The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-05
GAINES AMENDMENT
Is RECONSTRUCTED
INTERIOR CYCLERS CANNOT
RACE FOR CITY CLUBS.

The regular meeting of the California
Cycling Clubs held last night in the Par
rott building was largely attended. Every
club belonging to the body was represent
ed by it's delegate.
The cause of the big meeting was the in
terest taken in certain legislation brought
before the January meeting, which has
been termed the Gaines amendment"
providing that any member of the asso-
citation may ride in interclub races
whether he be a resident of the city
whence his club halls or not.
The kernel Of the question is this:
Whether or not rider living In an out
side town can ride for a San Francisco
club. The law was passed at the last
meeting, and motion for reconsideration
came up last night. The adherents of the
law urged that man should be permitted
to ride for any club he pleased. The op-
ponents argued that that discouraged the
organization of clubs in small interior
towns; that any good rider developed in
an outside town should ride only for the
club existing in his locality.
The debate on the question was long
and heated. The fight for the reconsid-
Grafton Of the amendment was led by
Charles Albert Adams, followed by j. A.
Woodson of Sacramento and T. G. Spill
lane.
The opposition forces opened with Judge
Frank h Kerrigan, followed by Dr..
Thomas L. Hill and Percy n. Long
When the question was finally voted on,
the motion to reconsider was carried by
16 to IL. The amendment itself was then
voted upon, and was lost by the same
vote.
Under the rules as they now stand, a
man must be a resident of the city in
which his club is located 60 days before
any interclub race.
in any event sanctioned by the association
to belong to the body itself, whether a
club member or not, was voted on and
carried by vote of II to 8.
Mr.. Woodson of Sacramento proposed
that at the March meeting the delegates
discuss whether it would not be better to
have the association composed only Of
individual members and no clubs.
The designations of the Olympic Cyclers
and California Cycling Club were read
and accepted.
Chairman w. L. Loos of the racing
board reported that at the coming indoor
tournament a trophy race would be rid
the Bushnell Trophy. He stated that the
following rules had been laid down for
the event:
l. The same shall be an unpaced amateur
two-rnie pursuit race, contesting teams to start
at opposite sides of the track
A team shall consist of two riders from
each club competing.
8. Two clubs only shall compete at one time.
a. The first man finishing in each race shall
be declared winner, and his team shall count
one point.
s. Each team shall compete with every other
team once only except in case of tie between
the clubs having the largest number of points
Mt close Of contest When an extra race shall
be run to decide said tie, the winning team of
said heat shall be entitled to the trophy.
g. Should more than two clubs be tie on points
each club may select rider to represent 1t
in a scratch final.
Z In case of any rider becoming disabled in
such manner that he cannot compete his club
may select substitute.
ANY other rule necessary shall be hereafter
annexed by the track racing committee.
III foll oil hc
the meeting:
Acme Club wheelmen,- by T: D. Whit
man, W. H. L. Hynes; Bay City Wheel
men, by Frank H. Kerrigan. DR.. Thomas
L. Hill, Harry Larkin; Capital City
WheeImen by J. A. Woodson; Encinal
Wheelmen. by M, E. Ga Gaines lines G: A. Danly,
by Daniel j. Scully A. NJ. McQuaig; Gar,
den City .Wheelmen, by J. b; Lamkin;
Olympic Club Wheelmen. by Charles AL
bert Adams, T. G. Spillane; Reliance Club
Wheelmen, by E. Lehnhardt; unattached,
Stanley G. Scovern, Paul M. Nippert, W.
J. Kenny Percy N. Long.
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