The Bearings, Vol 7, No 15
Articles in this issue
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The Chicago World's Fair meet general committee approves a $1,000 entertainment budget including a moonlight lake cruise for visitors, levies a 20 percent assessment on guarantors to cover early track costs, and appoints committees for transportation, receptions, prizes, and hotel arrangements.
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The Chicago track committee expands its planned course at 35th and Wentworth from a one-third to a half-mile circuit at no additional cost, with contractors given ten extra days to complete the change and work expected to finish by May 25.
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The Associated Clubs makes arrangements for the finish street at Pullman to be prepared for the great road race, with planning progressing for what organizers hope will be the most spectacularly attended road event in American cycling history.
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Walter Sanger rides a mile with a slow rolling start in 29 seconds and a half in 1:05 without pacers at Springfield on only his fifth ride of the year, timed by Springfield Bicycle Club officials.
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Good Roads editor Isaac B. Potter announces plans for a guided European cycling tour through France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland, seeking ten congenial companions for the fifty-day land portion at approximately $325 total cost.
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The Acme Club wins a 100-mile relay race around San Francisco Bay in 5:48:01, with ten men from each club riding ten miles apiece over good roads without incident.
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Rumours circulate in San Francisco that a Northern California division cycling paper will be issued free to League members, funded entirely by advertising.