The Cycle, Vol 1, No 21
Articles in this issue
- p. 3
Abbot Bassett announces that with the amateur question settled for the season, The Cycle will shift to entertainment, with a story from a well-known cycling writer due next week titled 'The Cycler's Story,' while this issue features a tale drawn from a contemporary publication.
- p. 3
A Racing Board member writes to The Cycle reporting that no word has been spoken in the Racing Board about relinquishing power over racing to the A.C.U. or any other organisation, and calls recent press speculation about such a transfer worthless chaff.
- p. 3
The Cycle warns amateur wheelmen that their League amateur standing will be compromised if they race against or pace with professionals on the road, because the A.C.U.'s jurisdiction over road racing means any man so declared a promateur by the A.C.U. will be so regarded by the League as well.
- p. 4
The Springfield tournament programme announces a grand two-day race meeting at Hampden Park on 14 and 16 September 1886, featuring world championship heats, A.C.U. championships, novice events, handicap races, and professional and promateur events alongside amateur bicycle and tricycle races.
- p. 4
The paper's female correspondent expresses deep sympathy for Mrs. Stickney following her husband's fatal tandem accident in Allston, speaking on behalf of all wheeled women and assuring the bereaved widow that her grief is shared by a wide circle of cycling acquaintances.
- p. 4
The female correspondent recommends Plymouth as a delightful destination for wheelwomen, advising that ladies take a tandem with a gentleman given the sandy South Shore roads, and that a steamer trip followed by two hours of riding could take in the famous Rock, the statue of Faith, and the town's historic relics.