The Bearings, Vol 8, No 25
Articles in this issue
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Contrary to rumours, Walter Sanger has actually lost four pounds over winter and says he will be racing in Class B in 1894 under the Springfield Bicycle Club colours, though he has not yet chosen a trainer or a wheel.
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Sanger tells The Bearings he does not take much stock in horse-paced records, saying they may be genuine but that few riders could equal them, hinting the Racing Board was right to reject them.
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J.S. Dean is expected to retire as president of the Associated Cycling Clubs of Boston, with Spencer T. Williams tipped as his successor, while Fred McCausland is the favourite for secretary and Henry Robinson steps down from the racing board chairmanship.
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Boston cyclist Ned McGlennen plans to form a dozen-member Paul Revere Club to ride to historic Revolutionary War sites and study American history, building on the success of his famous Paul Revere ride the previous April.
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South Africa's Meintjes returns from America to a hero's reception, first at Cape Town where a dinner is chaired by a legislative council member, and then carried on supporters' shoulders at the Johannesburg station before a packed crowd of friends and club representatives.
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Brief paragraphs describe various record preparations and ambitions for the coming season, including Wilbur Edwards planning to attempt the third and quarter-mile coast records in San Francisco and Charlie Murphy pursuing long-distance riding medals in New York.