The Wheel: Journal of Bicycling, Vol 11, No 10
Articles in this issue
- The weekly roundup covers Boston Club's winter whist program, Joseph Pennell illustrating York, J.S. Dean's planned England visit, the 66-inch biggest-wheel record, Hudson County Wheelmen's 104-mile ride, C.M. Fairchild's 7,250 miles on his Rudge Light Roadster, Travers's 15½-pound racing machine, Yankee Rowe's 22-mile-150-yard record, the Columbia team's $12,000 promateur costs, and a novelty obstacle race at the South Australian Union meet in Adelaide.
- The Cycling Publishing Company formally announces dissolution of its contract with the Central Press and Publishing Company, with The Wheel leased to Francis P. Prial of New York effective December 1, 1886.
- New publisher Francis P. Prial addresses readers of The Wheel and Recreation on his plans for the combined paper, calling for reader contributions, urging non-subscribers and advertisers to support the paper, and explaining his editorial policy in sections titled "To Our Readers," "To Non-Readers," "To Advertisers and Non-Advertisers," "The Policy of the Paper," and "To the Readers of Recreation."
- The Citizens Bicycle Club plans a grand banquet to honor Thomas Stevens upon his anticipated mid-January 1887 arrival in New York, after completing his round-the-world bicycle journey with roughly 500 miles still to cover across China toward Yokohama.
- Reprinted from the Bicycling News, recommended packing lists for touring bicyclists and tricyclists specify bag dimensions and contents including trousers, toothbrush, sponge, night shirt, socks, collars, and an extra coat.
- Despite rain on Thanksgiving, the Massachusetts Bicycle Club ran its 30-mile hare and hound chase; hares W.S. Doane and J.C. Robinson finished around 1:00 p.m., with first hound H.H. Foster arriving at 1:06:20.
- The Hudson County Wheelmen and Belerophon Wheelmen are agitating for a six-foot-wide cinder path from Jersey City to Philadelphia along the Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way, to be funded by railroads, bicycle dealers, clubs, and private individuals.
- F.B. Hawkins of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club covers 207½ miles in 24 hours on Long Island roads, breaking A.B. Barkman's previous 24-hour record of 205½ miles, with W.I. Ticknor and H.E. Raymond serving as official judges throughout the entire trip.
- The Kings County Wheelmen announce an amateur minstrel show at Knickerbocker Hall on December 9, featuring whimsicalities, comicalities, and musicalities at fifty cents admission with no reserved seats.
- H.D. Corey of Stoddard, Lovering & Co. reports on his November visit to London and Coventry bicycle manufacturers, noting the rise of spade handles, tangent spokes, heavier construction, the Rover safety bicycle's equal-wheel chain-drive design, and Cripper-type tricycles now fitted with 24–28-inch front wheels, predicting the Rover type will hold all road records before 1887 is out.
- Lists cycling patents granted November 30, 1886: Jos. Butcher of Boston (cyclometer), J.B. Herboldshimkk of Chicago (oil can), Robt. Rodes Jr. of Nashville (bicycle handle), L.A. Rust of Londonville, Ohio (bicycle), and J.K. Stanley of Coventry, England (roller bearing for velocipedes).
- English bicycle agents form a Protective Union to combat discount-system abuses, proposing one agent per town, sale-or-return supply terms, and a 10% cap on private-customer discounts; trade notes also cover Hoyt's pedal cyclometer, Pope's forthcoming calendar, Singer's new 'Victoria' cycle, the Stanley Show, and D. Rudge & Co.'s £105 hospital donation.
- New York cycling news covers the Seventh Regiment's two bicycle race events, a New York World article criticizing Park Commissioners, the Prospect Park Board's referral of Long Island Wheelmen's petition, expected Park Board changes in January 1887, and the 40-member Bedford Cycling Club merging into the Long Island Wheelmen (now 100 members) with plans for a new Bedford Ave and Fulton Street clubhouse.
- Miscellaneous notes include W.W. Stall's Southern tour, Alfred McCurdy's new position with H.B. Smith Machine Co., debate over the world cycling championship between Rowe, Howell, and Australia's Con Dwyer, and the disputed amateur standing of H.D. Corey after his road record ride with W.H. Huntley.