The Wheel: Journal of Bicycling, Vol 10, No 26
Articles in this issue
- The Wheel's front-page editorial column covers League of American Wheelmen politics, arguing that the LAW should relocate its headquarters, Secretary, Treasurer, and Bulletin to New York City; notes on Adam Forepaugh's plan to build an amateur cycling track at a remodeled Madison Square Garden, the Ixion Club's new billiard room, and a cyclist committee campaigning against Commissioner Viele over his failure to support the Morrison Bill.
- The Wheel fires back at the LAW Bulletin's editor Aaron, who reprinted a Wheel squib with snide commentary, accusing him of ingratitude after The Wheel had twice privately corrected him on LAW Constitution and racing-rules interpretation, and charging that any man who claims to interpret the 'kaleidoscopic' LAW rules is guilty of something graver than ignorance.
- At the adjourned hearing before Justice Allston of Port Richmond, the prosecuting attorney's clerk requested a week's continuance; Justice Allston dismissed the case against E. F. Hill for want of further evidence and adjourned Dr. Beckwith's case to the following Wednesday, remarking that if testimony against Beckwith was no stronger than that against Hill, he would dismiss it too.
- Commissioner Crimmins writes to wheelman advocate Fred G. Bourne warning that a pending petition for unrestricted park access would imperil even the meagre privileges already granted, citing winding, narrow roads as dangerous; The Wheel urges wheelmen to gather signatures and present the petition regardless, arguing the Board has a duty to widen and straighten those roads.
- The Wheel explains its new printed mailing-list system and its subscription policy: subscribers whose wrappers bear a handwritten address should understand their subscription has expired, and that they remain legally obligated to remit until they formally request discontinuation.
- Comprehensive multi-day race report from the Springfield tournament (September 15, 17, and 19), featuring W. A. Rowe of Lynn defeating George Hendee and English champion Wood in successive world-championship heats before crowds of up to 7,000—Wood setting a competition mile record of 2m. 32 3-5s. on day two—alongside detailed results from amateur, promateur, and professional bicycle and tricycle events including Horace Crocker's American records in the professional tricycle handicap.
- Report on the KCW's fourth annual fall race meeting of September 18, where A. B. Rich set a new cinder-track mile record of 2.57 4-5, the Kings County Wheelmen won the two-mile team race over the Harlem Wheelmen and Ilderans with 38 points to 30, and nine events were contested before an attendance of about 1,100 under Frederick Jenkins as referee.
- Social notes from the KCW meeting, praising Charles Schwalbach's energy as the driving force behind the Kings County Wheelmen and singling out S. H. Rich's surprise last-lap dash past his brother A. B. Rich to win the five-mile scratch race—and a diamond collar button—as the prettiest piece of riding seen on the grounds; signed 'Old Inquisitive.'
- Results from the second annual Louisiana Division meet, held August 26–27 in New Orleans on a smooth shell road at the West End, featuring C. B. Guillotte, A. M. Hill, W. L. Hughes, B. C. Rea, and Harry Marks competing in club championship, tandem tricycle, slow race, quarter-mile, and handicap events over two days.
- Summary of the Montgomery County Fair Association races at Crawfordsville, September 9–10, where Hollingsworth of Indianapolis won the one-mile open before an estimated 20,000 spectators, Wainright took the half-mile State championship, and Hollingsworth dominated the five-mile open as the sole racer-mounted entrant, winning by 300 yards in 11m. 53s.
- Report on the first annual tournament of the Cortland County Cyclists Club, held September 15 at Cortland Driving Park in conjunction with the Fall Fair before nearly 6,000 spectators, where Chas. Viele won the club-championship mile in 3.36½ by a dramatic three-foot margin over Fred Melvin, and W. B. Perry of Syracuse took the two-mile open and the half-mile run-and-ride.
- F. B. Hawkins of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club left the club rooms at 1.24 a.m. September 11 and rode down Long Island to South Haven and back with F. B. Jones as checker and pace-maker, covering 192 miles in 21h 35m before his crank snapped at 11 p.m.; he walked his wheel for the remaining 2h 25m to complete 202 miles by 1.25 a.m. September 12th, with the first 100 miles covered in 10 hours 20 minutes including stops.
- Miscellaneous Brooklyn cycling news: the Ilderan Bicycle Club postpones its 25-mile road championship due to Ocean Parkway conditions, Union Street is repaved with asphalt easing night riding, and the Kings County Wheelmen's moonlight parade draws clubs from across Brooklyn—65 KCW men leading—for a procession up Bedford Avenue followed by supper at the KCW rooms.
- Miscellaneous cycling notes from across the country and abroad, including the North Road Club of London's 24-hour ride (G. P. Mills 227 miles, T. Waterhouse 225 miles), the Lynn three-day tournament opening, Gormully & Jeffery's nearly completed six-story factory addition in Chicago, and details of a new high-gear experiment on an American Champion geared up to a 126-inch wheel that made a mile in 2.56.
- Calendar of upcoming cycling events including the Brooklyn Bicycle Club five-mile road race (Sept. 25), the Roseville three-day meet (Sept. 30–Oct. 2), the L. A. W. Interstate meet at St. Louis (Oct. 1–3), the Ixion Bicycle Club one-day meet at Roseville (Oct. 16), and the Inter-Club Road Racing Association 25-mile road race at Roseville (Nov. 2).