1897 Champion Cyclist Jimmy Michael ~ Article, Photos

This is an original illustrated magazine article that has been carefully extracted from an 1897 issue of Metropolitan Magazine.

Photos include:

ï Frank Starbuck mounted on his chainless high geared wheel
ï Michael as he appeared at his first notable appearance upon the English track
ï The start in the famous Michael-Lesna Race
ï Michael coming from the training quarters to the track at Manhattan Beach
ï Michael, his manager, and his corps of pacemakers
ï Michael, Butler, and McDuffee, who with Starbuck make up the quartette of great middle distance riders
ï Michael ready for a record race, and the crack quad which paces him

Title: Bicyclist Michael by Dixie Hines

Length (includes front & back): 5 pages

Approximate Page Size (in inches): 6 x 9

Condition: VG to excellent (the atticpaper watermark does not appear on the actual article)