The record-union., 1899-04-29
OF INTEREST TO CYCLISTS.
DEWEY DAY AND CYCLISTS
/. TO-MORROW'S ROAD RACE.
Help Out the Wheelway Committee
&C. c. w. New Home-Motor
Pacing-The Collins Bill.

great-event of the road in this section
Is the annual 100-mie relay race LOT
the Weinstock, Lubin & Co. trophy De
tween Sacramento and Stockton CLUBS.
To- morrow, if there is no rain, for the
fourth time the Capital City Wheelmen
OF Sacramento and the Terminal city
Nheelmen of Stockton will race for the
cup. The contest begins and ends at
Stockton this time. This year two pack
cts will be carried instead of one. That
from Stockton will be delivered here,
and the starter from Sacramento Will
go out with new one. This is an in
novation, but a good one. The manage
ment of Captain Clay in preparing the
G. G. w. team has been ideal, and 1t
ought to give Sacramento the victory
this year.
The c. c. w. has done well in bar
gaining for home of it's own. It is
big venture, but a safe one If at any
time it is weary of its bargain, it will
be no worse, but something better off
If it chooses to sell But it should
not contemplate any such idea. The
thing to do is to pay for the property
in full in three or four years, and then
build on its lot brick structure. In the
meantime the wooden house will serve
1t very we'll.
Let us have a. series of real, we'll con-
tested match wheel events this summer
and the coming fall in Sacramento, or
between Sacramento and other clubs
anywhere else. They will, properly
arranged, draw we'll and the c. c. W.
n
enough to half pay for it's new home
before 1909 dawns. It is not a big job
for the courageous.
The innkeeper in the North of En-
gland has protested in a local journal
against the Sunday riding of cyclists.
His reason is that they visit his house
in large numbers and prevent himself
and his servants from getting rest on
the Sabbath Curiously enough, he omits
to give his name and address, so that
sympathizing wheelmen do not know
how to relieve him of the patronage
which he finds SO troublesome
Toledo wants the 1902 national meet
of the League of American Wheelmen.
They will have a big exhibition and dis
play of American products at that time.
and they believe that they can secure
the meet that year Toledo was unsuc-
cessful against Louisville a few years
back
The Native Sons and Daughters have
paid wheelmen and wheelwomen of Sac
ramento a high compliment in asking
them to head the line of march on
Dewey Day. The c. c. w have agreed
to manage such division. All cyclists
should turn out and give a half hour
or so to the parade in honor of the
American hero and in honor, too, of the
native youth promoting the fete.
Easily enough 1000 wheels can be
placed in line if proper pride in the city
moves upon the souls of cyclists. The
march will be short and easy and the
call upon energy light. Let it have
generous response
An English expert, describing motor
pacing on the other side of the Atlantic.
says: THE motor pacing at Easter was
practically its first public demonstration
in this country. AS pacing it is very
good; the machines can maintain a
speed which would very soon exhaust a
humanity propelled quad or quint. For
instance, one tandem led Palmer
through the whole of the thrty-three
miles at the Crystal Palace on Mon
day 1t would have required several
changes of quads or quints to do the
work. At the same time the motor
tandem removes the last spark of in
terest in paced cycle-racing When the
large multiplets with their crews of
four or five were sweeping smoothly and
noiselessly round the track, it was at
any rate possible to be interested in the
exhibition of physical training and skill
But one cannot be enthusiastic over
motor, viewed from the standpoint of
sport, and when a mechanically pro-
PEELED tandem clatters past one feels
that artifciality in cycle-racing cannot
go much further
Wall of the Century Road Club. states
that he has received many entries for
the annual spring century run of the
New York State division to be held on
May 18th A special feature of this
century will be division composed of
and paced by women. The Century
'N'nA LUZ has dIlOHS us members
some of the most expert women riders
of any organization in the country. The
course selected is all that could be de-
sired. and with fine weather and good
roads a successful run is assured
.
The first big race of the season has
been run in England. between Linton
and Chase, resulting in victory for
the former who was favorite in
America last year. The race was not
remarkable so much for Linton's ride
as for the fact that both men were
paced by motors. The time was excel
lent and the work of both machines
good.
The Collins bill to prohibit six-day
races in New York has passed both
the Senate and Assembly, and now
awaits the signature of Governor
Roosevelt. This bill has been pushed
by the New York division of the L. A.
W.. and its passage is a distinct vic
tory for the organization which for over
year has endeavored to stop them.