The Bearings, Vol 7, No 16
Articles in this issue
- p. 5
Zimmerman attends the Catford board track races as a spectator only, while young English rider Barden steals the show with a phenomenal ten-mile performance of 25:08 despite a fall with two laps remaining.
- p. 5
Zimmerman receives a cordial welcome from the Liverpool Racing CC on his arrival at Liverpool, is given a dinner, but declines to comment on the English licensing scheme, saying he is in England on a pleasure trip.
- p. 5
Scottish champion R.A. Vogt lowers all English records from two to ten miles at Herne Hill, reportedly covering ten miles in 24:34 — sixteen seconds faster than F.J. Osmond's previous best — at a sustained 2:27 pace.
- p. 5
About forty Chicago cycling luminaries host a dinner at the Wellington for F.J. Osmond, enlivened by singing from Mary Garden — daughter of Pope Co. manager Robert Garden — and speeches from Vice President Sheridan and others.
- p. 2
Three hundred and fifty riders enter the Pullman road race, with the Columbia Wheelmen contributing the most entries at forty-one, followed closely by the Chicago Cycling Club with thirty-two.
- p. 2
French rider Huzelstein captures the hundred-mile record at the Buffalo track in Paris with a time of 4:49:16, beating Dubois's previous mark by over thirteen minutes, though he fails his twelve-hour record attempt after going out too fast.
- p. 2
Veteran Irish cycling editor R.J. Mecredy announces he will sail for America on July 13 and expects to reach Chicago by August 1 for the League meet.