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Title: The Wheel and cycling trade review
Year: 1888 (1880s)
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Subjects: Cycling Bicycles Cyclists
Publisher: New York : Wheel and Cycling Trade Review
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dis-tance in 9:213-5, beating the time made bythe Chase brothers yesterday by 1 2-5 seconds.They also beat all records for tUree and fourmiles, finishing the fourth mile in 7:24 1-5. TO SLOWVILLE AND BACK. Albert Peitscher, of the YorkvilleWheelmen, negotiated the New York-Phila-delphia and return course in 18 hours 17 min-utes on Sunday last. Peitschers friends claim CUT AND SHAVED. New York State, records were the marksat which H. K. Roe aimed at the Patchoguetrack on Saturday last. He cut the five-mile figures fiom 11:19 to 11:11, and shavedthe ten-mile to 22:53%. He- was paced bytwo tandems and a triplet. 1896. 3i ^r% 21,000 MILES ON ONE PAIROF PALMER TIRES... Look at the picture! The tires are not very much worn, and they stillhold air. A single pair of pneumatic tires—made of rubber and Palmer fabric,and as full of life as a vivacious debutante—stand the strain of twenty onethousand miles of road plugging. Such a record has never been equaled by the tires of any other maker.
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? Perfect tires always outwear cheap tires. There is no reason why you should use others whenyou can get Palmers—the perfect tires. There is no higher standard than Palmer PerfectionTHE PALMER PNEUMATIC TIRE COMPANY 133-139 S. CLINTON ST., CHICAGO New York Repair Department,66 Reade Street ...... Selling Agents, The Columbia Rubber Works Co., New York and Chicago !§NJ Kindly mention The Wheel. 32 November 6, PEOPLE LACKED FAITH. Philadelphias last meet of the season wasrun at the Tioga track on Saturday last. Itwas promoted by the local professional riders,the men who have declared their intention ofgoverning- cycle racing in that city next year.Their debut as promoters was discouraging.In point of attendance it was a frost, scarcelya handful of spectators being present, al-though the day was perfect. The fastest rid-ers of the Quaker City were on hand, andthey put up some excellent times. B. Aker,with a standing start, rode a mile in 2:00 4-5;Douglass, the amateur rider, rode the

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