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• OUR CYCLE CHAMPIONS. - The Fastest Riders in the State. - San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr 1893
  ...races against some of the fastest men on the cost. Foster has won several championship races, and on May 30th last won the mile handicap in 2:36. Foster's most re ...or several years before coming to California. Bell won the five-mile State championship of California in 1891. On May 30, 1892, he captured the five-mile race at a
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• John Wing
  ...lap board track. The events will include a one-mile novice, the mile State championship, one-half mile handicap, and a five-mile paced match between [[John Wing|J.
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• Palo Alto Wheelmen
  ...or less. Nevertheless, Walter Foster is happy, for he still holds the time championship for the Pacific Coast.
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• San Francisco Call, Volume 72, Number 35, 5 July 1892 - Bicycle Races in Various Parts of the State
  The two-mile safety race for the [[Pacific Coast championship]], held by [[George H. Osen|G. H. Osen]], of the [[Garden City Cyclers]], w The five-mile ordinary championship race was run in slow time, and was won by [[Burton Clarence Lund|B. C. Lund
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• DENVER CYCLERS AT A SMOKER. - The San Francisco Call - June 03, 1898
  Among the guests last night was Lieutenant Hawley, who held the championship of Idaho during the past season. Other noted wheelmen were there and they w
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• Bay City Wheelmen track at Central Park
  The annual championship of 1893 was awarded to the Bay Citys on March 11th, but no work was begun o [[READY FOR THE BIG CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES - It Will Take Over Twenty Races Among the Crackajacks to Decide the
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• The Bicycle. - The San Francisco Examiner, 06 Jun 1887
  ...L. R. Larzalere|Larzelere]], [[William G. Davis|Davis]] and [[Patrick]] in championship form, which he is fully competent to do. ...in the East, one of which was the assigning of the two-mile United States championship to an Eastern club some time after this division had asked for it. This snu
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• Herman C. Eggers
  ...n by E. D. Woodman in 4 minutes, 53 seconds. On the same day the five-mile championship was won by Fitzgerald. In November of the same year there was a three days' ...story told that, during this meet, Edwin Mohrig, who was in the five-mile championship, stopped in the middle of the race to roll up his trousers, which were cont
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• Capital City Wheelmen
  ...r, Rivett won a road race on the Riverside road in Sacramento for the club championship, covering the distance, three and three-eighth miles, in 10:56. ...e-mile championship. On the Fourth of July at Stockton he won the one mile championship (ordinary); came in second in the half-mile safety, in which the record was
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• BUZZING WHEELS. - The Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club Meet. - The San Francisco Call, 31 May 1893
  ...n Francisco Call Wed May 31 1893 .jpeg|thumb|center|700px|THE START IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP EVENT.]] ...gentlemanly representative of the Stanford University, did not secure the championship he at least won the admiration of at least 3000 spectators, who sympathized
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• Edwin Mohrig
  ...story told that, during this meet, Edwin Mohrig, who was in the five-mile championship, stopped in the middle of the race to roll up his trousers, which were cont
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• CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - The San Francisco Call, May 30, 1892
  ...or the Alameda races, and, although he is entered for the one mile [[State championship]] and the two-mile handicap, it is doubtful whether he will appear on the t Then comes one of the events of the day, the one-mile safety [[State championship]]. In the first heat [[Frank Waller]], "the Flying Dutchman,” will undoub
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• Bicycle Riders Hold a Successful Tournament at Stockton - The San Francisco Examiner, 05 Jul 1891
  ...ga Fouls Upson and the Judges Bar Him From the Race - Burke Wins the State Championship Race. =====
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• George H. Osen
  The two-mile safety race for the Pacific Coast championship, held by [[George H. Osen|G. H. Osen]], of the Garden City Cyclers, was won ...or less. Nevertheless, Walter Foster is happy, for he still holds the time championship for the Pacific Coast.
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• Wheeling. - The San Francisco Examiner, 29 Apr 1889
  One-mile University of California championship - [[E. P. Hilborn]], [[C. E. Townsend]]. Two-mile championship, University of California - [[C. B. Lakeman|C. B. Lakenau]], C. E. Townsend
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• THE WHEELMEN. - Successful Celebration of the Annual Meet. - Los Angeles Herald, 31 May 1889
  ...y local riders. The first figures to be lowered were in the one-mile State championship race, when [[W. S. Wing]], reduced the record from 2:48 1/2 to 2:47. The fi <div style='text-align: center;'>THE ONE-MILE CHAMPIONSHIP.</div>
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• HIS RACING CAREER - Walter Foster Gets Favorable Mention. - Alameda Daily Argus, 19 Oct 1895
  .... Edwards|Edwards]] and [[Otto Ziegler, Jr.|Ziegler]] as men who have held championship honors for a length of time, vary from a day to a couple of years; but the
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• M. Maggini
  ...REPRESENTING [[Garden City Wheelmen|GARDEN CITY WHEELMEN]] WHICH WON COAST CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR.<br/>
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• A LOS ANGELES WHEELMAN. - Fox Will Represent Southern California at the Fair Races. - The San Francisco Examiner, 28 Apr 1894
  ...n as 'rubbing it in.' I was able to win what was styled the 'Pacific Coast Championship.' but which, owing to the absence of Foster and Zeigler, was something of a ...low wheel and made a good showing, riding a close second in the [[division championship]] at [[Central Park track]]. Smith is but five feet six and a half inches t
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• The Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 09 Jul 1888
  Next came the one-mile state championship. This is regarded by wheelmen much us the Derby is by horsemen - the blue r ...Elwell's admirers were even more extravagant than at the close of the mile championship.
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