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...ements with the land-owner, so they decided to build a new, cement, larger track. Garden City Cyclers H M N Spring pres, Geo W Pollard rec sec, H A Alexander fin sec, Sa

==== Opening of the New Track of the Garden City Cyclers. ==== [Special to the [[San Francisco Examiner|EXAMINER]].]

==== The Garden City Cyclers, the Name of the New Organisation. ==== ...Cyclers]] is the name adopted by the two consolidated clubs of this city. The officers are: [[J. B. Lamkin|J. B. Lampkin]], President; [[J. A. Desimone]]

==== The New Track Nearing Completion. The Coming Tournament ==== ...ack]], just south of the junction of First and Second streets and opposite the Pratt Home, pushed as rapidly as possible.

==== The Californias Will Have a Century Run Around the Bay To-Day. ==== ...air track]], and [[Peter McIntyre]], an old athlete, who has charge of the track, looks after them.

== CYCLISTS FILL THE STREETS == === GATHERING FOR THE BIG MEET AT SAN JOSE. ===

...ements with the land-owner, so they decided to build a new, cement, larger track. ...in building [[First street track|a track]] and the necessary buildings on the line of his road.

https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Garden+City+Wheelmen <i>See also</i> [[Garden City Bicycle Club]], [[Garden City Cyclers]] and [[San Jose Cyclers]].

...County Assessor, [[Al Barker]], in the days of the "[[cheesecutter]]," as the style of bicycle illustrated here was termed about 1890. ...nd also on [[the track which was formerly located an South First street at the junction of Second.]]

* [[Garden City Cyclers]] ...a silver cup. His time was 15:12. The cup becomes the personal property of the winner of three successive races.

[[Garden City Wheelmen]] Joe Desimone of the Garden City Cyclers paced Osen to San Jose. After a quick breakfast at his home there O

=== READY FOR THE BIG ROAD RACE === ...iders, officials and spectators will go over on the 8:30 broad gauge boat. The entries and handicaps were published in Thursday's Call.

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...S ANGELES. [[Henry C. Smith|HENRY C. SMITH]], [[Garden City Cyclers|GARDEN CITY CYCLERS]].<br/>A PAIR OF SPEEDY WHEELMEN.<br/>[''From photographs.''] ]]

=== THE CYCLERS. === ==== GARDEN CITY BOYS TO COMPETE AT ALAMEDA. ====

https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Garden+City <i>See also</i> [[Garden City Bicycle Club]], [[Garden City Wheelmen]] and [[San Jose Cyclers]].

==== What Is Being Done by the Bicycle Riders. ==== ...st was served, the chief attraction of which was fine, rich milk, which is the favorite beverage of wheelmen.

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...ed Chief Consul Charles K. Melrose and his wife, ex-secretary-treasurer of the league, W. H. Toepke, and his sister, and also [[J. B. Carey]] and [[Jeanet

=== THE CYCLER'S DAY === ==== Entries for the Great Race Meeting. ====

== Garden City Wheelmen World Famous. == === Every Year San Jose Sends Its Quota of Riders to Fastest Tracks in the World, Where Victories of Note Are Won - Observation Race Along Route of In

[https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/p/bay-city-wheelmen.html Bay City Wheelmen] [https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/p/capitol-city-wheelmen.html Capitol City Wheelmen]

==== A Fifty-Mile Race to Be Contested Next Week on Alameda Track. ==== ...-mile relay for the J. W. Leavitt trophy]]. The race will be held on [[the track at Alameda]].

=== Six Hundred Wheelmen in the Parade === ====== The Half Mile Record Broken in the Remarkable Time of 1:01 - 600 Wheelmen Parade ======

=== THE CYCLING MEN. === ==== A SUPERB TRACK IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. ====

[[File:SJMN19080308.1.5 3.jpg|thumb|center|500px|AL G. COL ON THE “STEED" HE RODE A SCORE OF YEARS AGO.]] ...rrow morning the Mercury proposes to run one each day, with a short bit of the biography of each man.

