The Bicycling World, Vol 13, No 26
Articles in this issue
- Arthur Cunningham, head of the pioneer American cycle firm bearing his name, died Tuesday night after rupturing his intestines in a bicycle fall on Lake Street, Brighton; he walked nearly two miles home unaware of the severity of his injury and gangrene set in fatally. He was remembered as a quiet, modest, and pleasant gentleman whose loss caused widespread sorrow in cycling circles.
- Reports two exceptional long-distance bicycle tours: Geo. B. Thayer of Vernon, Connecticut covered 4,224 miles of a 9,700-mile cross-country journey via Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, and the Yellowstone at a total cost under $300; and William W. Sheen of Quincy, Massachusetts accumulated 6,500 miles in the season through daily commuting and evening rides on a Star wheel.
- W. A. Rowe set a new world bicycle path hour record of 22 miles 150 yards on October 25, 1886, extending his own previous mark and holding every path record from a quarter mile up; Eck and Morgan also broke American tandem records from six to twenty miles on the same occasion.
- At an N.C.U. Council meeting at the London Tavern, a motion by W. M'Candlish to strike out section 2 (the makers' amateur clause) from the amateur definition was debated at length and lost by a large majority, with only twelve votes in its favour; Messrs. Hillier, Todd, and W. A. Smith spoke in support of retaining the clause.
- The N.C.U. record committee ratifies bicycle path records for J. E. Fenlon at Paignton track on August 4, 1886, covering distances from 11 to 25 miles with full split times tabulated.