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==== F. C. Heineman wins the Association State Championship. ==== ...cle meet of the Y. M. C. A. at Alameda today. Riders from all parts of the state participated. The bicycle races resulted as follows:

== WHEELMEN'S MEETING. == ...ga Fouls Upson and the Judges Bar Him From the Race - Burke Wins the State Championship Race. =====

===== A Fully Attended Meeting of Wheelmen and Interesting Races. ===== ...quarter-mile dash was won by [[R. E. Dow]] of San Jose, [[C. E. Townsend]] of Berkeley second. Time, 44s.

...llpark baseball park], a large crowd of people being present. The officers of the day were: [[Robert M. Welch|R. M. Welch]], referee; [[George H. Strong] ...b]], [[W. R. Lippett]], same: [[Thomas H. Doane|Thomas Doane]], [[Bay City Wheelmen|Bay City Club]], and W. H. T. Durant, unattached. All raced in a bunch unti

==== The Wheelmen. ==== (Official Organ [[California Division, League of American Wheelmen|California Division L. A. W.]])

=== The Wheelmen. === ...ry run, which has been postponed til June 1st]]. Many have taken advantage of it.

[Official Organ [[League of American Wheelmen|L A. W.]]] [[S. F. Booth Jr.]] of San Francisco, has been appointed the additional representative to which th

...ollowing appointments for 1887-8. The arrangement as below is in the order of the several representative districts: [[E. S. M. Judson]], Los Angeles; [[G The following defines the duties of these officers:

...ican Wheelmen|the Santa Cruz races]]. He says he will race until he wins a championship. ...at [[Fred Cook]] may race at Santa Cruz will greatly increase the interest of the ride. The person who beats him, if any one can do that, must ride all t

...:July 4th, 1887 annual meet of the California Division, League of American Wheelmen|Santa Cruz]]. Tourmaster [[Letcher]] has notified club captains and local c ..., being the center of the finest and most extensive riding district in the State, is never without visiting 'cyclists.

==== Annual League Meeting Next Saturday. ==== ...of the record-breaking fever that has broken out among the wheel-whirlers of late.

==== A Great Day for California Bicyclists - Winners of Races. ==== ...tate and Oregon, brought up the rear, and the numerous kinds and varieties of bicycles and tricycles to be seen in this division attracted much attention

==== The Fastest Riders in the State. ==== ...eved world-wide celebrity. The main reason is that this state cannot boast of a

...irty days previous to the date of contest, as required by the rules of the league. ...arge time on wheels, and the unfortunate who does not go will be an object of commiseration for a long time thereafter.

...and at the San Joaquin ferry the road is being improved. They suggest that wheelmen take the railroad between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Joaquin,_Calif ...t is in the form of an ellipse, banked up on all sides, and is one-quarter of a mile in distance.

...ay a large number of wheelmen from San Francisco and other sections of the State. The bicyclists made a great feature of the grand [[parade]] this morning, their wheels being gayly decorated.

...ficers for 1887-88 accordingly appear at the head of this column. The term of the newly selected secretary-treasurer, however, does not commence until Ju ...e time to revise the list of league hotels. Some of the hotels selected as league headquarters have failed to give satisfaction, and their appointments will

==== SMITH OF THE GARDEN CITYS. ==== ...nal Racing Board, and Local Representative R. A. Smyth - Classification of Wheelmen. =====

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== Successful Celebration of the Annual Meet. ====

==== Bicycle Races in Various Parts of the State. ==== ...o complaints were made, and the only thing to be regretted was the absence of the picturesquely attired band which was seen so much and heard so little i

''Brother of [[G. C. Turner]]'' * [[Bay City Wheelmen]]

...y assure the club that they will make it the fastest four-lap track in the State. Work will commence on it May 1. ...apers.com/clip/78607676/bay-city-wheelmen-build-a-track-at-centr/ Bay City Wheelmen build a track at Central Park, Elwell, Rice challenge from SFBC to relay ra

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The colors of [[Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club|the home club]] were nile green and pin ...ition, and an almost perfect view of the track can be had from any portion of the park.

