The herald., 1895-12-16
W. w. HAn,LroN AND HIS FAnous TRAINER, DAVE sHAFEk

has decided to have an entertainment that
will be principally of an athletic nature.
Walter McStay, the secretary OF the Los
Angeles Athletic club, and Billy Gallagher,
the boxing instructor, will box four rounds
for the entertainment of the crowd. San
dow Sentous and Tachet will give an exhi-
bition of Swiss wrestling, and the great
acrobatic duo, Banks and Sheckles, will do
ole of their finest turns. The Catalina
Marine band has been engaged for the Oc-
casion, and after 9:3O the floor will be
open for those who wish to dance. 1t Is
the intention of the committee to mako a
decided society event of the affair, as is
done at all the bicycle shows of the east.
In this manner the benefit to the exhibitors
will be largely increased. The success
that the various committees have met with
since they started in to work is very en-
couraging. More than $500 tickets have
already been disposed of. and there are
choose from. In fact, it is doubtful if any
thing in the bicycle business has aroused
so much excitement as the coming cycle
show.
AMONG THE DEALERS
The various '9G models are now almost
all in, and the changes from the former
models are exciting good deal of interest.
As general rule the adoption OF larger
tubing is one that has met with favor from
all the makers, and there seems to be a
like feeling In the matter of Barrel hubs.
The weighs have been reduced in no de-
gree, and in quite a number of cases there
is decided increase. Among some of the
many models for next year that have
already arrived the following have been
noted:
The Stearns shows but little change.
There is the barrel hub that was used last
year only on the specials, 11s-inch tubing
in the diamond, de achable sprockets, and
some smaller details that have to be seen
to be appreciated.
The Crescent line is a remarkably hand
some one, and there is only one second
priced wheel in the city that can rival it,
The color is black with handsome stripping
in gold, and the minor details have been
we'll attended to. Barrel hubs. Record
pedals and an improved fork crown are a
few of the features that mark the '96
model.
The Columbia '96 model has not yet ar
rived, but the agents say that there will be
year will be almost identical with that of
'95, though there will be slight change in
the crank bearings and new shape in
handle bars.
The Fowler is changed in several ways.
The large tubing has been adopted, there
is a forging in the truss, instead of the old
brazing, and the front fork reinforcements
idea. There are multiplicity of colors
used on the Fowler this year, and the gold
stripping is of the handsomest description.
The Victor people have an excellent ma
chine this year, and there are a number Of
changes to be noted. The level top rod
has met with the favor of the manu-
facturers, and the excellent crank attach
ment tha marked the '95 model is re-
tanned. The number of spokes in the rear
wheel has been increased, and new sad
die is being tried. The Victor tree are be-
ing used, though they are made this year
with moulded tread instead of the former
web.
The America, which is a new wheel to
Los Angeles, shows up we'll among it's COM
petitors. 1t has the donble fork crown,
and the same truss that is seen in the Fow-
Ter. Barrel hubs are used, and large
tubing, and the wheel Is handsomely fin
ished in wine or black enamel.
The Syracuse shows number of changes
over the former model, and is in almost
every respect better wheel than before.
A new double fork crown, strongly iein-
forced, q new crank attachment that is
simple and durable, large tubing, neat
crank barrel with new system of adjust
ment, ana barrel hubs, have changed the
wheel so that it is hardly to be recognized
except by the we'll known color, which will
be retained and put on the majority of the
wheels turned out by this company for '96.