The San Francisco call., 1898-09-17
THIRD ANNUAL
 TWENTY MILE ROAD RACE.
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 The third annual Baker & Hamilton twenty mile trophy race of the California Associated Cycling Clubs will be held to- morrow over the San Leandro triangle course There are but three clubs enter ed this year, the Bay City Wheelmen Olympic Club Wheelmen and Acme Clut Wheelmen, the starters for whom were given in The Call yesterday.
 The riders, officials, spectators and the Fitchburg, thence to San Leandro, thence via the triangle course twice around to the point where the association's road faces the usual finish, near San Lean dro.
 The riders, officials, spectators and the clubs that have called runs to witness the event will go over on the S:30 and a. m. broadgauge boats tomorrow morn ing.
 A morning paper yesterday stated that the fact that the Garden City Wheelmen did not enter a team created a great sensation" fell like g thunderbolt," etc, and that the racing committee was completely nonplussed." Why these ter rible happenings should have occurred 1t Is hard to realize, from the simple fact that the San Jose club did not enter the race. If his memory of facts was better, the writer would recall that the Garden City Wheelmen have never yet entered a team in the annual twenty-mile race of the association, and probably never will. The only team race they ever en- ter for is the annual 1o0-mile relay. So that the great sensation" is only another of Ravvy's bursted bubbles, and the ''thunderbolt' will never hurt anybody unless it reacts as boomerang upon himself
 George Bennett and William P. Mar shall, two well-known local wheel men. made a long trip over the Admis- sion day holidays. which for change of and should make popular three-days' outing for touring cyclists. They left here Thursday night and rode as far as Vallejo, crossing the straits at Vallejo rode to Napa, and spent the balance of the day there sightseeing. Saturday St. Helena and Calistoga were visited. Sun day the return to Vallejo was made in train for home. They pronounce the rid ing excellent, though the weather was very warm.
 Harlow H. White of the Olympic Club Wheelmen and E. B. Jerome of the Re lfance Wheelmen have just returned from a tWo-weeks' wheeling trip to the Yo- semitic Valley. They are loud in their praises of this as vacation tour for cyclers, and intend making it again them selves some other time.
 There is some talk of a joint race meet some time in the near future, to be con- ducted by the Olympic Club Wheelmen anu lut Day Olly NueSlulen at El1n- hurst. These two clubs should be able to conduct such a meet with profit The Garden City Wheelmeen and the baseball management divided up nearly a thou sand dollars as their share of the Ad- mission day meet at San Jose, in spite of the heavy expenses entailed for prizes, advertising, etc. It was the largest crowd ever on the grounds.
 Charles R. Kimic. one of the most pop ular wheelmen in the Garden City, is to be married next Monday to Miss Sophie A. Ohme of Alameda. Kimic is a prom inent member of the big San Jose club, and his splendid barytone voice has often been raised in the entertainment of mem bers and visitors at socials and smokers. The fraternity will all join in wishing him good luck in his new venture.
 In the first heat of his mile match race with Wing at San Jose on Admis- sion day "Bunt" Smith established a new coast competition record, paced. The former record was POI 2-5, made by E. C. Bald at San Jose November 8, 1895 Smiths time was 1:59 fiat. Thus further honors are added to the score of the doughty locomotive chaser
 H. w. SPALDING