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...which was won by [[Herman C. Eggers|H. C. Eggers]], who covered a distance of 523 miles. Fred T. Merrill finished second, and A. A. Bennett came in third ...to roll up his trousers, which were continually being caught in the spokes of his wheel.

==== Organization and Growth of the Bay City Wheelmen. ==== ...ut the Bay City's were not always so luxuriously housed, as a brief review of their history will show.

====== Among the Ladies' Cycling Clubs - The League Roadbook - Dimensions of the Famous Louisville Track. ====== ...ng topic of conversation in all cycledom during the past month. The merits of the riders have been discussed in all their moods and tenses, the chief int

...pring the time selected was from the 1stt to 15th July, but at the meeting of the national body in Baltimore in June last it was decided to hold the elec ...ange, however, will be to postpone the counting of the vote until the 15th of August.

==== A Brief Sketch of the Capital City Wheelmen. ==== ==== The Ten-Mile Race of the Pacific Road Club. Preparations for Track Events. The Association. ====

[[Acme Wheelmen]] ...that Foster was not pushed. Although he was the only scratch man and some of the others were given ten minutes' limit he easily won both the race and th

* [[Olympic Club Wheelmen]] ...://www.newspapers.com/clip/13477737/walter_f_fosterthomas_h_b_varney/ part of the local cycling scene]. They [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13477768/w_

...and will endeavor to carry the ivy leaf to the front. The present officers of the club are as follows: [[William L. Parker]], president; [[C. A. Heppe]], ...s responded to by that gentleman in flowery language. Others were in honor of "Larkspur," "The Cycler's Retreat" and "The [[San Francisco Bicycle Club]].

...-champions of the sport, it may not be amiss to glance back over the pages of history and to note the men who in the past have been prominent on the raci ...Chronicle Sat Jul 8 1893 1.jpg|thumb|center|500px|A GROUP OF SPEEDY RACERS OF SEVERAL YEARS AGO.]]

===== BRIEF HISTORY OF THE QUADRUPLET. ===== ===== Reducing Weight and Friction and Raising Gear of Bicycles Make High Speed Possible - A Good Illustration. =====

''Husband of'' [[Emily (Stuart) Mohrig]] * [[Bay City Wheelmen]]

==== The Records of Spooner and Waller Compared. ==== ===== A Call for the Formation of an Association of California Clubs - San Jose to Have a Track. =====

==== The Question of Race Meet Dates. ==== ===== Wilbur J. Edwards Makes His Club & Present of His Prize Piano. =====

https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Bay+City+Wheelmen Masters of the road and path.

=== BAY CITY WHEELMEN === ...Franciscans were given an opportunity to indulge in a sport they had heard of but never tried].

''See also'' [[Oakland Wheelmen]], [[Oakland Ramblers]], [[Alameda County Wheelmen]] A bicycle club is to be organized by the young gentlemen of this city.

...leer Twenty-Five Mile Race - South California Gossip - Tomorrow's Events - Wheelmen In Politics - An Electric Light Tournament - New Clubs Forming. ===== ...st the audience a long wait and the [[Olympic Club Wheelmen]] an extra set of prizes.

[[Bay City Wheelmen]] ...r Frank D. Elwell, 88, retired construction engineer, "high bike" champion of California during the 1880s and the “first cyclist up Mt. [[Tamalpais]]."

=== THE WHEELMEN. === [[Golden City Wheelmen]] - Run to Palo Alto.<br/>

1876/04/20 [[THE BICYCLE. - A Remonstrance and an Appeal for the Protection of the Velocipede - Oakland Tribune, 20 Apr 1876, Thu - Page 3]] 1878/11/29 [[BICYCLE-RIDING. Meet on the Point Lobos Road, and Formation of a Club - Fri, Nov 29, 1878 - Page 3 - San Francisco Chronicle]]