The Bicycling World, Vol 13, No 10
Articles in this issue
- The Victor bicycle swept the first five places in the Springfield road race, with Mr. Eldred winning in one hour, nineteen minutes and fifty seconds to set a new world road record for 20 miles.
- The editors consider the American Cyclists Union's new three-class racing structure of amateur, promateur, and professional to be an improvement on the League's existing definitions.
- The editors question the legality and fairness of the Racing Board's practice of dating suspension letters three days before they were actually written, placing innocent competitors at risk.
- The editors strongly advocate for adopting the push-off start for tricycle racing as the fairest and safest method, avoiding dangerous chain-breaking and making comparison with bicycles more equitable.
- The editors analyze the questions submitted for the L.A.W. mail vote, recommending that the League abandon racing oversight to focus on road advocacy while supporting reinstatement of certain suspended riders.
- At the New York Division meeting, a strong effort was made to eliminate the parade at the Buffalo meet but the question was ultimately left for the Buffalo Club to decide.
- President Bates of the League sends a thoughtful letter arguing that so-called makers' amateurs should be treated as genuine amateurs, or failing that, a class racing system should be tried.
- A correspondent reports on the use of potash developer for photographic plates as described to the Society of Amateur Photographers, noting its advantages over soda developer for cycling photographers seeking instantaneous results.
- Official rules for road races are detailed, covering the placement of two timekeepers at both start and finish who compare watches against chronometers, the push-off start procedure, and the duties of the scorer.
- Detailed results from the Springfield 20-mile road race confirm Eldred's world record of 1:19:50; Cleveland Athletic Park on 5 July produced a novice mile won by Herrick in 3:11½ and a half-mile class race.
- Hendee set a new amateur mile record of 2:34 despite a handicap at an Independence Day race, riding in magnificent form; North Adams on 5 July produced a novice race won by Lee of Pittsfield in 3:13 and a three-mile county championship.