PyENTH EDITION VICINITY iA£ITH MMP PRice 2S oeNxs SINGER CYCLES Weight 27 lbs., less saddle and pedals The weights of Singer Cycles will inva- riably be found less than those of machines advertised as light wheels. The lasting prop- erties of Singer wheels are not due to excess of weight. SINGER «& CO. 6 and 8 Berkeley St. and 2 Warren Avenue BOSTON, MASS. UCSB LIBRARV THE ROKD KING Fitted with '93 Dunlop Detachable Tires $150.00 Weight 35 lbs. THE NKSSKU Strictly high grade, the finest balanced and easiest running wheel in the market. Fitted with Phelps & Dingle Tires, $120.00. THE DUKE The fastest model yet produced with Goodrich Pneumatic Tires, $100.00. Send for our complete Bicycle Catalogue, which contains price and style of sundries. Bicycle Shoes and Clothing. REPAIR WORK We now have our own shop for all kinds of repair work, including difficult brazing, enameling, nickeling, turning, etc., also Pneumatic Repair Worii of all kinds. Machines fitted with Pneumatic Tires from $20 to $35, according to kind of tires desired and style of machine. Correspondence Solicited. WRIGHT & DIT50N STORE igton Street 95 BOSTON, HASS. RETAIL STORE WHOLESALE " 344 Washington Street 95 Pearl Street B. B. EMERY J. W. HcINDOE Telephone Boston 1058 Telephone Roxbury 289.3 B. B. EMERY & CO. Safety Bicycles We have in stock the following Wheels: Columbia, Swift, Lovell Diamond, Union, Liberty, Warwick Any Wheel advertised in this Road Book on Instalments at cash prices Manufacturers Pneumatic Rims All Sizes ^ ^ Sundries Repairing SALESROOMS: *'GROVE HALL" Blue Hill Ave. Roxbury, flass. FRANKLIN ST., Corner Oliver Boston, ilass. Send for our Art Catalogue Open day and evening during the riding season Have Your Repairing Done AT THE L. A. W. Repair Works 1181 & 1182-A Harrison Ave. BOSTON Pneumatics and Cushions applied to old wheels Wheels Built to Order , . . . ■^1- BICYCLES i^ BOUGHT SOLD AND EXCHANGED EASY TERHS CASH OR INSTALHENTS No Interest Charged G. K. HUNT 2 A. 0. Very Gyele Go. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Bicycles • • • A ^^ ECLIPSE r^ ^ ROYAL LIMITED ^ 6\ ar[d • • • Sundries GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE WARWICK { THE LIBERTY \ CENTRAL ENVOY \/ UNIQUE V7 ^^ FLEETWINQ "^^ BEN HUR and REINDEER BICYCLES (>. /a ^\9 245 COLUMBUS AVE., BOSTON NEln£ 1593 MODEL. With M. &.W. Style, inner tube Pneumatic Tires, With 1893 model, Dunlop Detachable Pneumatics, Also New Mail Boy's Diamond Frame Safety, Handsomest Boy's Wheel made, - Also our Cheap Line of Wheels, $15 to $85, Best in Market. $125.00 135.00 60.00 DESCRIPTION. Credenda Tubing ; long lo inch Ball Head ; Single butt ended spokes, laced and strongly tied at intersections ; lapped Rim very stiff ; NEW MAIL low Handle Bars; Cork handles ; 3-8 in. best Chain ; 6 1-2 in. round steel forged Cranks; Dust proof Ball Pedals with Square rubbers ; Garford Saddle ; Tools complete ; Weight stripped 36 lbs, 60 in. gear. 28 in. rear and 30 front wheel. H HIGH GRHDE SHFETY. MANUFACTURERS. MM. REHD & SONS, 107 Washington Street, Bost<^n>. ROAD BOOK OF BOSTON AND VICINITY FOR Bicyclers, Riders ff Drivers EDITED BY CHARLES A. UNDERWOOL3 L A.W. Consul fi>r Jamaica Plain SEVENTH EDITION Copyright 1893, by Road Book of Boston Co. BOSTON THE SPARRELL PRINT 1893 There and back! You'll go Faster, Safer and Easier on a VICTOR than on any other bicycle VICTOR FLYER-20 Pounds^ Come in and let us show you why VICTORS are the Best for you Overman Wheel Co. Boston Branch==i82 Columbus Ave. Catalogue Free 6 Index to Places and Distances from Boston PAGE MILES Arnold Arl)orctmn -20, n^i, 7.) 5 A uburndale 21, C't 9 All-^ton 7") 3 Arlington :{5, 41 7 Andover 40, 62 2:)', Acushnct 5S .".{ Amesbuiy ("^ Athol 7:} 82 Albany, N. Y 7^ 195 Annisquam 73 50.? Back Bay Park 17 1 Brookline 17 4 Belmont Springs lit 10.^ Brighton 21 , 45 4 Beacon Park '20 3] Brockton -'.">, m 23 Berlin 32, 58. ; 3.".^ Bunker Hill 54 « Braggville 55 27 Bridgewater 58 31 Burlington 63 17.^ Billerica 63 23 Braintree 66 13 Blue Hills 43 8.i Beachmont 77 5 Beverly 71 24 \ Beverly Farms 71 27 Bussev Farm 79 4i Brookfield 76 64* lilackstoue 78 Chestnut ITill Reservoir 17, 31,85 5 Cambridgeport 20, 2;i 31 Corey Hill 23 3 Clinton 32, 58 42.\ Concord 41,45 lf<" Concord Junction 41 20 Cliftondale 41 13:j Charlestown. 49, 54 2 Canton 43, 66 13 Cobbs Tavern 66 1<;.\ Crescent Beach 77 5 Clarendon Hills 79 ".", Cherry Valley 76 49 Deerfoot Farm 37 20 Dorchester 58, 66 (. • Downers Landing 51 19 Dedham 61, (;5, 72 10 J )odgevi lie 61 40 Dighton 63 44^ LT^TEST KND BEST LoYBlI Diamond CucIbs For Ladies and Gentlemen HIGHEST GRytDE Warranted in Every Respect BiCVCIiE SUf4DI^IES flTHliETIC GOODS FIS^ir^G TACKLiE FIHH ARIVIS A^D SPOl^TI^G GOODS of every desepiption John P. Lovell Arms Co. 147 Washington St. Boston, Mass. CYCLS CHTHL.0GU6 FReS East MiltoH 25, 39, 51, 06 8i Echo Brid-e ^.l ftj East Lexiiifj^ton .T), ;;;t, 41 lo East Saugus 47 145 Everett 40 5^ East Stouorhton : a; 21 East Tem])lcton 73 72 Franklin Park I , 2), 2."), :>:', 4 Forest Hill CenK'tery 2.") 4^ Fresh J'ond " :;i c,' Framiiiuliam : ;; : 22 Fraiikli n I'ark [ !>\-v(tc | 47 : 12.^ Fitchliurg rs 58 Fall Hiver (".', 55 h'oxboro J;} 24 Fitzwiiliam, N. II 75 8!» Great Sign Boards ^ ;;;5, 4'.) lo.', Greenwooi I 57 '. Georgetown 57 4(;.5 Grovcland 57 ."O" (ireat Head 7<; (] (Gloucester 71 47 Greenfield 7;i 106'.' Harvard Square 10, -•", 2!t, .S2, 35, 4 1 4 Holbrook 25 18 Ilunnewell Estate .■>;; 14 j Ilingham :•.] 17' 1 1 ull 51 24 Ilolliston 5-. 2^ Hamilton 57, (i2 35 Haverhill 57 53 Hudson 5S 42 Hebronville CI 44 Hough's Neck (il 17 Hampton (•:] (jp Hyde Park 75 i\' Hoosac Tunnel 73 135 Hartford, Conn 74 132 fpswich 57, l [ndian (Orchard 70 «t;i^ Jamaica I'laiii It), 55, 5!», CI 4 Jamaii-a I'ond 5:; 4 Keene, N. II 73 100 It depends on where you live, whether we can be of any use to you, but if you are thinking of getting a Victor, Columbia, Union, Lov= elJ Diamond, Hickory, Keating or McCune and you have a Second-Hand Wheel to turn in as part payment or you wish to buy on Easy Payments, better come and see us. We can do you good ' J. M. Linscott & Co. MAI.DtN STORE Eastern Ave. and Ferry St. CHHLSEA STORE Broadway and 3d St 10 Lexington 4 So, 3i, 41 1-2', Lynn 47 Itjj Lawrence 4!t, iil '2- '. Lakeville ").^ m' Leominister aS .t;{', liowell (hi 30 Littles (;.". 39.^ Lanesville 74 Leicester 7»; r.i \ Mt. Auburn 10, 20, 3't '>] Mt. Hope Cemetery 2.") n Milton Lower Mills •_>.'), :vi, 51, ac, v,\ Medford :;-2, 47, iV.i S Middlesex Fells 32 10 Mt. Wauc^husett 32 -)<; Marlboro, Mass .'