The Wheel Cycling Trade Review, Vol 2, No 2
Articles in this issue
- A correspondent (D. W. B.) forwards a Red Bank (N. J.) Register clipping proposing a county road-master reform, arguing it goes beyond the Long Island Road Improvement Association's plan and could be enforced through the League.
- A correspondent ('Novice') traces Denver wheeling from George E. Hannan's 1880 Pope agency and the first Mustang Columbia sold to Louis Rice, through the Denver, Colorado Wheel, Denver Ramblers and Social Wheel clubs, and praises the roads to Littleton, Palmer Lake and Greeley.
- 'The Stroller' reports the New Jersey Division meet moved to Friday 21st at the Roseville track (Orange Wanderers managing), lists the race programme, notes Charles A. Lindsley succeeding Charles W. Freeman as Wanderers captain, and W. Van Wagoner's record on the Ocean Drive at Newport.
- 'Jonah' describes the Labor Day carnival at Bergen Point, including the novice race won by F. N. Burgess, a celebrated one-mile handicap won by E. P. Baggot over Wise and Pendleton, and Caldwell's N. J. A. C. championship win over Baggot and Bowman.
- 'H. G.' reports the founding of the Cyclists' Union of Long Island, quoting its constitution's membership and dues terms, and urges the Union to take up the case of the Bath road 'path-hog' who threw Mr. Monell and trenched the side path against bicycles.
- An account of the Lynn Cycle Club's trip to Portland, Me., hosted by the Portland Wheel Club, including Shurman climbing Spurwick Hill and going six times up Park Street hill; party included J. H. Young, A. H. Carsley, C. F. Allen and others.
- A calendar of forthcoming meets and tournaments, including the Hartford Wheel Club tournament (Sept. 12-13), the New Jersey Division meet at Roseville (Sept. 21-22), and the New Orleans tournament (Sept. 28).
- 'Toiler' reports rapid growth of Albany wheeling led by Pony Stars and safeties, the opening of the park by the Liberty Bill, R. C. Folger's tandem rides, Captain Adrien of the Wheelmen offering mileage medals, and a large party leaving for the Buffalo tournament.
- About 200 spectators watched a contest up the steep, rutted Derry Street hill on August 25; Thomas Carpenter (1m 24s) beat Geo. Hutman and Frank Rohrer for Captain Fry's $25 gold badge of the Harrisburg Wheel Club.
- Two hundred wheelmen from the Cambridge, Somerville, Jamaica Plain and other clubs paraded on Labor Day to Holmes' Field; J. P. Clark, D. Drummond, H. Hales and Theodore Rothe took the bicycle, ordinary, tricycle and safety races, judged by Dr. Kendall, Abbott Bassett and W. T. Roupe.
- The mileage and century-run badge competition tallies for the Williamsport Wheel Club through August (total 18,334 miles), plus Long Island items including Thomas Lloyd's Queens A. A. medal and the Schaffners' 105-mile Jamaica-Patchogue Labor Day run.
- The detailed report of the World's Tournament at Buffalo, covering Tuesday through Saturday's racing on the new half-mile track (Crocker, Knapp, Temple, Rowe, Windle, Van Sicklen's bad header), the Wednesday parade of 823 wheels, and the Erie-to-Buffalo road race won by F. M. Dampman.
- A record of business at the State Division meet at the Ramblers' rooms: National Assembly members elected (Gulick, Share, De Graaf, Butler and others), John C. Gulick to the Executive Committee, and the contested raising of yearly dues from $1 to $1.50.
- The Cambridgeport Cycle Club's second annual 25-mile road race on September 3 from River Street Bridge through Brighton and Newton to Chestnut Hill reservoir, won by Charles E. Fay over R. B. McLean and G. W. Bean, Jr.
- A Southern correspondent surveys the trade and racing scene in Georgia, Alabama and Louisiana, including the Fort Valley meet, Chalfont of Atlanta and Weibens of Hartwell, Betts of New Orleans's 226-mile ride, and dealers Durant Brothers, Nunnally and Ingram.
- Results of the Brownsville Cycle Club's first annual meet on August 28, with W. E. Crist, P. S. Brown and Frank G. Lenz prominent across the open, half-mile and lap races, and E. S. Michener winning the hill-climb over W. D. Banker.
- Short news items: W. S. Doane's transcontinental ride to Boston, J. H. Adams's 25-mile English championship at Gunsby, S. G. Whittaker's hour record on a Rover, M. A. Holbein's 100-mile English road record, and the fire near J. F. Tapley's bindery affecting Karl Kron's bookselling start.
- Announcement that the fifth annual New Jersey Division meet will be held at Orange on September 21-22, with races at Roseville, a lantern parade, a hill-climbing contest, runs and a smoker.
- J. M. Hill is arranging a six-day October tournament of oarsmen on rowing tricycles in New York, with Teemer, Hamm, McKay, Lee, Wallace Ross and possibly O'Connor of Toronto invited; George Lee praises the rowing tricycle's speed.
- 'Bi.' reports the Division race meet moved to September 28 with its programme of championships, Chief Consul Harry Hodgson's diamond medal, the Louisiana Cycling Club's challenge to the N. O. B. C., and the hot contest between W. H. Renaud and H. W. Fairfax for Secretary-Treasurer.
- 'L. B. G.' covers the Northampton sidewalk-riding ordinance dispute sparked by a header into a pedestrian, Karl Kron's visit via the Holyoke side-path, and the Wheel Club's Ashfield club run on August 26 where one rider was knocked unconscious.
- The St. Louis Spectator backs editor F. P. Prial of The Wheel in the 'quadrangular row' with the Bi-World, the Athlete and Dr. Emery of Boston over the flawed new League Constitution, attacking the 'ring' that railroaded it through.