CYCLERS IN TRAINING - San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May 1895

CYCLERS IN TRAINING.

Bicyclists Who Will Ride Awheel to the Yosemite - Club Runs.

The cyclers have been training very actively this week for the races to take place Thursday next at Central Park under the auspices of the Bay City Wheelmen.

Among the class B men [[Charles S. Wells|Wells], Long, Nessen ([[George A. Nissen|Nissen) and [[William H. "Will" Haley|Haley] stand about the best show, now that Foster is sidetracked and Jones is in the south. The class A men will be strengthened by the appearance of Archie Reid, an old racing member of the Bay Citys recently returned from Scotland.

The Liberty Cycling Club will hold its first annual private picnic to-morrow at Tamalpais Villa. The club will go in a body on the 9 A. M. Sausalito boat.

A private run under the generalship of Alex Acheson will take place this afternoon, with Woodside as the destination. The riders will leave the Olympic Club at 5:30 P. M. A country dance is the attraction.

J. Berges will depart next week for a two weeks' trip a wheel in Sonoma county,

Extensive preparations are being made for the joint run and picnic of the California Associated Cycling Clubs to be held at Niles on Sunday, June 9th. The committee having it in charge is arranging to feed 500 wheelmen.

A joint run has been arranged by Captains T. C. Dodge and J. Kitchen Jr. between the Bay City Wheelmen of this city and be Acme Club Wheelmen of Oakland, which will take place on next week Sunday. The destination has not been definitely settled, but it is to be on the Marin county side of the bay.

Charles Grant and George H. Stratton have placed their order for a tandem.

J. E. Edwards, the fast racer of the Olympic Club, will try for the world's five-mile record tomorrow over the course from San Mateo to San Carlos. Everything will be done to help him secure the coveted record. Manager Jack McGlynn has arranged for tandem and single pacemakers to help Edwards. The present American record is 11:19, made by A. C. Van Nest at Chicago on October 9th, Edwards has ridden the five miles in a competition race in 12 minutes 13 2-5 seconds.

The California Cycling Club will hold its third trial for the mile handicap club races to-morrow at 9:30 A. M. at the Central Park irack. So far Harvey leads bis club mates in points on previous races. The races are sure to be well attended by the members in the hope of evening up matters.

CYCLISTS OF THE CALIFORNIA CLUB ON AN OUTING.
[Photograph by Miss M. E. Faucompre.

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Last Sunday a very pleasant and enjoyable trip on the wheel was enjoyed by B. H. White, L. D. Owens, B. T. Edwards, L. H. Cox, Milton Unger, Eugene Unger and C. Adams, which was in the form of a reunion of old members who were active in the management of the old San Francisco Bicycle Club. The run was to Larkspur.

Captain Quadt has called a club run for to-morrow of the Golden Gate Cycling Club to Crystal Springs.

Complaint has been made by ladies who ride in the Park unattended by male escorts that they are subjected to much annoyance from would be mashers. If the lady riders would promptly point out these offenders to the Park police they would confer a favor and soon put a stop to the annoyance.

The Golden Gate Cycling Club at its last meeting discussed the matter of "[[:Category:Good_roads|good roads]." It is ready to join in any proposed plan for improvement. This club irill bild . Hadies' night" the latter part of June, and is already preparing elaborate plans for securing talent and refreshments The enforced return of Walter Foster from the southern circuit, owing to in• juries received at the Fabiola race meet in Oakland tco early part of the month, was unfortunate, as the northera riders Tere parucalaris anxious to see & me to ing between the two divisions. It is doubt. ful if Foster can race again this season, though he is anxious to take part in the Bay City's races. €. L Daris and sister start on their Tandem this afternoon for the Garden City. Sprocket Bernard, the Olympic racer, Tho was recently injurect by a collision rith a wagon, bas recovered, althongh be will be unable to race for some time to come, Daring the past week several diessenger dogs bave been mounted on bicycles and it may be bat a short time until the eulire torce wilt be mounted in the same manner. Obiel Consul Charles K. Melrose of the league of American Wheelmen is prepar the to add the maps of Hourholdt, Lake and Eureka county roads to the league road hook. Vicior A. Hancock departed st Wednesday to accurately measure the same and secure other useful knowledge Hancock is acconipanied by his brother, Frank, and both mil ride single wheels weighing iveñis-three and onehalf pounds. These boys will be remiérn. bered as the tro lads who carried the proFrammes last July to the conductors'

