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T. D. Taft

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=== Clubs ===
* Alameda Cyclers
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====== SECOND RELAY. ======
Positionatfinish. 	Rider. 	Club. 	Time. 	ActualRidingTime.
1 	Tony Delmas 	Garden C 	9:55:23 	27:15
2 	W. J. Christ 	Olympic 	9:56:43 	28:33
3 	C. A. Krafts 	Bay City 	9:56:44 	27:12
4 	J. R. Kenna 	Acme 	9:59:05 	30:08
5 	C. Birdsall 	California 	9:59:06 	29:06
6 	G. Frost 	San Fran 	9:59:07 	28:36
7 	C. W. Conger 	Imperial 	9:59:15 	30:10
8 	J. J. Carroll 	San Jose 	9:59:25 	28:58
9 	F. B. Wilkins 	Reliance 	9:59:44 	28:48
10 	T. D. Taft 	Alameda 	10:04:13 	30:18
Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 30:44.	Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 30:44.	Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 30:44.	Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 30:44.	Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 30:44.
WELLS WON FOR THE BAY CITYS. - For the Second Time This Club Gets the Relay Cup. 100-mile relay race - The San Francisco Call, 13 Apr 1896
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T. Farnsworth

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=== Clubs ===
* San Francisco Road Club
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====== NINTH RELAY. ======
Positionatfinish. 	Rider. 	Club. 	Time. 	ActualRidingTime.
1 	J. E. Edwards 	Olympic 	1:19:00 	33:42
2 	G. A. Nissen 	Acme 	1:20:08 	35:45
3 	E. Ulbricht 	Bay City 	1:20:48 	33:36
4 	H. Downing 	Garden C 	1:21:48 	37:25
5 	Ted Belloli 	San Jose 	1:25:24 	34:44
6 	C. D. Bates Jr 	Reliance 	1:28:24 	36:49
7 	T. Farnsworth 	San Fran 	1:30:48 	37:35
8 	J. J. Boree 	Imperial 	1:31:12 	35:19
9 	R. Coulter 	California 	1:31:24 	35:44
10 	F. E. Graham 	Alameda 	Did not finish. 	Did not finish.
Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 29:19.	Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 29:19.	Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 29:19.	Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 29:19.	Fastest time - 1894, 33:00; 1895, 29:19.
 
WELLS WON FOR THE BAY CITYS. - For the Second Time This Club Gets the Relay Cup. 100-mile relay race - The San Francisco Call, 13 Apr 1896
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T. S. Watters

Thomas Sydney Watters 18 June 1868 – 17 June 1958
Uncle of F. H. Watters, husband of May Stevens
=== Clubs ===
Bay City Wheelmen
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Thomas Watters, an old and well-known member of the Bay City Wheelmen, was married last Sunday to Miss May Stevens of this City. They will take up their permanent residence in Sacramento, where Mr. Watters' business interests are. Here's a chance for the Sacramento Athletic Club Wheelmen to get a good member.
THE WHEELMEN. - J. E. Edwards Wants the World's Five-Mile Road Record. - The San Francisco Call, 18 May 1895
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THEY ARE ONE NOW. - THE LEADING BICYCLE CLUBS AMALGAMATED. - The Pacific Road Club Merged With the San Francisco Bicycle Club. - San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Dec 1892

