The Wheel: Journal of Bicycling, Vol 13, No 7
Articles in this issue
- C. E. Kluge of the Hudson County Wheelmen wins the 25-mile Irvington–Milburn road race in a new course record of 1:31:03½, while favourite C. A. Stenken is forced out when his pedal breaks at 12 miles; H. L. Bradley finishes second, Kings County Wheelmen retain the team cup with 73 points, and detailed split times are given for all 24 finishers.
- The Observer's column of New York cycling miscellany discusses a New York Tribune note imagining the Pope using bicycles at the Vatican, advocates strengthening the N.Y. State L.A.W. Division, praises the Harlem Wheelmen's new club house with three billiard tables, and reports that John Wood of Beverly, Mass., has built a kerosene-powered steam tricycle running at nine miles per hour.
- Correspondent 'Keystone' reviews the Pittsburgh season: the Keystone Club ran multi-day tours to Buffalo along the Lake Shore road under C. F. Seidell's organisation, while Seidell, Murray, Smith and McGowin's October 30th century attempt was foiled by wheel accidents and a severe gale; W. D. and A. C. Banker completed 115 miles in about 14½ hours riding time.
- Correspondent 'Alert' gives a Brooklyn perspective on the N.Y.–N.J. Inter-Club Road Race: Kluge broke the course record, Bradley dashed across second for the Ilderans, Brooklyn clubs won 182 of 299 points, and the Brooklyn Bicycle Club entered a protest against Kluge's eligibility that remains to be decided by the Association.
- Correspondent V.P.E. notes that Norfolk has magnificent oyster-shell roads within ten miles but only about thirty wheelmen, because a mile of cobblestone city streets must be walked before reaching them; one cycle dealer, Mr. Field, sells on the instalment plan, and the city fathers are considering granite-block repaving.
- A poem reprinted from Judy celebrating the vigorous sporting life of young Englishmen — wielding cricket bats on village greens, riding tandem tricycles with cameras, volunteering — and arguing that physical training better guards England's heritage than bookish pursuits alone.
- Report on fifteen bicycle races at the West Philadelphia Athletic Association fall meet: D. L. Douglas (Reading) won the novice mile in 3:25, H. B. Schwartz won the 3-minute-limit mile in 2:58 4-5, and F. E. Bechtold (South End Wheelmen) took the premier 3:20-class final in 3:09 3-5, with visitors from Camden, Honeybrook and Reading.
- A touring cyclist describes arriving in Buckingham to find a livestock auction and a Salvation Army street band on the market square, observes the town's narrow macadam streets and the morning ritual of women scrubbing doorsteps, and notes only three local cyclists — two on old tricycles — seen during an evening and morning.
- Miscellaneous notes include C. W. Brown's new 100-mile tricycle road record (7h.31m.49s., Oct. 21) for the North London Tricycle Club; the revelation that the Crystal Palace track is nearly 60 yards over-distance in 10 miles (making Osmond's recent time equivalent to ~28 minutes dead); Karl Kron's subscriber appeal for 'Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle'; and a Coventry report on G. Rothgiesser's novel safety bicycle steered by body-sway in the reverse direction, which baffled every experienced rider who tried it.
- An editorial reports Election Day gains for New York cycling advocacy: Jacob Cantor is re-elected Senator (Central Park District) and E. S. Ransom elected Surrogate of N.Y. City — both active supporters of the Liberty Bill — their campaigns managed by Isaac B. Potter of the Long Island Wheelmen and Chief Consul Bidwell respectively.
- Obituary of Hon. Hezekiah B. Smith (died Nov. 3, 1887, age 72, of pneumonia and brain fever): founder of Smithville, N.J., manufacturer of the Star bicycle and wood-working machinery, Greenback congressman and Democratic state senator, who bequeathed his fortune to a school for young mechanics; includes a New York Sun account of his colourful and combative political career.
- Inaugural dispatch from new Baltimore correspondent 'Ralph,' who pledges to cover L.A.W. Maryland Division road improvement and league matters rather than club trivia, and reports that Chief Consul J. Kemp Bartlett Jr. intends to resign with A. E. Mealy — charter member of the Balto Cycle Club — widely favoured as his successor.
- Correspondent 'Bi.' previews the Shreveport Fair cycle races (Nov. 11: 2-mile handicap; Nov. 12: half-mile and one-mile dash), reports Lieut. Charles H. Fenner's return from a four-month Northern tour with news of Whittaker's great ride, gives Louisiana Cycling Club mileage totals led by C. M. Fairchild's 417 miles, and robustly defends the Division's race-meet expenditure against the Bulletin's critical 'Owl.'
- Report on the Bicycling World's 100-mile road race near Boston (Saturday, started 9:32 a.m.): S. P. Hollingsworth (Indiana) won in 8h.14m. with pace assistance from Drummond and Berlo, H. Rhodes second (8h.14m.9½s.), Frank Carmen (Cambridge) third (8h.24m.); three of six starters dropped out, while in the tricycle race A. Kennedy Child covered 46 miles in 3h.40m. before his axle broke.
- Karl Kron writes from University Building, Washington Square, notifying New York, Brooklyn and Newark subscribers that labelled and autographed copies of his book 'Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle' (issued under the pen-name 'X. M. Miles') may be claimed at 12 Warren Street, 313 West 58th Street or Oraton Hall Newark, at $1.20 until December 15, rising to $1.50 and then to the regular $2.00 rate after January.