The Wheel, Vol 3, No 16
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
The editor previews the Prince versus Woodside twenty-five-mile race and the concurrent twenty-six-hour professional championship race at the American Institute, and notes the King's County Wheelmen's planned sociable.
- p. 2
A biographical profile covers George K. Bidwell of the King's County Wheelmen, tracing his career from organising the Buffalo Bicycle Club to managing the bicycle department of E.I. Horsman in New York.
- p. 1
A correspondent from Bordentown writes enthusiastically about the American Star bicycle, describing its handling characteristics, hill-climbing ability, and safety advantages from personal experience.
- p. 4
The Racing Board of the League of American Wheelmen meets and produces its first report, establishing requirements for timing, officials, and track standards at sanctioned race meetings.
- p. 4
An editorial examines the state of League organisation in New York, criticising the inactivity of elected consuls and calling for energetic replacements to build up membership.
- p. 3
A notice expresses the cycling community's sympathy for Elliott Mason of the Citizens' Club, whose father Professor Benjamin Mason perished in the Milwaukee Newhall House fire.