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• AMONG THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Call - January 15, 1896
  ...Kerrigan]] says that it would dissipate the energies of the members toward racing, and as they are desirous of winning [[100-mile relay race from San Francis ...ht and a ten-mile straightaway road race the following day on the Monterey road. The members are being trained for the relay.
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• A LOS ANGELES WHEELMAN. - Fox Will Represent Southern California at the Fair Races. - The San Francisco Examiner, 28 Apr 1894
  ...Whom Great Things Are Expected - Howard Raymond, Chairman of the National Racing Board, and Local Representative R. A. Smyth - Classification of Wheelmen. = ...VISION]]. [[Howard E. Raymond|HOWARD E. RAYMOND]], CHAIRMAN [[Racing Board|RACING BOARD]], [[L. A. W.]]<br/>WELL KNOWN OFFICIALS OF THE [[L. A. W.|LEAGUE OF
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• Ariel Bicycle Club
  ...akland, and vicinity recently organized the California Team Interclub Road Racing Association. The clubs in the association are the [[Ariel Bicycle Club|Arie [[RACING WHEELMEN. - Oakland Tribune, 22 Feb 1888]]
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• O. L. Pickard
  ...via San Jose. His record held for years. At about the height of 'ordinary' racing Bert Lund, unattached, entered the races held at the Oakland Trotting Park
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• VOTARIES OF THE SILENT STEED. - Twelve San Francisco Lady Bikers Organize a Bloomer Club. - San Francisco Chronicle, 03 Aug 1895
  This club will hold a [[race::five-mile handicap road race over the San Mateo course on Sunday, August 25th]]. Captain [[L. L. Korn]] has called a run of the [[San Francisco Road Club]] for to-morrow to the [[Park]] and beach.
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• BIKES, TRIKES, AND SAFETIES. - Oakland Tribune, 17 Oct 1888
  ...[J. D. Arkinson]] will leave for Mt. Hamilton Saturday afternoon after the road race. They will probably be joined by many others at San Leandro. All rider ...the [[Oak Leaf Wheelmen|Oak Leaf Club]] of Stockton will also compete. The road was measured last Sunday, and is in fine condition. A good race is promised
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• Clint R. Coulter
  ...manufacturer who was backing him had him give up the long tour and follow racing the rest of the season. Coulter was quite successful, too, and at this mome ...1 1/2, inches, and weighs 185 pounds. He began riding a wheel in 1892, and racing on July 4th last.
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• Alameda Scorchers
  ...lameda Scorchers]] are in doubt as to what uniform to adopt. Why not try a racing jersey and a single-barreled eyeglass? This together with Captain Haslett's ...akland, and vicinity recently organized the California Team Interclub Road Racing Association. The clubs in the association are the Ariel Club of Oakland, th
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• CYCLING NEWS UP TO DATE. - California Champions Who Start To-Day for Denver. - The San Francisco Examiner, 28 Jul 1894
  ...e, 31 May 1891|won first place and time prize in this the twenty-five mile road race of the California Associated Cycling Clubs on the San Leandro triangle ...r that he opened up the "[[Wheelery]]" at the [[Park]], and partly gave up racing.
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• Sanford Plummer
  ...to climb the mountain. Within three miles of the base of the mountain the road follows a creek and crosses it over fifty times. The creek can be ridden oc ...ker]] and [[Stephen Horton Knapp, Jr.|Knapp]]. In several places where the road wound around for half a mile or more and then returned about fifty yards be
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• A CYCLING RECORD BROKEN. - The San Francisco Examiner - 03 Jun 1895
  ...lympic Club wheelmen]], to lower the existing record for five miles on the road. He was successful by the small margin of one-fifth of one second, riding t ...favorable for fast time, as the wind was at the back of the riders and the road was in excellent condition. Edwards did not get a good start. He was held a
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• Wheeling. - The Columbia-square Wheelmen have organized - The San Francisco Examiner, 16 Apr 1888
  ...sident, [[William B. Wegener]]; Secretary of Treasury. [[A. G. Russ Jr.]]; Road Officers - Captain, [[Robert R. Russ]]; First Lieutenant, [[M. D. Garratt]] ...ized with twenty-four charter members. It is intent on placing some of its racing men on the track to compete in the [[Olympic Club]] races in May.
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• READY FOR THE RELAY RACE. - San Francisco Examiner - March 31, 1894
  ...] of this city and [[Garden City Cyclers]] of [[San Jose]]. The [[San Jose Road Club]] men have also decided to take part. ...o-examiner/130304661/ August 14, 1892, he won the San Leandro to Haywards' road race] of the [[San Francisco Bicycle Club]]. He has ridden a mile in practi
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• MANY EVENTS FOR WHEELMEN - San Francisco Chronicle - July 31, 1904
  ...ive consecutive times. With records such as these there will be some great racing and some records may be shattered. The [[Golden Gate Wheelmen]] will hold a twenty-five-mile [[handicap]] road race to-day over the [[Haywards triangle]]. Twenty-seven riders have entere
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• Edward Chapman
  ...en riding so fast lately, was in the city this woek on his way to San Jose Road Club races, ...among the starters Byrne, Rose and Chapman to finish it out, and as pretty racing as one could wish to see resulted between those men. Byrne was determined t
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• WHEEL WHIRLS. - Oakland Tribune, 24 Sep 1890
  [[George Owen]], of San Jose, who met with an accident the day of the road race, is still in the ring, but badly scarred. His header resulted in sever ...e with ex-Chief Consul [[Edwin Mohrig|Mohrig]], was out on the San Leandro road Sunday, as smiling as ever.
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• ECHOES OF THE RELAY RACE. - The Victorious Garden Citys and Their Speedy Men. - MIDWINTER FAIR TRACK. - San Francisco Examiner, 14 Apr 1894
  ====== It Is In Poor shape and Thoroughly Unfit for Racing Purposes - Something About E. C. Bald, the Wheelman Who Has Broken Several ...s kept up throughout it. Mr. Smith has had considerable experience in road racing, otherwise the Garden City Cyclers might not have won.
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• WHEELING NOTES. - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume XLI, Number 164, 12 June 1892
  ...e edge of the foothills and coming out by the cemetery into the [[Monterey road]]. Here the course continued south until [[Madrone Station]] was reached, w ...lock the boys started on the return trip. All went well until the Monterey road was reached where they had to ride eighteen miles against as heavy a wind a
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• Allan N. Jones
  ...ndicap that day Jones finished second, and these two races cover his whole racing experience. On the [[quadruplet]] Jones is the third man from the front and |[[San Jose Road Club|San Jose]]
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• WITH THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Chronicle - 05 Jan 1895, Sat - Page 12
  ==== First Road Race of the Year Scheduled. ==== Next month [[the annual twenty-five mile road race of the California Associated Cycling Clubs]] is to be held, and alread
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