=== THEY ARE ONE NOW. ===
==== THE LEADING BICYCLE CLUBS AMALGAMATED. ====
===== The Pacific Road Club Merged With the San Francisco Bicycle Club. =====
A sensation bas been caused in cycling circles by the amalgamation of the Pacific Road Club and the San Francisco Bicycle Club, two of the leading bicycle organizations in this city. The San Francisco Bicycle Club enjoys the proud distinction of being the second bicycle club organized in Ameries. The Pacific Road Club was formed about eighteen months ago and contains many of the most active wheelmen in the State. The proposition for amalgamating the two clubs has been under consideration for several weeks and is really the outcome of the recent League of American Wheelmen fight in this State. The San Francisco Bicycle Club and the Bay City Wheelmen were arrayed against each other in the recent election. The Pacific Road Club sided in with the pioneer club and a strong friendship sprang up between the two clubs.
The Pacific Road Club held a meeting on Wednesday night in its clubrooms, corner of Van Ness avenue and Fulton streets. The proposition of the San Francisco Bicycle Club was submitted to the meeting by President Jesse Hazel. After considerable discussion it was unanimously agreed to amalgamate. The Pacific Road Club will be merged into the San Francisco Bicycle Club. The defunct club will have fair representation on the board of officers, as several of the San Francisco directors will resign so that members of the Pacific Rond Club can be appointed to fill their places. The arrangement was adjusted in a very amicable manner, and at the conclusion of the meeting Messrs. Knox and Welch of the San Francisco Club were introduced and made appropriate speeches.
The San Francisco Bicycle Club has now a membership of almost 200. The gentlemen who worked assiduously for the merging of the two clubs were Messrs. Knox and Edwards of the San Francisco Club and Messrs. Hazel, Loney, Ballard and Luby of the Pacific Road Club.
The San Francisco Bicycle Club was organized December 13, 1878. Colonel Ralph de Clairmont was the first president, and other prominent members were Captain George H. Strong, ex-governor George C. Perkins, John B. Golly, William H. Fuller, G. L. Cunningham, Fred G. Glynn and C. L. Barrett. The club incorporated this year with the following board of eleven directors; L. D. Owens, H. S. Field, Thomas R. Knox, H. J. Foley. J. C Spencer, H. C. Massie, Thomas R. Cobden, George F. Day, Eugene Unger, Will I. Pixley and B. T. Edwards
The clubrooms of the San Francisco Bicycle Club are on Golden Gate avenue.
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THE BICYCLE. - A Remonstrance and an Appeal for the Protection of the Velocipede - Oakland Tribune, 20 Apr 1876, Thu - Page 3

=== THE BICYCLE.  ===
==== A Remonstrance and an Appeal for the Protection of the Velocipede ====
EDITOR TRIBUNE: I noticed last night, while perusing the columns of your welcome paper, that the attention of our City Fathers has been called by a number of our prominent citizens to the monstrous nuisance occasioned by the classic velocipede. Poor bicycle is probably doomed to prohibition. His pretensions to even so small a portion of our wide avenues cannot be entertained by some of our solid men, who, comfortably seated behind a pair of fleet horses, deign not to condescend to occasionally slacken their breakneck gait, in order to allow the humble vehicle to pass. And yet where is the great evil? where are the frightful accidents that have been occasioned by this poor man's buggy? The velocipede has been and is to the present day more or less used in most if not all of the great cities in the world, and while carriage accidents are of almost daily occurrence, I am yet to hear of one that has been the result of this cause. In Paris and London, hundreds of velocipedes are running day and night all through the densest parts of these cities, and even letter carriers are officially furbished one of these instruments. In San Francisco velocipedes are suffered in all the streets, and I have hundreds of times run the whole length of Kearny street, passing in front of the City Hall, without a complaint from, or inconvenience to any one. But our Oakland patricians cannot be incommodated even in thought. The road is theirs and poor people may consider themselves happy to run for their lives, from their dashing equipages.
Hoping that with your usual impartiality, you will publish these few lines, I remain, dear sir, very truly yours, 
A VELOCIPEDIST.
This might have been written by George H. Strong. This is the first mention of "bicycle" I could find in the Oakland Tribune archives. The paper was founded Feb 21, 1874. - MF]
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THE BICYCLE CLUB DINNER. - The San Francisco Examiner, 20 Jan 1887

