The Bicycling Times and Touring Gazette, Vol 6, No 13
Articles in this issue
- Leader commenting on the first general London meeting of the Bicycle Touring Club, urging the B.T.C. to demonstrate more than 'good feeling' toward the Bicycle Union and to restrict its monthly circular to official news rather than personal travelogues.
- Gossip column addressing The Sportsman's false claim that the B.T.C. chairman miscounted hands at the division vote, noting the Alexandra Palace racing ground may close in May, and praising Scribner's Magazine bicycle tour engravings costing £1,500 to produce.
- Continuation of the Stanley Show report covering exhibits by W. O. Aves, W. Sargent, S. Peake, Tangent and Coventry Tricycle and Bicycle Company (Bicyclette), and W. G. Lewis & Co.'s Britannia machines.
- Round-up of club meetings and news from Airedale, Alert, Brixton Ramblers, Clifton, Crichton, City of London, Comet, Druids, Edinburgh Rovers, Fulham, Highbury, Hull, Lee Rovers, Larkhall, Rye, Saturn, St. James', Stanley, Surrey United, Sutton, South Staffordshire, Temple, and West London clubs.
- Personal observations column from the B.T.C. meeting at Anderton's Hotel, with remarks on the Coventry Machinists' Company's new spoon lever brake, Salsbury's hub lamps, and the Bicycle Union's sample Danger Board at the Stanley Show.
- Report on the West Kent's Second Annual Ball at Cannon-street Hotel, praising the champagne supper, Dan Godfrey's string band, and W. B. Tanner's management; a full list of attending members and guests is given.
- Report of a race at the American Institute building on 24 January, covering a boys' race, two amateur events, and the professional 25-mile race won by George Harrison after falls by D. Stanton and Belard; Harrison's time was 1 h. 28 m. 25¼ s.
- Excerpt from The Referee responding to W. A. Smith's complaint that the paper incorrectly described him as easily beaten by J. C. Henment in a skating competition at Lillie Bridge.
- Report of a two-night entertainment at the Public Hall, Witham, raising club funds, featuring a string band, vocal and instrumental music, and the comic farce 'A Tourist Ticket' performed by club members and four young ladies.
- Short correction notice fixing three misprints from the previous issue's Pickwick B.C. report: 'Mrs. Tussell' for 'Mr. Fussell', 'Shirley Pussell' for 'Shirley Fussell', and 'Lemartine' for 'Lamartine'.
- Note crediting W. B. Tanner of the West Kent Bicycle Club for arranging the B.T.C. half-yearly meeting at Anderton's Hotel and supplying information for the full report published elsewhere in the paper.
- Notice of a compact dressing case for bicyclists introduced by Maynard, Harris & Co. of Leadenhall Street, designed to fit into the bottom of their M.I.P. bag and priced at 10s. 6d.
- Report of the Surrey Arabs' Second Annual Dinner at the Swan Hotel, Walton-on-Thames, with Captain E. Squire presiding; toasts were given to the club, the Captain, Sub-captain Winterborne, and 'Other Clubs'.
- Report of the Highgate Bicycle Club's Annual Ball at the Athenaeum, Camden Town, attended by about 100 persons; the hall was decorated with flags and three elegant machines, with dancing until 4 a.m. to Aylwin Field's band.
- List of council members and Chief Consuls present at the B.T.C. meeting and supper at Anderton's Hotel, including President J. A. Cotterell (Stanley), Vice-President C. W. Fagan (Druids), and eight Chief Consuls out of fifteen.
- Report of the Lombard B.C.'s meeting at the Three Colts, London Wall, recording re-election of Captain G. M. Kelham and Hon. Sec. Robert Cork, plans for a race meeting at Catford Bridge, and the presentation of a polished oak cabinet secretaire to the Hon. Sec.
- Brief note regretting the paper could not attend Mr. Woodin's bicycling burlesque at the Great Eastern Railway Institute, Stratford, and suggesting he give a second performance given the large number of riders occupied at the B.T.C. meeting that day.
- Report of the Star B.C.'s Second Annual Ball at the Manor Rooms, Hackney, with dancing until 5.50 a.m.; two nickel-plated machines (a 54 in. D.H.F. Premier belonging to 'Faed' and a 52 in. Carver belonging to Captain Dodds) were displayed on the platform.
- Report of the Civil Service Bicycle Club's Annual Dinner at the St. James's Restaurant, with Vice-President E. H. Poole in the chair; Captain Rishworth described the club as entering its fourth year and noted the Bicycle Union's success in reducing antagonism to cycling.
- Report of the I Zingari B.C.'s annual supper at the Lord's Hotel, St. John's Wood, presided over by President W. A. Smith (McCullum Hill); a silver watch was presented to Hon. Sec. F. E. Tobias and a silver medal to Captain W. A. York for attending the most club runs.
- Report of St. George's third Annual Ball at Lawson's Assembly Rooms, Gower Street, where dense fog halved attendance but dancing to Mr. Prinsep's Band continued until 3 a.m.; members of the Clarence, Kildare, and Belgrave clubs were present.
- Letter from 'Nemo' of the Kensington B.C. responding to Messrs. Tanner and Jourden, revising his cost estimate for a freehold four-lap racing ground at £2,089 14s. 7d. and projecting annual revenue of £715 against expenditure of £455, leaving a 10 per cent return on £2,500 capital.
- Letter from 'Observer' of the London B.C. reporting on the B.T.C. half-yearly meeting at Anderton's Hotel, criticising the unsatisfactory reply on the B.T.C. Circular's attachment to 'Cycling' and regretting the president's threat to retire if Mr. Rucker's motion to join the Bicycle Union were carried.
- Letter from Hon. Sec. Lamartine C. B. Yeoman announcing a meeting of Metropolitan Bicycle Clubs at the Guildhall Tavern on 24 February to consider organising a 'monster-meet' at Hampton Court or elsewhere this season.
- Editorial denial that the bicycling press refused to publish Touring Club material, noting correspondence from Mr. Cotterell ceased only when an 'editorial brother' was appointed as club secretary.
- Brief replies to Charles Britten (warning against investing in a proposed cycling paper company), F. S. Lumley (directed to Goy and Withers), and acknowledgements to Arthur Bennett, S. T. Bond, A. M. Bolton, Athos, W. Easy, A. S. Rose, Master Hughes, A. Stamp, C. E. Taylor, E. F. Seymour, F. E. Tobias, H. C. Lewis, C. B. Wilson, T. Secretan, W. Ernest Milner, and H. B. Jun.