New-York tribune., 1895-06-16
HORSES AND BICYCLES.
EFFECT OF WHEELING ON LIVERY AND
SALES STABLES.

MATED AT 40 PER CENT OF THE BUSINESS
A RIDING ACADEMY TO BE TURNED INTO
BICYCLE RINK-soME PERSONS
TRY TO THINK THAT CYCLING
HAs NOT COME TO sTAy-A
VARIETY OF OPINIONS.
Bicycling has X has been found by carefui IN
qu!ry by Tribune reporter. injured the sale and
hiring business of horses In NewYork City. at a
conservative estimate. 40 per cent at least. IL coud
not be ascertalned. has been runored' that
number Of livery stables in the neighborhood OF
Central Pari. going 10 be turned mo picycie
academies but one instance OF riding academy
that will probably become a bicycle rink. AT least
during tho summer months, discovered. Charles
Dickcl the proprietor of this academy. evidently
does not believe in a speedy end OF the craze lor
bicyc,ing as he told the reporter that in MAKING
the plans for the covering over of his big tanbark
ring he had counted on the double expense OF about
$500 for n removable flooring rather than on 80"
for n flooring that would do for only one season
Among some Of the other uptown stablemen the
reporter found different feeling Mr.. Harrison OF
the stables at No. $50 Sevenh-ave. said that MS
place had not yet got to the stage Of accommodat-
ing bicycsts Mr. Heffernan. the superintendent OF
me Rverson e Brown stables in West Thirty-sec-
ond-st does not fird that the bicycle FEVER mas III
tured his business appreciably. Mr. Hefernan SAYS
that this is Of the kind Of business which
rnense amount Aof harm 10 the light nvery-s'ape
trade bu; that he is not affected because men VINO
keep carriages the year round. DO a majority or
his customers keep them STILL and people nave not
yet taken to attending theatres and other enter
ta!nmcnts on their bicycles. Mr. Overin OF the s'd-
b!es at Seventh-ave. and Forty-second-st' Is sure
that the habit Of bicycling has done at least 20 per
cent Of injury to the horse business OF New-fork'
and he does not know where 1t Will end' Al the
Seaich stables in Thrtysecondst, near Four'h-ave'
II was said that there the riding OF bicycies maze
almost no difference in the trade done bu' that the
damage done the stables that lei OUT hgh' urlN-
ing teams was serious and probably permanent
William Seaich was absent when the reporter called
but his brother said that he knew OF several s'a-
bles near Central Park that would do one OF two
things before long. They would either go our OF
business altogether or go In for bicycling
There were opinions as 10 the bicycling rage
Mt the New-York Athletic Club. one member SAID
that the men who bought wheels and were the most
enthusiastic them at first were the hrs' 10 s'i
them cheap. This does not alter the facts that at
the New-York Athletic Club the facilities for 'he
care OF members bicycles have been increased twice
recently and that in the plans for the new building
the bicycle-storing rooms have prominent place
The feeling in regard to the effect OF bicycling on
the horse trade in New-York among the dealers Is
diversified The general idea IS that the craze for
riding the steel wheel has done a good deal 10 H.
l,re the sadde-horse trade. but not great deal TO
damage the business in the finer grades OF carriage
horses.
Edward Kearney IT, Of Van Tassell & Kearney'
yays that he believes the present blcycie-ruihs
mania has done a great deal Of harm to the hsht
wagon business but that in a year from now 'he
backbone of this latest fad Will be broken. MT
Kearney declares tha, the trade in light wagons
aas been injured because many or the class OF peo-
ole lust about well enough of to Keep a nice HR"'
wagon for their outings have gone In for bicychhs'
The reason for this Is. in almost every case
economy Mr. Kearney does not believe that any OF
the Young fellows who take their girls out on a
bicycle get one-hat much enjoyment out OF "
IS they would If they went for drive Deh!hd d
rood horse He says they simply nave an after
loon out without having 10 pay so much for IL. one
.ffect, Mr. Kearney believes. OF the recent DE "''
.amnagn against unlighted bicycles, which may be
,ad to have resulted in the lately enacted ordinance
concerning lights on road wagons wnen driven AT
hight will be the construction OF separate paths in
Central Park and elsewhere for bcycle-riders lie
oes not believe that this would be exactly salts
actory to the bicycle men, as they are IN me- JP.l ~
he carriage drives. ,..,.
Isaac DaAlman. the veteran East M .oHr'n br G
e. horse-dealer. is not fond OF bcy4.es as al, ne 80 -
ure tha: they have hurt his business, but ne dil ho'
aving that the recent ordnance in regard to lights
m carriages is another mischief wrought by therl;
)ahlman thinks that the most serious injury to the
,orse trade done by the bicycles has been IN the
ony line. He says that pony when usei 10 De
asiiy worth $50 viii now fetch more than 50
dany people wn9 woVd @ no, by H Wheel c for tbe ch
rem. and during the present this pleases the
GEags'fs obn e. poerT Te of aF Fs poer thinks b.
Yelling is simple fad like ,S5 "a ana oyd MIA
Ike TO something come along to finish up the
one one To- To- the horse trade Men who ride Bicycles"
aid Mr. Fiss. won't buy horses. / don't believe,
eve that man can have much fun riding one
4 those wheels as he can have behind a good road
Oswald Baynes. the suctioneer at the s American
sfa w a class hOrsernen.
ut that 1T has so far only affected % the sales Of
Tou can quote me as saying went on Mr baynes
that the sale of fine saddle-horses has been injured
hat i' has been given to the bicycle the last year
This T nsye the OF Kennsk asns ie sad
hen the reaction sets fna n as ny surely ay. w W
saneney an se than 'a %as the rage for
thcn the people want well-trained saddir-horses
ct into shape for the market really good saddle
NO bad seasons they will turn their attention 70
s the more sns mOas m i'm
will play out here just as 1t has IN England
sry we'll to talk about democracy but rich
even the proprietor Of pig sh92 S IS sIng s,cS 10
people as E seycns In & does o No on man nS of
b Zine %hepe he is going to meet peraP:
clerks as well equipped as hmssf rsns There nS Is
irving and that is what the 'aristocracy is bound
go back to. and before long should think H., ~.
". (r.
merican Horse Exchange. he would be pretty sure
sknow II the practice Of bicyce-rdlng did much
arm to the horse trade He does not consider
orses He admits that great deal OF harm has
cen done to the livery stable and riding school
,sinesses by the wheel though he thinks that scri-
Us injury at the riding academies has been felt
nIv in the letting -of-horses departments
" D. Grand who has a horse dealing agency.
lys that for the class Of horses ne deals in prices
,rts that the bicycle rage has had absolutely no
lfect on the demand for fine cobs; Mr. Fiack OF
nod horses are selling well as ever in New
ork but he would like to see the bicycle craze
hished for good.