The Bearings, Vol 6, No 5
Articles in this issue
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The Bearings bids farewell to Frank Egan as he takes up the cycling editorship of Sporting Life in New York, with the new columnist noting Chicago's reputation for sass rather than wit as it takes over the front page.
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Columnist Swinkle profiles rider Major Taylor after watching him at Springfield and Buffalo, describing his nervous energy, athletic build, and personal insistence that he races for sport rather than money, while acknowledging the broader corruption of amateurism.
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The Manhattan Athletic Club earns praise for opening its New York cycle race meet to fifteen thousand spectators free of charge, performing a major service to the sport that only a wealthy organization could afford.
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A profile of German rider Carl Hess, whose background remains murky, as he learns the American system of manufacturers' allowances and expense payments that blur the line between amateur and professional.
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A tongue-in-cheek recipe for record breaking, lightly mocking how champion races are staged with favourable conditions and well-drilled pacers to produce record times.
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Brief mention that Tyler came up short against Taxis at Philadelphia despite being touted as the coming man, suggesting his reputation has yet to be matched by results.
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A note of editorial pride that The Bearings' report of the Buffalo meet, illustrated from photographs, reached Buffalo the morning after publication, beating rival papers The Referee and The Wheel.