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=== ON THE WHEEL. ===

==== Interesting Bicycle Races at Haight Street Park. ====

Only a small number of wheel enthusiasts witnessed the bicycle races at the [[Haight-street Baseball Grounds|Haight-street baseball grounds]] last evening. The events, though only two in number, were very interesting. In the first run of one mile for [[safeties]] only there were nine entries. [[Alfred Angel Alcayaga|G. Alcayaga]] and [[P. Brown]] of the [[Razzle-Dazzle Cycling Club|Razzle Dazzle Club]] started fifteen feet behind the scratch and allowed handicaps as follows: [[A. Deitle]], Razzle Dazzle Club, 45 feet; [[Louis Asheild Vidy|L. Vidy]], Razzle Dazzle Club, 50 feet; [[P. Breon]], unattached, 55 feet; [[Goodell]], unattached, 70 feet; [[Becket]], unattached, 80 feet; [[T. Hall]], unattached, 90 feet. They finished in the following order: Alcayaga. Deitle, Vidy and Brown, with the others straggling. The first prize, a pair of trousers, was awarded to Alcayaga, and Deitle was given the second prize, a pair of new shoes. Time, 3m. 8s.

The second race was a half-mile dash for an [[ordinary]] and two [[safeties]]. [[J. Liebert]], [[D. Marshall]] and [[T. C. Dodge]] entered. Liebert, who rode the ordinary, allowed his opponents twenty yards. They finished in the following order: Marshall, Dodge, Liebert. Time, 1m. 35 1/2s.

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