The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
0 regular run has been |

and place prizes. No regular run has been
called for tom orrow.
The G. A. c. C. weekly bulletin from the
racing board is as follows:
Bulletin No. 4. May ID, 1897.
The presid dent has completed the track rae
ing committee by the appointment OF L. 5.
Upon OF Sacramento. The committee as now
formed is as follows: R. NJ. WEIGH (chairmanl.
San Francisco; A. G. Col, San Jose; r. M.
Thompson, Fresno; L. C. Hunter, San Fran
cisco; l.. S. Upson of Sacramento. Charles
Fuller Gates, Los Angeles. is appointed nandi-
capper for Southern California.
Sanctions granted-May 9, National Brother
hood OF Electrical Workers. San Jose; May 10,
Ii. C. n. Leadbetler, San Jose; May 19, the
Tachydrome, Fresno; Msy 80, Lyman d Chad
bourne, Los Angeles; June q. Capital City
Wheelmen, Sacramento; July D, Capital City
Wheelmen, S Sacramento.
The racing rules of the California Associated
Cycling clubs for both road and track are
ready tor de livery and may be had on appiica-
tion to any memberof either the Road or Track
Racing Committee.
The track racing rules differ in few respects
from those heretofore in use. The arbitrary
attempt of the League OF American Wheelmen
to divide California inlo two States and TO de-
clare that amateurs from the southern part OF
the State shall not travel beyond fixed dis
tance from their homes to compete with anna
teurs in the northern part OF the State Is tg-
nored. Henceiorth amateurs are free to COM
pete at any distance from their homes within
the State. To this extent California is re-
united.
The attention of referees and race promo ters
is called to changes in track rules as follows:
l. Relating to duties of starter. The rule as
to recall in OF fall at the start is amended
| TO read as follows:
"In case of fall within thirty feet of the
scratch line the contestants shall be recalled
! by the starter ana the race started over again,
but this shall not apply to the lall of con-
| testant caused by the breaking of his own
wheel, IL no other contestant is thrown there
| by In the event OF the breaking OF contest
ants wheel at the start there snail be no de-
| lay TO permit him to repair the injury or OBJ
| tain another wheel, but if there Is any Su bSe-
| quent trial hea. of the same event the referee
| may permit him TO ride therein"
2 Relating to trial heats-In all trial heats
! for ch races sceuaker or pacemakers
may be designated by the referee, who shall
start from scra tch, at the pole, and the pace
maker or pacemakers shall qualify for the
! final provided they finish over the tape.
These pacemaker shall not be adjudged d is
! tanced. When there are more than two heats
none in the siowest heat shall qualify for the
! fin al and the elimination of the slowest heat
may also be applied by the referee 10 the trial
heats of a scratch event wherein pacemakers
have not been designated. R. NJ. WEIGH,
Chairman Track Racing Committee, c. A. c. C..
Captain Robbins has called run of the
California Cycling Club for tomorrow to
Menlo Park, TO join the Menlo Road Club
on its picnic run. John Burke and Henry
Wynne will have match race on this oc-
casion.
The racing board of the Associated
Clubs desires to deny the statement in a
morning paper that pool-selling will be
permitted at the meet to be held at Val
| lejo on Nav 81 or at any meet under the
associations sanction. The sanction OF
! any club that permits pool selling in con-
nection with meet it may hold will be at
once revoked and future sanctions denied
| the club.
The next meeting of the board of gov
ernors of the association will be held
| Saturday evening, June 5, at Sacramento,
the board being The guests of the Capital
| City WheeImen. The next day the club
will hold a big meet there on its new
| three-lap track. Arrangements are being
made here for special car TO leave here
| Saturday afternoon, conveying the board
OF governors to its meeting and such
racing men as will go ul-officials, train
| ers, clubmen, etc. As the number who
are going must be known soon, applica-
tions for passage on this car should be
made to Charles Albert Adams, Phelan
| building, at once. Over thirty have al
ready signitied their intention of making
| the trip. SPALDING.