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=== CYCLING UP TO DATE. ===

==== Farewell Banquet Tendered Wilbur J. Edwards at San Jose ====

==== C. CASTLEMAN BEATS BURK. ====

===== The Coast Champion Has Gone East to Meet the World's Fastest Racers - Racing Men Training for Events. =====

[[Wilbur J. Edwards]], the Coast champion, was tendered a farewell banquet at the [https://www.mariposaresearch.net/santaclararesearch/SCBIOS/lamolle&co.html La Molle Hotel, San Jose], Monday night, in honor of his leaving yesterday for the East to compete against the world's fastest riders. It was an impromptu affair, as none of his friends knew he was going East to join the Columbia team until they saw it in Monday's EXAMINER.

The following well-known wheelmon were present: [[J. B. Lamkin]], [[J. A. Desimone]], [[J. A. Chase]], [[Al Barker]], [[J. B. Carey]], [[W. T. Hobson]], [[John Eicher]], [[R. A. Summers]], [[H. A. Alexander]], [[George W. Pollard]], [[Charles P. Jarman]], [[C. N. Ravlin]], Captain [[R. J. Butler]], [[J. E. Alexander]], [[Al H. Jarman]], [[A. C. Mckinney]], all of San Jose; [[G. A. Badger]] of Denver; [[George P. Wetmore]], [[George A. Morrill]] and [[George Webb Alexander]] of San Francisco, and [[Wilbur J. Edwards]], the guest of the evening. A number of pleasing speeches were made and Champion Edwards was much affected by the great tribute paid him.

A delegation of [[California Cycling Club|Californians]], under command of Lieutenant [[John F. Burke|Burke]], had a run to Walnut Creek Sunday.

Most of the [[Bay City Wheelmen|Bay City]] flyers are training on the [[Bay City Wheelmen track at Central Park|track at Central Park]]. [[Thieson]], [[Wall]] and [[Eckborg]] of the [[California Cycling Club|Californias]] are also training there.

[[G. A. Nissen]] of the [[B. C. W.]] rode a mile yesterday in 2:23 on the [[Reliance track at Alameda]]. He was paced by [[Charles S. Wells|Wells]] and [[Otto Ziegler, Jr.|Ziegler]].

[[Casey Castleman]] of Riverside beat both [[Fox]] and [[W. A. Burke|Billy Burk]] at Santa Ana last Saturday. The Riverside man got the half mile and mile open, Class B, and the five mile handicap.

[[C. R. Griffith]] won the ten-mile road race of the [[Oakland Cycle Corps]] last Sunday in 30 minutes flat. The course was from Fruitvale to Haywards and was fifty yards over the required distance, [[George Neece]] collided with another contestant, but got fifth place.

[[Anthony]] and [[Collins]] of the [[Columbias]] took in the Walnut Creek run last Sunday.

It is quite probable that the [[fifty-mile team race]] between the [[Bay City Wheelmen]], the [[Acme Wheelmen|Acmes]] and the [[Garden City Cyclers]] will come off on July 17th. The excellent [[Bay City Wheelmen track at Central Park|five lap track of the B. C. W. at Central Park]] will be used, and each club will put on a fresh man every five miles. If this race is run, as now seems probable, it will be followed by similar events at Central Park

The [[Bay City Wheelmen]] have engaged the [https://calisphere.org/item/b8d875665ef2048fabbd4cf2a05cfe9a/ river steamer T. C. Walker] for the trip to Stockton, and will leave here at 6 P. M. Tuesday. It will also leave Stockton on the return trip later than regular boats. Quite a number of wheelmen will take advantage of the Bay City's enterprise.

[[Edwin Mohrig|Pop Mohrig]] is on a cycle tour with his two sons, [[Arthur]] and [[Eddie]], neither of which is over twelve years of age. The trio left this city Wednesday, and stopped at [[Centreville]] the first night. Thursday was spent at San Jose and Friday night they stopped at Livermore, Saturday at Lathrop and Sunday at Stockton. Yesterday they went on to Sacramento. The boys are standing the long tour well, and are mounted on special built wheels, weighing twenty and twenty-one pounds respectively. One wheel was built by [[E. Eckman]] evenings after his day's work, and the other was also built in [[Mohrig's Cyclery]].

[[Thomas H. B. Varneu|Tom Varney]] is taking a vacation. 

[[Louis Bill]], the Cleveland manager, is expected back from the East to-day.

Manager [[Bernays]] of the [[Victor House]] has reached Los Angeles by wheel, and is coming back up the San Joaquin valley.

[[Smith O'Brien]] of the [[Park Athletic Club]] and Messrs. [[Theodore F. Laist]] and [[W. E. Pinkham]] of the [[Bay City Wheelmen]] have started on a cycling trip to the Yosemite valley, where they expect to meet Count Spagh, Garibaldi Peano, the Milan sculptor, and party, with whom they will sojourn through the State.

[[Archie Reid]] left for Stockton Monday night and will train there until the 4th of July.

The [[Olympic Club Wheelmen]] decided at its meeting last night to hold its next [[annual road race on August 5th]] over the [[San Leandro triangle|San Leandro course]]. The Olympics have engaged fifty rooms on the upper deck of the [https://calisphere.org/item/c4ef8dc7828f5e0d2f263290826197f2/ steamer Dauntless] for the trip to Stockton, and the [[Garden City Cyclers|Garden City cyclers]] will go with them. The start will be at 5:30 P. M. July 3d, and on the return the start will be at 6 P. M., so that the Olympics and their friends can get back at 5 A. M. on the 5th.

[[W. J. Poole]] and [[T. Atchinson]] of the [[Olympic Club Wheelmen|Olympic Club]] will tour by wheel from [[Davisville]] to Red Bluff, leaving the city Saturday morning.

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