The Canadian Wheelman, Vol 4, No 6
Articles in this issue
- The opening editorial welcomes the Board of Officers' decision to accept the Brantford Bicycle Club's invitation to host the fifth annual C.W.A. meet, noting Brantford's proximity to Hamilton, Toronto and Woodstock.
- Echoing "Rover," the editor urges non-members to join the C.W.A. and members to renew through Secretary Donly during April and May rather than waiting until July.
- Editorial on the disturbance in the L.A.W. following the deposition of Secretary Aaron and appointment of Abbott Bassett, with the Bulletin moved to Boston, a libel threat against Ducker by President Beckwith, and Burley B. Ayers' retirement as Tourmaster.
- Reprints a letter by Leopold Pierson from the English paper Wheeling arguing that touring cyclists should carry a small breech-loading revolver against attacks by "the average British rough."
- Short notes correcting Chief Consul Charles Langley's Toronto address, on the Philadelphia American Athlete's crusade against Bassett, Harry Ryrie's Europe-tour lecture, L.A.W. uniform-price complaints, and W. P. Way's tour scheme to the meet.
- "Carl" reports from Brantford on preparations for the C.W.A. meet, including track work, an additional grand stand for 750-800 spectators, and a special train from London.
- Snowbound Montreal correspondent reports the M.B.C. lies idle awaiting its annual meeting and election in April and sends Brantford hearty wishes for the coming meet.
- W. P. Way of Belleville proposes a Midland Division wheel tour to the Brantford meet, with ten Belleville Ramblers riding via Port Hope, Toronto and Hamilton, urging clubs from Kingston to Napanee to join.
- Reprints from Karl Kron's forthcoming "Ten Thousand Miles on a Bi." a condensed history of the C.W.A.'s 1882 founding at Toronto and St. Thomas, its annual meets and its officers, including Secretary H. B. Donly of Simcoe.
- Reports the Toronto Wanderers' sixth annual meeting (membership up from 45 to 90), the election of C. H. Riggs as president and G. H. Orr as captain, and the opening of what is claimed as Canada's first purely bicycle club-house at Wilton Avenue and Victoria Street.
- Describes Gen. Boulanger's review of corporals from the Joinville school on velocipedes and the French War Minister's decision to train infantrymen in cycle use for transmitting orders.
- "Rover" sets out four reasons to join the C.W.A. now: legal support, the new Road Book covering Windsor, Ontario to Windsor, Nova Scotia, the free Wheelman organ, and a fee covering membership through July 1888.
- Toronto correspondent's column covering wheelmen moving to Toronto, the "Dan Rudge resurrected" anecdote, Harry Ryrie's election as Toronto B.C. president, a Wanderers-Torontos "At Home," the Wanderers' new club rooms, and the Brantford meet.
- Karl Kron writes from Washington Square, N.Y. on the printing economics of his 6,000-copy "Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle" (657,400 words), expecting publication late April, and notes a 15 per cent Canadian book duty.
- Reports the Woodstock Bicycle Club's annual election, with W. A. Karn re-elected president, W. H. Martin vice-president and W. S. Hurst captain.
- The Ottawa Bicycle Club re-elects Major Walsh president and F. M. S. Jenkins captain, with C. M. Wiggins as secretary-treasurer.
- The Couchiching Bicycle Club of Orillia reorganises for 1887 under president Wm. Thomson and captain C. L. McNabb, now with about twenty wheels.
- Lists the Stratford Bicycle Club's 1887 officers, headed by president M. Wade and captain C. E. Nasmyth.
- Trade column on the Overman catalogue, H. G. Ross and J. Robertson ordering New Warwick bicycles from Goold & Knowles, Charles Robinson & Co.'s and T. Fane & Co.'s catalogues, and Wm. Payne's London trade and "Otto" wire-tyred tricycles for the meet.
- Lists the sub-titles of the expanded chapter in Karl Kron's forthcoming book covering his 635-mile 1883 Ontario tour, including the Cobourg-to-Kingston straightaway road-race won by Cola E. Stone.
- Reports Dr. Geo. E. Blackham of Dunkirk's address "The Bicycle and Tricycle as Factors in our Civilization" before the Academy of Science, Rochester, N.Y., praising cycling's health and moral benefits.
- A column of short news paragraphs on cycling worldwide, including a new Port Hope club, Thomas Stevens, the Springfield Bicycle Club, an English eight-in-hand Singer, Wm. A. Rowe signing with the Pope Mfg. Co., and Burley B. Ayers' resignation.
- Stray news paragraphs amid the advertisements, including a Boston anecdote about a tricycling damsel and the L.A.W. Bulletin's proposed scheme to let wheelmen bid their own prices on nearly 200 wheels.