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=== Place ===
[[San Jose]], CA
The [[Garden City Cyclers]] had a track near the intersections of South First and South Second streets, in San Jose; the [[First street track]]. It was smaller, made of gravel, and they had disagreements with the land-owner, so they decided to build a new, cement, larger track.
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<blockquote>It is proposed to build a good bicycle track, and have it in readiness for the race meet to be held on Admission day.
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[[CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - A Brief Sketch of the Garden City Cyclers. - Frank Waller Makes a New World's Record. - The Coming Century Run - Straight Spokes. - The San Francisco Call, Jun 13, 1892]]
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A committee has been appointed to wait upon [https://historysanjose.org/plan-your-visit/history-park/trolley-barn/ Jacob Rich, owner of the First-Street Electric Railway], to encourage him in building [[First street track|a track]] and the necessary buildings on the line of his road.
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[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJH18920122.2.3&srpos=1&e=------189-en--20-SJDM%2cSJH%2cSJMN%2cSJTS%2cSJWM-1-byDA-txt-txIN-%22garden+city+cyclers%22+track----1892--- San Jose herald, Volume LII, Number 19, 22 January 1892]
[[File:SJMN18921118.1.8-2915-1017-652-1413-163w.jpg|thumb|center|300px|[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18921118.2.76.3&e=-------en--20-SJDM%2cSJH%2cSJMN%2cSJTS%2cSJWM-1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-%22old+track%22+%22south+first+street%22+------- San Jose Mercury-news, Volume XLII, Number 141, 18 November 1892]]]
[[File:SJMN18921118.1.8-2915-1017-652-1413-163w.jpg|thumb|center|300px|[https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SJMN18921118.2.76.3&e=-------en--20-SJDM%2cSJH%2cSJMN%2cSJTS%2cSJWM-1-byDA.rev-txt-txIN-%22old+track%22+%22south+first+street%22+------- San Jose Mercury-news, Volume XLII, Number 141, 18 November 1892]]]


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Revision as of 05:57, 20 August 2023

Place

San Jose, CA

The Garden City Cyclers had a track near the intersections of South First and South Second streets, in San Jose; the First street track. It was smaller, made of gravel, and they had disagreements with the land-owner, so they decided to build a new, cement, larger track.

It is proposed to build a good bicycle track, and have it in readiness for the race meet to be held on Admission day.

CHAT ABOUT THE CYCLE. - A Brief Sketch of the Garden City Cyclers. - Frank Waller Makes a New World's Record. - The Coming Century Run - Straight Spokes. - The San Francisco Call, Jun 13, 1892

A committee has been appointed to wait upon Jacob Rich, owner of the First-Street Electric Railway, to encourage him in building a track and the necessary buildings on the line of his road.

San Jose herald, Volume LII, Number 19, 22 January 1892

San Jose Mercury-news, Volume XLII, Number 141, 18 November 1892

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