ball, held at Wadsworth, Ner.. during i ne strike. Past experience bas proved them to be capable of accomplishing any ditficult journey. These road inaps siil prove a valuable acquisition to the now handy road books. The next meeting of tbe board of governors of the California Associated Cycling Clubs will be held on Saturday eve:ing. June Ist, in the rooms of the Reliance Club wheelmen. The amendinents proposed at the last meetiog regarding relay rnles, suspended members and classifica. Sion of riders will come un for action. Last Saturday afternoon Harry Jones of the Reliance and Charley Taylor of the Olympics ataried for å tandem ricio through the Sonoma valley. From here ihe, took the train to Vallejo junction, and tbence started for Calistoga. Passing | by the Veterans' Home at Yountville just at darkness, they can down all old soldier tho was piodd ng along on the road way. buit fortunately did him no barm. After leavin: him a silver dollar as an apology 1tbey continued on their way to Calistoga, ! *bere they remained over nigat. The roads were found in very good shape. Betreen Litton Springs and Mark West there is a long don grade as smooth as glass, and at the bottom is a ford across Mark West creek. Neither of tbe cyclers kner of this creek, and, being under a good headway, were unable to stop their macbine in time to avoid a ducking in four feet of water. After rescuing the lander and wringing out their clothes the trip was continued and Santa Rosa reached late Sunday afternoon. They arrived in San Francisco early Monday morning and declared that a pleasanter two days' journey was nerer enjoyed. The Crescent Road Clab of this city is still in existence and will continue to be a lactor in cycling circles. The report that they had disorganized as somewhat erroneous Secreiary L. Bearwald states that 89veral of the members have withdrawn and organized a wheeling ciub, but the Crescents are in a prosper. ous condition and new members are being elected at each meeting. Communications for the Crescents should be addressed care of L Bearwald, secretary, 811 Octavia street. J. E. Alexander of the Garden Citys contemplates a trip to the Yosemite valley. A twenty-five-mile relay race between teams representing the Redwood City | Wheelmen, Palo Alto Cyclers and the Mountain View Wheelmien is being arranged, to take place in the latter part of June. A jolly party of cyclers, composed of President Wentwortb, First Lieutenant W. G. Lovie, Secretary Stafford of the Redwood City Wheelmen and Mesers Macondrav and Eyre of the Fair Oak Cyclers will start on Tuesday next for a It felve days' trip to the Yosemite valley. | Starting from Redwood City, the party will go via Livermore, Stockton and on to the Coulter ville road, reiurning via Mariposa, Meried. Pacheco Pass and Hollister. As the parts consists of good road riders in every way congenial to each ntber, the trip will be replete with enjoymeni. The recent century run of the Liberty Cycling Club having proved such a success. Captain Meyer has deemed it ad. visable to hold another, and has set the date for Sunday. June 20. At the last meeting the Libertys elected C. Wes phal 10 membershin. Robert M. Welch, chairidan of the Racing Board, League of American Wheelmen, states that there is no foundation for the rumor that tre pill suspend V. F. Bose for his recent exhibition at the Fabiola races. Referee Plummer, who was the injured party, did not care to OF THE CALIFORSIA CLUB ON AN (Photograph by Miss M. E. Faucompre.] punish Rose, so the matter wag dropped. C. Bentley and W. Olney of the Peliance Club contemplate a trip through the Yosemite valles, and anotber party consisting of P. H. Bernays, Dr. H. P. Carlton and F. Hergey wili wheel through Lake county during the early part of next monih. Phil Carlton is arranging to take a wheeling party of Reliance boys to Monterey. The new racing rules of the League of American Wheelmen have just been 18slied, and copies can be secured upon application to R. M. Welcti, 532 California street. Wheelmen in general will do well to pertise them carelually. Thai tbe racing board i, carefully watcbing this Coast in tbe interest of the league has been too Tell demonstrated by recent suspensions to warrant any one being in ignorance of the rules Gail Hardenbrook, the young racer of the San Jose Road Club, broke all records - between that city and Gilmy by over eighteen minutes. His performance was quite a clever trick, and tbe time, 1:30, a credit to the fraiernity. Burke and Castieman will return from the southern circuit the later part of next month, when it is their intention to go for the class B records, from five miles to twenty-five. Captain Johnson has called a club run of the Imneria! Cycling Cinb to Niles for to-morrow, leavin on the 9 A. N. boat. A special meeting of the club will be held Tuesday evening 10 act upon twenty-five applications for membership. F. M. Byrne, before leaving for the north, stated that he would rive under the colors of the Imperial Cycling Club wbile there and that he did not intend resigning from the club. The report that he had joined the Olympic Club is uitbout foundation, The Arme Wheelmen and Tram pers' | Anner vill boti ibeir postponert joint run to-morrorto Lake Chabot. Refreshments will form a cheering part of the programme. . BΑΙ σΙΤΣ RACE BET, Complete list of the Entries, Handi caps and Prizes. The entry tíst for the Bay City Wheel men's race meet to be held on Decoration day at the Central-park track closed last piglit with a good representation from all the crack riders in the State. Castle man and Burke are entered; Walter Foster is also entered, altbough lie is still suffering from his recent fall at Oakland, 1 F. M. Byrne, the local crack of class A,

