The Wheel: Journal of Bicycling, Vol 3, No 19
Articles in this issue
- Brief editorial notes covering upcoming events including the Springfield Club exhibition, the Ixions' February 15th entertainment at Trenor's Hall, and the Kings County Wheelmen's second annual dinner on March 17th. Also announces a subscription premium contest offering a full-nickeled Expert Columbia bicycle as the top prize.
- The New York Ixion Bicycle Club announces a club sociable and reception on February 15th at Trenor's Hall, Broadway and 32nd Street, with delegations expected from the Citizens, Kings County Wheelmen, Mount Vernon, and Pequonnock clubs. 'Papa' Weston is expected to travel from Boston for the event, and an original dance programme designed by a club member is planned.
- Correspondent 'Bostonian' reports on the quiet winter cycling scene in Boston, with most wheelmen confined to club-rooms for billiards and dinners rather than riding in the snow. Discusses champion Prince's new expert badge, the transition of Wilmot and Frye to professional riding, and the upcoming annual dinners of the Boston and Massachusetts clubs.
- A gossip column in question form posing queries about local cycling personalities including Dr. Beckwith, 'London W.,' artist C. J. Howard, and Willie Newman. Raises questions about the proposed New York Meet, the Ixions' upcoming reception during Lent, and the prospects for a New York State League division election in March.
- Report on the Citizens Bicycle Club's inaugural Saturday musical evening on February 3rd, attended by about sixty guests including members of the Kings County Wheelmen, Long Island Wheelmen, Ixion, and Mount Vernon clubs. Performers included baritone F. G. Bourne, conjuror Philip Fontaine, and comedian Tom Ellison, with the club's quartette closing the programme.
- Account of the Boston Bicycle Club's fifth annual dinner at Young's Hotel, attended by nearly a hundred gentlemen including Mayor Palmer, A. S. Parsons of the Massachusetts Bicycle Club, John Boyle O'Reilly, and editors Gilman and McClure. Toasts were proposed on topics from 'The Commonwealth' to 'The Cycling Press,' with music by an orchestra and catering by Hall & Whipple.
- Brief notices of current New York theatre productions including Mary Anderson at the 5th Avenue Theatre, Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe at Henderson's Standard Theatre, 'The Silver King' at Wallack's, and 'Young Mrs. Winthrop' at the Madison Square Theatre.
- Announces the candidates for the New York State election of March 1st: Dr. N. M. Beckwith for State Consul, with Dr. A. G. Coleman of Canandaigua and C. K. Alley of Buffalo as Representatives.
- Editorial urging readers to actively grow The Wheel's subscription base, announcing a premium contest offering a full-nickeled Expert Columbia bicycle to the subscriber who recruits the most new paid subscriptions above sixty by May 15th. Also encourages readers to patronise advertisers who support the paper, noting the difficulty of attracting general advertisers in the American market compared to England.
- Short notice recommending the Polyopticon, a magic-lantern device from Murray Hill Publishing Co. that projects ordinary newspaper pictures, photographs, and chromo cards without requiring glass slides, suggested as entertainment for winter evenings or church fairs.
- Official Bicycle Touring Club department recording new consul appointments (Louis R. Harrison for Boston and Willis Farrington for Lowell), membership renewals, and a notice asking consuls to report their club hotels for the next Handbook and inviting members to join the B.T.C. excursion to England sailing July 21st under Chief Consul Frank Weston.
- Official League section listing new membership applications from clubs including the Scranton Bi-Club, Springfield Bi-Club, and Boston Ramblers, weekly renewals reported by Treasurer W. V. Gilman, and the resignation of W. F. Gullen as Chief Consul for New York State. Includes a circular from Corresponding Secretary Fred. T. Sholes urging Chief Consuls to canvass their districts for new members.
- A letter addressed to members by the officers of the Massachusetts Division, appealing to the State's wheelmen to build the organization founded October 21, 1882; it reports fifty consuls already at their posts and nearly as many designated League hotels, and urges members to support their local consuls, erect guide-boards, and recruit new Leaguers. Signed by Chief Consul Fred. S. Pratt and the Massachusetts Executive Board.