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  • ''Brother of'' [[W. A. Burke]] For the next race, a quarter of a mile dash, W. S. Wing, Jas. W. Lancaster, J. Phil Percival, P. L. Abel and
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  • ...wheel for a forty-pound [[pneumatic]] "racer" and entered his first race, a [[handicap]], getting the limit, and winning easily. ...seconds, for the judges lost count of the laps and we were obliged to ride a lap more than the distance. This was the only record that I really cared ab
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  • ==== He Has Long Been Pre-eminent in the Cycle Circles - A Paper's Comments on Him. ==== [[Walter F. Foster]], who has been making some new records at Napa, receives a column of very favorable mention in to-day's ''[[:Category:San Francisco Ex
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  • O. Y. M. C. A. C. C. <div style='text-align: center;'>A Bicycle Road Race.</div>
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  • === A LOS ANGELES WHEELMAN. === ...aymond, Chairman of the National Racing Board, and Local Representative R. A. Smyth - Classification of Wheelmen. =====
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  • ...the long tour and follow racing the rest of the season. Coulter was quite successful, too, and at this moment is in Denver trying for records, His partner, Reyn ...old, stands 5 feet 11 1/2, inches, and weighs 185 pounds. He began riding a wheel in 1892, and racing on July 4th last.
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  • ==== Successful Celebration of the Annual Meet. ==== ...splendid style, and only carried off the honors from [[J. P. Percival]] by a few feet, the last-named gentleman also beating the previous records.
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  • ==== A Brief Sketch of the Capital City Wheelmen. ==== ==== The Ten-Mile Race of the Pacific Road Club. Preparations for Track Events. The Association. =
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  • ...sit other parts of the Fair Grounds may store their wheels and are charged a small fee for the accommodation. ...m. After the fair is over the grounds will be thrown open to the public as a general recreation grounds for the city, and will undoubtedly be of lasting
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  • The [[Bay City Wheelmen]] are going to build a track at [http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=19th_Century_Bicycling:_Ru ...n build a track at Central Park, Elwell, Rice challenge from SFBC to relay race - The San Francisco Call, 17 Apr 1893]
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  • The [[race::1894/05/05 field day of the Olympic Club|great bicycling contests which we ...heelmen]] is a hard thing to do properly, and a good handicapper must have a thorough knowledge of his men to guarantee to those who patronize the sport
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  • ...om/clip/13477908/thomas_h_b_varney_rambler_biclorama/ had a bicycle shop] (a "biclorama") and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13477878/thomas_h_b_varne ...ts of the State were present to witness the contest. It was a [[handicap]] race, [[professionals]] barred, the starters, with their time allowances in minu
    14 KB (2,404 words) - 16:37, 29 July 2023
  • ==== First Road Race of the Year Scheduled. ==== ==== Garden City Cyclers Issue a Challenge. ====
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  • [[Crescent Road Club]] - Road race, San Mateo to San Carlos.<br/> ...archByProperty/:Newspaper/San-20Francisco-20Call|THE CALL]], would give it a setback it could not recover from. Properly handled it should help the spor
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  • ...Midwinter Exposition bicycle track]] grows stronger, and the outlook for a most brilliant series of tournaments is all that could be desired. The track is ...meets in April and May will witness the shattering of the coast records is a foregone conclusion.
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  • === NEARING A MILE A MINUTE. === ...eight and Friction and Raising Gear of Bicycles Make High Speed Possible - A Good Illustration. =====
    12 KB (2,095 words) - 05:25, 28 July 2023
  • ...-used unit of distance racing. Below are some original articles, maps, and a summary of the course.</i> ...enzo]]; thence down the San Lorenzo road, via L. Stone, to starting point, a distance of eight and seven-eighths miles. One run, which was timed, was ma
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  • === Race Meet of the San Jose Road Club To-Day. === [[California Cycling Club]] - Race at [[Bay City Wheelmen track at Central Park|Central Park track]].<br/>
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  • [Official Organ [[L. A. W.]]] [[File:California Division L. A. W. San Francisco Chronicle Mon May 30 1887 .jpeg|100px|left]]
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  • === A Wheelman's Journey Through Four Counties. === ==== Announcement of Races by the Alameda Club. - A Run to Mill Valley - The San Jose Track. ====
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