==== THE BICYCLE CLUB DINNER. ====
The San Francisco Bicycle Club held its annual dinner Tuesday evening. The following members were present: George J. Hobe, Harrison Houseworth, Charles A. McDonald, Chas. B. Wheaton, John W. Gibson, H. A. Greene, F. F. Osborn, Thomas Stevens, B. C. Austin Jr., Charles L. Davis, E. R. Dimond, M. Feintuch, C. P. Fonda, H. T. Gibbs, O. C. Haslett, A. F. Lawton, James A. White, A. M. Brown, Thomas S. Cobden, W. G. Davis, N. A. Givovich, B. Letcher, J. F. McCarthy, B. H. Patrick, George H. Strong, and H. M. Whitely. After dinner several songs were rendered by the San Francisco Bycicle quartet, consisting of B. C. Austin Jr., Charles B. Wheaton, A. M. Brown and Charles P. Fonda. The toast "Old Riders of '78 and '79” was responded to by H. C. Eggers: "Our Honored Guest" responded to by Thomas Stevens. Morris Feintuch read an original poem composed for the occasion. A. M. Brown addressed the party on the subject of the Alameda contingent, better known as the Alameda Scorchers, and created considerable merriment. Charles A. McDonald gave a selected reading and the party adjourned after singing "Auld Lang Syne."
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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. ====
By invitation of the Oakland Bicycle Club, the San Francisco Club visited this city yesterday to participate in the annual run and picnic of the Oakland Club. The latter met the San Francisco Club at West Oakland at ten o'clock, and the line being formed the wheels rolled through Chester, Center, Ninth, Campbell, Fourteenth, Peralta, Thirty-fourth streets and Telegraph avenue to the crossroads, where a halt of half an hour was made for rest, after which the run was resumed along Alcatraz, San Pablo, Caledonia and Telegraph avenues and Merrimac and Webster streets to Adams' Point, where an excellent lunch was furnished by the Oakland Club. After remaining about an hour here, the wheelmen ran down Webster to Twenty-second, to Alice, to Center, to Peralta, where Mr. Leonard, of the San Francisco Club, gave an exhibition of fancy riding, which astonished even old riders. They then went to the Olympic Club athletic grounds, where a number speeded around the track. They left in time for the San Francisco visitors to catch the four o'clock train for home. A collision between two of the wheels, on Alcatraz avenue capsized both riders, but inflicted no damage. Several photographers were on hand at Adams' Point, and took some excellent views of the cavalcade. The following Oakland bicyclists were present: G. W. Strong, Captain; W. Lowden, Lieutenant; C. Burkhalter, E. Booth, W. F. Booth, W. M. Bunker, W. C. Gibbs, C. G. Yale, E. A. Rix, Dr. Jno. Rabe, H. H. Hurst, J. Stovy, W. L. Pattiani, A. Jellison, W. J. Bowman, Al. Ricardo. The following members of the San Francisco Club were present: H. Lowdon, Captain; Charles Leonard, Lieutenant; A. M. Waschauer, M. Feintich, R. F. Verrinder, Dr. Winter, F. Gibson, J. Day, G. F. Rideout. H. L. Chambers, H. A. Greene.
Here is a best attempt at illustrating the route of the 'run', using the 1876 Map of Oakland, Alameda and Vicinity by M. G. King, georeferenced on a modern map:
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THE BICYCLE SPEED TRACK - The Sacramento Bee, 07 Jan 1896

=== THE BICYCLE SPEED TRACK. ===
==== The Capital City Wheelmen Consider the Proposition Last Night and Elect New Officers ====
At the annual meeting of the Capital City Wheelmen last night the committee appointed on a speed track made its report and submitted a plan of a racing track the estimated cost of which would be $8000. The intention is to form a joint stock company for the purpose of building the track. 
The question of transportation of bicycles was also taken up and the Secretary was instructed to correspond with the San Francisco and Los Angeles Clubs on the subject. The following officers were elected: 
President Scott Ennis; Vice-President, George Levenson; Treasurer, Charles E. Wright; Secretary, J. T. Sheehan; Captain, George Headman; Bugler, Fred Schadt; Historian, F. M. Woodson; Executive Committee (at-large) - W. F. Purnell, F. T. Dwyer, J. A. Woodson and J. A. M. Martin.
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THE BIKERS. - How Local the Cyclers Are Spending Their Time. - Oakland Tribune, 11 Jul 1888

=== THE BIKERS. ===
==== How Local the Cyclers Are Spending Their Time. ====
Among the Oaklanders who were seen in line in the parade at Stockton on the 4th of July were: Ralph Coxhead, Carl Allen, Lewis Sears, Fred Clift, J. L. Tisdale, Fassett Titus, Arthur Field, H. S. Gage, L. Hewes, and C. Bowman. The Alameda Scorchers turned out their entire strength. Five riders and two tandems were represented by the Alameda contingent. In the parade there were over 150 wheelmen in line.
C. 1888 Humber Rudge Traveler Tandem Bicycle
The one quarter mile dash at Stockton brought out Allen of Los Angeles as a flyer. He made the goal in 40 1-5 against Fred Cook's champion coast record of 37 1/2 seconds. Allen beat the coast record for a half mile dash, making the distance in 1:22, against the coast record of 1:27 2-5. Elwell beat all previous records in the mile dash, making the distance in 2:48 1/2.
Many of the racers who took part at Stockton will enter the races at the Center street park on Admission Day.
Charles Wheaton of Alameda surprised his many friends by making a great record in the one mile handicap at Stockton.
Messrs. Mohrig and Houseworth are making a lively canvass for Chief Consul. The Oakland wheelmen are supporting Mohrig.
Les Hewes broke the rear wheel on the fifty-six inch Columbia Expert bicycle. It broke when he was within sixteen miles of Stockton on his return trip of a two weeks' run to Yosemite and return.
1887 Columbia Expert
Fassett Titus left Stockton last Thursday morning on his wheel for Lodi, where he will spend a few days.
Polo is getting to be a regular game in Sears & Co's academy. Charles Kryster is becoming an expert.
The new California :Category:road book is just out. It is very complete, containing information of every road in the State.
Frank Baker will go to Modesto for a week. The trip will be made on his wheel.
Mr. Arlett is going to spend four days at Napa and Calistoga. He will take his wheel with him.
Harry Hatch returned a few days ago from a two days' trip over this county.
Frank Blinn, A. D. Rosborough, and Mr. Churchill will leave to-day for Stockton. They will go on the boat to that place, and thence by wheel to Yosemite, They expect to be gone three weeks.
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THE COAST DIVIDED. - Los Angeles Herald, 23 Feb 1893

