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(Created page with "[https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LCRG-99X Victor A Benson 3 March 1876 – 6 June 1960] === Clubs === * Garden City Cyclers * San Jose Road Club ---- <blockquote> V. A. Benson, who received a start of 1:30, was first over the tape, winning the prize, a silver cup. His time was 15:12. The cup becomes the personal property of the winner of three successive races. </blockquote> BENSON WINS THE SILVER CUP. - The San Francisco Examiner, 20 A...") |
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Revision as of 18:09, 20 February 2022
Victor A Benson 3 March 1876 – 6 June 1960
Clubs
V. A. Benson, who received a start of 1:30, was first over the tape, winning the prize, a silver cup. His time was 15:12. The cup becomes the personal property of the winner of three successive races.
BENSON WINS THE SILVER CUP. - The San Francisco Examiner, 20 Aug 1894
THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Call, 27 July 1895
Garden City Cyclers Hardy Downing, Tom O. Evans, Charles M. Smith, Victor A. Benson.
The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California 19 Feb 1896, Wed • Page 7
Smashed a Tandem Record.
SAN JOSE, October 23. The tandem Class A record for one mile unpaced was smashed to-day by Victor Benson and Hardy Downing of the Garden City Cyclers, who circled the track in 2:03, clipping four and two-fifths seconds off the Class A record for the distance. The record was made under a sanction.
The San Francisco Examiner San Francisco, California 24 Oct 1895, Thu • Page 10
Pages which link here:
- CYCLING NEWS AND COMMENT. - The San Francisco Examiner - 01 Jun 1895 (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN - The San Francisco Call, 01 Jun 1895 (← links)
- Garden City Cyclers (← links)
- San Jose Road Club (← links)
- CYCLERS' NEW TRACK. - Matinee at the San Jose Course. - San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Mar 1895 (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN. - The San Francisco Call, 22 Jun 1895 (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN. - All Ready for the Great San Jose Meet on Friday and Saturday. - The San Francisco Call, 13 Apr 1895 (← links)
- File:Screen Shot 2017-05-29 at 2.40.10 PM.png (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Call, 27 July 1895 (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN. - The San Francisco Call, 07 Sep 1895 (← links)
- BENSON WINS THE SILVER CUP. - The San Francisco Examiner, 20 Aug 1894 (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN. - San Jose Road Club's Five-Mile Road Race To-Morrow. - HE IS AN ENTHUSIAST. - Henry Martin Now Rides a Bike for Pleasure. - San Francisco Call, 3 August 1895 (← links)
- R. E. Dow (← links)
- ONE RECORD BROKEN. - Byrne Went a Half Mile at San Jose in 1:01. - The San Francisco Call - September 10, 1895 (← links)
- BYRNE MAKES A NEW RECORD. - San Francisco Examiner. September 10, 1895 (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN. - J. E. Edwards Wants the World's Five-Mile Road Record. - The San Francisco Call, 18 May 1895 (← links)
- THE WHEELMEN. - San Francisco Call - October 26, 1895 (← links)
