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• THE WHEELMEN. - Oakland Tribune, 11 Oct 1886
  ...h black. The medals, which are said to be very handsome, will be presented on this occasion. It is understood that all league members will be invited. ...hree dollars and six-bits trying for a gold watch, and when he left he had two pairs of tin bracelets, one ten-cent bottle of perfumery, a cigar, a lead p
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• ON TWO WHEELS. - San Francisco Chronicle, 05 Jul 1890
  === ON TWO WHEELS. === The two-mile Safety handicap entries were: [[Sam Small]] of Oakland, 150 yards; [[R
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• ON WHEELS. - A Great Day for California Bicycles - Winners of Races - The San Francisco Examiner, 10 Sep 1886
  === ON WHEELS. === ...smooth to allow the men to mount. After the mount was made the line moved on out the avenue to Pacific street, with a counter run to the starting point.
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• THE WHEELMEN. - Oakland Tribune, 08 Nov 1886
  ...A. W. members. Only men over eighteen years of age who own and ride their wheels are wanted. Yesterday being an unusually pleasant day, the number of wheelmen out on the road was very large. Among the number were a host of new riders who wer
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• George H. Strong
  ...e Wheel. [[George H. Strong]], of this city, rode from Oakland to San José on a bicycle, passing through Brooklyn, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Alvarado, Wa ...California Division, and was also a member of the racing board for one or two years.
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• THE CYCLERS. - San Jose Mercury-news, 19 June 1892
  ...most of the racers of the [[Garden City Cyclers]] will race at [[Alameda]] on July 4th, while at [[Stockton]] it is very doubtful if they will have a sin ...e will be a large crowd here on September 9th. Take for instance the races on May 30th, at Alameda. There were about seventy-five persons from San Jose a
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• Bert C. Menne
  ...tarters, beating such good riders as [[Cushing]] and [[Sampson]], who were on the same [[scratch|mark]]. Next year will see him in all class A track even ...w, taking the 9:30 a.m. boat and train to Golden Gate, Berkeley, where the wheels will be resumed. William Beatty has been elected to membership in this club
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• WHEEL WHIRLS. - Oakland Tribune, 24 Sep 1890
  ...the ring, but badly scarred. His header resulted in several very bad cuts on his face and head. ...irer, who used to be with ex-Chief Consul [[Edwin Mohrig|Mohrig]], was out on the San Leandro road Sunday, as smiling as ever.
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• DIAMOND'S QUARTERS - Alameda Daily Argus, 09 Jan 1896
  ...a full complement of chairs and other furnishings. In this room there are two bay windows, which give a fine view of the street. The walls have been repa ...a person can make a mile in much faster time on a home trainer than he can on terra firma. The machine for the Diamonds is being constructed by Messrs. C
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• Diamond Cycling Club
  ...eduled. Nile green and pink have been adopted as club colors. The club has two fast tandem teams, the Marriott brothers and the Middlemass brothers. ...den Gate Cycling Club will have a run to Haywards to-morrow to witness the two road races. The joint run with the [[Diamond Cyclers]] of Alameda last Sund
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• Frederick W. Gibson
  ...capsized both riders, but inflicted no damage. Several photographers were on hand at Adams' Point, and took some excellent views of the cavalcade. The f [[ON THE WHEEL. - Daily Alta California, 29 November 1885]]
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• E. S. Battles
  [[San Francisco Call, Volume 74, Number 35, 5 July 1893 - THE RACE ON WHEELS - California Division L. A. W. Championships]] ...succeeded in beating the time of all his opponents on this relay. From the two-minute mark in the Associated Cycling Club's ten-mile road race he won eigh
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• The Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 1887
  ...n assigned to the Pennsylvania division. California applied for either the two or five-mile championship in February last and received the reply that the ...nd one-half hours, of which two and three-fourths hours were spent off the wheels in rests, making the actual time thirteen and one-half hours. For forty mil
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• Alexander S. Ireland
  ...en of Los Angeles, in 1:22 1/2; one mile, by F. D. Elwell in 2:48 1/2; the two and three miles, by A[[Alexander S. Ireland|. S. Ireland.]] ...to wash the blood out of his eyes, and then, though out of the race, came on to join at the fine banquet. When the jolly fine banquet was finished, Chur
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• THE WHEEL. - Bay City Wheelmen's picnic run to Lake Honda - The San Francisco Call, Apr 20, 1890
  ...5 o'clock. After passing Belmont Lee was compelled to return. Schuler kept on, however, with Vidy, who joined at Belmont, and reached the starting point ...lub|San Francisco club]], will be sorry for the affliction that befell him on Friday in the loss of his father, who was killed at his home in Sonoma Coun
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• Alex J. Rosborough
  ...cks over a railroad trestle. One cycler tried to ford the stream and stood on his head in the middle, much to the hilarity of the rest. The start was mad Big Wheels
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• FAST WHIRRING WHEELS. - The San Francisco Examiner, 05 Jul 1889
  === FAST WHIRRING WHEELS. === ...icyclists made a great feature of the grand [[parade]] this morning, their wheels being gayly decorated.
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• BIKES, TRIKES, AND SAFETIES. - Oakland Tribune, 17 Oct 1888
  Ed Weidler and Charlie Heseman are too busy working to ride on week days, and on Sundays they are too tired. ...e would not have dared to go on a horse. It is impossible to take a header on a Safety, and for night and rough riding it is far superior to the [[ordina
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• With the Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan 1891
  ...ndred-mile, fifty-mile, twenty-five-mile, ten-mile, five-mile, three-mile, two-mile [[ordinary]], and 100-mile, twenty-five-mile, ten-mile, five-mile and ...Club]] and [[Bay City Wheelmen]] have signified their intention to appear on the track. Among the racers will be [[F. D. Elwell|Elwell]], [[F. R. Cook|C
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• Herman C. Eggers
  ...e was for one mile, and was won by E. D. Woodman in 4 minutes, 53 seconds. On the same day the five-mile championship was won by Fitzgerald. In November ...ort, straight handles, — far removed from the light, graceful easy-running wheels of today. There is a story told that, during this meet, Edwin Mohrig, who w
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