}7 3:i Maiden 47, 40 "'. Maplevvood .47 ll' Melrose 40, fu — • Melrose Iliglilands 40 l(i\ MedUeld of) If) Millis 55 IH Milford 55 27 Mattapan 58, 75 7 Murblehead 50 22't Middleh^^ North Raynham fi3 3G Nahant 07 103 Needham 75 11 J North Adams 73 145 11 Full Roadster, 36 lbs., $150. Ladies Telegram, 33 lbs., $150, Every part Warranted. <^ •S9JI1 uiBjSapx JiBd9>f >i3!n^ miAV •SSi$ '-sqi Lz 'jaSuassaw Suiu:^^!! Ocean Si)ray 11. Orange 73. Pumpinj^ Station 27 4 Porter's Station 3i, 35, 41, r)7 5] Plain ville «;i 32 Pawtuckot, / r> X (M, 7<; 48 Providence, j "" ^- (>1, 70 53 J'ortsmoutli, N- IT (13 72 Ponka|)(>aK 43 15 I'oint Shirley 77 6 Point of Pines 77 6 Pigeon Cove 74 55 Palmer 70 81 Quincy 25, 51 , 06 11 Quincy Point 51 12) Riverside 21 10 Reading 4!t, 57 153 Roslinilale 55. 79 5 Rowley 57, 62 40 Randolph ' W5 183 Riverdale 73 South P.-iiintree 25,06 14^ Soinerviile 29 4^ Spot ! 'on I M 10 Soutli llerliii 32 'H\\ Sterling 32 53 South Fraiiiingliaiii 37, 55 20 South boro 37 29 Slirewsbui-y 37 40 South Quincv 39 13 South Acton." 41 2;i South Lincoln 45 15 Salem 47, 71 22^ Stonehani .57 ll.\ South Lancaster 58 4r.| Seahrook 0.3 Somerset 63 .'-O Stoughton 66 24 South Xatick 09 16 Sharon 43 18 South (iardnei- 73, 75 08^ Shelhurne Falls 73, 75 117 Springlleld , 74 Kk; Spence r 70 57 Ty ng 1 »oro' 03 .30.1 '•'annton t\:i ;j<»' 'I'eniplcton 7;{ 74 Turne-s Kails 73 104.^ Trov, N. ^' 7.S 1K8 T.toy, N. II 73 94 Thonidouville, Conn 75 113^ 13 THE Hmerican Furnilure Co. DEALERS IN Hisib Grevd^, A\ecliun7 and Cbeap icvcl«§ E^sy Terrns if De^irccI 21 & 25 Eliot 5treet Bostop n U. S. Arsenal 27 Union Market House 27 5^ Uxbridge 76 Waverly 19, 39 81 West Newton 21, 33, 45 8^ West Berlin 32, 58 40 Wellesley Hills 3;^, 37 11^ Wellesley 33, 37 14) Worcester 37 45 Wcstboro 37 32 West Quincy :'>'.» 11.^ Watertown 45 SJ Walthani 45 t-j Walden Pond 45 Woodland Park Hotel 45, 49 9^ West Sonierviile 47 ft Woodlawn Cemetery 47 7 Wakefield 49 12| West Roxbury 55, 59, 61, 65 7 West Dedham 55 11 West Medway 55 22 Wenham 57, 62 81 West Bridgewater 58 28 Wali)ole 59, 61 , 72 21 Wrenthain 59 27 Winchester J Cu o IG ROUTE ONE. To Chestnut Hill Reservoir vi£ Beacon St., or Common wealth Ave. Copley square Dartmouth street Excellent Left Commonwealth avenue " Through Back Bay Park Left Beacon street «* Chestnut Hill Reservoir 5 miles Beacon street is the sliortest route to the Reservoir, is the finest boulevard in the country, and the deliijlitand pride of wheelmen. Common wealtJi avenue leads direct to the main entrance and has no superior as a good road and abounds in some tine coasts. ROUTE TWO. Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Boston via Brookline an 3-4 miles Excellent 40 1-4 miles Excellent Excellent 44 3-4 miles Excellent 52 miles is one of the sex woods is L'l Sidixiell 8t Saben Cyele Co. 243 Columbus R^/enuey Boston. S. > ZFOiR. I Athletes i EVERYWHERE. ^;< Every Bniise, Cut, Sore Muscle, Stiflf Joint or Strain, ^// llees from Jolinson's Anodyne Liniment a-< fro.i a 1^ wiatii to eonie. Acts promptlj'. Always ready to use. TRUST Tr hat Time Has JSiidorscd stops Pain, Cramps, Inflammation in Body Or I.i"ib li.v'e nia^ic. Cures Summer Complaints, Colic. Cures (')urh<, A'Sthiua, Col. Is, Catarrh, Cholera Morbus, Diarrhoea, Kheumatisni. ^euralgiaaud Lame Back JOHNSON'S Anodyne Liniment "Was originated and first prescribed by AN OLD FAMILY PIIYSICIAZT, in 1810. Could a remedy without real ^)) merit have survived over eighty years ? I THINK tSKt ^/) Generation after Generation • >>> 9?^ lldve Used It. j5 For INTERNAL as much as EXTERNAL use. •^ Evorr Traveler should have a bottle of it in his satchel. ^< It i.^ Soothing, IlealiUj^, I'enetratiMj?. Once used alway.^ •// wanted; and dealers say "Can't .sell any other kind." •>>) J'ull particulars sent free. Sold by all Druirfri^ts. ^\ Price, ^^'> cents. Six, SJ.OO. If you can't pet it send to u.s. A< 1. S. JOHNSON & CO., -Zi Custom House St., Boston, Ma.sa. i ;;fffflnttrmtttttttftwittt 26 ROUTE THIRTEEN, To Pumping Station. Copley square Left Dartmouth street Excellent Right Columbus avenue Asphalt Left Chester Park Excellent Left Swett street " Right Boston street *' Left Cottage street " Cross Dorchester avenue " Crescent avenue " Left Carson street Good Cross Old Colony R. R. Mt. Vernon street Excellent. Pumping Statiox 4 miles This is a favorite evening run. The station is located in what is called the Cow Pasture, Dorchester Bay, and from the end of the pier, which is nearly a mile from land, a fine view of the harbor can be obtained. Riders should visit the buildings, as some of the largest pumps in the country are located here, i)umping the waste Avater from the city into the tunnel, which conveys it nearly two miles under the bay to Moon Island, Avhere it empties into the ocean. This run will prove both pleasant and instructive. ROUTE FOURTEEN. To Union Market House. Copley square Dartmouth street Excellent Left Commonwealth avenue "I Mile Right Brighton avenue /Ground " Right North Beacon street Charles River Bridge United States Arsenal Right Walnut street " Left Union Market House 5 1-4 miles The Union House can be telephoned from B(>ston. The hotel is much patronized by Cattle dealers, and its substantial cuisine, particularly steaks and other meats has earned a well deserved reputation among the ahvays hungry cyclists. 27 BICYCLES -60 Sudbury St. -BICYCLES JOHN WOOD, JR. Golunitiia & Lovell liiiil BICYCLES. Agent for Pope Mfg. Co. 13 years. 71 to 77 1(ai]t3ul f>l BEVERLY, IBflSS. 60 ^udbuPij fhmt, BOSTON, IWflSS. BICYCLES -60 Sudbury St. -BICYCLES 28 ROUTE FIFTEEN. To Somerville. Copley square Dartmouth street Excellent Left Newbury street " Right W. Chester Park Over Harvard Bridge " Main street ] «' Cambridge to | 3 ^^^^^^ Central square j Cambridgepokt J Right Prospect street Excellent Left Wel)ster avenue Union square 1 ^ ^.2 ^^,;^^^ SOMEKVILLE j On Central Hill (via Summer street, Right, Walnut street, left, Highland avenue,) is located the old fort, constructed partially of Revolutionary relics. Tlie view from the hill embraces the adjoining towns for miles around. KOITK SIX'I'EKX. To Mt. Auburn. Copley sfiuare Dartmouth street Excellent Left Newburv street " Right W. Chester Park Over Harvard Bridge INIain street "( * ., Camhridge j - Harvard square 4 miles Brattle street MorNT Alburn 5 1-4 miles Mt. Auburn was established by the ]\Lassachusetts Horticultural Society in ls;>L and is the oldest garden cemetery in America. Its horticultnral beauties are upon the grandest scale. For Fresh Pond take Fresh Pond Lane opposite Mt. Auburn. 29 Weight 32 lbs. complete 9sn ui 000'9U 30 f3 VI L A QOu T ■)o 3 OLD POWDER HOUSE, SOMERVILLE All routes to Lynn pass this house. Tlie Powiler Hou>»p. or oM mill, lias few rivals in tlio country In hi.