The Bicycling World, Vol 5, No 10
Articles in this issue
- The Notes and Queries column answers correspondents: League clubs may hold races at county fairs if conducted per L.A.W. rules; readers seeking tricycle advice are directed to Henry Sturmey's Indispensable; and Prof. F.S. Rollinson provides detailed instructions for constructing a proper bicycle race track, requiring a clay base, brickbat foundation, and sieved-ash surface, at a cost estimated under $400.
- The 'Paint and Nickel' editorial recommends painting over nickel-plating for machines ridden near the shore, where street-sprinkling carts leave salt that causes hidden rust; 'Be Courteous' notes that bicyclists, having won road recognition, are becoming arrogant and urges all to set a better example; club news covers the Middlesex Club's July 4 run to Salem, the new Hudson-on-the-Hudson Club, Worcester's semi-annual meeting, and the Aylmer Club's planned trip to Buffalo.
- Race reports from the Springfield Bicycle Club's July 4 meet at Hampden Park: the competitive drill was won by the home team over Holyoke, New Haven, Natick, and eight other clubs; the one-mile went to J.Q. Hatch of Boston in 4m. 01s.; and seventeen-year-old Yale student L.B. Hamilton of Waterbury won the five-mile in 22m. 30s., beating a larger field in rainy, heavy-track conditions.
- The second installment of 'Along the Potomac' (by Kol Kron) describes the final day on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal towpath from Point of Rocks to Washington: stones, sand, mud, and waded waste-ways allowed rarely more than half a mile without stopping; the day's 51 miles brought the tour's total to 180 miles from Frederick; the 184-mile towpath between Cumberland and Georgetown offers lodging only at Hancock, Williamsport, Harper's Ferry, and Point of Rocks.
- Brief items: Boston Club members make their usual Saturday run to Canton and return Sunday; L.A.W. members are reminded polls close Saturday July 15; Capt. Miller of the Chicago Bicycle Club reports the city's parks and boulevards were permanently opened to wheelmen after the L.A.W. Meet; H.E. Parkhurst of the Massachusetts Club embarks on a two-year European bicycling tour; and Frank W. Weston's English party sails on the Samaria on Saturday.
- A scientific article from the Oarsman (by J.G.P.) explains why a bicycle carries a rider farther and faster than walking despite the extra weight: like an ice-boat sailing at an angle to use the wind's force, the bicycle's wheel converts wasted muscular energy into forward motion, covering three or four times the distance per unit of effort on level roads; hills and sand are the bicycler's bane, but a smooth slope is paradise.