=== ECHOES OF THE RELAY RACE. === ==== The Victorious Garden Citys and Their Speedy Men. ====

...[[pneumatic]] "racer" and entered his first race, a [[handicap]], getting the limit, and winning easily. ...he laps and we were obliged to ride a lap more than the distance. This was the only record that I really cared about.

=== CYCLERS' NEW TRACK. === ==== Matinee at the San Jose Course. ====

===== The Bicycle Track Association Discusses the Quarter-Mile Proposition. ===== ...d a meeting last night at the clubhouse of the [[Bay City Wheelmen]], with the following delegates present: President [[F. H. Kerrigan|Kerrigan]], [[C. A.

[[Garden City Cyclers]] [[File:Captain Ravlin The San Francisco Call Mon Jun 13 1892 (1).jpeg|thumb|center|200px|[[Clarence N

===== The Coast Champion Has Gone East to Meet the World's Fastest Racers - Racing Men Training for Events. ===== ...an impromptu affair, as none of his friends knew he was going East to join the Columbia team until they saw it in Monday's EXAMINER.

* [[Garden City Bicycle Club]] * [[Garden City Wheelmen]]

...a man's pastime, and Joe was probably the most diminutive wheelman in this city. ...his city. Joe was always a staunch supporter of the colors of the [[Garden City Wheelmen]], and aided in scoring many a victory for that organization.

=== READY FOR THE RELAY RACE. === ==== Over Two Hundred Wheelmen to Take Part in the Big Affair. ====

...ces. The latter two intended to ride at Los Angeles on May 30, but say the track is dangerous, so they are coming here. [[The Wheelmen - The San Francisco Call, 25 May 1895]]

[[Bay City Wheelmen]] ...le='text-align: center;'>THE KINDERGARTNERS OF THE [[Bay City Wheelmen|BAY CITY WHEELMEN]]</div><div style='text-align: center;'>[[Thomas S. Hall|T. S. Hal

==== The Recent Rains a Disappointment to the Cyclists. ==== ===== Preparations for the Annual Meet In San Jose in July - Century Run to Hollister Next Sunday ====

...geles states that the club has grown to forty-five active members and that the 'cycling fever' is raging. [[The Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 30 May 1887]]

* "The Cannon" [[File:Ed Bald The San Francisco Examiner Sat Apr 14 1894 .jpeg|thumb|center|400px|CYCLIST [[B

=== With the Wheelmen. === ...Mechanics Pavilion]] in the latter part of April or the early part of May. The races to be run will most likely be as follows: One hundred-mile, fifty-mil

Bicycle Track ...of the Fair Grounds may store their wheels and are charged a small fee for the accommodation.

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...ed Chief Consul Charles K. Melrose and his wife, ex-secretary-treasurer of the league, W. H. Toepke, and his sister, and also [[J. B. Carey]] and [[Jeanet

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...T. Stevenson, H. F. Wynne, L. S. Stewart, F. A. McGrew and R. A. Smyth. Of the wheels ridden forty three were "ordinary," or tall wheels, and ten were saf

=== The Wheelmen. === ...isco, representative [[San Francisco Bicycle Club]]; Representatives [[Bay City Wheelmen]] - [[J. J. Bliss]] and [[Charles C. Moore]], San Francisco. [[J.

* [[Bay City Wheelmen]] ...|center|[[S. B. Vincent|SYDNEY B. VINCENT]] OF THE [[Bay City Wheelmen|BAY CITY WHEELMEN]].<br/>[From a photograph by Bushnell.] ]]

...p 1 1894 .jpeg|thumb|center|400px|[[R. L. Long|ROBERT L. LONG]], HOLDER OF THE COAST RECORD FOR ONE-THIRD AND TWO-THIRDS OF A MILE.]] ...'s record, presented him with a handsome diamond fob, bearing the time and the club's emblem.

...w.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~243502~5513462 Map of the City of Oakland and Surroundings, 1888]<br/>http://www.georeferencer.com/compare A California Track Opened.

