Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 10, No 2
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
A nostalgic look back at April cycling in the early 1880s, when Fast Day runs and speed record attempts made the month an exciting start to the racing season, contrasted with the present dominance of automobiles.
- p. 3
A humorous mock-legal poem presenting the court case between Eyes and Nose for ownership of spectacles, with Tongue as lawyer and Ear as judge, concluding in Nose's favour.
- p. 4
A brief sardonic observation that old-time cycle editors once wrote about racing and mechanics, while the modern editor must fill column inches saying nothing of substance.
- p. 4
An obituary for L.A.W. Life Member No. 134, a former U.S. Navy officer and businessman who supported good roads work and joined the League in 1897.
- p. 7
An excerpt from the Bicycling World denouncing widespread cheating among professional motor-cyclists, including riders double-claiming expenses from both promoters and manufacturers.
- p. 9
A brief note that the National Cycling Association's Olympic committee has selected a course in New Jersey finishing at the Newark velodrome for the Olympic cycling events.
- p. 2
A single-line note reporting that British cycle exports for 1911 exceeded two million pounds in value.