The Canadian Wheelman, Vol 2, No 12
Articles in this issue
- Editorial paragraphs on the Woodstock Dominion Day meet, contrasting C.W.A. numbers (300 at Woodstock) with the L.A.W.'s 5,000, praising retiring President H. S. Tibbs and Secretary H. B. Donly, noting Winnipeg's A. J. Darch travelling nearly 2,000 miles, the Brantford boys' excessive fun, and suspected tampering with the racing machines of G. A. Mothersill and Clarke.
- A letter from W. A. Karn, Chief Consul District No. 1, warning intending tourists that the Galt-to-Woodstock road is unridable and recommending the Ayr-Princeton or Hamilton-Brantford routes instead.
- A short comic verse about a bicycler gliding over the tar while his girl and the cook Sally watch from the casement.
- Minutes of the C.W.A. annual general and two board meetings at Woodstock, including the Membership Committee's handling of S. G. Retallack's expulsion by the Belleville Ramblers (suspension withdrawn) and W. G. Hurst's resignation from the Toronto Wanderers to turn professional.
- Report of the Annual General Meeting chaired by President Horace S. Tibbs, with Treasurer H. B. Donly's financial statement and secretary's report (membership up from 706 to 905), and the election of J. S. Brierley as President and W. G. Eakins as Vice-President.
- Minutes of the new Board's meeting in the W.A.A.A. rooms: H. B. Donly re-elected Secretary-Treasurer with a $100 grant, a Transportation Committee formed under H. S. Tibbs, and a decision that the Association assume publication of The Canadian Wheelman monthly at 50c per annum.
- Full list of C.W.A. office-bearers, Chief Consuls, Representatives, Racing Board, Membership, Transportation and Constitution committees, and Guide Book editors for 1885-6.
- Account of the Third Annual C.W.A. meet at Woodstock on July 1, with 306 riders parading to the W.A.A.A. grounds and detailed race reports including H. W. Clarke of Woodstock winning the one-mile and five-mile championships of Canada over H. P. Davies of Toronto.
- Column of news items reporting that 18-year-old champion B. W. Clarke of Woodstock weighs 160 lbs, the failure of Montreal makers Ward & Davies, a new bicycle club at Niagara Falls (the International Wanderers), and Lawrence Fletcher beating the tricycle record to John O'Groats.
- Official C.W.A. notice listing applications for membership (Montreal, St. Thomas, Simcoe, St. Catharines, Belleville Ramblers and Paris clubs) and renewals, published under Article III of the Constitution by Sec.-Treas. H. B. Donly.
- Report of the League of American Wheelmen's meet at Buffalo on July 2-3, where rain cut attendance to about 600, Dr. Beckwith was re-elected President, professionals were barred, and races saw G. M. Hendee and E. P. Burnham among the winners, with notes on the some 50 Canadian wheelmen present and Karl Kron's absence.
- Notice of clubbing rates at which The Wheelman can be procured jointly with the Mirror of American Sports, Bicycling World, Grip, and Cyclist & Athlete.