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== WHEELMEN'S MEETING. ==
=== Bicycle Riders Hold a Successful Tournament at Stockton ===
==== SEVERAL RECORDS ARE BROKEN. ====
===== Alcayaga Fouls Upson and the Judges Bar Him From the Race - Burke Wins the State Championship Race. =====

[Special to the EXAMINER.]

[[STOCKTON]], July 4. - [[Annual race meet of the North California Division, League of American Wheelmen|The races]] of the [[California League of American Wheelmen]] today were attended by a large crowd. The track was good and fast time was made. The one-mile race for novices on [[ordinary]] bicycles was won by [[Al Alcayaga|Alfred Alcayaga]] in 2 minutes 57 seconds. One mile novice race on a [[safety]] bicycle was won by [[Walter F. Foster]] of Alameda in 2 minutes 49 3-5 seconds. Half mile on [[ordinary]] bicycles was won by [[John F. Brown]] of the [[Bay City Wheelmen]] in 1 minute 12 seconds.

<div style='text-align: center;'>HANDICAP BARS WHEELMEN.</div>

Some of the fastest riders in the State remained out on account of the [[handicap]], among whom were [[D. L. Burke|Burke]] of Los Angeles, [[F. E. Southworth|Southworth]] of Stockton, [[W. E. Lee|Lee]] of the [[Bay Citys]] and [[L. S. Upson|Upson]] of the [[Capitol Citys]]. The 2-mile record on a [[safety]] was reduced to 5 minutes 45 2-5 seconds by [[George Osen]] of the [[Garden Citys]]. Osen also won the half-mile [[handicap]] race on a [[safety]], reducing the record to 1 minute 18 4-5 seconds.

The State champion race of one mile for [[ordinary]] bicycles was won by [[D. L. Burke]] of Los Angeles, [[F. E. Southworth]] of [[Oak Leaf]] being second and [[John F. Brown]] of the [[Bay Citys]] being third. The time was 2:50 2-5.

<div style='text-align: center;'>FOULED A RIDER.</div>

The last race, three miles on [[ordinary]] bicycles, had six starters. Toward the close of the race [[Al Alcayaga|Alcayaga]], who was in the lead, ran [[L. S. Upson|Upson]] into the fence and overthrew him. Alcayaga came in ahead in 9 minutes 17 4-5 seconds, but the judges declared that he had fouled Upson and the race was given to Upson.

Visiting wheelmen are being entertained at a ball to-night. To-morrow they will run with the [[Oak Leaf]] boys to Woodbridge, fourteen miles, and hold a picnic. They will leave for San Francisco to-morrow evening on the [https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/postcards/1030/ steamer J. D. Peters].

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