The San Francisco call., 1898-01-29

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 The Reliance Club will play the Enci- nals at Alameda, and the AGmes VIII go to San Jose to meet the Turn Verein
 Captain Loos of the Olympic Wheelmen has appointed Lyman w. R. Cole as sec
 R. c. Lennie is back from the north, and will leave in a fortnight Tor trip through Arizona and Southern California.
 Bald is reported to have cleared S12,9OO by his last seasons work. Morin, the s15 900. Michael cleared twice as much as Bald, his contests being for much larger purses and fewer in number, Michael won thirteen races, and only lost one. He rode thirty exhibitions. Michael has received many offers to go on the stage and ride exhibitions on indoor tracks, at a fabulous salary. but has declined all of these, and after a much-needed rest will prepare for season Of match races
 A P. Swain, ex-president of the c. A. C. C., fell from his wheel in the suburbs of Oakland the other night. but fortunate ly escaped serious injury. A slight. cut on the back of his head was sewed up by a neighboring druggist, whose ac- quaintance with AIS cycle racing pro- clivities led him to remark that that was not the first time Al had been ''sewed up on the road.
 in Melbourne December IS. The weather was fine, and the estimated attendance was from 25,OO0 to 30,0O0, the gate receipts netting over S6OOO. The final was marred by a fall, which threw Jackson, Walne Herd, Jewell and G. S. Scott out of it The finish resulted as follows: J. Carpen- ter S5 yards, first; A. J. Rode, 20 yards, second J. IT Scott, 260 yards, third: A J. Berry, 145 yards. fourth. The first prize was 5000; second, $500; third, $125. James Carpenter, the winner, is one of Victoria's champion road riders.
 Floyd A. Mcfarland. the San Jose rac- Ing man, was in the city on visit for a few days this week.
 Brick" Kuhn, well-known in trade cir cles, Is in town, after an absence of sev- eral months. He is handling a new line so his stay will be brief.
 The San Francisco Road Club held a Jolllhcauon at the club house on Golden Gate avenue last Monday night, which a large number of members attended.
 Gears for the coming season on the rac- ing path will be greatly increased. Cycle Age says that American racing men will use much larger gears than have ever been tried in this country The ease with which Gougoltz, the Frenchman, sprinted with a 96-gear, surprised the men cans use an S0-gear, and yet they could not hold Gougoltz's sprint.
 O.. L. Pickard, of the Acme Club, Oak land; who has been the assistant trainer Of Jimmy Michael in the East the past season, has been secured to handle Tay- lore, Gougoltz and Lamberjack the ock, the English tandem record holders Pickard was the most available man hay ing been with Michael all the season and 6elng thoroughly conversant with the diff ncult art or handling pace successfully The Reliance Club Wheelmen have ap- pied Tor sanction for what will be the | flrst road-race of the season. a five-mile | event, to be held over the San Iean5ro- i Haywards course Sunday, February 6 T+ | IS designed also as a try-out for the mem bers who intend to enter the annual | twenty-five mile handicap around the fri angle on Washington's birthday.
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