==== The Wheelmen. ==== ...isco, representative [[San Francisco Bicycle Club]]; Representatives [[Bay City Wheelmen]] – [[J. J. Bliss]] and Charles C. Moore, San Francisco. [[J. W.

==== All of the Clubs Have Races and Runs Scheduled for To-Day and the Near Future. ==== ...100-mile relay race from San Francisco to Oakland|the 100-mile race around the bay]] five consecutive times. With records such as these there will be some

[[Garden City Cyclers]] THE BIG ONE ON THE END.

=== AMONG THE WHEELMEN === ...ld]] lower the world's record for two miles on one day and the mile record the next.

=== CYCLERS WILL RACE AT THE GARDEN CITY === ...e number of local wheelmen are going down to-day by train and wheel to see the races.

==== Fox Will Represent Southern California at the Fair Races. ==== ==== SMITH OF THE GARDEN CITYS. ====

"The club emblem will be a shield with the letters A. C. across its face." ...orange, at [[1895/09/09 Admission Day race meet of the Garden City Cyclers|the San Jose races]].

==== The Annual Meet of the Capital City Wheelmen. ==== ...Made the Distance in 2:15 - W. G. Elliott Travels Twenty Miles in 59:28 - The Two-Mlle Handicap and Many Other Events. ======

...766/cycling-news-and-comments/ CYCLING NEWS AND COMMENTS. 15 Dec 1894, Sat The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.com] ]] ...dro to-morrow, leaving Fruitvale about 1 o'clock. Rain will of course stop the run.

...g|thumb|center|500px|HOW [[George H. Osen|GEORGE H. OSEN]] APPEARED BEFORE THE MOTOR AGE.]] ...en in [[San Jose]] before that time rode bashfully down the streets of the city one day in '87. Pedestrians stopped to "rubber" and horses snorted and did

...px|from [https://archive.org/details/bearings111895cycl/page/n127/mode/2up The Bearings, Vol XI, No. 3, February 15, 1895]]] * [[Garden City Cyclers]]

==== The Wheelmen. ==== ...s all members are interested in the coming [[league meet and tournament]], the time and place for holding which will be decided there.

==== Something About the Four Men Who Rode the Quadruplet Bicycle and Edwards' Own Story. ==== ===== BRIEF HISTORY OF THE QUADRUPLET. =====

=== THE WHEELMEN. === The official organ of [[California Division, L. A. W.]], has this to say concer

* [[Bay City Wheelmen]] ...Be Held To-Day - High Jinks in the Redwoods. - Mon, Jul 4, 1892 - Page 8 · The San Francisco Call]]

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...ve ridden a mile in 1:34 1.5, though he divides the glory with the rest of the "quad" team.

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...all, Volume 72, Number 35, 5 July 1892 - Bicycle Races in Various Parts of the State|George H. Osen, G. C. C.]]]]

=== THE NATIONAL CIRCUIT RACES === ==== Widespread Interest Manifested in the Contests on the Garden City Track ====

=== THE WHEEL. === ...esterday at Recreation Park]] proved beyond any doubt that wheeling is now the great outdoor sport.

=== The Wheel. === ...heelmen are anxious to see some of the western records lowered. He is just the man to do it.

|[[Garden C]] |[[Bay City]]

* [[Bay City Wheelmen]] ...le='text-align: center;'>THE KINDERGARTNERS OF THE [[Bay City Wheelmen|BAY CITY WHEELMEN]]</div><div style='text-align: center;'>[[Thomas S. Hall|T. S. Hal

=== They Win the Annual One Hundred Mile Relay Race in Record Breaking Time. === ...stion is left in the minds of the enthusiasts of the sport that the Garden City wheelmen stand in a class by themselves when it comes to road racing.

''see also'' [[Alameda Cycle Park track]] ...eda Bicycle and Athletic Club|the home club]] were nile green and pink and the wheels were covered with them, while some carried flowers as well.

