New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-21

a BRILLIANT EXHIBITION OF "i'r'''''27
AT THE GARDEN.
,xc,,xc ENTHUSIASTS PRAISE IT-soMh OF THE

STANDS AND GOSSIP ABOUT Inn
r.o enthusiastic outpourns o. Wh'ei''en a.
,be Madison square GaIde" o' ,c, ,,,n,,, ,ba,
,.raed tho predictions maze IL - oI,,. ovh,,L
,na cycle SHOW would surpaSS 49, , ,
,,ons o. the Kind held H. '',s oE,an,o,
49,, g., that matter some o. INV "'"'.'
else, i"' ma - the show OF Saturday. declar-
a. IA -, ,oye been better 10 open u 'o'uHH
i''s 'n"' w.. ,oedei sunday 10 &c; their stands
., ,oa,,,a in shape. Tn" majority hoNe'e'' WEI
l., favor OF opening on S"'"' ~ w
adopted .,d,,ional force OF men wac
As " =, SATURDAY and those who visited
pu' ~ W. saturday morning and went again OH
"a. nigh were asoundod Il" the work when
~ accomplished in On" mean time. STANDS
ma, ma, 80, erected. carpets p"t down. ana bicycles
n''' ,,o,cIe accessories put into place with great
rapidty. a., ,o,,,.,o,,,ror. ,,aro 10,
.,,pato and their booths in consequence were
- .ome disorder Saturday night There was
aro,ber gang OF men a. wori; in the Garden yes
,ordov and everything Is likely 20 be In irst-class
ID This afternoon. Tho electrical apparatus in
,,cos refused to work sats!ac torily. bu; all I'M
rer.ec,ions viii be overcome before nightfaL
Som, o. the thousands Of li,,le arc lights when
decorate the immense bicycle which covers nearly
.ne antro eastern end Of the Garden would fare up
f~luout-v Tor few moments. and thea insist
nor Going out sill. this blaze Of light produced
gfr!
don NJ the main entrance in Madison-ave The
.,,uv arranged steamers and flags. the electric
l;,hts shining upon the polished parts OF thou-
sands Of cycles made beautiful spectacle.
smile % appreciation and happiness Illuminated
~, features Of the true cycling enthusiast as he
,o,.cd unon it, He took the ;ostllng of the crowd
good naturedly ami while ii may have taken him
,,o,ri,, an hour to make the circuit OF the build
ivy he did not grumble After one tour he realized
,hat he had not half OF the interesting ex-
bldts and he Immediately started on another
round O. inspection
ON Saturday night many people came In after
the theatre and the crush between 1880 and ll:3O
was almos, as great as II had been between and
20 o'clock Some complaint made that the
promenade in the immediate vicinity of the stage
was intentionally crowded. Ii was almost I'M
possible for single pedestrian TO make his way
through the crowd; especially was this true when
the expert riders were giving their performances.
The stage IS erected just back Of the arena
BOXES on the Twenty-seventh-st side OF the build
inS and while those on that side OF the house
manage to set good view OF the performance
those the Twenty sixth-st side are so iar away
that they get a rather imperfect view Fitzpatrick
the one-legged rider: Maltby and the Powers
family give clever performance. and their enorts
were appreciated by the onlookers Some thought
that the stage should have been placed IN me
centre OF the amphitheatre. but the space there
was too valuable. In fact. as II is. the Garden, II
twice its size would not be any too large for
The present show
The cnort at artistic display would have been
The glands been left open. was done at he
Chicago show. Then The visitors could have had
a. unoostructed view OF the exhibition, particularly
those occupying upper-tier seas
iy.r3 10 the promoters Of the National show, ior u
Is evident that cycling has taken strong holi or
IActurers proved welcome feature SATURDAY even,
ing. ana WIN be continued during the week one
was ihet o OF H. g. spadins A Broihers when
o'gisa the centre OF the hall-siands Nos y; ii$
! Sn.l ING Vi. -rlr.-C i.n
q IraGe Vas present ana did what ne coS snaH 10
iHaAe tle slstos say d pea's'nt o.,c III 49,
r,i5 ssG y ahe e'f R3eT5Ge W N T '0
Of attraction. In conversation with the reporter
NJ; spaldns said that he was entirely ont OF base,
statement that he was back OF Andrew freedman
ryc te sees to be his lad just now and when
it Is said that he has signed in the last month n,h
racing team will be heard from the coming year
The spaIding souvenirs Were admired ana spugni
freely, and The pocket-dairy was one OF the most
caso cycle Show has caused some talk, and the
salary that they are receiving IS mater OF specr.
offered 500 week to ride the whee! Of West
there was also crowd surrounding the hand
somely arranged exhibition of the Pope Manui .ai
was much admired The duplex wheel and me
tricycle. were much praised. The Remington stani
Mfs s during the week Several inquiries
made for the Victor wheels. but none were fouhd.
!cr the Overman Wheel COMPANY has no stand
M the show owing TO differences with the
,1anaSers Of the exhibition. The Overman Wheel
Company Instead. has a special little exhibit OF
ttS own at It's store, al No. . Warren-st.
ct looks TO me-" said expert last night. 'as
4. the manufacturers have about reached tho limit
in regard TO the weight OF the wheel As for me
ANYTHING from @ to - pounds Is light enough, l
think II we get the machine too light, the vbra-
lion Is pretty sure to make It unsteady. Why.
Zimmerman rides a heavy wheel. even I'm his races
hut then OF course. Zimmerman is a powerful fell
low. and he will naturally ride heavier wheel
than the ayerage rider"