THE WHEELMEN. San Francisco Call, 21 August 1897

San Francisco Call, Volume 82, Number 82, 21 August 1897

THE WHEELMEN.

Amateur Meet at Santa Rosa Today — Who Will Get the C. A. C. C. Championships? 

There will be an amateur meet at Santa Rosa to-day, at which are entered some of the best riders in the State in that class. The programme of events was given in The Call yesterday. The races are sanctioned by the California Associated Cycling Clubs, hence all riders are safe in competing in them. The entries and handicaps follow:

THE WHEELMEN. San Francisco Call, 14 August 1897

Here is another edition of THE WHEELMEN, by Spalding, from the San Francisco Call, Volume 82, Number 75, 14 August 1897.

THE WHEELMEN.

Kraft Will Try for the Twenty-Mile Record To-morrow — Acme Road Pace.

CLUB EVENTS TO-MORROW.
Acme Club Wheelmen — Road race, San Leandro to Haywards.
Bay City Wheelmen — Run to San Leandro.
Chance Acquaintance Club — Run to San Mateo.
Imperial Cycling Club — Yachting party.
Olympic Club Wheelmen — Blind run.
San Francisco Road Club — to San Quentin.

Charles A. Kraft of the Bay City Wheelmen, who has justly earned the right to be called the best road-rider in the State, will endeavor to make a new coast record for twenty miles to-morrow morning over the San Leandro triangle. The arrangements have been in the hands of D. Lloyd Conkling, and are so complete that it would seem Kraft cannot fail to break all coast records and possibly establish one lower than any Eastern performance. Nothing but an accident or a poor road will prevent him, for he certainly has the speed, determination and all that go to
make up a record-breaker.

CYCLISTS ON THE WHIRL. San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 73, 12 August 1895

San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 73, 12 August 1895

CYCLISTS ON THE WHIRL.

How They Overrun Golden Gate Park and the Ocean Beach.

A FAD THAT IS SPREADING.
Citizens of High and Low Degree Who Have Taken to the Joyous Wheel. 

If any one doubts the fact that the "bike" fever has come to town and is rapidly assuming the proportions of an epidemic, all that doubting Thomas has to do is to go to Golden Gate Park, especially on Sunday, and view the array of whirling wheels with their nattily attired riders, that is from early morning until nightfall, and even after, passing to and fro through the winding paths.

THE WHEELMEN. San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 71, 10 August 1895

San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 71, 10 August 1895

THE WHEELMEN.

Wells, Terrill, McCrea and Lacy to Go on the National Circuit. 

CLUB EVENTS TO-MORROW.
Acme Club Wheelmen — Blind run.
California Cycling Club — Run to Redwood City.
Four Aces Cycling Club — Run to the Presidio.
Golden Gate Cycling Club — Run to San Mateo.
Liberty Cycling Club — Run to San Mateo.
Outing Road Club— Run to Bolinas.
Red Rock Bicycle Club— Run to San Jose.
Royal Cycling Club — Run to the Park.
San Francisco Road Club — Run to San Quentin. 

A telegram was received by the Bay City Wheelmen yesterday which comes to them in the nature of the most pleasant surprise they have had in some time. It is to the effect that four of their racing men have been signed to go on the National circuit for the Syracuse people — Wells, Terrill, McCrea and Lacy. Here is the message:

St. Louis, August 9, 1895. 

Bay City Wheelmen, 441 Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco, Cal. — Knippenberg signed Wells in Chicago yesterday to manage Syracuse National circuit team of Wells, Terrill, McCrea and I.acy, a Bay City quartet. Will winter at San Jose. 

A. F. Shapleigh Hardware Company. 

THE WHEELMEN. San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 64, 3 August 1895

San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 64, 3 August 1895

THE WHEELMEN.

San Jose Road Club's Five-Mile Road Race To-Morrow.
CLUB EVENTS TO-MORROW. 

Acme Club Wheelmen — Run to San Jose.
California Cycling Club — Run to Napa.
Four Aces Cycling Club — Run to San Leandro.
Garden City Cyclers — Run to Warm Springs.
Golden City Wheelmen — Run to Tocoloma.
Liberty Cycling Club — to Bolinas.
Outing Road Club — to Camp Taylor.
Pacific Cycling Club — Run to Los Gatos and Saratoga.
Reliance Club Wheelmen — to the Beach and Presidio.
San Francisco Road Club — to the Beach.
San Jose Road Club — Five-mile road race. 

There has been nothing of particular moment during the past week, except the arrival of the McIlraths from Chicago last Monday on their tour awheel around the world. They have been shown every attention since their arrival, and will no doubt enjoy themselves here up to August 13, when they embark for Japan.

TOURING WITH BICYCLES San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 60, 30 July 1895

San Francisco Call, Volume 78, Number 60, 30 July 1895

TOURING WITH BICYCLES

Mr. and Mrs. H. Darwin McIlrath Arrived From Chicago Yesterday.

Crossed the Continent and Will Ride Through Japan, China, Asia and Europe.

Two dusty cyclists crossed the ferry yesterday morning, and as they rode up Market street attracted considerable attention. They were Mr. and Mrs. H. Darwin McIlrath of Chicago, who are touring the world on their wheels. Other than being considerably tanned from continued exposure, they are none the worse thus far from their long trip, and told to a Call reporter an interesting story of their journey to this City.

From San Francisco to Los Angeles in 1902 by Frank Y. Pearne

From San Francisco to Los Angeles in 1902

by Frank Y. Pearne (First published in Bicycling September 1969)

[This copy is from the Spring 2003 edition, Volume 1, Number 3 of Vintage Bicycle Quarterly, which itself reprinted the copy from the September 1969 issue of Bicycling!. The notes in italic below are from Jan Heine, the editor of Bicycle Quarterly. (its current name) - M.F.]

Thanks to Craig Montgomery for sending this article. He bought this edition of Bicycling new off the rack and "has been waiting for years for someone else to appreciate what this fellow did."