The Bicycling World, Vol 17, No 14
Articles in this issue
- The unheaded weekly leader explains electric welding under the Thompson system and reprints the Thomson Electric Welding Co.'s circular on how the process may transform cycle-tubing manufacture.
- Announces the marriage of associate editor J. S. Dean to Miss Smith, daughter of the late Prof. Walter Smith of Bradford, England, at St. Jude's Church, Bradford.
- Reports Massachusetts L.A.W. Chief Consul Geo. S. Atwater's visit to Boston, entertained by Dr. W. H. Emery and others with a Pompeii excursion, a base ball game and a banquet at Young's.
- Correspondent "Vernon" recounts the five-mile race at the Caledonian games won by Colie Bell and reports Minneapolis club and racing gossip, including T. M. Slosson's prospects for Chief Consul.
- Correspondent "Duquesne" proposes building a graded hill-climbing practice path in Pittsburgh to settle disputes over which hills, including Corey and the Wells-Greenwood contest hill, are the hardest.
- "Wing Foot" covers the Hall-Wilson Herkimer dispute, Buffalo-meet excursion train arrangements, and New York/Brooklyn club news, including the Brooklyn Bicycle Club's hop at the Massapeque Hotel.
- Reports the Chicago Bicycle Club's caucus nominating Edwin Oliver's "Liberty Bill" ticket, Geo. M. Hendee's reinstatement, and the new $20,000 Illinois Cycling Club clubhouse on LaSalle Avenue.
- "The Jottist" prints a Providence Telegram item on an English regiment's four-wheeled "centercycle," notes Fred Alley's training, and floats a proposed tricycle club for towns near Boston.
- General squibs including bicycle tracks noticed between the Boston & Albany rail lines and the Orange Wanderers being entitled to nominate a Representative, Dr. R. M. Sanger.
- A cablegram dated London, Aug. 1, reports that Howell beat Crocker badly in a ten-mile race, time 26m. 25 3-5s.
- "The Senator" continues his European travel serial touring Heidelberg Castle and the university's red-and-white-cap duelling corps, then a night descent from the mountain to catch trains for the Rhine steamer to Cologne.
- A "Notice to Members" detailing discounted excursion-ticket rates to the Buffalo national meet for New York State members and for Massachusetts members via the Boston and Albany Railroad.
- Answering a reader's request for Kansas road information, a member (No. 16,827) gives turn-by-turn directions for the 55 1-2 mile route from Wichita via Colwich, Andale, Mt. Hope and Haven to Hutchinson.
- Chief Consul Bidwell of New York circularizes Division members and consuls asking for help making the Buffalo Division meet on September 5th the largest and most successful yet.
- A letter from C. H. Stone denies a report that St. Louis riders Stone, Suda and Lewis climbed all the hills, including Mt. Washington, without a dismount at the Baltimore run.
- Letter signed "Rambler" records the surveyed grades of Hog Back Hill near Cleveland, 810 feet long, and names the four riders who have climbed it on Stars.
- L. H. Johnson corrects the paper's misstatements about the Orange Wanderers' road race, defending the club's handicap rules and its members against a local daily's account.
- E. J. Shriver of Baltimore explains the Executive Committee's reasoning for allowing a change of teams in the Alphabetical Association tie race after injuries to Kluge and Marion.
- A. M. Welles recounts how the League forced repeal of an anti-cycling ordinance in Tracy, Minnesota, after wheelmen, including Rev. J. H. Long, had been arrested and fined.
- Miss Maggie Kirkwood of Maplewood rides a tandem century with her brother from Maplewood to Newbury and return on July 29th, said to be the first century by a New England lady.
- The rained-out New Castle Bicycle Club meet is rescheduled for August 30th with new prizes, deciding the L.A.W. half-mile and Pennsylvania one-mile championships.
- Jo B. Northern and Ed D. Fisher ride 138 1-4 miles from Nashville, Tenn. in a day, a new Tennessee distance record, on New Mail bicycles.
- An impromptu match race at Chestnut Hill Reservoir between W. M. McCune and E. F. Leavitt over 1 1-16 mile, won by McCune on a Springfield Roadster by a bare length.