-^torical interest. Tlie exact date when it was built is not known. It was originally a gri^t mill, and was i)rol)ably l)uilt by .bilin ISIallett, who came into possession of the site in 17034. Inliiswiil, jnarle in 1720, "tlie grist mill" is left to his two sons. The mill was undoubtedly built several years previous to 1720, and for some time after that it continued 'to grind the corn for the farmers for many miles around. The powder House commemorates one of the earliest hostilities of the revolution. On the morning of Sept. 1, 1774, (ien. (iage sent an expedition to seize the jiowder at the magazine, and 2(10 soldiers embarked at Long wliavf, in r.o^ton and proceeded u]t Mystic river, landing at Ten Hills farm, fioin whence they mavchcd to the Powder House. The 2.">() iialfbarrels of jxnvder wMiich the magazine contained were speedily transferre Mt. AVaufhusett, I*rinceton. Same as Route Twenty-three to Xorlhboro. Xortitboro, 34 miles, South Berlin, 36 1-2 miles Berlin, 38 1-2 miles, West Berlin, 40 miles, Clinton, 42 1-2 miles, Sterling, 48 miles, East Princeton, 5:3 miles. Mount Wauciiusett, 50 miles. The roads beyond CHnton are from good to bad. Tiie hills should all l)e coasted carefullv. 32 ROUTE NINETEEN. Around Great Si^n Boards. Copley square Dartmoiitli street Excellent Left Newbury street Left Cambridge street " Brighton 4 1-2 miles Washington street Good Newton G 3-4 miles Newtonville 7 0-4 miles West Newton 8 .".-4 miles GuEAT SiciN Boards 10 1-2 miles Left Beacon street Excellent Chestnut Hill Reservoiu 15 miles Return from Reservoir by Reverse of Route No. 2. This Route stands second in favor of Boston -wheel- men, and is especially utilized for moonlight and short club runs. The return into the Reservoir is a trille hilly, but the road bed is of the best, and tlie route includes many of the numerous superb country seats about Boston. ROUTE TWENTY. To Hunnevvell Estate. Left Left Pass Left Copley square Dartmouth street Commonwealth avenue Beacon street Chestnut Hill Reservoir Great Sign Boards Newtc^x Lower Falls Wellesley Hills Wellesley AVasliington street HUNN EWELL EsTATE The Hunnewell Estate is private, 1 Excellent 10 miles 11 1-2 miles 13 1-4 miles Good 14 1-2 miles iut the pul)lic is generally allowed access to the grounds, through the courtesy of Mr. Hunnewell, upon apjjjieation at the man- sion. The gardens are beautifully laid out after the old English style, and overlook Lake Waubau and Wellesley College. 33 at ROUTE TWEXTY-OXE To Echo Bridge, Newton. Copley square Dartmouth street Excellent Left Commonwealth avenue •• Left Beacon street " Chestnut Ilill Ileservoir 5 miles Newton Centre 7 miles Left Centre street Excellent Newton Highlands 8 1-4 miles Right Boylston street Excellent Left Echo Bridge 9 1-4 miles Echo Bridge is a jjranite span over the Charles River. and supports the Conduit of the Boston Water Works Nine distinct echoes can be heard from the blast of the bucrle. ROUTE TWENTY-TWO. To I^exiiigton via Arlington. Copley square Dartmouth street Excellent Left Newbury street " Right W. Chester Park Over Harvard Bridge " Main street, Cambridge " Cross Harvard square 4 miles North avenue Good Porter's Station 5 1-4 miles Arlington 7 miles Arlington avenue Poor East Lexington 10 miles Lexington (Common) 12 1-4 miles Lexington Monument Return via reverse of Route 24, This route from North avenue and beyond is sub- stantially the path taken by the British troops on the way to the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and along the road are many mementos of those Revolutionary events. Route 24 gives much better wheeling but is devoid of historical points of interest. 85 Whitney House WESTBORO, MASS. L. A. W. HOTEL 32 MILES FROM BOSTON. GOOD ROADS, THROUGH A DELIGHTFUL COUNTRY ALL THE WAY. $2.00 per Day. Dinner, 50cts, BEST HOTEL BETWEEN BOSTON AND WORCESTER STEAM HEAT, ELECTRIC LIGHTS AND BELLS FIRST CLASS IN EVERY PARTICULAR Special Attention to the Comfort and Accommoe dation of Wheelmen. FRANK H. MARTIN, 36 PROP. ROUTE TWENTY-THREE. To Worcester. Copley square Dartmouth street Excellent Left Commonwealth avenue " Left Beacon street " Pass Reservoir " Beacon street Newton Centre 7 miles Beacon street Excellent Newton Lower Falls Wellesley Hills 11 1-2 miles Wellesley 13 1-4 miles Natick 17 1-4 miles At Natick Common turn to the left and take first on the right (Pond street) to Mill street, which leads back to the Main road again and thus avoid the sand along the west shore of Cochituate Lake. South Framingiiam, 20 miles, Cross, B. & A. A. R. R. to the right, Concord street, Good, left. Union avenue Good, Fkamingham Centre, 22 miles. Cross, O. C. R. R. Around Reservoir, Under Railroad Bridge, Southboro', 29 miles, Nortiiboro', 34 miles, Shrewsbury, 40 miles, Worcester, 45 miles. At Framingham Reservoir the " sand paper" district practically ends. The roads to Southboro' are good ; beyond there fair, but an old rider may ride from Boston to Worcester without a dismount. The Deerfoot Farms and St. Marks School are located in Southboro'. At Framingham Centre take road indicated by Sign Board marked Worcester. One mile west of Southboro' take right hand road for Worcester and left hand for Westboro' (3 miles.) At Shrewsbury take new road to Worcester. For Marlboro' (4 miles) take right hand road at Southboro'. 37 "United We Stand" The Columbia has its inner tube "united" to outer cover and thus "stands" under Columbia riders. No walking home when you use a Columbia. Pope Mfg. Co, Boston New York Chicago Hartford ROUTE TWENTY-FOUR. To Lexington via Waverly. Copley square. Dartmouth street Excellent Left Left Right Right Left Left Right Left This route is about a mile longer than No. 22. The road bed is excellent, and it is recommended to those who prefer good riding to viewing historical landscapes. Commonwealth avenue I Mile J Grouhd Brighton avenue Linden street Cambridge street North Harvard street Brighton street Mt. Auburn street Good Mt. Auburn 5 3-4 miles Belmont street Fair North street «' Waverly 8 1-2 miles East Lexington 11 1-2 miles Main road Fair Lexington 13 1-2 miles ROUTE TWENTY-FIVE. Milton Lower Mills to West and South Qulncy. Milton Lower Mills. Adams street. Milton Hill. East Milton Station, 1 1-2 miles. Railway Villacjk, 2 miles. Right, Common street, good. West Quincy. 3 1-2 miles. Left, Water street, fair. Right, Franklin street, fair. South Quincy, 5 miles. At the foot of Franklin street hill are located two old fashioned houses, the birthplaces of John Adams and John Quincy Adams. From the top of Penn's Hill, close by, Mrs. John Adams and young Quincy Adams watched the Battle of Bunker Hill, and saw the departure of the Britisti fleet from Boston. Scattered through the town- ship of Quincy are many other historical points of interest pertaining io Revolutionary times, directly connected with the Adams and Hancock families. 