The San Francisco call., 1898-08-27

Entries close September 2 with T tle George tge each event is 50 cents.
 Encouraged by the interest shown in the San Jose meet, the Elmhurst track will be reopened on Sunday, September 4, the principal event to be match race between A Deacon f of of tbd the cne Re1anfe cnb There will be three races, one-half mile unpaced. one mile single paced, and nve- miles tandem paced. winner of two out of three to be victor in the match. A mile handicap open to all will also be put on, probably, to cater to the outside riders.
 J. E. Wing has postponed his trial against the ten-mile Fruitvale-Haywards record until September 4, when he can get the proper pacing. He should have no difficulty in lowering the present mark, 24:27.
 The annual watermelon run of the Ter minal City Wheelmen of Stockton will be held tomorrow. Visitors from this city will take the 6 D. III. river boat tonight, returning early Monday morning.
 The Olympic Club Wheelmen, under Captain W. l.. Loos, will have run to Lake Como, in Marin County, tomorrow, new journey to most of the members. Charles A. Kraft of the Bay City Wheelmen left for the East last Tuesday morning. and will try the long distance racing game there, with good chances of success.
 George w Humphrey of the Acme Club has been appointed a member of the road l
 vice J. S. Shedd, resigned. Mir. Shedd
 leaves for the East in few days to make
 his home there permanently.
 The California Cycling Club will hold another of it's popular ladies' nights next
 Monday evening, August 29. This form of entertainment has proven very at 1 tractive to the members, and will be a
 regular monthly feature during next win l ter.
 Frank E. Richardson, an ex-Bay City
 wheelman, has gone to Honolulu on busi-
 ness
 | L. A. Peckham, who was captain of the | Reliance Club Wheelmen several years
 ago. and very prominent in Oakland 1 from a two years absence in Australia.
 MT. Peckham was glad to get back and | spent all day yesterday and Ihursday | about the city, renewing old acquaint-
 ances. He expects to go East in a few days. The Moana also brought advices from Harry Austin Goddard, who Is trav- cling in Australia for the Cleveland peo- ple In a letter he speaks of being very much impressed with the sporting in- stincts of the people at the antipodes, ana no longer wonders why horse or bicycle race draws from 25,OO0 to 10000 people on Saturday afternoon. With this immense attendance they are In position to or fer immense prizes and secure the pest talent They are behind the Americans in track improvements, however, for the
 ''Austral' handicap, the great race of the year, is run on grass track, one third of a mile in circumference and not banked an inch. To Goddard, who had a distinct recollection of sliding down the
 steep banks of the old cement track at Central Park and breaking his collar bone, this seemed strange and 1t looked as if trick riding would discount speed.
 The Capital City Wheelmen hope soon to have negotiations settled whereby they will be assured of having their track, re- cently destroyed by fire, rebuilt. Three fourths of the track remains intact. It will be necessary to wholly reconstruct the scratch straightaway and the grand stand, and about one-third of the high fencing. The insurance money will cover most of the cost of reconstruction, and the club hopes the electric railway com pany will see Its way clear to put up the | balance. The chances are in favor of its
 The annual meeting, of the Bay City evening. September l. Reports of officers and committees will be read, and nomi- ficers for the succeeding term.
 P. G. Alexander and wife will leave in
 a few days for a trip through Lake | County Mr Alexander is we'll known in trade circles. II. w. SPALD1NG.