The Bearings, Vol 12, No 7
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
Despite Cooper's rapid advance in points, Bald remains first in The Bearings' percentage thermometer by a wide margin after strong wins at Waltham and Meriden, while Cooper has climbed to second by winning all his open events.
- p. 1
Tom Cooper wins all three races at Rochester and Buffalo in a single week, gaining thirty-nine points to nearly match Bald's season totals and demonstrating the explosive form that has made him the circuit's most improved rider.
- p. 1
Little Rigby of Toledo has sharpened his speed racing with the top men on the eastern circuit, proving quick enough to match Cooper's sprint, and is now expected to transfer from the C.O.P. circuit to ride for the Stearns team.
- p. 1
Louis Callahan, who held second position as recently as June, has slid from sixth into the thermometer's bulb after a six-week fever, and his weak appearances at Buffalo and Rochester were fully expected given his depleted condition.
- p. 2
Detailed tables give the full season totals for individual riders and teams, with the Monarch two-man team of Cooper and Bliss recording 128 points in just ten weeks—only nine behind the Columbia squad's entire season output.
- p. 2
A dismal crowd of fewer than 100 fills the Buffalo grandstand, yet the racing is fine: Bliss wins the pivotal second heat of the mile open, while Brown takes the two-mile handicap in a three-way battle to the tape.
- California Circuit Interest Growing
The western extension of the national circuit continues to attract entries, with agents in California reporting strong local enthusiasm and several top teams now confirmed to race through the entire month of December.