is now in Portland, so he will not appear, but the Imperials bave entered several speedy riders. Wilbur F. Knapp will act as announcer, and tbe remainder of the officials bare been selected with a view to their adaptability in the various offices. A complete list of the entries, arranged in the order and heats as they will be run and the various handicaps of the riders, is as follows: One mile, elass B, scratch; first prize, highgrade bicrcle, raine $130; second prize, gold watch, valne 350; third prize, overcoat, value $23. First and second in each beat and third in fastest hest qualify for final. First heat-r. M. Castieman, Riverside, A. C. 1.; C. S. Wells, San Francisco, B. C. W.; - W. H. Haley, San Francisco, 0. C. W.; R. Cushing, San Jose, G. C. C.; C. X. Langton, San Francisco, B, C.W.; D M. Marshall, San Francisco, B. C. 1.; J. C. Smith, San Jose, G, C. C. Second heat-W. A. Burke, Los Angeles, A. C. W.; R. L. Long, San Francisco, 0. C. W.; G. A. Nixsen, Alameda, A. C. W.; T. 8. Hall, San Francisco, B. C. W.; T. Delmas, San Jose, G. C. C.; H. H. Dilges, San Francisco, B. C. W.; J.W. Harvey, $88 Francisco, C. C. C.; W. F. Foster, San Francisco, 0. C. W.; H. C. Smith, San Jose, G. C. C. One-half mile, class A, scratch-First prize, sait of clothes, value $50; second prize, diamond locket, value $25; third prize, Winchester rifle, value $15. Winner of each beat and second in fastest heat qualify for finał. First best-H. F. Terrill, San Francisco, B. C. W.; E. C, Barley, San Francisco, I. C.C.; 0. L. Pickard, Oakland, A. C. W.; Charles M. Smith, Sau Jose, G, C. C.; C. F. Lemmon, San Fraucisco, O. C. 1.; A. H. Agaew, Oakland, A C. W. Second heat--R. A. Piunkett, San Francisco, unattached ; A. J. Menne, San Fraacisco, B. C. 19.; 1. B. Fawcett, San Francisco, 0. C. W.; H. L. Day. San Francisco, B. C. W.; W. J. | Rogers, Alameda, A. C. W.; E. & Battles, san Francisco, B. C. W.; J. J. Borree, Haywards, unattached. Third heat-F. A. YcFarland, San Jose, S. J. K. C.; E. Laoguetin, San Francisco, B. C. 11.; B. E. Clark, San Jose, G. C. C.; A. B. Pickard, Oaklaud. A. C. W.; A. Kanzee, sen Francisco, B. C. W.; II. H. Reid, San Francisco, C. C. C; J. E. Ed wards, San Francisco, 0. C. 1. Fourth hest-O. B. Smith, San Jose, G. C. C.; R. Moody, San Jose, G. C. C:: S. B. Vincent, San Francisco, B. C. W.; P. Metcalf, San Francisco, I. C. C.; P. G. Alexauder, San Francisco, C. C. C.: F. L. Day, San Francisco, B. C. W.; F. L. Hogue, Ventura, unattached. One mile, class B, handicap-First prize, biercle, value $103; second prize, un set diamond, value $40; enird prize, order for furDishing goods, Falue $25. Firsi, second and Third in each beat quality for final. First heat-W. F Foster, San Francisco, 10. C. W., scratch; T. A. Burke, Los Angeles, A C. W., scratch; R. L. Long, San Francisco, 0. C. 1., 50 yards; G. Å. Vissen, Alameda, A. C. W., 90 yards; T. S. Hall, San Francisco, B. C. W., 90 yards; T. Delmas, Ean Jose, G. C. C., 90 