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• Olympic Club athletic grounds
  ...ww.georeferencer.com/compare#101983238241 That map, georeferenced, showing the grounds]: [[File:Screen Shot 2021-10-24 at 3.54.19 PM.png|thumb|center|700px]]
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• ALL AROUND NOTES. - Oakland Tribune, 04 Apr 1887
  ...ral amateur athletes are practicing at the [[Olympic Club athletic grounds|Oakland grounds]] daily. The [[Oakland Ramblers]] have moved from their old quarters in the [https://oaklandwiki.org/Wilcox_Block_%26_Annex Wilcox block], and have ren
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• Opening of the Alameda Bicycle and Athletic Club track at Schuetzen park - San Francisco Chronicle, 31 May 1892
  === THE BICYCLISTS. === ==== Opening of the Alameda Athletic Club Grounds. ====
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• CYCLING UP TO DATE. - The San Francisco Examiner, 22 Apr 1894
  ==== 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.
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• WHEELERS. - Oakland Tribune, 16 Feb 1887
  ==== The Programme for the State Meeting in Oakland. ==== ...]]; [[C. J. Krytser]], Local Consul; [[J. D. Arkison]], representative for Oakland.
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• THE RAMBLERS. - Oakland Tribune, 19 Feb 1887
  === THE RAMBLERS. === ==== Entries for the Bicycle Tournament on Washington's Birthday. ====
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• THE BICYCLE RUN. - Oakland Tribune, 30 Apr 1883
  === THE BICYCLE RUN. === ==== Annual Meeting and Picnic of the Oakland and San Francisco clubs. ====
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• LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL WINS RELAY RACE - San Jose Mercury-news, 3 May 1903
  ...o increase the gap until they crossed the tape three and one-half miles in the lead. ...e fastest ride of the day. He covered the five miles in 14 09 1-5. Waibel, the last man, held his own without an effort and finished fully three miles and
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• WHEELMEN TO MEET IN RELAY - San Francisco Chronicle - September 23, 1906
  ==== A Fifty-Mile Race to Be Contested Next Week on Alameda Track. ==== ...relay for the J. W. Leavitt trophy]]. The race will be held on [[the track at Alameda]].
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• THE CYCLING MEN. - A SUPERB TRACK IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. - San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Nov 1893
  === THE CYCLING MEN. === ==== A SUPERB TRACK IS TO BE CONSTRUCTED. ====
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• Everett S. Dowdle
  ...se alive can hear the 'heluva protest' that went up. But it was a wheel to the judges and that was that. ...13420013/1946_acme_club_reunion_great_history/ The Knave - June 16, 1946 - Oakland Tribune]
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• Oakland Young Men's Christian Association Cycling Club
  Oakland, CA ...milarly! awarded. In addition to the above six other prizes will be given. The handicaps have been adjusted with such care that an exciting race is antici
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• First street track
  ...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.
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• Crescent Athletic Club Wheelmen
  ...hirty or sixty days. To-morrow the club will have a run to Haywards to see the Acme road race. [[THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Call, 27 July 1895]]
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• Louis A. Lamory
  ...Thistle Games, Shell Mound Park, July 4th, 1891, L. A. Lamory, 2nd place - The San Francisco Examiner - 05 Jul 1891, Sun - Page 10] ...lubrooms last night and formed the Acme Bicycle Club. The following signed the roll: Charles Bowman, E. S. Dowdle, S. S. Fogarty, J. J. Hanifin, [[Louis A
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• TROUBLE OVER A ROAD RACE. - San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Jun 1896
  ==== NISSEN LEAVES THE ALAMEDA CYCLERS. ==== ==== The Track Association Fails to Organise - Dodd Takes Wynne's Place. ====
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• WHEN SAN JOSE’S BUSINESSMEN WERE CYCLISTS - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume LXXIV, Number 72, 12 March 1908
  ...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.]]
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• W. E. Griffith
  ...some of the fastest men in the world, who will follow the circuit all over the country. [[Great Hundred-Mile Relay Race to Be Run To-Morrow - The San Francisco Call, 11 Apr 1896]]
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• OLYMPIC CLUB SPORTS. - Oakland Tribune, 31 May 1887
  ...o represented in the meeting, but their members failed to carry off any of the prizes. The first event-100 yards' handicap run-was won by J. N. Flynn, scratch, in 10.
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• READY FOR THE RELAY RACE. - San Francisco Examiner - March 31, 1894
  === READY FOR THE RELAY RACE. === ==== Over Two Hundred Wheelmen to Take Part in the Big Affair. ====
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• Lowell High School
  ...will hold a series of short races this afternoon at [[Central Park track]] at 2 o'clock. [[THE WHEELMEN. - The San Francisco Call, 04 May 1895]]
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• OAKLAND'S BIKES BUZZ. - Oakland Tribune - March 14, 1904
  === OAKLAND'S BIKES BUZZ. === ...[[Moffit]] reports that the roads were in excellent shape, notwithstanding the recent heavy rains.