39 The best and most favorably known The most completely guaranteed The result of fifteen years of experience in manufacture The wheel that holds world's records The favorite The COLUMBIA Pope A\fg. Co. 221 Coliimbas five., - - Boston. 40 ROUTE TWEXTY-SIX. Soston to Concord and Acton. Copley square Dartmouth street Excellent Left Newbury street " Right West Chester Park (( Over Harvard Bridge Main street, CamhhiixtK Cross Harvard square 4 miles PoRTEu's Station 5 1-4 miles A ULINGTOX 7 miles Arlington avenue Good East Lexington 10 miles Lexington (Common.) 12 1-4 miles Monument street Poor Lexington Road " Concord (Common) 18 miles Main street Concord Junc. 20 miles Laws Brook Road to So. Acton 23 miles About one mile this side of the Common is the old Nathaniel Hawthorne house (with tower,) with Haw- thorne's walk between it and the Alcott house, and the chapel of the Concord School of Philosophy adjoining. A half-mile furthur on, in the forks of the road, is the Emerson homestead. Just at tlie entrance to the village on the left is the old Wright Tavern. On tlie right, down Monument street, are the Old Manse and "One Arch Bridge," the scene of the Battle of Concord. On Main street are the Concord Library and the old Thoreau house, the present home of A. Bronson and Louise M. Alcott. In the old Court house is the C. E. Davis col- lection of relics. The first I'rovincial Congress was held in the Unitarian Church edifice, near the Wright Tavern. 41 riassapoag Lake Hotel, Sharon, Mass. Open from May to October. 18 miles from Boston on Providence Division Old Colony Railroad. Beautifully situated on the banks of one of the larg-est lakes in Massachusetts. Good roads. Excellent cuisine. A beautiful new steamer. Special attention to the comforts of bicyclists. A. Park Boyce & Co., Proprietors. Telephone Connections. ^3^ ROUTE TWENTY- SEVEN. To Maseapoag: House, Sharon. Copley scjiiare Dartmouth street Good Right Columbus avenue Asphalt Left W. Chester Park Excellent Right Harrison avenue Good Left Warren street " Right Walnut avenne Excellent Franklin Park 4 miles Right Through Gates to Right Morton street Good Austin street " Right Blue Hill avenue '« Mattapan 7 luileg Blue Hill AVashington street Good Ponkapoag Canton 13 miles Sharon 18 miles Massapoag Lake Hotel Another Route is from Coi)lcy square, Columbus avenue, Chester Park, Harrison avenue, Warren street, Blue Hill avenue, past Mattapan station. New York and New England Railroad, straight out past the west side of Blue Hill, through Ponkapoag Village, then bear to the right, pass the cemeteries. South Canton, pass the station Stoughton Branch Railroad, Cobb's Tavern, Massapoag Lake, to the Massapoag Lake Hotel — 18 1-2 miles. • Driving distances from the hotel to adjacent towns, Moose Hill, 4 miles, ; Canton, 5 miles; Stoughton, Wal- pole, and Foxboro, 6 miles ; Brockton, 12 miles ; Norwood, 10 miles; Dedliam U miles. To South Natick via Needham. Same as Koute Forty-three to West Roxiurv 7 miles Cross Charles River Bridge Right Needham street Causeway street Excellent Great Plain avenue " Needham 11 1-2 miles Wellesley 15 1-2 miles South Natick 17 3-4 miles The roads by this route are especially tine. Great Plain avenue in Needham has no superior as a road bed. 43 We Wei^e lBopn of poof BUT honest parents consequently Wc can appreciate the position of tl^e man who wants a wheel apd has not tl^e ready cash to pay for it. We have all the leading iDakes cXT}d sell tl^err^ 09 terms to suit. We rent, repair, excl^apge and sell on cormmission. 660 Centt^e Sti^eet. All Jamaiea Plain Cafs pass tbe Doof 44 ROUTE TWENTY-EIGHT. To Concord via Walthaiiu Copley square, Dartiiiontli street, Excellent, left, Commonwealth avenue, and Right, Brighton avenue, (mile ground) excellent, right. North Beacon street, excellent, Watertown, 5 3-4 miles, Main street, Good, Waltham, 8 3-4 miles. Main street, good, Cross, Mass. Central R. R., Right, Weston Station, 12 l-4miles, Left, North avenue. Fair, Cross, Fitchburg R. R. Right, Fork of Roads, Fair, South Lincoln, Right, Walden street, Fair, Waldeu Pond, Concord, 18 3-4 mile. ROUTE TWENTY-NINE. To Woodlawn Park Hott'l via Ne«ton, Copley square Dartmouth street Excellent Left Commonwealth avenue \ Mile " Right Brighton avenue j Gfouml " Left Cambridge street " Brighton Washington street Good Newton G 3-4 miles Newtonv !LLE 7 3-4 miles West Newton 8 3-4 miles Washingtju street Good Woodlawu Tark Hotel 9 1-2 miles Return via "Great Sign Boards" and Beacon street to Chestnut Hill Reservoir, as given in Route 2 and 19. It is the rule for wheelmen to dine at the Woodland Park Hotel, when in the vicinity, and it is seldom that during the riding season one cannot 11 nd wheelmen there. 45 07^I-L- I=OR. GRAY'S CELEBRATED AN EXQUISITE TONIC. James O. Gray & Co. 388 to 392 Tremont St. - ■= Boston, Mass. Farnsworth & Co. RELIABLE • HATTERS The Correct Styles Always in Hand The Best Line of Gentlemen's Umbrellas in Boston Also Gloves and Walking Sticks 552 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON OPPOSITE ADAMS HOUSE 4G ROUTE THIRTY. To Kssex House, Saleui. Copley square Boylston street Excelleut Right W. Chester Park Over Harvard Bridge " Main street, Cambridge Cross Harvard square 3 miles Left North avenue Excellent Right Day street Railroad station Left Cross track Elm street Old Powder House College avenue Right George street Left Main street Medford square 7 1-2 miles Salem street, City square, lalden, 9 1-2 miles, right. Main street, left, Eastern avenue, Broadway, Maplewood, 11 miles, left, Broadway, Salem street, watering trough, East Saugus, 14 8-4 miles, left, Boston street, Tower Hill, left. Common street, Lynn Common, 1(> 3-4 miles, Com- mon street, left, Essex street, Lafayette street, cross bridge, Central street, right, Essex Hoi'Sk, 22 3-4 miles. At Maiden pump take Ferry street, left. Elm street, for Woodlawn Cemetery This is one of the favorite runs of Boston wheelmen and one is always likely to tind wheelmen at dinner at the Essex House. This route can be somewhat shortened by taking the Chelsea Ferry, between Boston and Chelsea (See last part of Route 57,) An excellent after-dinner trip can be made by cross- ing the bridge into Beverly, and on to Manchester and Gloucester, following the shore road. For points of interest in and about Gloucester read, -In and around. Cape Ann." by J. S. Wo1)ber, Jr. of Gloucester. 