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== A Brief Sketch of the Garden City Cyclers. ====

==== Bicycle Races in Various Parts of the State. ==== ==== Foster Again Lowers the Coast Record — A Great Day for San Jose — Waller's Latest Victory. ====

[[Bay City Wheelmen]] E. E. Stoddard, Bay City Wheelmen, and friend wheeled away to San Leandro yesterday.

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== Byrne May Be Forced into Class B, Will He Join the Olympics? ====

=== COMING EVENTS OF THE LOCAL WHEELMEN === ...portant amendments to the by-laws will be considered and plans matured for the association's big annual road events next month and in October.

=== The Entries and Handicaps for the Races of the San Jose Road Club === === LADIES CLUB FOR THE MISSION. ===

[[File:The San Francisco Call Mon Jul 4 1892 .jpg|thumb|left|Captain Bailey.]] ...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, vice-presid

==== The Wheelmen. ==== Another long-distance bicycle race is on the cards, [[Wilbur Frederick Knapp|Knapp]], who is still here, will enter.

==== Club Runs and Private Excursions to Different Points Outside the City. ==== ...[[Liberty Cycling Club Ladies' Annex|Ladies' Annex]] through the [[Park]]. The club is steadily gaining in numbers and gives promise of becoming a power i

=== WITH THE WHEELMEN. === ==== First Road Race of the Year Scheduled. ====

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== The Oriental Club and Its Members Who Are Speedy. ====

...eet of the California Division, League of American Wheelmen|league meet on the Fourth of July]]. [[OUR CYCLE CHAMPIONS. - The Fastest Riders in the State. - San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr 1893]]

==== Return of the Champion, Zeigler. ==== ====== Election of Bay Citys - The S. J. R. C. Corner-Stone to Be Laid - Gossip. ======

=== J. B. Carey Rides the First Century. === ==== The Question of Race Meet Dates. ====

==== The Bicycle Races at Stockton. ==== Special Dispatches to the CHRONICLE.

=== AMONG THE WHEELMEN === ===== The Californias Adopt a Special Uniform - The Ladies Not to Parade. =====

==== Interesting Races Races of State Wheelmen at the Big Meeting. ==== === FAST TIME THE DAY'S ORDER. ===

=== The Wheelmen. === ...got the time prize on a [[cushion-tire]] [[safety]] in 1h., 24m, and 57s., the best previous one being 1h. 26m. and a fraction.

Early in the season Messrs. Reynolds and Coulter of Toledo left that city to ride to San Francisco entirely by bicycle. In Nebraska Coulter took part ...trying for records, His partner, Reynolds, returned to Toledo at once when the trip was abandoned.

=== THE SPEEDY CYCLERS. === ===== Eastern Cracks Now on the Road. =====

=== THE RECORD MAY NOT BE ACCEPTED. === ==== Run of the Bay City Wheelmen and Acmes to Camp Taylor - Schleuter Climbs White's Hill - Ziegler

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...Inside of Four Days - The San Francisco Examiner, 26 May 1894|OSCAR OSEN, THE RECORD BREAKER]]]]

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== A Brief Sketch of the Capital City Wheelmen. ====

...Stockton have Hickinbotham, Southworth and Wulff to sustain the honors of the green and gold." ==== The A List of Local People Who Ride the The Things - The Club's Rubbered Rings - Uniforms. ====

== EVENTS AMONG THE LOCAL WHEELMEN. == ===== The Referee's Decision at the San Jose Races Has Been Protested Against by Foster. =====

...art of the Reliance A. C., and as the officers are young men full of life, the club will be more active this year than ever in cycling matters. Captain Bates will have charge of the Reliance relay team and already has half his men picked out.

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== All Ready for the Great San Jose Meet on Friday and Saturday. ====

===== Alcayaga Fouls Upson and the Judges Bar Him From the Race - Burke Wins the State Championship Race. ===== [Special to the EXAMINER.]

