The record-union., 1898-04-23

line at sixteenth ana x streets, one
block east of the starting point.
The route of the race will be out K
to Thirtieth street, along Thirtieth to
Oak Park, along the extension of Thir-
tieth street TO Magnolia avenue, thence
easterly TO the Stockton road, turning
southerly into it at Clicks place.
Patrol judges with red flags will be
stationed at each street crossing from
Fifteenth to Thirtieth, at Thirtieth and
r, at Thirtieth and Y, at Thirtieth and
Magnolia avenue, at the electric rail-
way crossing, at the head of Magnolia
avenue, and at Clicks place.
The c. c. W. Committee of Manage
ment requests that it be stated that
spectators should keep to the side
walks if they wish to accommodate the
race teams, and there is strong re-
quest that at II and at 4 o'clock for
a short time drivers of teams will leave
the roadway clear from Fifteenth and
K to Thirtieth street, that the riders
on that smooth road may speed at their
best
The riders will be as follows, but the
order in which we give them does not
indicate what relays they will ride.
That will not be known until the day
of the race:
Capital City Wheelmen-J. Hirsch,
trailer William Hill; c. P. Wilson, trail
er 7. Welch; B. J. Milne, trailer &
Davis; Gilbert Eldred. trailer J. J.
Schnerr: NJ Noyes, trailer Ira May;
A. Patterson, trailer F. Moore; William
Readdel. trailer E. Egleberg.
Terminal City Wheelmen of Stock
ton-A. McCue, A. Preitzke, O. Morris,
w George, c. Barnes, A. Salbach and
E. Tremain. (Trailers yet to be named)
Road Club Annex of the Stockton
Athletic Association-Bert Spun, trail
er Andy Rodgers; Joe Foley, trailer
William Heathman; John SeyDold,
trailer Rudolph Gnekow; John w.
Moore. trailer Ed Condy; Parker Hack
EFT, trailer George Baker; B. A. Hender-
son. trailer, Norval Harrison; George
Holman. trailer Fred Confer.
The relays are something over eight
miles in length.
The officers of the race for Sacrament
to are: NJ S. Lavenson, Chairman-in-
Chief; referee, Scott F. Ennis; relay
one q. A. Woodson, Vice-President, in
charge for President c. M. Goethe, who
is lid; starter, j. E. Little; timer, E.
w. Adams; judge, F. c. Yoerk.
Second relay - M. S. Lavenson in
charge; judge, A. Balingoll; timer, F.
c. Kiefer
Third relay-H Taubner Goethe in
charge; timer, Dr. Shaw; judge, II.
Bennett.
: Fourth relay-George Odbert in
charge; w. Wright, Judge; w. B. de
Mirritt, timer.
Fifth relay-E. A. Garfield in charge;
Hubbard Judge, timer.
Sixth relay-Captain Robert Smith IN
charge; C. w. Stave, Judge; timer, -.
At Stockholm. S. UpsOn in charge;
timer, -.
A packet provided by each club is
made of leather and with convenient
handle At each relay station line IS
drawn indicating the division between
relays. Fifty yards each side OF TINS
line another line is drawn. Between
these two outer lines the incoming
rider must pass to the outgoing one the
leather packet. This is done at full
speed if possible, and is an exceeding
ly nice affair. If the packet is dropped
it must be again secured and passed 10
the new rider within the bounds AS
will be evident this means great loss
of time, and, hence extraordinary care
is taken to safely make the exchange
while in motion.
The riders who go out Of Sacramento
on relay one exchange with riders OF
relay two, and remain there until the
packet is returned on it's homeWard
way. when the three number ones race
for the finish to Sacramento.
The sixth set of riders go into Stock
ton. but do not ride back, new set
returning instantly over the last relay
There are, therefore, five men OF each
club who ride twice over their relays,
and two in each club who ride but once
over a relay.
In each of the three packets carried
there is a letter signed by the Presl-
dents of the three clubs certifying that
it is to witness by its final delivery that
it has been carried from Sacramento
to Stockton and back. The packet that
first reaches the President who dellV-
cred it. indicates which club wins the
race The three Presidents will stand
at the finish line and to the last mo-
ment each will hope that the colors or
| his club will first appear on the nome
stretch down K street and that he VIII
/ be the fortunate man to receive the
/ packet at the line or soon after 1t is
! crossed The final delivery need not
J be made exactly at the line, for the
/ final rider may return after slowing up,
+ and make the delivery, for the wheel
man whose front wheel first touches the
! tape at Sixteenth and K street wins
/ for his club.
/ A rider whose wheel breaks down
! may take any wheel he can obtain TO
/ finish his task. He may be assisted in
mounting and starting, but he cannot
/ accept a pace maker. Whoever does,
/ loses the race for his club. Any rider,
/ however, may, by getting close behind
an opposing rider take pace" This is
called ''tacking on" and is legitimate.
Riders may be coached; that is, en-
cOuraged by words by friends on the
wayside and at sections, but must not
/ be in any other way aided. Whoever
attempts it. or accepts it, imperils that
riders chance for his club.
No rider must take to any path along
! the road. 1t is to be a road race, not
a path race. Riders must take the
travelled road good or bad as it may be.
Every rider is entitled to have one
/ trailer to ride behind him and render
! him aid if he breaks down to the ex-
! tent of furnishing him fresh wheel
/ and assisting him to remount. IN
! starting from a relay tape the trailer
must not start until thirty seconds af-
ter his principal has left the tape.
Every Capital City Wheeman racer
Will wear a red bonnet each Sacra-
mento trailer will wear q red sash.
/ Competitive riders have the right of
way over trailers; that is,a trailer must
! give way if the principal of a compet