The Bearings, Vol 12, No 13
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
The Denver Wheel Club's failure to meet a $1,500 note on the day of the meet leaves racing men unable to collect their winnings after one of the most record-breaking programs of the season, the first such instance in national circuit history.
- p. 1
Denver proves itself the record venue of the year as riders take advantage of the altitude and a billiard-smooth track to shatter or tie ten world marks across multiple distances and classes in three days of competition.
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The Bearings argues that the seven-man western circuit party has been worth far more to the manufacturers than any equivalent eastern tour, with local dealers in every city reporting enthusiastic sales and agents of non-represented brands complaining bitterly.
- p. 3
Race dispatches detail Cooper's mile handicap in 2:10 from scratch, the half-mile in 1:03, and the two-thirds-mile in 1:27 at Denver, with ex-Chairman Raymond presiding as referee and removing time limits to encourage genuine racing.
- p. 2
Three men beat Bald across two Denver races, yet his percentage barely changes because any single loss at over-900 level requires winning against four or five others to offset, illustrating just how extreme his domination of the season has been.
- p. 2
L.A.W. president Willison, watching the Denver racing, endorses The Bearings' percentage system and promises to contact Chairman Gideon about giving it official recognition as the standard for determining the competition championship.
- p. 2
Cooper's worry over whether he would join the California trip unsettles his racing, causing him to drop points while Murphy advances twenty-one positions in a single week, the two rivals now nearly level in the thermometer.