...y elected captain is one of the old-time members, and is very popular with the boys. He will no doubt prove a very efficient officer, and is ably seconded [[CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - The Steady Growth of the New California Club. - The San Francisco Call, 01 Aug 1892]]

==== Auspicious Opening of the Meeting. ==== ===== Exciting Races on the New Track. =====

[[File:Screen Shot 2017-08-16 at 2.48.47 PM.png|thumb|center|[[The Wheel in California|WALTER FOSTER. One Mile, 2:26 4-5.]]]] ...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_f_fo

===== Metal Steeds in the Morning f'arade-Teurnament and Drill at ligit. ===== [Special to the EXAMINER]

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== Organization and Growth of the Bay City Wheelmen. ====

=== AMONG THE WHEELMEN === ==== Track to Be Used in the Tournament. ====

==== A Poor Referee the Weak Point in Monday's Races. ==== ...No one was pleased by this move, and it cost the audience a long wait and the [[Olympic Club Wheelmen]] an extra set of prizes.

=== The Wheelmen. === ...bably consist of three medals for the time prizes and cycling sundries for the place prizes.

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== C. S. Wells to Try for the World's Five-Mile Road Record. ====

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== An Election Surprise of the Bay City Wheelmen - Club Events To-Morrow. ====

...been liberally distributed among the club members, until now the walls of the clubrooms are literally lined with life-size photographs of champions, who ...rn in a barn and matured in a Chinese wash-house, the Acme Athletic Club - The San Francisco Examiner, 02 Dec 1893]]

...DNBYiPw9 Mission and Twenty-fourth streets] at 5:20 A. M. and returning to the same point at 5:13 P. M. Distance, round trip, is 104 miles. [[The Wheel. - San Francisco Chronicle, 23 May 1887]]

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== Entries and Handicaps of the Liberty Cycling Club's Road Race. ====

[[File:Sport The San Francisco Call Sat Apr 27 1895 .jpeg|thumb|center]] === THE WHEELMEN. ===

== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. == === Growth of the Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club. ===

===== WHAT THE CLUBS ARE DOING. ===== ...ass A and B in the Amateur Ranks - San Francisco Clubs Well Represented at the Electric Light Tournament at San Jose - Lots of Wheelmen Off on Tours. ====

==== The Fastest Riders in the State. ==== ===== California's Speedy Men Who Are Training for Track Honors. =====

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== Edwards willing to Try for the World's Record To-Morrow.====

=== To the Summit of Mount Diablo by Wheel. === ...isco, representative [[San Francisco Bicycle Club]]; Representatives [[Bay City Wheelmen]] - [[J. J. Bliss]] and [[Charles C. Moore]], San Francisco. [[J.

=== WITH THE WHEELMEN. === ==== The Various Clubs Are Active. ====

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== Terrill, the Racer, Will Go East To-Night - Fastest Run on Record. - Latest Items. ====

...cement of Races by the Alameda Club. - A Run to Mill Valley - The San Jose Track. ==== [[File:B. D. Bent The San Francisco Call Mon Aug 8 1892 .jpeg|thumb|left|150px|[[B. D. Bent]].]]

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ...he California Associated Cycling Clubs to Niles Canyon|Annual joint run of the California Associated Cycling Clubs to Niles Canyon]] --<br/>

=== THE WHEELMEN. === [[Bay City Wheelmen]] — At Santa Cruz.<br/>

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== The Records of Spooner and Waller Compared. ====

=== ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== Allen and Sachtleben on the Homestretch. ====

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. === ==== The Acme Athletic and Wheeling Club of Oakland. ====

=== CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE === ==== Grant Bell Wins the Road Race of the Acme Club. ====

the Flying Dutchman ...Waller got the time prize on a cushion-tire safety in 1h., 24m, and 57s., the best previous one being 1h. 26m. and a fraction.

