Bassett's Scrap Book, Vol 10, No 2
Articles in this issue
- The editor's April leader reminisces about the old days of spring riding, recalling Fast Day runs in 1881 and the mile record first dropping below 3 minutes in April 1882, while noting that older members now seek warmth at auto shows or in Florida.
- A humorous poem (author unknown) in which Tongue argues before chief baron Ear that spectacles were made for the Nose, with the court ruling that when the Nose wears spectacles the Eyes should be shut.
- An obituary for William Charles Towen, fifty-one, who died at his New York home; born in Detroit, he served in the U.S. Navy aboard the Vermont and the Tennessee, headed the American Estates Managing Company, and joined the L.A.W. in July 1897.
- A reprinted Bicycling World comment decrying the unsavory reputation of professional motor-cyclists, citing riders 'ringing in' for double expense money from both promoters and factories and warning the sport has descended into chicanery.
- A historical sketch of the L.A.W.'s first Racing Board, Racing Rules and races, tracing the League's 1880 founding at Newport through the 1883 Racing Board, and recounting the first race meeting at New York on Oct. 6, 1881, where Wm. Smith of Bristol, England beat L. H. Johnson.
- A collection of short humorous quips and one-liners drawn from club banter, on subjects such as early risers, crowded streetcars and ideal husbands.
- A notice from L.A.W. President Fred Atwater, dated Bridgeport, Conn., March 12, 1912, appointing Charles J. Obermayer, George L. Cooke and Augustus Nickerson as the committee to nominate national officers for the next Annual Election.