47 Bame, Stoddard & Kendall NEW ENGLAND AGENTS FOR The Eagle flltaii^ flo. 1 l^oad CLtheel, u^eight 30 lbs. j4o. 2 I^oad LOheel, ixieight 30 lbs. , fio. 3 Track l^aecp, Aluminum l^ims, 20 lbs. flo. 4: I^oad f^aeep, Aluminum f^inas, 24 lbs CAtiLt AflD EXAIVIIfJE DAJVIE, STODDfll^D & ^^^13^1^1^ 374 Washington and 2 Franklin Streets BOSTON 48 ROUTE THIRTY-OXE. To Charlestown, Everett Maiden, Melrose, Wakefield, Read- ing, No. Read in jj, Andover anowiier'K I.Hudint;. Copley .s 3-4 niilos North or South Common street Good Right Market street Left Broad street " Follow Horse Railroad straight to INIarblehead, 22 1-2 miles. The run to Marblehead cannot be surpassed in this country, as the road is fine and the points of interest are many. Lee Mansion on Washington street, St. Michael's Church (built in 1714), Fort Sewall Park, Old Hill Bury- ing Ground, off Beacon street. Old Brig, the birthplace of Moll Pitcher, and the Fountain Inn Well are all worth ft visit. At Marblehead Neck, 1 1-2 miles, visit the Churn, Great Head, the lighthouse and Eastern Yacht Club House. oJ) BrottiD's Bleyele Idd ITS COl-\/2SlTeVS KiZE. The only boarding stable for Bicycles In Boston where you can leave or take your wheel at any hour of the day or evening. Boston Ag-ent for the AERIAL iring and Renting Bicycles Sold on Easy Terms A Complete Assortment of Bicycle Sundries COLUMBUS AVE. AGENT FOR SINGER?- BICVCLES NOTICE TO WHEELMEN When viisiting the Hub put your wheel up at the Inn, where you can have it cleaned and cared for. GO ROUTE FORTY-FIVE. To Providence II. I. Copley square Huntington aveuue Excellent Right W. Chester Parle Left Westland avenue <( Left Parker street Good Right Centre street u Jamaica Plain 4 miles Right Weld street Excellent Left Corey street »' Right Centre street Good Through West Roxbuuy 8 miles Through Dedham 10 miles Washington street, good, Norwood, 1G miles, Wal- POLE, 21 miles, Wi{Kntiiam 27 miles, Plainville, 32 miles, No. Attlehoku, 34 miles, Dodgeville, 40 miles, Hebkonville, 44 miles, Pawtucket, 48 miles, Pkuvid- ENCE, 53 miles. There are almost as many routes to Providence as riders, but none better than this. The points of interest are Roger Williams Park, the Cove, BroAvu University, the Arcade, American Screw Company's Works, Quaker College, and many others. ROUTE FOKTY-SIX. To Hough's Neck (Quincy.) Same as Route Fifty-four to Quincy 13 3-4 miles Left Coddington street Good Left Sea street " IIour.H's Neck 17 miles Hough's Neck is at the end of Quincy Peninsula, and is quite a summer resort, and is fast becoming a favorite rendezvous for bicyclers on account of its nearness to Boston and its fine fish dinners. (11 ROUTE FORTY-SEVEN. To Newbury port. Follow Ri-lit Left Cross Same as Route Fifty-nine to Beverly Depot square Rantonl street Ilorse-car Tracks to Weniiam Ha:milton Ipswich Engine House First street Rowley Bridge New p. UK Y Cemetery High street NEWliLRYPOHT This route was a part of tlie original 100 miles road race. The roads beyond Beverly are fully up to the average of country roads. The points of interest are the homes of the French Refugees, the homesteads of the Wallaces, Caleb Cushing and Lord Timothy Dexter, the Old South Church, where Whitfield is buried. Public Library, where AVashington was entertained, the home of Greely the Arctic explorer, residence of Gough, and Garden of the Dead. Good 13 miles Good 16 miles 23 miles Good 25 1-2 miles ROUTE FORTY-EIGHT. To La-nrence. Same as Route Thirty-eight to Reading. ^lain street Good Andover 2;3 1-2 miles Lawuenck 30 miles The roads beyond Reading are only fair. Wheelmen should visit the Pacific Mills (one of the largest in the world,) see the Lawrence Dam, and visit the reservoir, where a fine view of the city and surrounding coun- try can be had. 02 ROUTE FORTY-NIN].. To Portsinoiitli, Same as Route Forty-seven to Ne\vl)ury|)ort, 49 3-4 miles, follow Iloisc-car track to Cluiiii l)ricl,j;e, Amks- Bi'KY, 52 1-4 miles, Skabrook, 53 1-4 miles, Hampton, 61 miles, roKTSMouTii, 72 miles. In Avlieelini^ towards I'ortsmouth, the Seabrook sands can be avoided by following the horse-car tracks from Newburyport, by the chain bridge, to Amesbury, instead of crossing the Merrimac River on the old travel bridge, near the railroad bridge at Newburyport. After crossing the Chain bridge wheelmen should take the second right turn at guide board marked " l^m. to Portsmouth," which road leads to the large Rocky Hill Meeting house, where a guide board is marked " Hampton, 9m.," which roads end at Methodist Church in Seabrook. Thence the regu- lar travel road can be followed to Rortsmouth. The trip from Boston to Portsmouth can be easily made in a day by any fair rider. ROUTE FIFTY. To L-owell and Nashua. Same as Route Thirty-eight to Medford. Medford. 8 3-4 miles. High street, Purchase street, Winchesteh, 11 1-2 miles, follow Horse-car track to Woiuhx, 14 1-2 miles, Winn street, Burlington, 17 1-2 miUs, Main road to BiLLERic.^, 23 miles, Lowell, 30 miles, Middlesex Village, 32 miles, Tyngsroro, 3G 1-2 miles, Littles, 39 1-2 miles, Nashua, N. H., 42 1-2 miles. The roads beyond Lowell are mostly poor. ROUTE FIFTY ONE. To Fall River. Same as Route Fifty-four to Brockton, 24 3-4 miles, Main street, good, right, W. Elm street, good, left, Warren avenue, right, Forrest avenue, good, right, by Fair grounds to Main street, good. No. Easton, 28 3-4 miles, Hockamoch Swamp, North Raynham, 3(J miles, Taun- ton, 39 miles, Somerset avenue to Dkjhton, 44 1-2 miles, So:siERSET, 50 miles, Fall River, 55 miles. From Taunton follow river on right bank all the way : roads not very good. 63 Tbe OaKDiOYEFaiinGo. Is in better position than ever to supply Family Trade in BOSTON ROXBURY J^ 6\] DORCHESTER Ojj LONQWOOD BROOKLINE CAflBRIDGE i r With the Best of 2)air^ Jbrobucts and also Unexcelled Ice Cream eOSTOM 80 I^ugglBS street 445 Boylston Street 496 iTlain street 434 Harvard Street Ask us to supply you uaith fli^ 7 1-2 miles, right, Salem street, good, Maldp:n, '.) 1-2 miles, Maplewood, U miles, East Saugus, 13 3-4 miles, Lynn (Common), 16 3-4 miles, Common street, fair, Essex street, fair, Lafayette street, good, right, Essex street, good, Essex House, Salem, 22 3-4 miles, St. Peter's street, good, right, Brown street, good, left. Winter street, good. Bridge street, good, Bridge, Rantoul street, good, Beverly, 24 1-4 miles, Bow street, good, Soldiers' Mon- ument, left. Hale street, good. Pride's crossing, 26 1-2 miles, Beverly Farms. 