The Cycle, Vol 1, No 18
Articles in this issue
- p. 3
The Racing Board votes to approve the American Cyclists' Union's amateur rules, ending the conflict between the two bodies, on the basis that the A.C.U. has agreed to admit only amateurs to amateur races, which is all the League ever demanded.
- p. 7
The Cycle defends the Orange Wanderers against an intemperate attack by Karl Kron in the Bulletin, arguing that the New Jersey club acted fairly toward road users in their night-riding arrangements and that such extreme language risks provoking serious disputes with town authorities.
- p. 7
English cycling writer A. Kennedy-Child, who first cast doubt on Springfield track times, arrives in America intending to stay at least a year in Hartford, and speaks well of the League's principled stand on the amateur question while remaining critical of the N.C.U.'s recent backdown.
- p. 4
H. B. Smith Machine Co. advertise the Star's superiority after McCurdy rode 280 miles in 24 hours and immediately walked easily up a long flight of steps, contrasting with a crank-machine attempt the prior year after which he needed help to walk upstairs.
- p. 4
The Providence Journal, quoted by The Cycle, warns that Pope Manufacturing's control of Rowe, Hendee, Knapp, and Burnham — the four fastest men in America — will doom the promateur class unless a second-rate rider unexpectedly develops the speed to beat them.
- p. 4
The Providence Journal argues that road racing is an essentially amateur practical sport testing every-day riders on every-day machines, and that races can continue wherever roads are available without antagonising the Racing Board's decision to disclaim jurisdiction.