The Bearings, Vol 12, No 21
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
W.W. Hamilton impresses all observers at the Santa Monica track by maintaining a nearly identical pace lap after lap and keeping up with even tandem teams, marking him as the strongest unpaced miler in the Shafer stable.
- p. 1
The Syracuse team under manager Shafer plans to relocate from Santa Monica to San Diego's superior mile horse-track, where the abandoned racing surface—too hard for horses but ideal for bicycles—is expected to yield even faster times.
- p. 1
Team captain McCrea and tandem partner Terrill cut a mile in 1:55 on their first sessions together, while the experimental Denver quad posts 1:57-1/5 in early work, suggesting both teams will challenge existing records once training progresses.
- Bald and Cooper Glad the Season Is Over
Eddie Bald, Tom Cooper, and Asa Windle arrive in San Francisco declaring themselves heartily glad the season is finished, though both men say they will return to California in the spring to begin training for an expected even more demanding 1896 circuit.
- p. 2
Three fast California Class A men—Hardy Downing, Floyd Macfarland, and H.B. Freeman—are recommended for transfer to Class B for violating amateur rules, adding more speed to the already competitive professional and B-class fields.
- Kansas City Federation of Wheelmen Active
The Federation of Wheelmen in Kansas City reports solid progress on road improvement, street cleaning, and sprinkler regulation after two months of organized lobbying, with the city council and county court both taking the nearly 1,000-member body seriously.
- Golden Gate Park Crowded with Cyclists
A fine December day brings hundreds of cyclists to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, including the Rambler quad of Bald, Jones, Aylward, and Long, which draws a following procession of admirers as it speeds along the cycle path.