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135 YEARS AGO From the July 14, 1894 edition of the Silverton Standard: BIKE RACE HELD.

On the evening of the fifth a bicycle race was matched between T. McKinney and W.H.

Steel, who had raced the evening before, McKinney winning.

The race was for $25 a side. The course half a mile on Greene street. Steel led from the start until about 200 yards from the finish, when going over a crossing the handles…