The Bearings, Vol 9, No 2
Articles in this issue
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Track owner Bradstreet commits to spending over $10,000 on a metalithic cement-and-sand surface at Waltham, aiming for the fastest track in the world, to be wetted before each meet, with paid pacemakering encouraged and a prize scheme that adds $5 for every second under a target time.
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The Wisconsin LAW division votes to support Denver for the 1894 national meet, elects Ripon for the state meet, and instructs delegates to vote against making the LAW presidency a salaried position, while remaining undecided on the Negro question.
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California division officers at a San Francisco meeting resolve to vote against the proposed Class A and B reclassification at the National Assembly, condemning it as suicidal to honest bicycle racing.
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At the London County Club dinner, secretary George Lacy Hillier announces the club will not encourage the new wave of professionalism, drawing a sharp line between the club's amateur identity and the trend toward paid racing in England.
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Ripon Cycling Club secretary Irwin F. Strauss proposes a spring and summer racing circuit linking Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Eau Claire, Green Bay, and other Wisconsin cities, arguing it will develop riders who are currently hidden for lack of track experience.