New-York tribune., 1896-01-04
BIGGEST CYCLE SHOW YET
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN TO bE
FILLED WITH WHEELS.
FOR ONE WEEK. JANUARY IS TO 25. THE PUBLIC
AND THE TRADE WILL HAVE CHAN'" ~
LEARN AND TO TEACH ALL AEoOt

rop ONE WEEK JANUARY IS TO 25 THE PUBLIC
AND THE TRADE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO
LEARN AND TO TEACH ALL AEoUr
MODERN MACHINES.
When it is taken into consideration tina; the 'oiai
sales of bicycles IN America IN 1918 were n"e'y
machines ard that President Spa.dsng OF the |yc'e
poard NJ Trade has estimated that in the coH'i"s
wear something Ike 900 vii! be placed upon '"o
market 1t is easy to see what enormous pIopo ~
cycling es a sport and trade has atta'heo "'e ~,
suoh proaress exhibitions OF bicycles ara al '.."' ~
pertain thereto have become necessity anu J" ~ ~
CITY al the Madison Square Garden from '""u"'y
,s to "a there Will be a show such as was never
seen before In this country or IN Europe '"'
manufacturers consider sucr shows the pes' ''s"
~ in,roduc,ng to The public the Improvements anu
new IDEAS advanced annually by the inventors.
o.lor, TO four hundred spaces have been anotleu
TO exhibitors and this sta temont, 10 ocFce MAJ
vl 6 i've an accurate idea of the size or the eXnip'
SO many spaces were called for before ana IL
"a doubtful, II bigger show Will ever be given
while accommodations remain as they are.
When the first Cycle Show was held in this chy
IN January last the Garien was thought 20 De SUI
fciently large for the shows OF several years 10
oon,. Enormous strides taken by the trade. now
over IN the last twelve months have shown this
suppostion to be wrong. for Manager Sanger was
nut to his wits end to apportion the spaces IN
manner satisfactory to all
In an educational way the annual Cycle snow
canno; be underestnated Everything In the line
of mechanical construction known to the trade VIII
no explaincd by intelli rent men. They VIII $40"
the different parts Of bicycle, show now thev are
pat together and explain how light roadster VIII
stand I'D under a 3o0pound rider engaged IN u
The fire man will tell about tha; important part
makes will DO on view. and n.nDle-hngered young
men Will show how to cure puncture %th OH ouy ID a
moments day The akeTs or under this
head from a bundle-hOlder TO contTivancs u .oi
locking a wheel when K Is left standing against the
OF course there viii be what are known Ssals to tGs
trade freak wheels SOM o. tness esrv,sssbis
qualities will be doubted hrs: Then there WI De
wheels particularly for business purpossf nleyess cs
built for "o ricyGs deveses es coronlste si os III
the flnous makes for general use Besides tEere
will b. wheel on view when pr2nany COS. "1y,e 1he
value OF this machine VIII not lie ent!re.y IN ita es
genital makeup. bur rather IN the jewelled TRIM
Altogether one will be abe to set filed wi'h ~
formation. and II one be not an enthusiast when ne
enters the Garden ne Is likely to be "hen ne comes
Souvenir hunters WI hml the cycle Show hf ne
nearly ali Planned to give away sometnlng tna, VIII
advertls- their bicycles Some have ordered Costly
memen;os. Some Of the more progrsssvs nonses use
have already made special announcements or thoir
souvenirs and their patrons are ANXIOUS 10 see
Exhibitors and sightseers a-s expected from ell
parts OF the country, and FOR these special rai-
road fare been secured on the principal railroads
As above stated the show opens on ,1i,1rinH
vii, be open day and evening eXcept on Siniay
The morning hours " III he gwen over largey 70 lhs
trade visitors but, OF course, anybody IL p!VeSen
10 attend at any time .,
On the opening night and Monday the clubs OF the
h.Iv This arrangernen; VIII undoubtedly make II
as grand an opening cycle show ever had