Vol 16, No 9

Articles in this issue

• From London to Pekin Awheel Concluded (opens in a new tab)

  The final installment of William J. Reid's serialized account of his transcontinental bicycle expedition, illustrated by Charles A. Cox.
• How the Quakers Regulate Cycling (opens in a new tab)

  G. M. Diddlebock examines the distinctive approach Philadelphia's Quaker community has taken toward bicycle regulation and cycling etiquette.
• How 'Lon' Peck Starts Races (opens in a new tab)

  G. W. Bull profiles the celebrated race starter and his unique methods for ensuring fair starts at major cycling events.
• King Jimmy, the First (opens in a new tab)

  F. Ed. Spooner reports on Jimmy Michael's third and most decisive match victory over Lesna at Manhattan Beach, where he led throughout the thirty-three-mile race and broke the American hour competition record with 31 miles, 1,363 yards.
• Cordang's Twenty-Four-Hour Ride (opens in a new tab)

  C. W. Hartung reports from London on Dutch rider Cordang's twenty-four-hour paced record at the Crystal Palace track, where he covered 616 miles, 340 yards to beat Huret's world record; also notes the death of W. S. Holding and M. A. Holbein's road-record accident.
• Bald Out of Reach (opens in a new tab)

  F. Ed. Spooner surveys E. C. Bald's commanding lead in the circuit points and percentage tables over Cooper, Gardiner, and Stevens, and covers circuit meets at Washington, Trenton, and Buffalo, including a runaway streetcar accident that injured several circuit chasers at Washington.
• News in General (opens in a new tab)

  Weekly cycling news from Philadelphia, Cleveland, Paris, Springfield, Baltimore, Louisville, Atlanta, New York, and Boston.
• Cycle Paths of Northeastern Ohio (opens in a new tab)

  O. M. C. surveys the network of dedicated cycle paths available to riders throughout northeastern Ohio.
• From Chicago to Cincinnati (opens in a new tab)

  Day-by-day trip sheet for two Chicago cyclists' 386.9-mile ride from Chicago to Cincinnati via Plymouth, Rochester, Logansport, Indianapolis, Richmond, and Hamilton, published in response to reader inquiries about the route.
• Editorial (opens in a new tab)

  Editorial columns call for municipal action on cycling, make comparisons with other cities, and debate the upcoming cycle show question.
• Trade Letters (opens in a new tab)

  Correspondents review trade conditions from New York, Cincinnati, Wellington, Toledo, Washington, St. Louis, and Monterey.