The Bearings, Vol 9, No 14
Articles in this issue
- The Inter-State Relay
A 150-mile relay race from the New York Times building to Philadelphia's baseball grounds is scheduled for June 2, with six riders per state on 25-mile legs through Newark, Paterson, Morristown, Princeton, and Trenton, managed by the Atlanta Wheelmen of Newark.
- Park Avenue Wheelmen Insolvent
The Philadelphia Park Avenue Wheelmen disband after financial troubles; club backer O.S. Bunnell buys the entire outfit including charter at sheriff's sale for $535 and offers to let the club use it for a nominal sum while officers plan to pay off every creditor.
- General Coxey Talks
The Bearings correspondent meets General Coxey at Sligo as his army of 300 unemployed marches on Washington, with Coxey calling for $500,000,000 in federal road-building funds and inviting wheelmen to join his march, noting they have supported him locally but none have marched with the army.
- St. Paul Wants a Track
The St. Paul Cycle Club is pushing to build a proper three-lap track near Como Park, arguing local racing men have long been handicapped by unworthy facilities; the club also votes to admit ladies as honorary members without fees.
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Boston announces the full programme for its May 30 spring meet: LAW renewal headquarters open at the Grand Hotel on May 29 from 4 p.m. to midnight, with a morning ride, afternoon races at Waltham on the new metalithic surface, and evening festivities.