> IIRC, there is a good satirical article in Pearson's around the
same isses
> as the strong man feats that is not by Barton-Wright, but pokes fun
at him
> called "Self-Defence with a Bicycle" or something like that. Here
we go, I
> found the reference :

Yeah, I want to reprint that one sometime for the Journal of Manly
Arts.

> The same site says the Barton-Wright is only two parts. I would
still like
> to get a look at the June 1899 Pearson's, though. Does anyone have
acces to
> it? The Library of Congress shoud have a copy, but you never know
when
> things turn up missing down there. Plus it will be a few weeks
before I can
> go down again.

Joe Svinth has a research contact in London who may be able to help -
unfortunately AFAIK none of the NZ libraries hold copies
of "Pearsons".

Tony