The Bicycling World, Vol 7, No 12
Articles in this issue
- The editor defends the paper's earlier report of the Pope Manufacturing Company's patent suit against Marqua over the reissued Lallement patent, rebutting a rival journal's charge of unfair reporting with quoted court correspondence and case law (Battin v. Taggert, Miller v. Brass Co.).
- Correspondent "Homo" argues that in a recent Cleveland bicycle race No. 2 wrongly passed on the inside instead of the outside per the racing rules, disputing the racing board secretary's ruling that let the pass stand.
- Correspondent James A. Chase, writing from a Pennsylvania Blue Ridge town, describes a homemade clinometer for measuring hill pitch and tabulates the grades of the local "Harleigh Hill," comparing them with Boston's Corey Hill.
- Correspondent "C. H. G." relays a lady friend's description of a navy-blue flannel tricycling dress with box-pleated front and a rubber tape sewn into the back to keep it clear of the chain, worn over a quilted skirt.
- Cites the Massachusetts Supreme Court's ruling in Goodale v. Worcester Agricultural Society (102 Mass. 401) on a spectator-collision injury at a horse race, arguing bicycle race organizers owe riders the same duty to keep the track clear.
- Traces the origin of cycling's drawn-out "w-e-ll" cry to "Papa" Weston's Dorchester Yacht Club days, from where it was adopted by the Boston Bicycle Club and later carried to England by the club's "fortunate five."
- Reprinted from the Johnstown (Pa.) Tribune, arguing that a bicycle counts as a "vehicle" barred from sidewalks under Sect. 7, Chap. XXIV of the borough's ordinance, and asking whether the burgess will enforce it against wheelmen as he has against other obstructions.
- Miscellany of notes: Editor J. S. Dean tricycling and clamming at Manchester-by-the-Sea, Henry W. Williams's stalled resignation as Massachusetts C.T.C. consul, Rev. C. W. Powell's daily tricycle commute to his Sheepshead Bay pulpit, and rising demand for Springfield tournament grandstand seats.
- Full prize list for the Springfield Bicycle Club's 18-20 September tournament at Hampden Park, including Berte Le Franc's twenty-mile horse-versus-bicycle relay challenge and the $500 professional twenty-mile world championship.
- E. H. Corson of East Rochester, N.H. pushes an American Star bicycle up the Mount Washington carriage road and coasts back down to the Glen in about one hour twenty-two minutes, braking constantly on the steep, unrailed grades.
- Correspondent "Krank" reports W. G. Ross's double win at the postponed Press Athletic Club games, notes Brantford's Westbrook seeking a rematch after his Dominion Day defeat, and records Capt. "Jack" Muirhead's departure from the Montreal club's captaincy for London, Ontario.
- Recent U.S. patents reported by solicitor Henry W. Williams, including Chas. W. Hays's self-adjusting velocipede rear wheel, Geo. A. Long's steam-propelled tricycle, and a Talbot & Brown bicycle lantern with detachable glass and reflector.
- Race results from Lawrence, Mass. and a 25-mile Baltimore road race won by E. E. Williams, plus Washington's professional championship decided over three legs between Higham and Prince, and Edward Elwell's win of the Springfield-to-Holyoke road race.
- Foreign notes: Thomas R. Marriott's record 218-mile, 24-hour tricycle ride on a geared-up Humber, Liles's win of the one-mile tricycle championship over Lowndes, and continental cycling meets at Munich and Zurich.
- Newly organized Newport (R.I.) and Mauch Chunk (Pa.) clubs list their first officers, Chicago's Hermes Bicycle Club reports disbanding for the summer, and the Massachusetts Club describes a moonlight tricycle run to the Hotel Huntington in Newton.
- C.T.C. department notice directing U.S. membership inquiries to Massachusetts consul Henry W. Williams during Chief Consul F. W. Weston's Harrogate trip, with new-member applications from Newburgh, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn. and new consul appointments in New Hampshire.
- Club run and race calendar from 29 July to 6 October, including the Laramie Bicycle Club's Rocky Mountain outings, the Boston Bicycle Club's tricycle road race from Cobb's, and the Springfield Club's three-day September tournament.