The Bicycling World, Vol 13, No 14
Articles in this issue
- p. 4
The Connecticut Bicycle Club's third annual tournament at Charter Oak Park, Hartford is announced for September 8th and 9th, with over two thousand dollars in prizes across amateur, promateur, and professional classes.
- p. 6
The four questions submitted to League members for a mail vote are analyzed, with the editors supporting the reinstatement of some suspended riders and the transfer of racing oversight to another body.
- p. 6
President Beckwith flatly denies Ducker's allegation that he negotiated for the presidency, and Ducker is circulating campaign literature to League board members in an effort to reverse his removal.
- p. 5
L.A.W. lawyer Chas. Luscomb asserts there is no authority for the mail votes called on the racing and amateur questions, adding a new legal dimension to the ongoing organizational dispute.
- p. 4
A comic serial advertisement follows the 'Rudge Telephone Man' as he reports on races and equipment, promoting Rudge bicycles and Stoddard, Lovering and Co. as sole agents.
- p. 4
The editors argue that the League loses nothing by ceding control of racing and would be more effective concentrating on road improvement, a cause that benefits every wheelman.
- p. 5
The cycling journal Wheeling calls out a British manufacturer's record claim as unsubstantiated, noting that no one appears to know who Berridge is or who timed his performance.