The Bicycling Times and Touring Gazette, Vol 6, No 24
Articles in this issue
- Weekly classified directory listing agents, backbone and rim makers, bell and bearing makers, bicycle manufacturers, schools, and sundry trade categories from Bromley to Trowbridge.
- Saturday 1 May fixture list for metropolitan and provincial clubs, together with a calendar of upcoming open amateur race meetings from Aston Lower Grounds to Stamford Bridge.
- Weekly round-up of club runs for Saturday 24 April 1880, covering over forty metropolitan and provincial clubs including the Albion, Arion, Belgrave, Bradford, Camberwell, Kildare, Saturn, Stanley, and Western Ramblers.
- A correspondent describes how the Wigan Bicycle Club secretary successfully petitioned Lord Lindsay for permission to take runs in Haigh Park, with the Earl of Crawford and Balcarres granting exclusive access to club members.
- Enthusiastic review of the debut issue of The Wheel World, a 100-page illustrated monthly edited by L. Hillier, "Faed," and H. Etherington, praised for its quaint sketches, caricatures, and comprehensive coverage of wheel sports.
- Preview of the third annual Whit-Monday meet at Plymouth, expected to draw 300 riders, with the Plymouth B.C. race programme listing eight events including handicaps and a challenge cup valued at £6 6s. at the Royal Marine Barracks.
- Report of the Highbury B.C.'s last social of the season, with about fifty members and friends attending a supper at headquarters; a cup was presented to A. B. Rayment for best winter attendance.
- Report of the club's fourth annual dinner at the Crown Hotel, chaired by Mayor T. Muddeman in the absence of president George Wise, with delegates from the Northamptonshire, Banbury, and Redditch clubs and speeches promoting the forthcoming Whit-Monday Midland Bicycle Meeting.
- Editorial leader arguing that the large turnout at the Surrey B.C. spring race meeting at Kennington Oval—over 6,000 spectators—vindicates the club's stance on the Bicycle Union and amateur question, and silences anti-unionist critics.
- Scrutator's weekly racing column commenting on Cortis's dominance at the Surrey B.C. Oval meeting, noting Cambridge University B.C.'s arranged match between Keen and Cooper as professionals against Falconer, Palmer, and Thorne, and previewing the Agricultural Hall and Southampton handicap races.
- Full results from the Surrey B.C. spring race meeting at Kennington Oval, 24 April 1880, including seven heats and a final of the One Mile Handicap won by J. F. Griffith, and the Ten Miles Scratch Race for the 58-guinea challenge cup won by H. L. Cortis in 39 min. 58 sec.
- Report of the sixth annual race meeting at the London Athletic Club grounds, 24 April, where C. E. Liles of the Temple B.C. won the Two Mile Open Bicycle Handicap final from F. K. Laver and M. J. Dundas in 6 min. dead.
- Report of the Alert B.C.'s second annual meeting at Alexandra Palace, 24 April, with J. Gardner winning both the One Mile Invitation Scratch Race and the 10 Mile Club Championship in 38 min. 19 sec., beating C. Challis and A. Hicks.
- Over 1,200 spectators attended the Forest sports at Trent Bridge Grounds, where C. A. Rastall of Nottingham B.C. won the One Mile Handicap final from H. Redgate and E. Clarke in 3 min. 28 2-5 sec.
- First two days' report of the six-day race at Molineux Grounds featuring Walter Phillips, H. Higham, David Stanton, J. Keen, and the Patrick brothers; after two days Phillips and Bills led on 232 miles each, with Keen absent.
- Report of the long-awaited professional match at Leicester in which J. Keen beat F. Cooper, with Derkinderen retiring after four miles; mile splits given, Keen's winning time 15 min. 46 sec.
- Touring narrative of a 260-mile Easter circuit from Kensington through High Wycombe, Oxford, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Ross, Monmouth, Chepstow, Bristol, and Bath, completed for under £3 including railway fares for rider and machine.
- Account of the club's opening run from the George Hotel, Walsall, to Tamworth, with a visit to Tamworth Church—noted as possibly the largest parish church in England—before returning 33 miles via Lichfield and Rushall.
- Three letters: Walter Denny (Wanderers B.C.) corrects the paper's claim about BU subscription; John Crerar reports F. W. Crampton riding up Reigate Hill after a five-month injury absence; and "Tide" (Brixton Ramblers) rebuts correspondent "Time" on the amateur question.
- Extracts from the May B.T.C. circular: new office address at 52 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle; eighth council meeting at the Turf Hotel; notice on conducted tours; consular vacancies in Districts 6, 11, 13, and 17; and a list of members seeking touring companions.