Word: star
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...mile bicycle race there were three starters, J. A. Bailey, F. S. Dean, and H. M. Paul. The riders kept in the order named until the last lap, when Dssed Bailey apparently with no exertion at all, winning the race in 7 minutes 27 seconds. Bailey rode a Star machine. It was so dark when the running high jump was called, that after a few attempts, the conclusion of this event was postponed until today at 2 P. M. The contestants, Honore and Bancroft, both failed...
...Star Bicycle, 51 inch, special improved, nearly new, for sale at a bargain. Large number of extras with machine. Address, John R. Bridge; Cambridge...
SECOND HEAT.In the second heat the contestants were Charles Frazier and H. A. Edgerly. Frazier, who rode a Star bicycle, lost about eight feet at the start. At the end of the first lap, Edgerly had a lead of a length and a quarter, which he maintained until the last lap, when Frazier overhauled him on the back stretch and won the heat, with five lengths to spare...
Englishmen are becoming alarmed by a report that Oscar Wilde will appear as a star in the provincial theatres...
...Hamilton of Yale, who rode at the bicycle meeting last spring, now rides a "Star" Machine...