New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30

I Mrs. e. II. T. COILS II. Spaulding De Garnendla'
Or. stearns. DR. Kemble. Dr. James. Miss
/ Geraldine Lampson. Richard Halsted. Miss
! Downing. Dgby Bell. Paul Arthur and Frank Nor
! daunt the actor: Edgar Saltus, Miss Della Fox.
! Marian Story. Mrs. Butler Duncan. Miss Smson.
! Mrs Lawrence. OF East Nlneteth-st.: DIR. LOOMS,
| Or. Stlmson Miss Olga Little. daughter OF Mrs.
! c. C. Little Francis VI. Scott and daughter. John
| Nelson. Mrs. George Hoffman. Mr.. and Mrs. Regi
| maid De Rowan. General and Mrs. J. Watts
/ Kearnev Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Francklyn. Mr..
/ and .its. James H. Hickman. Or. and Mrs. 5. O.
| Nanderpocl Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Aymar Sands. the
! Misses Gilbert. DR. and Mrs Pnard. Lieutenant
al. Mrs. Bettin Mrs. John A. MADDEN. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement, G. Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford
white. Mr.. and MRS r. g. Remsen. Miss Bessie
| ward. Elisha Dyer jr.. G Wyndham-QuIn Miss
! Romscn Miss Virginia Fair Charles +. Alex
/ ander. Mrs. II. Victor Newcomb Mr.. and Mrs.
! George II. he Forest and Miss Louise McAllister.
This list. u will be seen. includes prominent peo-
pie in society. physicians and lawyers, actors and
actresses. authors and men well known In business
/ circles.
That cycling Is becoming Just popular in
high circles abroad as II is here may be seen from
! lie, OF bicycle riders published In the latest
lsrue OF The English Cyclist" Among the
/ names given those OF Lady Angela 81. Clair
/ Ersklne baroness dc Brienen. the Hon. Mrs.
! Burke. Lord Kennedy. the Hon G.. Barren. Marquis
Of Carmarthen. Lord Granville Gordon. Lord
! Grantey. Lord Brahournc Lord Gullford. the Hon.
| &. T..
Morel Mackenzie Mrs Leslie the Hon NJ Sandys
the Duchess OF sutherland. the Earl OF Portartng-
| ton Lady Florence Bourke Lady Falrba!rn. Mime.
! Won Andre. the Duchess OF Manchester. and the
! Hon. stephen Coleridgc. OF the late Lord
| Chief Justice.
| BICYCLE SCHOOLS.
As IN this country. the bicycle novice among
the upper classes OF society abroad patronzes the
schools Of which a considerable number have re-
1 r,f,.
OF the schools on the West Side. III the neigh
borhood Of Central Park. There are probably n
! dozen hrst-class schools, which profess to initiate
! the cycle novice into the mysteries OF riding this
peculiar modern vehicle and insure against broken
bones serious falls during the process Each
! school has several trained attendants and teach
ers. bright young men. who ride their wheels with
all the grace and skill OF the teachers OF horse
manship
When the novice is first mounted on n bicycle n
! broad belt IL buckled around the waist. to which
| is attached n loop. The attendant grasps this
| loop and walks around on the inner side of the
track stcadying the novice. while the latter works
| the treades OF the bicycle. As the novice be-
| comes more confident a strap about yard long IS
attached to the belt the end being held by the at
tendant. Tho rider often thinks he is riding with
| out assistance when this stage OF the tuition IL
! reached. but he IL not. lie f. making progress,
however. and. II moderately clever. Is able 10
go II alone" and make public appearance IN the
| Park or on the boulevard a fuil-ncdgcd rider.
The usual course at the schools is five lessons each
| OF onehalf hour and the charge is 10 cents les
son. or s. for the course. Lessons in fancy riding
are also given In some OF the schools where many
| OF the teachers among the best known and
stiiful riders among wheelmcn. BESIDES these
schools several OF the retail establishments OF
bicycles have tracks laid out In their buildings and
teach every purchaser Of a bicycle how ride free
| OF charge
| The sidewalks In some OF the riding schools
| padded to prevent injury to the rider During a
canvass OF the bicycle schools made by the writer.
| further evidence OF the popularity OF cycling
made apparent by their crowded condition. At
| every one OF them. he was informed. the instruc-
tors had more pupils than they could actually
| teach. and tickets We're being sold arranging to
| give pupils time in the future much the
| engagements are made in dentists office. The
| writer was also told that the proportion OF
women learning 10 ride larger than that of
men. or course. there are more adults In the
schools than young people who are not so much
! afraid OF falls. and prefer to teach themselves to
ride with the aid OF their companions. The
schools In this city and Brooklyn 1t has been
estimated. are teaching 10000 pupils year TO ride
| bicycles There are also numerous private clubs
| where members are taught to ride. Among the
| new clubs recently organized In this city Is the
Michaux. composed OF people prominent in society.
and which was fully described in recent issue OF
| The Tribune. Then the fashionable colony at
| Tuxedo Park has also thrown open It's gates
the cycle and converted Its casino into cycling
rink. Horses and their trappIngs are not much
thought o. at present. I.akcview and other win
ter resorts have by all accounts also welcomed the
/ bicycle with all the abandon of school-chdrcn
! over their latest toys Al Newport also last sum-
mer the bicycle came prominently into fas honablc
notice
THE NUMBER or WHEELMEN
| II Is extremely difficult to obtain anything like
correct knowledge Of the number OF bicycle riders
I'm this city and Brooklyn. but conservative esti-
| mate places the number at 1880. An approx
| mate estimate OF the number OF riders In the
| United States Is placed by high authority on
! bicycle affairs at 100000 at least.
The annual output OF the $50 or more concerns in
IN. country engaged In the manufacturing OF
ihicyces is placed by the same authority at JolWD
Thu. output OF single factory ranges from forty
machines year 20 10000. Some OF the larger con
Germs the writer Informed, oycrrun with
| orders and are constantly adding to their plants
and facilities. The United States export trade
| I'm bicycles is not at the present time OF much
| conssaueIc CO. and 10 chiefly confined to South