=== THE COAST DIVIDED. ===
==== Southern California Wheelmen Cut Loose from the Northerners. ====
For some time past the Southern California members of the League of American wheelmen have been agitating the project of getting a Southern California division of the L. A. W. formed. The reasons assigned for this creation were numerous. The strongest one, however, was that the region in and around San Francisco, having a large majority of the members, all of the events were held north of the Tehachepi, and the money paid here went for the benefit of the northern members. The railroad fare was too high to permit the Southern California members to attend any of the events, so the local people were in this manner frozen out all around. The two sections were separated by nature by mountain ranges, and the territory governed by the California state division was many times larger than those in the east, and the railroad fare alone to San Francisco was higher than that from New York to Chicago.
A committee consisting of H. C. F. Smith, T. Q. Hall and E. W. Stuart, all of Los Angeles, were selected and interested themselves in favor of the Southern California division. The various arguments in favor of the creation were grouped and a formidable array of excellent reasons were presented. The California state division board unanimously approved the matter. Mr. John S. Thayer was selected as a delegate to the national convention of the L. A. W. held at Philadelphia during this month. He presented the claims of this section before that body with the gratifying result that a telegram was received at Los Angeles from him yesterday stating that the new division had been created.
All of the local wheelmen were highly elated over the affair yesterday, and universally predicted an early increase of interest and membership in the league.
A convention for the purpose of electing officers for the new division will be called to meet in Los Angeles during this month.
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THE LADY BIKERS. - All Members of the Liberty Cycling Annex Wear Bloomers - San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Sep 1895

=== THE LADY BIKERS. ===
=== All Members of the Liberty Cycling Annex Wear Bloomers. ==== 
The Ladies' Annex to the Liberty Cycling Club was organized on August 1st, with charter members consisting of Mrs. N. A. Robinson, Miss Ida M. Stanford, Mrs. Chris Westphal, Mrs. A. H. Brod, Miss Lucy Munson, Miss M. I. Crowley, Miss A. T. Crowley, Mrs. C. H. Hoeg, Miss Fenton and Miss Flo Webster.
These ladies are all devotees of the wheel and were confident that there was plenty of room in the field of cycling for a riding club composed strictly of lady riders.
As their husbands or gentleman friends were members of the Liberty Cycling Club, it was suggested that they form a ladies' annex to that club, which proposition was readily accepted, and at their initial meeting they adopted that club's emblem, a Liberty bell, and each member carries her insignia neatly embroidered in gold on a black ribbon, as will be seen in the picture. The club colors are gold and white, as the ribbons on the head of wheel denote.
At the same meeting an election of officers resulted in the selection of Miss Lucy M. Munson as president, Miss Ida M. Stanford secretary-treasurer and Mrs. N. A. Robinson captain, and be it said to their credit that no more capable officers exist.
At present the membership roll contains seventeen names, but many more applications are to be acted upon at their next meeting on Thursday night. The club's longest run was on Sunday, August 11th, when they visited San Leandro and Lake Chabot, eating their lunch at the latter place in a shady grove.
Captain Robinson has many runs contemplated, among them being a visit to Camp Taylor, Petaluma, Mount Hamilton and San Jose, but is kindly considerate of the new riders joining. and will not attempt the long runs until all the members are fully capable of riding them without the drawback of fatigue and its manifold dangerous results.
A prominent composer has dedicated a "Bicycle March" to the Ladies' Annex, and they recently posed for their photographs, which will duly appear on the cover sheets.
One of the rules of their club is that members must appear on club run in bloomer costume, and said costume must be of a subdued color, it being the desire of the club to ride the wheel for pleasure and not the wish to attract attention.
The success of the Ladies' Annex to the Liberty Cycling Club is assured, and from the many favorable comments heard from both sexes it appears that it was just what was wanted in San Francisco to help elevate the sport.
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THE RAMBLERS. - Oakland Tribune, 19 Feb 1887

