The Wheel, Vol 11, No 21
Articles in this issue
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A roundup of brief cycling news items, including N. C. Fowler staying with Pope Mfg. Co. in Boston, Springfield Bi. Club minstrels purchasing a $500 rig, W. H. Langdown the Australian racing man residing in New York, and notes on the Memphis Cycle Club and New York Club elections.
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A reader from The Cyclist offers a practical tip for reducing mud spray on safety bicycles: turning up the end of the rear wheel guard and attaching a U-shaped piece of stiff leather fitted snugly around the tyre and rim.
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A Hartford correspondent reports on the Hartford Wheel Club's successful supper evening, which featured home-trainer contests, a sparring match, banjo selections, and recitations, followed by a late-night supper with billiards and cards.
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The Quadrant Tricycle Company has perfected an anti-header device that fits a smooth disc at the hub to prevent the front fork from running forward over the wheel centre, thereby eliminating the dangerous forward-pitch accident known as a 'cropper.'
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The editor addresses current L.A.W. political affairs, discussing the candidacy of T. J. Kirkpatrick for the League Presidency and commenting on the recently published American Wheelman report of the officers' meeting.
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Discussion of the leading candidates for the L.A.W. Presidency ahead of the St. Louis meet, with T. J. Kirkpatrick of Ohio widely expected to take the gavel and Chief Consul Bidwell content to lead the Massachusetts Division.
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Boston cycling news covers the Massachusetts Bicycle Club's activities, Les Trappeurs' visit, and notes on Thomas Stevens' arrival in Boston and the preparations for his official welcome by Massachusetts wheelmen.
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American riders Wilson and Alden demonstrated fancy riding on the American Star at the Stanley Show in England, prompting native wheelmen to subscribe a fund to hire a Canadian rider to show off the capabilities of a British Ordinary in response.
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Irish wheelmen are debating the usefulness of the Cyclists' Touring Club, with a growing number concluding the C.T.C. is of no earthly use to their country and calling for a separate Irish cycling organization.
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The Lowell Bicycle Club's annual meeting elected new officers for the year, including L. F. Sherman as President, and made arrangements for an exhibition at the local rink featuring club drill, races, and other entertainment.