The Bearings, Vol 11, No 19
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
Officials of the Chicago road race meet until after midnight to revise the finisher list, disqualifying over 20 riders whose numbers did not appear on Evanston checkpoint lists, and resolve to run a supplementary 20-mile race to determine time prize winners.
- p. 1
The corrected finisher list for the Chicago road race of May 30 shows Homer Fairmon first with 54:36, followed by Walter Rosback, W.D. Hoffman, and Edward Hammett, with Fred Rau and J.B. Woollas among those disqualified.
- Peck Pays His Respects to Sheridan
C.H. Peck writes to deny a quote attributed to him by Referee Sheridan, and alleges that a Thistle Cycling Club member deliberately rode him off the road during the Chicago race, injuring his namesake A.P. Peck of the Lincoln Cycling Club with a broken collarbone.
- p. 1
The Chicago-to-New York relay ride departs from the Pullman Building at 9 a.m. with H.R. Winship and John Larson, the 'terrible Swede,' heading south to Grand Crossing before a small crowd of fifty spectators.
- p. 2
At the Waltham annual meet, where Zimmerman defeats a tandem and the mile world's record competition is the highlight, Zimmerman tells The Bearings he has decided against match races this summer as they would interfere with his plans.