The Wheel: Journal of Bicycling, Vol 8, No 4
Articles in this issue
- Front-page gossip column of jokes and news squibs — Editor Aaron "overworked," John S. Prince's 2.39 mile record, the Cincinnati Bi. Club joining the C.T.C., ladies such as Mrs. Chas. K. Alley joining the L.A.W., the new League uniform from Browning, King & Co., and Dr. B. W. Richardson's "Cycling as a Natural Development" address to the Society of Cyclists.
- Running editorial notes continuing onto page 3 — club and racing items, English and Continental news, the "cycler" versus "cyclist" usage question, road-improvement advocacy, the waning craze for safety machines, N.C.U. executive A. Kennedy Child's American visit, John S. Prince crediting his 2.39 record to the Duryea saddle, and a review of the May Outing featuring Thomas Stevens' transcontinental installment and the Chicago B.C.'s 1,200-mile tour.
- Boston letter on the booming 1885 season outpacing dealers' orders and the want of a riding rink since Pope closed his, with a long defence of Sunday wheeling; the "Points" close laments Boston's poor support for racing and notes Gaskell's new Coventry Machinist Co. branch and the new two-track Columbia tricycle.
- Western correspondent "Norb" on the Memphis, St. Louis and Louisville meets, a humorous account of touring Kentucky's hilly roads, jibes at Karl Kron's subscription list, and "Johnny" Prince's planned record attempt at Memphis with Morgan coaching.
- Dr. Sargent of the Harvard gymnasium on cyclists' dress — wool versus flannel and merino, ventilation, helmet-shaped hats to prevent baldness, and supporting the lower clothing from the hips rather than the shoulders.
- Report of the Citizens Club's Second Annual Race Meeting at the American Institute, with officials and heat-by-heat results — A. B. Rich's winning miles, W. M. V. Hoffman's club championship, McCormack's Kangaroo-versus-roller-skating win, the Kings County Wheelmen's drill under Captain Pettus, and Prof. N. E. Kaufman's fancy riding.
- Notice of C. H. Lamson of Portland, Maine's new patented positive cyclometer — a two-ounce, spoke-mounted, dust- and water-proof recorder registering to 10,000 miles, priced at $5.00.
- Review of the low-priced American Rudge bicycle, made by Rudge & Co. of Coventry and imported by Stoddard, Lovering & Co. of Boston, with crescent steel rims, Humber-pattern head, weldless backbone and Rudge's Unequalled ball bearings, selling at $107.50 for a 50-inch.
- Club department opening with the season's race fixtures and entry closings, then news from clubs nationwide — officers elected at the Trojan Wheelmen, Newburyport, Troy and Pequonnock clubs, the New Orleans B.C.'s protest over a "Cranks" letter in the Southern Cycler, and notes from Providence, Brooklyn, Oakland and the new Olympian B.C. of San Francisco.