== THE WHEELMEN. == === J. E. Edwards Wants the World's Five-Mile Road Record. ===

== THE WHEELMEN. == === Race Meet of the San Jose Road Club To-Day. ===

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== The Camera Club Cyclists Will Tour Through Lake County. ====

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...owing appointments for 1887-8. The arrangement as below is in the order of the several representative districts: E. S. M. Judson, Los Angeles; George H. F

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ...large number of new men who will try their luck in the [[class A]] events, the one-mile [[handicap]] alone having seventy-five starters.

...ve merits of most all of the riders on the Coast, close contests should be the rule. ...uer]], [[L. C. Hall]], [[S. H. Knapp Jr.]] and [[W. M. Meeker]]; clerks of the course, [[F. W. Pierson]] and [[W. E. Thompson]]; scorers, [[C. S. Angell]]

...hed in the following order, the time given being that actually consumed on the road: John Gardiner, 59:02; D. E. Whitman, 1:02:03; Will Rodriguez, 1:10:11 [[THE GERMAN WINS. - Emil Ulbricht Makes the Best Time. - The Los Angeles Times, 05 Jul 1894]]

=== AMONG THE WHEELMEN === ==== The Golden Gate's Road Race To-Morrow. ====

[[Bay City Wheelmen]] ...truction engineer, "high bike" champion of California during the 1880s and the “first cyclist up Mt. [[Tamalpais]]."

.../hoodline.com/2015/05/robert-r-russ-1022-stanyan-street-s-first-owner Meet The Russ Family, 1022 Stanyan Street's First Owners] ...t the sponge was thrown up, and they returned to San Francisco by train on the following day.

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== The Racing Board Will Be Petitioned to Reinstate Oscar Osen. ====

=== THE WHEELMEN. === [[Garden City Cyclers]] — Run to [[Warm Springs]].<br/>

''Note, the census records in this url confirm 1868, not 1878 birth date. It's in error * [[Bay City Wheelmen]]

==== The Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club Meet. ==== [[File:C The San Francisco Call Wed May 31 1893 .jpeg|left|100px]]

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== The Bay City Wheelmen's Five-Mile Road Race To-Morrow. ====

=== THE WHEELMEN. === [[Bay City Wheelmen]] - [[Century run]]. <br/>

=== THE WHEELMEN. === [[California Cycling Club]] - Blind run around the City.<br/>

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ==== Entries and Handicaps for the Acme Wheelmen's Road Race. ====

...leaving Reynolds and Sampson to make the final brush. Sampson, who donned the winning number, easily disposed of bis opponent and came home with a smile This race was won easily by Terrill, who rode leisurely to the finish.

The [[Bay City Wheelmen]], "masters of the road and path" liked to have parties. They called them [[smokers]]. Here is ...of September, it is the intention of the club to hold a monthly [[hop]] in the clubrooms, limited to members.

1868/11/24 [[The Velocipede. - The San Francisco Examiner, 24 Nov 1868]] .../04/20 [[THE BICYCLE. - A Remonstrance and an Appeal for the Protection of the Velocipede - Oakland Tribune, 20 Apr 1876, Thu - Page 3]]

=== Unfrequented Bicycle Roads in the Vicinity of San Francisco === ...a view of holding a place in the procession now rapidly nearing the end of the century on wheels.

=== THE WHEELMEN. === ...train to Alameda and getting off at Grand-street station, from which point the finish is but two blocks distant.

=== AMONG THE WHEELMEN === ...week, as they rather felt the need of rest after the recent jollities at [[the Santa Cruz races]].

"The Club uniform is dark blue, with navy cap." A bicycle club is to be organized by the young gentlemen of this city.

[[Garden City Cyclers]] ...an impromptu affair, as none of his friends knew he was going East to join the Columbia team until they saw it in Monday's EXAMINER.

....com/clip/11562149/ started having reunions in 1919], which continued into the 1950s. [https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/p/acme-athletic-club-reunions.h ...c 18 1921 2.jpeg|thumb|center|700px|The undefeated bicycle team of 1893 of the Acme Athletic Club. Upper row (left to right), [[H. A. Maxwell|HARRY MAXWEL