, 20 yards; William
Loos, Olympic, 80 yards; P. l.. Dezert, Impe-
rial, 40 yards; /. H. Frank, Barker, so yards
Third HEATH. w. Squires, Acme, scratch
M- NJ. Cook, Olympic, 20 yards; r. Robinson,
San Francisco, 40 yards; R. A. Coulter, Cali
tornia, 55 yards; Charles E. Taylor, mat
taehed, go yards; L. Schmitt, Barker. 70 yards.
Fourth heat-George w. Tantau, Olympic,