The Cycle, Vol 2, No 2
Articles in this issue
- Sterling Elliott's new tricycle, made by the Sterling Cycle Company of Boston, uses second-growth hickory wooden wheels lighter than steel spider wheels, and steel-and-leather tires in place of rubber, with a variable-gear lever mechanism that allows the rider to climb steep hills such as Locke's Hill at Watertown and then gear up for fast road work.
- In this fiction piece by "Faed," a cyclist and amateur telegrapher uncovers how a rival printer is stealing advance telegrams from his uncle's country newspaper by wire-tapping an inn's hidden instrument; he outwits the scheme by substituting absurd false dispatches—including the Queen's abdication—which the rival paper publishes and is ruined.
- A column of short cycling news items covering the Lynn and Roseville tournaments, notable riders including Gaskell, Hendee, and Rowe, international notes on Furnivall, Allard, and a Chinese fancy rider, and miscellaneous observations on bicycle locks, tracks, and club activities.
- Poulteney Bigelow, editor of Outing, writes to correct a slander made at the League of American Wheelmen meeting implying Thomas Stevens—currently crossing India—was sponsored by a bicycle manufacturer, stating that Stevens rides whatever he chooses and his expenses are paid exclusively by Outing.
- The columnist "Daisie" recounts six thwarted attempts by a ladies' riding coterie to reach a scenic spot in the Middlesex Fells—foiled by storms, a collision, bad weather, and detours—closing with a note that October rides are now turning toward the forest for bright autumn foliage.
- An inside account of why Billy Rowe withdrew from the anticipated one-mile race against George Hendee at Lynn argues that Rowe was psychologically beaten after Hendee's strong five-mile effort, and reports Henry Ducker's offer of prizes for a best-of-three match race at Hampden Park, with Hendee ready and Rowe still undecided.
- Full race-by-race results from the three-day Roseville tournament (30 September–2 October), covering amateur, promateur, and professional events in which G. M. Hendee won all six promateur races, Fred Wood and C. H. Frazier led the professionals, and W. E. Crist dominated the amateurs; also includes results from the Boston Bicycle Club's 100-mile road race, won solely by W. S. Doane after all others lost the course.