27 miles, Manchester by the SEA, 29 3-4 miles, Magnolia, 32 1-2 miles, Gloucester, 47 miles. Gloucester is the most important of Massachusetts fishing ports, and sends out about 650 vessels. Th'^. harbor is very large and deep, and quite picturesque in appearance. The principal points of interest are the stone quarries at Bay View and Lanesville, at the north- ern part of tlie ca^ie, the Eastern Point Lighthouse and Old Fort at East Gloucester, Bass Rocks, Good Harbor Beach and the summer houses at East Gloucester. A l)leasant bicycle ride of fifteen miles is "Around the Cape," taking in Rockport, Pigeon Cove, Bay View, Lanesville, Annisquam, Riverdale and thence to Glouces- ter. The Willow roads at Lanesville and Riverdale are both worth atrip to see. Phillips avenue at Pigeon Cove, on the most extreme end of Cape Ann, afibrds a charming view of the ocean. The Pavilion Hotel, Western avenue, facing Main street, is the best in the city, and caters especially to visiting wheelmen at reasonable rates. ROUTE SIXTY. Chestnut Hill Reservoir, to Dedham. Keservoir Beacon street Good Left Ilammoud street, Excellent Left Newton street " Ki^-ht South street " Church street Good Ki-ht Centre street " West Roxbury 5 1-4 miles Kiij;lit Spring street Charles River . Bridge street Good Left Ames street Charles Kiver Good Washington street Good Dedham 7 3-4 miles ROUTE SIXTY-ONE. To Walpole. Copley stiuare Huntington avenne Excellent Kight W. Chester Park Left Wcstland avenue " Left Parker street Good Right Centre street Jamaica Plain 3 miles Right, by Soldier's Monument, right, Weld street, excellent, loft. Maple street, excellent, right, Centre street, good, AY est Roxiury, 7 miles, through Pedham Centre, 10 miles, AYashington street, good. NoinvooD, 14 miles, Walpole, id miles. 72 kOUTI-: SIXTY-TWO. To Albany, N. Y. Route Forty-two to Fitcliburjj:, 58 miles, River street niider K. 11. West Fitchburg, road fair, oD 1-2 miles, Westminster, jrood, G6 miles. South Gardener, fair, 08 3-4 miles, East Tcm- pleton, poor, 72 1-4 miles, Templeton, fair, 74 miles, Brooks Village, fair, 75 3-4 miles, Athol, fair, 82 miles, Orange, poor, 89 miles, West Orange, poor, 91 miles, Krving, poor, 93 miles, Farley, poor, 9G miles. Millers Falls, poor, 99 1-2 miles, Turner's Falls, fair, 104 1-2 miles, Greentield, fair, 108 1-2 miles, Shelburn, poor. 113 1-2 miles, Shelburn Falls, poor, 117 miles. East Charlemont poor, 121 miles, follow Greenfield River all the way to Iloosac Tunnel, 135 miles, through Charlemont, 120 miles, Zoar, 131 miles. North Adams, hilly, 145 miles, Williams- town, fair, 152 miles. North Pownal Vt., fair. 159 miles, N. Petersburg N. Y.fair. 104 miles, Troy, N. Y. fair, 188 miles, Albany N. Y., fair, 195 miles. ROUTE SIXTY-THREE. To Keene, N. H. Route Forty-two to Fitchburg. fair, 58 miles. West Fitchburg, good, 59 1-2 miles. Westminster, good, 05 miles, South Gardener, good. 80 miles, (iardener, poor. 70 miles, Winchenden, poor. 80 miles, Fitzwilliam, N. H. poor, 89 miles, Troy, N. H.poor!>4 miles, Marlboro N. H. poor, 100 miles, Keene, N. H. poor, 106 miles. ROUTE SIXTY-FOUR. Gloucester to Gloucester, around Cape Ann. Left Pavilion Hotel Washington street Good RiVERDALE 2 miles Holly street Annisquam 3 3-4 miles 73 Right Bennett street Bay Yii:\v 5 miles Laxesvillk 7 miles PiGEOX Cove 8 1-4 miles Granite street Good Rock PORT 10 miles Main street Good Eastern avenne " Main street «* Pavilion Hotel 14 3-4 miles This route is what is known as around the cape and although hilly is of unusual interest and is in sight of the ocean all the way. ROUTE SIXTY-FIVE. To Hartford, Conn. Same as Route Twenty-three to Worcester, 45 miles, same as route sixtj'-nine to Springfield, Main street, good, lOG miles, Thompson- viLi.E, good, 113 1-2 miles, Enfield, good, 115 1-2 miles, Warehouse Point, good, 117 1-2 miles, East Hartford, good, 130 miles, Hartford, good, 132 miles. ROUTE SIXTY-SIX. To South Natick, via Echo Bridge, via Route Twenty- one to Echo Bridge. Left Chestnut street Good Left Boylston street, oldB. & W. Turnpike *' Wellesley Hills 13 miles Wellesley 14 1-2 miles Left Washington street Good South Natick 16 3-4 miles ROUTE SIXTY-SEVEN. To Boston via. Watertown, Arlington and Medford. ( ;;;opley square Boylston street Excellrut Riffht W. Chester Park Left through Ba(;k Bay Park " ConinionM'ealtli aveuue " Allston 3 miles N. Beacon street BUKHITON 4 1-4 miles Right Market street, Excellent Left Arsenal street pess for a Iiady. A bicycle dress should be made either of flannel or ladies' cloth; the color should be dark — black or darK blue preferred. In making your dress, have it the ordi- nary "walking length, or about two inches from the floor. The skirt should not be over t^vo and a half yards wide, and should be faced eighteen to twenty inches from the bottom (all the way 'round) with same material or some- thing equally heavy, to make it hang nicely, and to prevent the pedal from catching in the hem. Use no dress Ijraid around the bottom of the skirt. Do not wear flowing or loose sleeves — have them mod- erately tight. Do not wear corsets, as you cannot jump or climb hills with any comfort in tliem. Wear a tight-fitting health- waste instead. j\rrs. Toy's health-waist is the best. It is not advisable to Avear a bustle. Wear heavy woolen underwear in cold weather and not many skirts. Wear a turban ; or, better j^et, a close-litting, light cap, similar to those Avorn by Avheelmen. Don't Avear a large and heavy hat or anything that Avill catch the Avind. "All under-clothing should be made of avooI; linen and muslin are as uncomfortable as they are dangerous. I can heartily recommend the gray woolen combination made in Scotland, AAhich is neither clumsy nor compli- cated. Corsets made of wool are uoaa' to be had, and very sensible corsets they are Avith but few bones and little stiftness." — A v:riter in Harper's Bazar. "Let me, however, say, by Avay of preface, that the dress best adapted to cycling is the most suitable for all out-of-door amusement and healthy exercise. Therefore I am not addressing myself to cyclers only, ])nt to eA^ery sensible woman Avho believes in rational dress; that is, using the term in its real sense, and not merely in its nar- roAACst acceptation, Avheu it means a divided skirt or other like abominations." — A xoriter in Harper's Bazar. "It is generally an accepted fact that a neat, quiet, walkiiijj: dress, with kilted skirt and M'cll-cut body, cither of the coat or Norfolk jacket type, is the best for ridin.i;. If the goAvn is neat, — very neat and correct as a walkinii; gown, — it is quite right for the machine, as the rest is a matter of personal carriage and attention." — London Queen. Both in winter and summer all clothing of cyclers should be of wool. A Norfolk jacket and pleated skirt of gray cloth and a soft Al])iiie hat are very becoming to a lady. Norfolk jacket and knickerbockers, or lounge jacket and knee breeches or trousers, for gentlemen. Wear shoes, not boots, which interfere with the free play of the ankles. There are dozens of times in every Avinter M'hen wheeling is even l)etter than during the Avarm season. Don't be in a hurry to put your wheel away ; keep it ready for just such ah emergency; try the smooth, frost-bound roads. Thick clothing and gloves, together with a 1)risk pace, will soon send the blood rushing through your veins in healthy flow Some of the very finest riding I have ever seen was over the frost-hardened roads around the sul)urbs of Boston. Where the frost had been hard, tlie ground bare, and the trallic had smoothed down the "lnd)l)les,'' the surface l^ccomes as smooth as a race track. Keep your wheel out tliis winter and take a whirl when the surfaces permit. It will pay you." 1893 -BICYCLE RECORD5 AA\ERICAiH RECORDS AGAINST TIME. NAME. Geo. F. Taylor, W. W. Windle, W. W. Windle, W. W. Windle, W. W. Windle, W. W. Windle, W. W. Windle, W. W. Windle, Hoyland Smith, 7 " " Hoyland Smith. 