The Wheel, Vol 11, No 9
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
Notes on Pierre Lallement (bicycle inventor) falling into poverty, Rowe's readiness to race Howell, the Pennells' new tandem-tour book of Italy, Percy Stone's openly professional race appearances in Texas, and Thanksgiving Day plans of Boston clubs.
- p. 3
The Bicycling News editorial dismisses Rowe's recent American road records as unverified, asserting that professional cyclists are typically self-proclaimed 'champions of the world' whose times 'have undergone no scrutiny.'
- p. 4
W. Methven Brownlee concludes his two-day Welsh border tricycle tour, describing the gruelling push to the summit of Symonds Yat, a panoramic view of five counties, and a farcical lunch stop at Severn Bridge where the inn had only biscuits and cheese.
- p. 1
A column item, reprinted from Wheeling, reports that the young racing man Webber has passed his first bar examination in the Isle of Wight and sent a suspiciously flattering portrait photograph of himself.
- p. 5
The Elizabeth Wheelmen's monthly mileage scores for October are listed, with D. B. Bonnett topping the table at 434 miles, in a club that set a total of 3,530 miles for the month.
- p. 5
A romantic verse from Cassell's Family Magazine following a city clerk who rides nightly through Knightsbridge and Brompton to court a sweetheart in Sheen, their story ending in a wedding peal.
- p. 5
A letter from F. L. Bingham postpones the Harlem Wheelmen's Stag Party due to interior renovations, and announces a replacement series of Saturday-night 'At Homes' beginning December 4.
- p. 5
A column item announces plans for the New York State Division LAW camp, likely to be held in August at Cooperstown, with coupon tickets, tent accommodation, cots, hotel meals, and division championship road races on the adjoining road.
- p. 5
A note reports that the Hudson County, New Jersey plan to build a cyclists' boulevard along the crest of the Palisades has been approved by the Governor, creating an eighteen-mile route with views of New York Harbour.
- p. 5
Morgan and Woodside are matched for a 100-mile race at Minneapolis on Saturday night, and Morgan and Schock have signed articles for a six-day 142-hour race for $2,000 or $1,000 aside and the world championship.