'Cyclistic.
The Oakland Club will take a more active part in the sport during the coming season. The roads on the other side of the bay are in excellent order.At the semi-annual meeting of the Bay City Wheelmen the following were elected officers for the ensuing term: President, E. Mohrig; Vice-President S.F. Booth Jr.; Secretary, Thomas L. Hill; Treasurer, W. E. Nachtrieb; Captain, F.R. Cook; First-Lieutenant, Charles L. Davis; [Clarence L. Davis] Second-Lieutenant, H. Houseworth; Butler, W. F. Sperbeck.
William Woodside wants to ride John S. Prince five races at tbe following distances: Ten, fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and fifty miles for $500 a side and the title of champion of America, the winner of three out of the five races to take the stake and the title.
Fred D. Owen of Washington, D. C., has applied for a patent on a new crank bicycle which is to have its handle-bar behind the rider, the handles bending around to within easy reach.
Professional bicyclists, as a rule are not modest men. But Tom Eck is the exception in this case. He Is desirous of being known as the father of bicycling in America.
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