The Referee

A Weekly Record and Review of Cycling and the Cycle Trade

The Referee front cover
PublisherThe Referee Publishing Company, Chicago, United States
FrequencyWeekly
Price$2 per annum
EditorsS. A. Miles, Chas. P. Hoot, R. M. Jaypray
In archive18 issues across 2 volumes

This Chicago-based cycling trade weekly served readers in Chicago, New York, Boston, Springfield, Indianapolis, Wolverhampton, Coventry, and other bicycle centers in the United States and England. It mixed race reporting, record-breaking coverage, trade advertisements, and technical promotion for wheels, tires, hubs, enamels, dynamoes, lamps, and fittings. Articles discussed track racing at Hampden Park in Springfield, Massachusetts, transatlantic manufacturers, road racing, and cycle politics. The paper also carried trade notices, agent solicitations, and commercial claims from firms in Chicago, Hartford, Leicester, London, and New York, reflecting a broad bicycle industry network.

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