. The Wheel and cycling trade review . STWTIPT. Tlie Buffalo Express, May 29, says: James S. Hedge of the Buffalo Bicycle Club made the firstcentury run of the year on May 26th. Leaving the club house at8 A. M., he rode via Seneca Street, Potters Corners Road, OrchardPark, and Colden to Springville. Here a stop of two hours was madefor dinner, and return was made via Boston and Hamburg to theclubhouse, arriving at 6:45 P- m. Starting again at 7 p. m. he pushedon out to Bowmansville and return and rode three times around themeadow, arriving at the club house at 10:25 p. m. Hedge rode aSwift Saf
. The Wheel and cycling trade review . STWTIPT. Tlie Buffalo Express, May 29, says: James S. Hedge of the Buffalo Bicycle Club made the firstcentury run of the year on May 26th. Leaving the club house at8 A. M., he rode via Seneca Street, Potters Corners Road, OrchardPark, and Colden to Springville. Here a stop of two hours was madefor dinner, and return was made via Boston and Hamburg to theclubhouse, arriving at 6:45 P- m. Starting again at 7 p. m. he pushedon out to Bowmansville and return and rode three times around themeadow, arriving at the club house at 10:25 p. m. Hedge rode aSwift Safetyf and considering the fact that he did not start out tomake a century, and did not think of it until he had ridden aboutseventy miles, made very good time, his riding time being ten hoursand thirty minutes for 105 miles, or an average of ten miles an hours and five minutes were used in stops. This is the first timea century run has been made by a rider in this city on a Safety, andit is also the first time a century has b
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