Montreal Bicycle Club Scrapbook
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Sept 5 1885 The Montreal Bicycle Club Minute Book begins to include a Newspaper item called "Fixtures", a weekly list of bicycle activities the club was sponsoring.
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Fixture from 24 Sept 1885.
SATURDAY Sept 26 3:00 p.m. Lachine
7:15 p.m. Blue Bonnets TUESDAY Sept 29 7:15 p.m. Blue Bonnets (lampe) THURSDAY Oct 1 6 a.m. round Little Mountain via Cote des Nieges 226 1 J.R. SCALES, Captain |
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Newspaper Race Report taken from Montreal Bicycle Club minute book Oct 29 1885 BICYCLING THE TEN MILE RACE Six cold looking, blue nosed bicyclists started on the weary ten mile pilgrimage on the McGill College grounds on Saturday. given by the the Montreal Bicycle Club. More than as many more were frightened out of the race by the wretched weather, and some of the half frozen must have wished themselves out of it early in the contest. Prof. McLeod president of the M.B.C. was referee and starter, while Norman Fletcher and R. ?. Smith kept time. J. Davis was the starter. The race was finished as follows: Handicap M. S.
-- Murray, M.B.C. 2 1/2 min 40 59 F.W. Crispo, M.B.C. 1 min 41 35 -- Ramsay, M.B.C. 1/2 min 41 35 J. Robertson, M.B.C. scratch 42 38 ?????????? M.B.C. scratch did not E.W. Lusher M.B.C. scratch finish The race was a procession from start to
finish and was very dull. The winners thoroughly deserved their prizes for less encouraging circumstances never were contended against. Welcome News It is more than probable that the Canadian Wheelmen's association will take hold of their own newspaper, the Wheelman, and support it. The news will be most welcome. The breezy little sheet is brimful of interest to Canadian wheelmen whose interests it supports ably. As a well written paper it is second to none, and the brethren of the wheel will do well to look after it carefully. |
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