The San Francisco call., 1898-02-05
CYCLE RAGING
 ON THE TRACK AND ROAD.

The old velodrome race course, re- built at Elmhurst by the Haywards cleo tric road, will be reopened on Washing
 ton's birthday by big race meet, under tbe management of Walter B. Fawcett.
 Fawcett has the right idea in that he is going to inaugurate middle distance rac- ing. which is so popular now 1n the East.
 He has matched w. E. Becker of Min neapolis. John E. Edwards of this city and w. G. Furman. the champion anna teur of Southern California, but who will
 turn professional for this occasion, in twenty-mle paced event, with plenty of multicycIe pacing machines. The pre- liminary event will be two-mile profes-
 sional handicap.
 No amateur events have been provided
 for for the reason that the best amateurs of the coast will be entered in the twenty fve-mile road race in the forenoon, and will be in no condition to compete Ill track events in the afternoon.
 The meet will be under C. A. c. c. sanc- | tion, and the clubs intend lending 1t their hearty support in the endeavor to revive | the waning interest in cycle racing. The regular monthly meeting of the | California Associated Cycnng Clubs Will be held this evening at the rooms or the Olympic Club Wheelmen. It Will De an important session, and there will doubt | less be some lively debating over the
  The road racing committee Of the asSo- citation met Thursday night and discussed plans for the coming relay, which Will be presented to the board tonight. It has been about decided to accept Leavitt Bill s offer of a S350 trophy tor the relay race. Changes in the regulations against pacing will also be recommended.
 The committee has issued entry blanks for the annual twenty-hve-mile handicap road race or the association, to be held
 over the San Leandro triangle on Wash, ine nn'c frth Eoh will be the sixth twenty-five-mile event held
 under the auspices of the c. A. c. C., and
 the prize list and number of entries vii exceed all previous ones. If the course
 is good on the day of the race, the ex- isting record of l hour 3 minutes 34 1-5 seconds will undoubtedly be lowered. En- tries close with Chairman Myrick on Feb ruary 14.
 The committee intends to recommend a
 slight change in the course, so that the race will start about half mile this side of San Leandro, instead of half mile the other side, as heretofore, and by cut
 ting off bad turn near Haywards, the finish will be at about the same point as usual. The riders are heartily in ac
 cord with the proposed change.
 The games of the Cycle Baseball League
 will be continued tomorrow, although terest. The Bay City Wheelnren will meet
 the Reliance Cub Wheelmen at Oak land; Olympic Club Wheelmen vs. Acme Club wheelmen, Velodrome; Garden City Wheelmen Vs. San Francisco Road Club, San Jose.
 The Bay City Wheelmen will hold its thirteenth annual reception and dance at the Maple Room of the Palace Hotel, on Wednesday evening, February 16 from S:3O to F o'clock. Invitations may be pro-
 cured from the members, but the mum.
 Der is necessarily limited. The hops of
 this club in the past have always been Hooked forward to with more than ordl-
 nary interest an and It the members members are cyl I approaching one. Dancing will be the feature of the evening, and light refresh ments will be served during the intermis- sionS.
 The Reliance Club Wheelmen of Oak land will hold a fve-mile handicap road
 at Il o'clock, over the San Leandro-Hay-
 wards course. Deacon, Rosenheim and | Wyman will start from scratch and Mott,
 Coxhead, Cramer, Noonan. Hazelton, Griffiths and others will be on the hadi- | cap marks.
 James E. Little prominent in the Capi- tai City Wheelmen and the Puritan Club
 of Sacramento. is in the city for a fort nights visit, and is renewing his many | friendships in the wheeling fraternity.
 His popularity is attested by the warmth of his reception wherever he goes.
 MT Little brings word that four of the
 prominent members of the Capital City 1 Club have gone Klondikeward-Capta | Charles Shaw, George Redman, Will
 Hubert and another. They left on the
 Walla Wallas last trip north. L. A.
 Young will also go to Alaska shortly. CnarleS SCneSTeT WILL JOlIl the COlOny or California racing men in Honolulu. Bob Smith and William Hill are candidates | for the position of captain vacated by the departure of MT. Shaw, and the election | to choose his successor will be held next Monday night
 The imperial Cycling Club held an en- | joyable masquerade party last Wednes- 1 day evening at Union Square Hall. It was
 confined to the members and their lady 1 friends and a great deal of taste was | manifested in some of the costuming The hall was prettily decorated and the whole l affair was on a par with similar social functions this club has given.
 Harry F. Terrill is now in Honolulu, l taking part in the races there. He left
 quietly about three weeks ago.
 H. A. LoZier & Co.'S advance cata- logue, "On the Square," has come to hand In a few remarks it has this ad-
 vice to offer those who may be advertis- ing: Scattering advertisements in hotel Hobbies, city directories, maps, pro- grammes, etc., are usually procured only at cost very much out of proportion to the results achieved and should not be
 used unless your profits are providing good local paper, displayed in the same place each issue, will do more to keep
 yourself and your bicycle before the pub
 lie than many advertisements of the kinds mentioned above"
 The Olympic Club Wheelmen will hold
 a smoker at Alcazar Hall on Saturday
 evening, February 26. The committee
 intends to furnish the members and in-
 vited guests with a high class vaudeville
 entertainment. and cards of admission
 will be in demand.
 George L. Hall of the Bay City Club has gone south on a business trip.
 "Pinky' Stoddard Is in Los Angeles. Dr.
 Merry and Joe Nye recently completed H. W. SPALDING.