8 " " — Hoyland Smith, 9 " " — Hovland Smith, 10 " " .... Hoyland Smith, 375 Miles less 150 yards F. E. Spooner FLYING START, AGAINST TIME. DISTANCE. 14 Mile, standing. 1-2 " 3-4 " 1 " " . 2 " " . 3 " " . 4 " " . 5 " 6 •• " . 1893 PLACE. TIME. Hartford, July 5, '92, .32 1-5* Springfield, Oct. 8, '92 1.08 3-5* Springfield, Oct. 8, '92 1.34 * Springfield, Oct. 8, '92, 2.05 3-5* Springfield, Sept. 30, '92, 4.28 3-5* Springfield, Sept. 29, '92, 7.04 3-5* Springfield, Sept. 29, '92, 9.26 3-5* Springfield, Sept. 29, '92, 11.41 P * Hartford, July, 5, '92 15.11 1-5 Hartford, July, 5, '92, 17.49 3-5 Hartford, July, 5, '92, 20.27 Hartford, July, 5, '92, 23.04 4-5 Hartford, Julv, 5, '92, 25.35 2-5 Chicago, July 9, '92, 24 hours 1-4 mile. 12 " . 3-4 " . 1 " . 14 Mile, fiylng start A. A standing " G. C. Smith, " " A. A. Zimmerman " " Geo. F. Taylor " Geo. F. Taylor, '* " A. A. Zimmerman " " L. D. Munger, " " L. D. Munger, " " A. E. Lumsden, " " C. Ford Seelev, •' Carl Hess, " " Hoyland Smith, " R. W. Steves, " P. J. Berlo, 14 1-2 3-4 1 2 3 4 5 ♦World s Records. H. C. Tyler Springfield, July 14, '92, .28 2-5 W. W. Windle, Springfield, Oct. 8, '92, .57 4-5 W. W. Windle, Springfield, Oct. 7, '92, 1.30 4-5 W. W. Windle, Springfield, Oct. 7, '92, 2.02 3-5 IN COMPETITION Zimmerman, Hartford, Sept. 6, '92, Hartford, Sept. 6, '92, Hartford, Sept. 6, '92, Springfield, Sept. 15, '92, Springfield, Sept. 15, '92, Springfield, Sept. 13, '92, Evansville, Ind.Oct.6,'92, Evansville, Ind.Oct.6,'92, 10.13 1-5* Evansville, Ind.Oct.6,'92, 12.36 3-5* New York, July 9, '92, 18.40 2-5 New York, July 9, '92, 21.45 2-5 New York, July 9, '92, New York, July 9, '92, New York, July 9, '92, .27 * .31 1-5* 1.01 4-5* 1.41 1-5* 2.15 2-5* 4.51 * 38 3-5* 24.45 3-5 28.03 3-5 30.40 2-5 KITE TRACK RECORDS 1-4 Mile, flying start J. S. Johnson 1-4 1-2 12 1 1 .standing flying standing flying standing DISTANCE. 7. S. Johnson, J. S. Johnson, J. S. Johnson, J. S. Johnson, J. S. Johnson, 1-5 Independence, Sept.16,'92 .26 Independence, Sept. 17, '92 .30 Independence, Sept. 17, '92 .55 1-2 Independence, Sept.20,'<)2 .58 3-5 Independence, Sept.22,'92 1..56 3-5 Independence, Sept.20,'92 2.04 3-5 ENGLISH RECORD5. NAME. 1-4 Mile, flying start J. W. Schofield, 1-4 1-2 3-4 1 2 3 4 r> 10 standing J. W. Schofield, J. W. Schofiehl, J. W. Schofield, A . W. Harris, M. B. Fowler, M. B. Fowler, M. B. Fowler, M. I;. Fowler, F. J. Osmond, H3 3-4 Miles F. W. Siiorland, PLACE. Putney, Putney, Putney, Putney, Ilerne Hill, Heme Hill, Heme Hill, Heme Hill, Heme Hill, Heme Hill, Heme Hill Track, TIME. .29 2-5 .31 1-5 1.02 1.38 2-5 2.12 3-5 4.49 4-5 7.16 2-5 9.47 1-5 12.16 1-5 24.50 1-5 24 hour.s Workl'8 Record for 24 hours on the track was trade September 14, 1892, 418 miles 1320 rards, by Stephane at Pans. World's Record on the Road, 366 1-2 miles for 24 i lurs, by F. W. Shorland. t8 HOW EASY IT IS TO FORGET I was born 189 At My weight was pounds, on \s'j Height The number on tlic case of my watch is The number on tlic works is The number ol' my bank book is Size o f Hat Shoes Gh>vcs Collar Cuffs IIosc •' Shirt Undershirt Drawers IDENTIFICATION. My name is Addres* . .. In case of serious acvith a piece of Canton flannel ; use Canton flannel also in apply- ing the polishing paste. By making a point of cleaning your wheel at least once a week, it will be but a few moments work and your machine will always look bright and nice ; but if you put it off the nickel will rust, and you will find it no easy task to restore it to its original lustre. "Apparel oft proclaims the man:" so, too, a rider is frequently judged by his wheel and the condition in which he keeps it. It pays in dollars and cents, you will find, to keep your wheel bright and clean, besides the satisfaction of riding a machine that looks as if it had not been bought in a junk shop. Use only the best oil on the bearings. This is impor- tant. A poor oil will gum the bearings and make the machine run hard. It is better to buy oil at a cycle agency for the reason that you will be sure of getting oil that has been thoroughly tested and known to be adapted to the purpose. It costs no more than the common sewing machine or drug store oil, and under the new postal regulations, may be sent by mail, hence you will be wise to buy your bicycle oil at a bicj'cle house only, The ball bearings of a first class machine are as finely made as a watch. Every part is gauged to the 2000th part of an inch, and is put together with the greatest exactitude. These bearings should be kept clean and well oiled. By this we do not mean that they should be kept dripping with oil or that they should be oiled very often. A good plan will be to drop about two drops of oil in each bearing every 100 to 150 miles ridden, and in case the bearings become dirty or gummy, and you have not time to take them apart, fill them with kerosene and let it stand an hour or two; then squirt a quantity of fresh kerosene through the bearings to clean them out. 92 Wipe as dry as possible and re-oil with fresh lubricant. The cliain should l)e lubricated with ijraphite, NOT with oil. This can be procured at any first class cycle agency. Graphite is a black, dry powder, and can be applied with a camel hair brush. A good way to ai)ply it is to keep it in a cheap tin oiler, (sold at cycle agencies for 15 cents,) squirting it out as you would oil. The chain should be kept reasonably clean. AVhen it becomes foul and dirty, so as to run hard, clean it with benzine and a tooth brush. Never tinker with your machine, or let any Init a skilled mechanic repair it if broken or in need of a repairer's attention. It will be cheaper in the end, and more satisfactory, to let a regular cycle repairer make any repairs that may be necessary. In case