Salt Lake Herald | 1891-05-17 | Page 12 | Bicyclist Jessie Oakes

Bicyclist Jessie Oxlcos One of the best female bicyclists in the country is Miss Jessie Oakes who was born twentysix years ago at Boston Lincoln shire England She came to America Amer-ica ten years ago J and became a stenographer ste-nographer at Rochester Elsa ffi Von Blumeas t I < featson the wheel j aroused Miss Oakes ambition g and metaphysi iJ cally speaking i 1 L4 I 1 she traded her Yitff typewriter for a 1ff1fliiJ1I bicycle in 1SSO In I three months she JESSIE OAKES met and defeated Miss Von Blumen at Au burn N Y Not long thereafter she re peated the victory at Scranton Pa Miss Oakes then raced against horses and began long distance riding In numerous forty eight hour contests she has proved herself a remarkably swift and hardy rider and has defeated the best female bicyclists in i tho world