- Wichita riders A. Jos. Henley and Harry Lesh ride a hundred-mile round trip via Newton and Peabody in just over ten hours, a new Kansas state record.
- At North Shields, Synyer beats Kilkelly by a few feet in the English five-mile championship, time 15m. 4 3-5s., with Carruthers third after making the early pace.
- Programme for the Waiontha Club's August 15th race meeting at Richfield Springs, N.Y., listing a twelve-event card and entry fees, with August Kinne as contact.
- "Duquesne" reports on the Pittsburgh Cycling and Athletic Association races of the 25th, including A. C. Banker's quarter- and half-mile wins and W. C. Coffin's safety handicap victory.
- After John A. Wells is injured in a bad header before the Eagle Rock hill match, Hal Greenwood rides the hill alone in record time (7m. 34 4-5s.) and proposes a further test against Wells.
- Full account of the Ohio Division's Toledo meet, July 23-25, covering the business meeting and Kirkpatrick's speech, the parade, the hill-climbing contest won by Bamatt, the moonlight excursion and Ann Arbor tour, and the final day in Detroit.
- The Buffalo fair association adds a fourth day of racing, September 4-8, with $6,500 in prizes across forty races, including a 100-mile road race from Erie managed by Mr. Ducker.
- Minutes of the Connecticut State Division's annual meeting in New Haven, reporting a membership and treasury gain and nominating Charles E. Larom of New Haven as Chief Consul.
- Notes on training and entries for the Hartford Wheel Club's big tournament, naming leading Connecticut riders such as De Blois, Harding, Dresser, Fahy and the unicyclist Reed.
- The Juniata Wheelmen of Huntingdon, Pa. hold an impromptu hill-climbing run honoring Mr. Scheffey of Gormully & Jeffery, with A. C. Willison's ascent of School House Hill and a change of club captain.
- A visit to the Pope Manufacturing Co.'s Hartford factory describes plans to adopt electric welding and the specialized forging and fitting of Columbia Light Roadster axles and hubs.
- S. F. Booth, Jr.'s travel serial continues, describing the Stoneman House, the register of visitors, the Big Trees station, and a hike to Vernal and Nevada Falls.
- A calendar of upcoming division meets and races through October, including the full Buffalo national meet programme of races and the Bicycling World's own 100-mile road race.
- Secretary Abbot Bassett's opening League notices report membership passing twenty thousand and remind members to keep mail-list addresses and division voter rolls accurate.
- An index of the preceding issues in which each state division's election laws, districts and nominations have been published.
- A. E. Mealy announces extended carriage-drive privileges for wheelmen in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park and restates the Rate of Speed, Path Riding and Sidewalk Riding rules that must be observed there.
- W. M. Brewster appoints L. A. Meyers as local consul for Miami, Mo. and vicinity.
- Harry Lesh of Wichita, Kansas seeks a travelling companion for a wheel trip to San Francisco via Denver and Salt Lake City.
- The one-mile New York State championship race is assigned to the Binghamton Wheel Club, to be run on August 6th.
- Notice of the Tennessee Division's annual meeting at the Nashville Bicycle Club rooms, with a club run the following day.
- Secretaries of Pennsylvania League clubs are asked to send their addresses so voting blanks can be mailed.
- Notice that photographs of the ninth annual meet held at Baltimore are ready for delivery at $2.50 each through Secretary-Treasurer R. M. Lockwood.
- W. A. Hughes nominates a ticket for the Indiana Division headed by J. Fred Probst for Chief Consul, and L. W. Otto separately nominates Josh Zimmerman for Representative.
- The Nominating Committee presents its ticket for New Jersey Division officers, headed by Dr. J. H. Cooley of Plainfield for Chief Consul.
- Announces a reduced one-and-one-third fare to the Michigan Division's Grand Rapids meeting on August 18th and lists the participating railroads and ticket conditions.
- Minutes of the Iowa Division's Grinnell meeting on July 17th, including the touring board's report and the nominating committee's slate headed by R. L. Thompson for Chief Consul.
- The League's published roster of new membership applications by state division, listing each candidate's name, club affiliation and city.