of breakage of any but a very important part, as a part of the hollow frame, it will only be necessary to buy the part new, when you can put it on yourself with the aid of the wrench furnished with each machine. American machines are all made on the interchangeable plan, and parts to replace those broken, may be ordered from the nearest bicycle agent, and will be found to fit exactly without tool-work or fitting. Keep all nuts, bolts and screws tight, and the bearings properly adjusted. The bearings ■will need adjusting only when there is side play. The adjustment should be made so as to take np all side play, and yet leave the bearing so it will turn at the slightest touch. "Care may have killed the cat, but it never hurt a bicycle. It is everything in the life and satisfaction of running a wheel. Two riders buy a wheel exactly alike at the same time ; one cares for his and keeps it system- atically oiled, and finds that after he has ridden it ten thousand miles it is in better condition and is worth more than the other man's wheel, which has not had good care, after two thousand miles' use. Look al)out you and you will see the force of this illustration." 93 liflOi OF THE ^OflD. It is ^vcll settled that bic3xles and tricycles are car- riai^es M'itliiu the meaning of the laAv, and their riders are entitled to the same rights and subject to lilce duties and liabilities as the riders and drivers of carriages and other nice vehicles, and may go upon those parts of the road where other vehicles can, and, on the other hand, should not go where others cannot. Wheelmen have their rights and their duties in travelling upon the highway. The Statutes of Massachusetts require the cities and towns to l:eep tha roads in repair so that they shall be reasonabl}' safe and convenient for travellers with their horses, teams and carriages at all seasons of the year. (Pub. Sts., Ch. 52, Sec. 1.) Ample provisions are also made to require cities and towns to keep roads in proper condition in accordance with this rule of the Statute. A road is said to be in repair in accordance with tliese provisions when the travelled part is without obstruction or structural defects which endanger the safety of the traveller, and properly level and smooth, guarded by rail- ings where necessary, to enable persons by the exercise of ordinary care to travel with safety and convenience. (Dillon on Municipal Corporations, Sees. 103, 112, and Note 3; Hixon vs. Lowell, 13 Gray, 59, 62.) It also follows that roads are made for the use of tra- vellers with their horses, teams, and carriages, and all such persons are entitled to the lawful occupation of the road, and have the right to pass upon it free from any ol)struction. The highway is established for the convenience of tra- vellers, and the use of it for any game or sport that actually exposes or puts to hazard the personal safety of the traveller thereon is not justiflable, and subjects the party thus using the road improperly to the payment of all damages occasioned thereby to travellers. (Vosburgh vs. Moak, I Gushing, 453.) 94 It is a grave question •\vhetlier road races and like uses of the way is not so far improper as to render tliose en- gaged in them liable to all damages to travellers ^vhich may result. As regards travellers themselves, each may use it to his own best advantage, but with a just regard to the lilve rights of others. Persons in light carriages for the conveyance of per- sons only, have occasion and of course a right when not expressly limited by law to travel at a high rate of speed so that they do not endanger others. But all foot pas- sengers. Including aged persons, women and children, have an etiual right to cross the streets, and all drivers of teams and carriages are bound to respect their rights, and regulate their own speed and movements in such a manner as to not violate the riglits of such passengers. (Commonwealth vs. Temple, 14 Gray, 69, 75.) The great and substantial purpose of the law is to aftbrd facilities for the passage of travellers, and the transpor- tation of property over the public higlnvays. All persons may lawfully go and travel over them Avith any vehicle or animal which is suitaljle for a Avay prepared for the purpose of supplying the usual and connnon accommoda- tion for persons having occasion to pass over the same. (Blodgett vs. Boston, 8 Allen, 2;}7, 239: Gregory vs. Adams, U Gray, 242, 247.) Carriages cannot go upon the sidewalks and parts of the way especially constructed for foot passengers. (Macomber vs. Taunton, 100 Mass., 255.) The Statutes of the Commonwealth make the foUowiiii, provisions for persons and vehicles meeting and passing each other, upon the road. (Pub. Sts., Ch. 93.) "Sec. 1. When i)('is()ns meet each other on a bridge or road, travelling with carriages, wagons, carts, sleds, sleighs, or other vehicles, each person shall reasonably drive his carriage or otlier vehicle to llie right of the middle of the travelh-d part of the bridge or road, so that ti,eir respective carriages or other vehicles may pass each oth^'^^ without interference." 95 UCSB LIBRARY pped F. Dudley 162-164 Columbus Ave,, Boston, Mass, pgEMIEfj T^GENT P=OR PHEIWIERS IIVlPERmiiS KING OF SCORCHERS IiOVEIili DIAIWOND IVIflJESTICS Also the largest line of Second-Hand Wheels in New England. I take old' wheels in exchange for any of the above wheels. Cash or Instalments. 1 do all kinds of repairing such as brazing and making old wheels over to Pneu- matics. P. S. Our Specialty is Difficult Job.,. Pneumaties to l^ent 96 V. DUGfl UC SOUTHERN REGIONAL LIBRARY FAC.'LlT^ B 000 007 896 4 194 & 196 Golambas five., Boston, fllass. PSfF^ctO CtjCT^s H 28 lb. Road Wheel - - $150. 35 lb. High Grade Pneumatic $125. 38 lb. High Grade Pneumatic $100. Repairing on Ml Maites of Machines or Pneumatic Tires We also carry stock of Hubs, Pedals, Rims, Tubing, Forgings, etc., etc. DROP A POSTAL FOR CATALOGUE For General Road Use There Never was a Better Wheel This wheel is specially' built to fill the gap between the^ uselessly h eavy z . . J the d ^ m • ^lyjight bicycle. It strips to 32 lbs., a sensible and ible weight. Its bearings are i made and absolutely d ust proof. It is a most de.sir i Machine for tourina: and every kind of ridinir on all conditions of roads. What advantage is to be gamed when your 20 ib. wneel runs as hard and is 50 per cent, weaker than the UNION P. D, Q. ? Did yo u think of this? And then, ag;ain, one can feel that confidence when riding the Airtite=Dunlop tire which no amount of makers' guar- antees can inspire. Call, or send for our Catalogue. UNION CYCLE HFO. CO., j66 & 170 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass.