Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 7, No 6
Articles in this issue
- p. 2
A comic poem in which a stranded cyclist bemoans his flat tire and the pump he left at home, waiting in vain for a passing motorist to rescue him.
- p. 3
A report on T.K. Hastings's new record for the motorcycle run from New York to Boston and back, covering 486 miles in 26.5 hours.
- p. 3
A remarkable statistic showing that Americans spent $122 million on automobiles in the past year, with projections that the figure will reach $200 million the following year.
- p. 3
An announcement that the annual Wheel About the Hub tour will henceforth begin on the Saturday preceding Labor Day rather than its original September date.
- p. 5
A description of the new one-third-mile circular board racing track constructed at Springfield, Massachusetts, the most geometrically pure cycling track yet built.
- p. 6
The fifth chapter of the series on walking, addressing the poor posture many young women develop and explaining the correct way to carry the body in motion.
- p. 7
An account of Assistant Secretary of State Alvey Adee's latest summer bicycle tour through France, covering approximately 1,700 miles in two months.