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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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• O. L. Pickard
  ...as held last Sunday to the Cliff House. There were 28 members in line, and on returning to Oakland they adjourned to a restaurant, where a fine dinner wa ...a great interest in wheeling. Wednesday morning Pickard left San Francisco on a nineteen-pound wheel and made the trip around the bay. He tied the Americ
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• DENVER CYCLERS AT A SMOKER. - The San Francisco Call - June 03, 1898
  "Wheels, wheels, X Y Z! ...wd that gathered in the vicinity of the [[Bay City Wheelmen]]'s Club rooms on Golden Gate avenue last evening.
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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 ...is a crowd). The Central Pacific Railroad was also prevailed upon to allow wheels to be carried free if the owner purchased a ticket and accompanied his whee
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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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• E. S. Battles
  [[San Francisco Call, Volume 74, Number 35, 5 July 1893 - THE RACE ON WHEELS - California Division L. A. W. Championships]] ...y well for his club and succeeded in beating the time of all his opponents on this relay. From the two-minute mark in the Associated Cycling Club's ten-m
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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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• George J. Hobe
  ...de the one hundred-mile trip with sprained wrists and a piece of wood tied on for a handle. The worst accident that has happened to any member, fell to t [[ON THE WHEEL. - Daily Alta California, 29 November 1885]]
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• Alameda Cyclers
  ...meda Cyclers]] being also a member of the [[Reliance Club]], fills a place on that club's relay team, but will ride under the Alameda colors, black and o F. S. White, the cycle agent, is about to call a meeting of all the owners of wheels who might have a desire to join such a club.
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• Calvin N. Langton
  [[BAY CITY WHEELMEN, Well-Known Athletes Who Travel Around on Wheels. - The San Francisco Examiner, Oct 14, 1888]] [[Calvin N. Langton|C. N. Langton]] and companion started for Mount Tamalpais on Sunday, but owing to the muddy conditions of the roads had to abandon the t
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• Thomas S. Hall
  ...ight, and followed it up by winning the half-mile handicap the next night. On Labor day at Alameda, in the Olympic Club Wheelmen's meet, he won the half- ...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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• A. J. 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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• G. C. Turner
  ...rom which the descent to Highland Springs was gradual. A few miles further on to Kelseyville completed the second-days' trip. ...ings and Blue lakes. After an hour's boating the start was made for Ukiah. On the road to Ukiah the dust averaged six inches in depth.
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• BICYCLING. - The San Francisco Call, 24 Jun 1890
  The following extracts are taken from the article on "Racing," written by [[Robert Assheton Smyth|R. A. Smythe]] for the “Divi ...t, straight handles - far removed from the light, graceful, easy-running [[wheels]] of to-day. It was not considered necessary to have elaborate racing-rigs,
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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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• 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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• The Bicycle. - The San Francisco Examiner, 13 Jun 1887
  ...is a fine sandy bottom. [[George Butler]], the club photographer, will be on hand to place upon paper the well muscled forms of the Herculeses and Adoni The [[B. C. W.]] wishes to acknowledge the receipt of a clipping on "training" from some unknown friend. If he can send the name of the book fr
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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. ...elch]] has assigned the election of a representative to the league members on this side of the bay. There is but one candidate so far, [[W. W. Haralson]]
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• Emil Languetin
  ...the Olympic Club Wheelmen. Behind them came others, old but on more modern wheels. Judge Frank H. Kerrigan, James W. Mullen, Wilbur Knapp, Tony Delmas, Walte
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