The Bearings, Vol 7, No 7
Articles in this issue
- p. 5
A meeting of Chicago wheelmen establishes a nine-man sub-executive committee to manage the 1893 League meet, fixes the track dimensions and location at 35th and Wentworth, and secures hotel options near the World's Fair for visiting wheelmen.
- p. 5
LAW racing chairman Raymond, having traveled a thousand miles to attend the Chicago planning meeting, expresses satisfaction with the track location and hotel arrangements, and confirms that riders from England, Ireland, France, Germany, and Belgium will compete.
- p. 5
The Racing Board sanctions a western circuit of meets running from the August 5-12 World's Fair tournament in Chicago through a series of Midwestern cities concluding in Cleveland, with international events included at each stop.
- p. 2
J. Minturn Worden reports that several prominent eastern racing men have privately told him they plan to enter the National Cyclists' Association for cash prizes once the World's Fair tournament closes.
- p. 2
Worden defends Peter J. Berlo against accusations of race-throwing and a longstanding foul-riding reputation, tracing the latter to a disputed finish at Hartford where an opponent's trainer successfully protested a legal sprint.
- p. 2
Chairman Raymond, while in Chicago, says he has written a second letter to George D. Gideon and expects him to accept the position of Pennsylvania member of the National Racing Board.
- p. 2
San Francisco cyclists propose a hundred-mile relay race around the bay, with each club entering a team of ten riders to cover ten miles apiece, with a target time of six hours.