The record-union., 1898-12-05
ASSOCIATED CYCLISTS.
Annual Meeting-E1ection Of OFF,
GERS and Reports.

The annual meeting of the California
Associated Cycling Clubs in San Fran
cisco, on the Sd inst, called out a large
attendance Retiring officers submitted
their reports. Those Of President
Adams and Chairman Welch of the
Track Racing Committee were the most
interesting. Both reviewed the work
of the association and its influence in
the State for good government and
administration of officers relating to
road, street and wheeling interests.
President Adams in the course Of his
report made recommendations for the
future policy of the association, saying:
1T is apparent to all who have consid-
cred the matter that interest in clubs
is decreasing. Organized cycling, that
is, club organization, is on the wane
The individual rider now looks to the
association for those benefits which
were originally obtained for him by his
club, and it is to the individual, and
particularly to the unattached indi-
vidual rider, that the association should
now devote its energies. He further
stated that not one dollar of the money
contributed by unattached riders
should be devoted to the support of
the expense incident to interclub events
and the competitors in other associa-
tion races should bear the entire bur-
den of those events. AS to a change
Of government Adams suggests that the
State be divided into county organiza-
tions, these counties to send delegates
proportionate to their membership to a
State convention to be held once year.
T. To l,o% 4I,s-
elect officers to control only such mat
ters as concerned the entire State,
leaving the control Of the purely local
affairs to the county organizations
OF the various local consuls through
out the State appointed during the past
year President Adams mentioned the
following as having performed the most
efficient services during his administers
ton: E. w Simmons, Calistoga; Geo.
H. Forrec, Lakeport; A. A. Gardiner
Napa; Hubert Rees, Oakland; T. F.
Mcdonald, Sacramento; Clement J.
Belloli, San Jose; S. j. Mcknight, VAL
lejo, and E. P. Hampton, Woodland.
The annual election resulted as fol-
lows, by unanimous vote: President
Paul M. Nippert of San Francisco, from
the individual membership In like man.
ner j. A. Woodson of Sacramento. First
Vice President; T. D. Whitman of Oak
land, Second Vice President; S. G.
Scovern of San Francisco, Secretary
and T. G. Spillane of the Olympic Club
Treasurer.
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
retiring officers for their efficiency and
also to the daily press of this city for
courtesies and support rendered the as
ISOLATION
In the absence from the city of the
newly elected President the new First
Vice President took the Chair and re-
turned thanks for the honor shown his
club, the Capital City Wheelmen, on
whose account and not his own, he had
been chosen. A long and profitable dis
cussion followed on the general work
and purposes of the association.
The amendment reducing the reuuir-
ed representation of clubs and dele
gates at meetings to five of the for
mer and nine of the latter was finally
passed, while Secretary Scovern pre-
sented an amendment for the first read
ing compelling all riders to become
members before being allowed to COM
pete In an association event other than
the club team races.