The Wheel, Vol 11, No 23
Articles in this issue
- p. 3
The editor reports that Brooklyn Park Commissioners have barred bicycles and tricycles from most paths and drives in Prospect Park, restricting riders to the West Side Drive and the Methermaea Circuit only.
- p. 3
A full account of the banquet held at Young's Hotel in Boston welcoming Thomas Stevens on his return from circumnavigating the globe by bicycle, listing distinguished guests including Colonel Albert Pope and Hon. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, with the menu card bearing a likeness of Stevens on birchbark.
- p. 4
A poem written by the Massachusetts Bicycle Club's toastmaster Charles Richards Dodge, recited at the Boston banquet, welcoming Stevens and celebrating the courage and nobility shown in his around-the-world bicycle journey.
- p. 8
Brief cycling news items from across the country including club elections, trade notes, and miscellaneous reports from various cycling centres.
- p. 8
Further discussion of the contest for L.A.W. President ahead of the St. Louis annual meet, with T. J. Kirkpatrick of Ohio now regarded as the certain winner while Chief Consul Bidwell remains content at the head of the Massachusetts Division.
- p. 8
Boston cycling notes covering recent club activities, the upcoming Massachusetts Bicycle Club annual meeting and officer elections, and preparations for the spring riding season.
- p. 5
The Southern Department editor reports on cycling developments across the South, discusses Tourmaster arrangements for the L.A.W. Southern District Tour, and comments on the state of cycling clubs in Washington D.C. and other Southern cities.
- p. 5
Continued appeals for road information from wheelmen familiar with routes between Cleveland, Massillon, Indianapolis, and St. Louis, as the Bureau of Information compiles guidance for those planning to ride to the L.A.W. annual meet.
- p. 9
Brooklyn cycling notes covering local club activities, road conditions, and social events among the cycling fraternity of Brooklyn and Long Island.
- p. 10
Chicago correspondent reports on mid-winter cycling activities, club business, and preparations for the spring season of races and road runs on the Chicago boulevard system.