The San Francisco call., 1898-05-02
CYCLERS READY FOR THE RELAY Preliminary Work Ended With Two Tryouts
 Yesterday.
Committee Renders a Report on the Condition of the
 Roads.
Encinal Cyclers Hold an Exciting Race on the Haywards
 Road.

Everything is now in readiness for the great annual cycling event of the Pacific | Coast the 100-mile relay race, which Will take place next Sunday.
 Chester S. Myrick, chairman of the road racing committee of the California As sociated Cycling Clubs, rode around the entire course yesterday, accompanied by H. D. Hadenfeldt, w. Mackie, F. G. Montealegre and G. w. Tantau. The re- port of the gentlemen shows the road to be in exceptionally good condition, and all expressed the opinion that faster time would be made next Sunday than ever before in the history of the race.
 From now on the roads are to be sprin- kled every day. The worst stretch is to be encountered on the second relay, where the road for two miles south from Uncle Toms Cabin is a mass of soft earth, from the effects of the recent digging of a wide trench by the Spring Valley Water Com pany. From Mountain View to San Jose, being most of the fifth relay, is also in poor shape. Had the race been r1oden early in April this year, according to the custom in the past, the greatest difficult ties would have been encountered where now the roads are smooth and fast.
 Furman, who will ride in the Bay City team, arrived from Los Angeles yester- day, and Freeman came in from Fresno to train for place on the Acme team
 T. c. Belloli was appointed yesterday by Chairman Myr1ck to represent the C.. A. c. c. in an executive capacity at the San Jose end of the road on the day of the race
 The Garden City Wheelmen of San Jose held ten-mile try-out yesterday, as a result of which the following riders were chosen for the San Jose team; Harden brook, DelmaS, Thorne, J. Smith, Blunt Smith, Francis, Quimby, Bridgeman, Bel loli and Schnitzpan.
 The Acme Wheelmen held a ten-mile try-out over the Haywards course. start ing at 2 o'clock. Fifteen men were started in one bunch, all the relay riders partici- conceal the exact identity of the relay men. A. T. Smith finished first in %: Curtis was thrown out of the race by reason of a fall when but two miles out, brightest stars, was left behind on ac- count of an unfortunate puncture.
 The five-nile road race of the Encinal Cyclers was started at o'clock from San Leandro. Twelve men started, and all finished. H. F. Ross, a new rider, riding from the 1:30 mark, put up an excellent ride and finished in first position several yards in front of a bunch of long mark men. The four scratch men came in to- gether, and as they approached the tape excitement ran high, and there seemed to be no choice as to the best man. Jurge- witZ started sprint, at which the others jumped immediately, but the tape was in too close proximity, and JurgewitZ passed it first, with Thompson, Hurley and Cummings behind him in the order named and only fifths of a second apart Jurgewitzs time of 1859 was the best of the day, and he was awarded the first time prize M. G. Curtis did not ride, on account of being entered in the Acme relay try-out. Had he ridden in the En- cinal race instead he would undoubtedly have covered himself with glory, as he was in unusually fine form. w. F. Gran dall acted as referee and H. O. Penney as chief timer. The summary follows: