San Francisco Call, Volume 87, Number 107, 15 September 1900 — TWENTY-MILE RACE WILL HAVE TWO ENTRIES. [ARTICLE]

TWENTY-MILE RACE WILL HAVE TWO ENTRIES.

Olympics and Garden' Citys Out for Baker & Hamilton Trophy.

The annual twenty-mile team race of the Associated Cyclists for the Baker & Hamilton trophy will be held to-morrow forenoon over the San Leandro; triangle. Only two teams have entered the event this year— the Olympics of this city and Garden Cltys of San Jose. The Olympics have won the cup twice and only need a victory to-morrow to obtain permanent possession of It. . . The Olympic team will probably be composed of Russ, Kragness, Bolger. Hanna and Pedle.r. The Garden Cltys will put in Wastie, McDonald, Burton . Downing, L<ace Downing and a fifth. man yet undetermined. The Olympic's ten-man relay team will leave for Reno to-morrow night to- take part in a fifty-mile relay race against the Reno Wheelmen on the occasion of the opening of the State Fair at Reno Mondaj;. ¦ ¦ i ¦,'••¦¦• . Edwin E. Stoddard, well known In the trade here, leaves -for the East to-day on an extended business trip. The Bay City Wheelmen have nominated a new board of directors, consisting of F. W. Smith, F. C. Boeckmann. Frank H. Kerrigan. R. J. Elliot, Austin Kanzee, Archie Reid, G. B. Stangenberger. Dr. E. T. Mer,vy, B. C. Raynaud. Herbert W. Welch and Frank Bollo; captain. R. J. Elliot. There is no opposition ticket, showing the harmony that exists in the club's affairs. The recent relay race between wheelmen from San Mateo and Redwood has created • such, enthusiasm In San • Mateo that a new athletic club has been organized. The temporary officers are; J. Cronln,; president; . Joseph Brltt. secretary; Edward Foster, treasurer. Twenty-five have already signed the roll. - .The meet at Ingleslde track last Sunday was- voted by -wheelmen the best ever held in San Francisco, and the crowd was the largest ever seen at a meet in California, the estimated attendance being 10,000. Russ' splendid riding in every event ranks him as the best rider on the coast to-day. Every credit Is due Judge Frank H. Kerrigan, chairman of the meet committee, for the completeness of the arrangements, and the success of the meet was largely due to his efforts and those of the committeemen under him.