The record-union., 1899-09-23
SOME LOCAL WHEEL NOTES.
RELAY RACE POSTPONED FOR
TWO WEEKS.
Oak Park and Vicinity to Have a
Cycling C1ub-Other Topic
of Interest.

On account of previous engage
ment the Olympic Wheelmen were un-
able to agree with the Capital City
Wheelmen on October Sth as the date
for the pennant relay race between
teams of these rival clubs. The Capt.
tai Citys then suggested October I'D,
and yesterday Chairman Upson Of the
Race Meet Committee of the c. G. VS.
received a telegram announcing &C
ceptance by the Olympics of that date.
This then settles it that the long ex-
pected race will come off one month
hence.
1t only remains now to adjust mat
ters with the coursing club SO as TO
prevent conflict of dates at Ag1icult-
ural Park. 1t is not believed that this
will be difficult. The coursins mem
bership has cordial relations with all
the 315 members of the c.. C. w. and
several citizens are members of both
clubs. Besides the coursing men are
true sportsmen and will not be likely
to occupy the park on the only open
date the Wheelmen can possibly find
to avoid conflict with the baseball
games at Oak Park.
Letters from Reno were received yes
terday, setting out that the Reno
Wheelmen, flushed with their victory
over the Acmes of Oakland on Monday
are anxious to come here to do up the
c. c. WIS. 1t is understood that they
will be accommodated whenever the
track can be secured after the local
club is done with the boastful Olym-
pics.
The annual Riverside road race of the
c. c. WIS is now in preparation. It is
free event for all club members, bar
ring none and with prizes in plenty. 1t
will come off some pleasant morning
on an early date.
Tuesday evening next a meeting of
wheelmen residing in Oak Park is to
be held in that suburb to form a cy-
cling club, and Capital City Wheelmen
have been invited to attend. The lat
ter are very desirous of having the Oak
Parkers make their club c. C. w.
annex which will serve economy and
strengthen both organizations.
There are about 100 wheelmen in
Oak Park. They realize the great con-
venience of the cycle path between the
two places, and the necessity of action
to preserve broaden and better it.
! Likewise the Oak Parkers are very
anxious to reawaken the agitation for
county good roads and for construc-
tion of the Schley-avenuef side path.
The c. c. w. are also considering re-
newed activity upon the road question,
and find that rural dwellers are largely
ready to second new effort of this
kind.
| A wheeling club is talked Of in the
| FreepCrt section, and there is some be-
| lief that it will be formed. Fair Oaks
and Folsom residents have comnluni
Gated with G. c. w. members, prom1s-
| ing cooperation if a movement is in
augurated for extension of paths and
new paths or good road agitation, Or
| both. The success of path work in
! Oregon and Washington has been a
| considerable influence in bringing on
| the revival that promises for this sec
| tion.
The recent activity of the police in
| enforcing the ordinance against unlaw-
! full modes of wheel riding receives the
| cordial approval OF the organizeS
wheelmen. They are demanding stiIl
further good police work-namely, that
the other provisions Of the law be en-
! forced, as well as that regarding lone
| hand on the bars" These are as to
| taking the right side of thelstreet, for
bidding of speeding, forbidding turning
| from the right-hand side of one street
| into the right of an intersecting one,
except by passing over the center of
| the interSection-and so on.
Wheelmen are anxiously waiting to
see if the law is at last to be enforced
against drivers as we'll as cyclists, the
| former persistently disobeying the or
| dinance forbidding the diagonal
method Of passing from one street to
another, turning the wrong corners,
| etc.
| The Executive Committee of the G.
| c.. w. is called to meet in special ses-
sion Monday evening on important
business to consider the economies and
work of the club and its financial and
social condition as it enters on the last
| quarter of the club year 1t is ex-
pected that the meeting will be one OF
unusual Importance and interest, and
will result in inauguration Of some
! needed reforms.