The Bicycling World, Vol 5, No 21
Articles in this issue
- The editorial praises state league formation in New Hampshire and Massachusetts while urging L.A.W. officials to communicate their work more openly; the Springfield Grand Tournament results show Frank Moore of Birmingham winning the mile (2m 54s), two-mile (6m 14s), and five-mile (breaking Gideon's record at 15m 47s), with Place a close second; the Maryland Bicycle Club races at Baltimore drew 2,000 spectators; correspondence covers the Philadelphia bicentennial wheelmen's meet, a Manchester to Portsmouth road guide, the Grand Trunk Railway's new free bicycle policy, and the L.E.C.W. third meet at Marblehead with 55 members from six clubs.
- Personal notes celebrate the Springfield tournament: Frank Moore sailed for England with one, two, five through ten mile records; nearly 13,000 spectators witnessed the races at Hampden Park; Gideon retired from racing on physician's advice; the Columbia Bicycle Club of Attleboro' won the club drill prize; the L.A.W. board meeting is announced for Boston on 13 October; and John Hawkins rode a sociable tricycle 191 miles in just under 24 hours.
- Reviews the Century magazine October issue (closing its first year) with Frank B. Carpenter's account of Lincoln's nomination, Smalley's third paper on the 'New Northwest,' articles on life in Mexico and Quebec, and the conclusion of Howells's 'Modern Instance'; also notes the London Graphic and St. Nicholas October issues.
- Notes, Queries and other correspondence section inviting reader questions and contributions about cycling matters, equipment, and routes, with replies from the editor.