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• THE CYCLERS. - San Jose Mercury-news, 19 June 1892
  === THE CYCLERS. === ==== GARDEN CITY BOYS TO COMPETE AT ALAMEDA. ====
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• John S. Egan
  The resignation of [[Charles W. Conger]] as captain of the [[Imperial Cycling Club]] has been handed in. James S. Egan <i>[John S. Ega [[AMONG THE WHEELMEN - Track to Be Used in the Tournament. - A Matter of Interest to Racers. - San Francisco Chronicle, 19
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• O. L. Pickard
  ...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]]
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• H. A. Maxwell
  ...n 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]]
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• Frederick W. Gibson
  ...Pattiani, A. Jellison, W. J. Bowman, Al. Ricardo. The following members of the San Francisco Club were present: H. Lowdon, Captain; Charles Leonard, Lieut [[THE BICYCLE RUN. - Oakland Tribune, 30 Apr 1883]]
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• EASTERN CRACKS COMING. - San Francisco Chronicle - October 30, 1895
  ===== 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.
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• Three-lap track at the Midwinter Fair
  Bicycle Track ...of the Fair Grounds may store their wheels and are charged a small fee for the accommodation.
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• Alameda Cycle Park track
  ...umsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~243502~5513462 Map of the City of Oakland and Surroundings, 1888]<br/>http://www.georeferencer.com/compare#1243462808 [[File:Screen Shot 2021-01-11 at 11.11.55 PM.png|thumb|center|700px|http://www.pacificng.com/ge/of-spc1886-b
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• THE WHEELMEN. - The Napa Register, 25 Oct 1889
  === THE WHEELMEN. === The official organ of [[California Division, L. A. W.]], has this to say concer
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• CYCLERS' NEW TRACK. - Matinee at the San Jose Course. - San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar 1895
  === CYCLERS' NEW TRACK. === ==== Matinee at the San Jose Course. ====
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• ON WHEELS. - A Great Day for California Bicycles - Winners of Races - The San Francisco Examiner, 10 Sep 1886
  ..., from different points in this State and Oregon, brought up the rear, and the numerous kinds and varieties of bicycles and tricycles to be seen in this d ==== AT THE PARK. ====
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• Jack Kitchen, Jr.
  ...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]]
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• San Jose Mercury-news, Volume XXXVII, Number 132, 12 May 1890
  ==== The Recent Rains a Disappointment to the Cyclists. ==== ===== Preparations for the Annual Meet In San Jose in July - Century Run to Hollister Next Sunday ====
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• ECHOES OF THE RELAY RACE. - The Victorious Garden Citys and Their Speedy Men. - MIDWINTER FAIR TRACK. - San Francisco Examiner, 14 Apr 1894
  === ECHOES OF THE RELAY RACE. === ==== The Victorious Garden Citys and Their Speedy Men. ====
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• The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 09 Nov 1891
  === The Wheelmen. === ...n this riding academy, which, it is worth while to note, is the largest in the world.
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• WHEELING NOTES. - San Jose Mercury-news, Volume XLI, Number 164, 12 June 1892
  ==== 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.
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• Oakland Ramblers
  https://fastestslowguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Oakland+Ramblers ''See also'' [[Oakland Wheelmen]], [[Alameda County Wheelmen]]
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• BIKES, TRIKES, AND SAFETIES. - Oakland Tribune, 17 Oct 1888
  ==== Doings Among the Local Wheelmen ==== ...not pleased with the roads, as he says they do not compare with the roads at Denver.
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• Harry Francis Terrill
  [[File:Harry Terrill The Los Angeles Times Sat Jun 2.jpeg|thumb|center|[https://www.newspapers.com/c ...l is a strong, muscular rider, and has come forward as a racer only within the past year.
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• George H. Strong
  * [[Oakland Bicycle Club]] ...of the weather was too intense for any great speed, but the rider arrived at San José a little after 2 o'clock, making a distance of a little less than
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• John F. Burke
  ...s. Captain [[John F. Burke|Burke]] expects a large attendance on this run. The boys have been cooped up so long by muddy roads that they will be glad of a [[WITH THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Chronicle - 05 Jan 1895, Sat - Page 12]]
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• Garden City Wheelmen
  === Version 1 of the Garden City Wheelmen, 1887 - ? === ...The Garden City Wheelmen of San Jose decline to enter a team, as they say the Bay City flyers are too much for them.
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• The Bicycle. - The San Francisco Examiner, 25 Oct 1886
  === The Bicycle. === ...t billiard player. [[Mrs. E. Mohrig]] is the first California lady to join the [[L. A. W.]]
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• The Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar 1890
  ==== 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.
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• With the Wheelmen. - San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Jan 1891
  === 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
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• MANY EVENTS FOR WHEELMEN - San Francisco Chronicle - July 31, 1904
  ==== 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
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• CYCLING CLUBS AT SAN JOSE - Six Hundred Wheelmen in the Parade - Los Angeles Herald, 10 Sep 1895
  == CYCLING CLUBS AT SAN JOSE == === Six Hundred Wheelmen in the Parade ===
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• PICNIC RUNS ARE NOW THE CYCLERS' PASTIME - The San Francisco Call, 11 Jun 1898
  === PICNIC RUNS ARE NOW THE CYCLERS' PASTIME === ...of Broadway. There will be a bountiful repast and numerous games to while the time away.
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