yards; H. H. Diiges, San Francisco, B. C. W., 100 rards; J. W. Harrey, San Francisco, C. C. C., 90 yards. Second heat-C. M. Castleman, Riverside, A. C. 1., scratch; C. S. Wells, San Francisco, B. C. W. Scratch: W. H. Hales, San Francisco, (). C. 1., 60 yards; R. Cushing, San Jose, G. C. C., 100 yards; C. S. Langton, San Frandisco, B. C. W., 160 yards; 1. M. Marshall, 880 Francisco, B. C. W., 125 yards; J. C. Smith, San Jose, G.C. C, 100 yards; H. C. Smith, San Jose, G. C. C., 113 yards. One mile, class A, handicap-First prize, diamondi stud, value $30: second prize, overroat. Talue $25: third prize, cuff buttons. Talue $15. First in each heat and second in The two fastest heats qualify for the final. First hesi-FL. Day, San Francisco, B.C. W, 80 yards; R. Noody, San Jose, G. C. C., 40 Tariis; W. J. Rogers, Alameda, A. C. 1., 110 yards; P. G. Alexander, San Francisco, C. C. E., 40 yaris; A. 1. Agnen, Oakland, A. C. W., 130 yards; A. C. Maghry, San Francisco, I. C. C.. 100 yards; G. Brouiilei, Oakla ud, A. C. W., 130 tarde; C. F. Orre, Oakland, O. H. 8. W., 135 yards. Second heat-8. F. Terrill, San Francisco, B. C. ., scratch; P. Metcalf. Ban Francisco, 1. C. C., 90 yards; J. J. Borree, Haywards, inata tached, 150 Fards; W. B. Fawcett, San Franciseo, V. C. .. 80 yirits; E. C. Barler, San Francisco, I. C. 6., 100 yards; 0. L. Pickard, Oakland, A. C, W., 100 yards; W. H. Reid, San OUTING Francisco, C.C.C., 140 yards; A. Smith, Mel. rose, unattached, 130 yards. Third heat-F. A. McFarland, San Jose, S. J. R. C., 40 yards; B. E. Clark, San Jose, G. C. C., 100 Tards; E. S. Battles, San Francisco, B. C. W., 90 yards; Thomas Wall, San Francisco, C. C.C., 125 yards; J. S. Egan, San Francisco, I. C. C, 130 yards; W. C. Klotz, Vallejo, C. C. C., 130 yards; . L Holling, San Francisco, I. C. C., 120 yards; W. L. Thompson, San Francisco, B. C. W., 95 yards. Fourth heat-E. Languetin, San Francisco. B. C. W., 40 yards; C. M. Smith, San Jose, G. C. C., 90 yards; 8. B. Vincent, San Francisco, B. C. W., 100 yards; C. Goodman, San Frar. cisco, S. F. R. C., 125 yards; J. Jaegling, San Francisco, I. C. C., 125 yards; L. C. Wagner, San Francisco, C. C. 11., 120 yards: B. H. Elford, Oakland, A. C. W., 120 yards; A. B. Pickard, Oakland, A. C. W., 120 yards. Fifth heat-A. J. Menne, San Francisco, B. C. W., 40 yards; C. F. Lemon, San Francisco, " 0. C. W. 80 yards; A. Kan zee, San Francisco, B. C. W., 130 yards; W.J. Howatt, San Frani risco, 1. C. G., 120 yards; W. L Wilson, San Francisco, I. C. C, 130 yards; A. W. Kitchen, Oakland, 0. A. & W., 120 yards; F. Struven, San Franeisco, C. C. C., 150 yards. Sixth heat-H. L. Dar, San Francisco, B. C. - W., 110 yards; A. Theisen, San Francisco, C. C. C., 190 yards; C. D. Gooch, Oakland, 0. H. S. W., 140 yards; A. J. Buzard, San Fran. cisco, R. C. C., 100 yards; J. E. Edwards, San Francisco, 0. C. W., 60 yards; F. L Hogue, Ventura, unattached. 100 yards; O. B. Smith, San Jose, G. C. C., 110 yards,