=== THE RAMBLERS. ===
==== Entries for the Bicycle Tournament on Washington's Birthday. ====
The following is the entry list of the Oakland Ramblers bicycle tournament, to take place at Oakland Trotting Park on Washington's Birthday, at 1:30 p. m.:
One mile maiden - Dr. N. A. Givovich, S. F. Bi. C.; P. E. Haslett, B. C. W.; C. B. Wheaton, S. F. Bi. C.; C. J. Kryster, O. R.; George Adams, unattached.
Five mile L. A. W. State championship - C. A. Biederman, W. W. Haralson, P. E. Haslett, B. C. W.; L. R. Larzelere, S. F. Bi. C.; R. W. Turner, B. C. W. 
One quarter mile dash - A. Abraham, W. W. Haralson, C. J. Kryster, O. R.; C. B. Wheaton, S. F. Bi. C.; H. S. Blood.
Two mile handicap - A. S. Ireland, O. R., 50 yards; R. H. Magill, Jr., O. R., 100 yards; R. A. Smyth, B. C. W., 100 yards; R. W. Turner, B. C. W., scratch.
Three mile handicap - A. M. Brown, S. F. Bi. C., 75 yards; Lewis Sears, O. R., 100 yards; R. H. Magill, Jr., O. R., 50 yards; A. S. Ireland, O. R., scratch.
One half mile dash - A. S. Ireland, R. H. Magill, Jr., Lewis Sears, R. J. Chapman, J. L. Lisdale, C. D. Haven Jr.
Entries for the one mile tricycle and one mile tandem will close at the track.
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THE RELAY RACE CUP. - The San Francisco Call - April 17, 1896

=== THE RELAY RACE CUP. ===
==== The Bay City Smoker To-Morrow Night. Some Sunday Runs. ====
There are no new developments in the trouble over the late relay race. The Bay City Wheelmen refuse to give up the cup without a hearing, the Garden City Cyclers claim it on a disqualification, and there the matter stands. No one seems to know what the next move will be, but whatever it is it will be awaited with interest.
The California Cycling Club will open the touring season with a run Sunday to Tocoloma, taking the 8 A. M. Sausalito ferry and local train to San Anselmo. Captain Mayo expects a large turnout.
The San Francisco Road Club will have a run Sunday under Captain Pixley to Lake Pilarcitos in San Mateo County. Tonight is the first anniversary of the club's existence and it will be appropriately celebrated at the clubhouse by the members. Next Tuesday night at the regular meeting officers for the ensuing term will be nominated. Will J. Allen of Los Angeles, well known to nearly every wheelman on the coast, died in that city the other day of consumption. He was a prominent figure at all Southern California race meets and cycling functions and was president of the Los Angeles Wheelmen. He was the originator of the great Santa Monica road race, in which Emil Ulbricht generally manages to win the time prize every time it is run off.
The Bay City Wheelmen will hold a smoker at the clubhouse, 441 Golden Gate avenue, to-morrow evening. To quote from from the notice to members announcing the event: "The idea is suggested by the cup-winning tendencies so forcibly manifested of late by our racing contingent, and as incidents of a pleasant nature are still fresh in mind the affair will, no doubt, be a great success." No doubt. All Bay City affairs of the kind invariably are.
W. M. Jenkins, the well-known Southern California racer, will be married to Miss Millie Groff of Los Angeles shortly. The announcement will be a surprise to his many friends in this City.
L. W. Fox, who raced here a couple of years ago and defeated Foster and other cracks, left Thursday morning for Alaska, accompanied by E. E. Gatensbury of Los Angeles. They did not take wheels with them, but will try their speed on snow sleds and shoes.
The members of the Liberty Cycling Club are in active training for their road race, which takes place over the San Carlos course Sunday, and fast time will undoubtedly be made. The entries and handicaps were published exclusively in THE CALL Wednesday.
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