The Wheel: Journal of Bicycling, Vol 3, No 26
Articles in this issue
- The editor's column of short paragraphs, noting the Capital Club's soiree invitation, Cincinnati's new brass band, the board's unanimous vote to hold the L.A.W. Meet in New York (probable date Monday, May 28th), and a sharp dig at the Kings County Wheelmen for failing to support the cycling press.
- A humorous illustration reproducing the fac-simile of a fancifully-addressed envelope received at the office the previous week.
- A laudatory review of the April Wheelman, praising its new Ipsen-designed cover, a marine-bicycle trip on the Piscataqua River, a Paris-to-Geneva tricycle "sociable" tour, J. F. McClure's Eastern Pennsylvania article and Charles Richards Dodge's illustrated poem "Jealousy."
- "Percy" reports the St. Patrick's Day professional races at the Institute, including a five-mile novice race won by Coleman and a twenty-mile contest in which Prince beat the record (1:7:47) against the relay team of Neilson, Young, Wilson and Woodside amid much official mismanagement.
- A correspondent ("F. L. A.") backs Henry E. Ducker's nomination for Chief Consul of Massachusetts and laments the League's poor showing in the State despite a more than doubled membership.
- "Sixty-Six" of New Brunswick, N.J. welcomes the first glorious Sunday of the season for 'cycling after the winter's rest.
- The club department lists fixtures (hops, annual meetings, races) and reports news from Binghamton, the newly organized Northampton (Mass.) club, and a successful ball given by the Greenfield wheelmen at which Hendee gave a trick-riding exhibition.
- Announces the Milwaukee Bicycle Club's fourth annual four-day meet and tour through Waukesha County around July 1st to 4th, recounting the strong attendance of its previous annual runs.
- Notes P. T. Barnum's new bicycling specialty in his show and current New York theatre attractions, including "Siberia" at Haverly's, Annie Pixley at Niblo's and John A. Stevens' "Passion's Slave" at the Cosmopolitan.
- An editorial announcing that with the next issue The Wheel begins Volume IV, enlarging to twelve pages and moving its publication day to Friday to avoid clashing with the new Amateur Athlete, while keeping the same subscription price.
- The official C.T.C. column listing membership applications and renewals (Midgley, Buchanan, Graves, the Popes and others) and explaining the delay in supplying new badges to the club's nearly ten thousand members.
- Reproduces council minutes from the Carlisle meeting of February 17th, 1883 appointing E. R. Shipton secretary, removing the offices to London, and formally renaming the body the "Cyclists' Touring Club."
- Explains arrangements with the Lamville Mills of Fairfax, Vermont to make an all-wool facsimile of the English club cloth at $1.35 a yard, sparing U.S. members the 35 per cent customs duty, and discusses adopting the Norfolk jacket and Boston-club cap.
- The official L.A.W. column giving the board of officers and standing committees, lists of new membership applications, renewals and N.Y. State consul appointments, Albert S. Parsons's resignation from the Committee on Rights and Privileges, and a list of railroads agreeing to carry bicycles free.
- A comic sketch signed "Selak" in which the lovelorn bicycler St. James Simpson awaits Estelle O'Houllihan on Mt. Tom, only to have a marauding goat wreck the tryst.
- Reports that the O.B.C. of Ovid will issue the first number of a new monthly wheel periodical on April 1st, quoting Will C. Marvin's circular soliciting subscriptions and contributions.