The San Francisco call., 1897-07-30
CYCLE MEETS
TN THE NORTH
California Riders to Com
pete Against Oregon
Cracks.
Portland Wheelmen Have Afil-
lated With the Local
Association.
Programme Of Events and Prizes for
Meet to Be Held There
August IA and 10.

President A. P. Swain of the California
Associated Cycling Clubs has received
information which shows that the
cyclists of Portland are in earnest IN their
recently expressed wish to break away
from the League of American Wheelmen
and affiliate with the California associa
tion. At meeting recently held E. Z
Merges was elected temporary chairman
and the eighty wheelmen present all
signed applications for mem bership in the
assoc ation.
The leagues control of racing in the
Northwest is not at all satisfactory to the
racing men, the clubs or the dealers, and
one OF the first things the new branch
will do will be to promote some meets at
which tn" riders will al least get square
deal. They also desire the privilege OF
racing on Sunday If they wish, which IS
denied them under the league rules, but
which is optional under the c. A. c. G, BY
laws.
There are o great many speedy riders in
the North west and the managers OF the
proposed meets have rightly concluded
that great interest would be manifested II
they could be seen in comp petition with the
stars of California cyciedom. To secure
the latter was an easy task, as the rates TO
Portland are very cheap, and the very I'D
eral prize list offered by the Portland pro-
hi oters has been the means OF inducing all
the prominent California professionals TO
signify their intentions of going.
Such amateurs as desire to compete out
side their own State under the association
rules will have to have a special permit
from the chairman of the racing board,
r. NJ. Welch, to do so, which he WILL grant
on application, first satisfying himself
los haip n
regarded.
California riders are taking great inter-
est in the two Portland meets to be held
August IA and Is, and the following long
list of events anu valuable prize list will
probably induce many to 60 who have
heretofore been undecided:
Saturday, August 14-One mile. novice, gold
and silver medals; one and q quarter miies, invi-
alton, amateur, $50, $50. $l5, So; quarter
mile, ans ateur $35, $50, $40; half mile, invita-
ton, professional, $50, $50, $50. 80; two miles,
handicap, amateur. $35, so, $40; one mile,
open, professional, $50, $50, S25, $40.
Sunday, August 15-Quarter mile dash, pro-
fessiona diamonds. $40, $40. $50. $40; one
mile, open, amateur, medals; one mile, lnVi-
tation. professional Qor California rlders),
$40, $40. $50, $40; half mile, messenger race,
$15, $l0, So; one mile, open, professional, $50,
$50, $25, $40; chase, professional race, nit
Two miles, handicap limit thirty Yards pace
maker seventy-tiye yards, $40, $40, $50, $40.
the men will have plenty OF racing until
I the 1st of September, when they will re-
| turn to California to prepare for the cham
| pionship events on the 9Th, 9th and 18th
| of Scptem Der at San Jose, Santa Rosa and
! Sacramento. The Portland professional
racers will probably compete at these
| meets.
| Floyd A. Mcfarland. the San Jose racer
| now on the Eastern tracks, writes 10 a
| friend here that so far this season he has
won nearly $1,000 in prizes. He ranks
! third in winnings, Bald and Kiser leading
! him. Mcfarland will go to Mexico after
! The National circuit ENDS, and return TO
! California about Dece N ber /. He and
| Stevens have signed with the Tribune
people. who are planning the Mexican in
| vaSion.
! {. Michener, whose serious illness was
reported in THE CALL Tuesday, is about
the same. His friends and the doctors
! have not yet given up hope of his re.
! covery.
Judge Frank H. Kerrigan has returned
from ten days vacation trip to Gala
veras County. The Never Hurry Club"
consisting of the following members oi
the Cycle Board of Trade, President J. S,
| ConwelI, r. c. Lennie, ]. A. Ostendorf,
Edwin Mohrig, G. Chrlstoffer and w. J.
| Kenney, have returned from its Lake
! County trip.