New-York tribune., 1896-10-31
FOUR RECORDS BROKEN AT NAsHvI
WHEELHEN OUT FOR M'KINLEI.
THEIR PARADE 4 PICTURESQUE DISPLAY
WHICH ATTRACTED a BIG CROWD.

bicycle parade at night. with the sparkling
lights and brilliant flashes OF color Is inspiring
sight always and the parade last night held under
the auspices OF the Mckinley and Hobart Wheel
mems League inspiring. Many prominent
wheelrnen were In line. and bicycle club, the
Greenwich Wheemen. whose members have won
the road and on the raoetrack. turn i
out in bod l25 strong. II Is said that almost
every member OF this club is Republican.
Long before the time for the parade 10 start. the
vicinity OF Fifty-ninth-st. and the boulevard was
throngcd with people The headquarters o, tho
chief Of STAFF. NJ. VI. Beding jr.. were at the Man
haitian Bicycle Academy. sixileh-st. and tho Boue-
ward. The manager Mr.. Bridgman. had placed tho
academy and its army OF attendants AT the as
posa OF the hustling committee in charge OF the
parade. and the grand marshal assembled hls
couriers and aids the main floor OF the academy
and gave to each minute instructions regarding
the handling OF divisions. The alienmen, OF The
parade on It's long journey through the streets
was excellent all the way 10 the reviewns-siand'
AZ Madison-ave and Twenty-sixth-s,. The mar
shal's aids were experienced cyclists. who had
acted In that capacity other bicycle parades and
they handled their charges Ike wedrilled soldiers
The Mckinley League. which IS composed OF 1000
enrolled riders. had the right OF line Following
them came the New-York Republican Bicycle Brlg-
ade, numbering 80. The Sound Money club Wheel
men OF Tarrytown came next. numbering nearly 900
and bringing up the there were possibly loo
unattached whccmen and whcelwOmen. The mar
shal's aids and officials white uniforms. with
blue and gold trimmings and golf stockings ON
their heads they wore gided helmets. some Of
which had pictures OF Mckinley the front and
others being decorated with golden eagle. The
marshals wore sashcs Of red white and blue across
their shoulders There an escort Of eight po-
Ncemen on wheels and Bimburgs Band on wheels
made noise and harmony. .
There was considerable enthusiasm along the line
OF march. At the rcyiewing-stdnd In Madison
Square a great crowd had gathered. ana the
vheelm.n received a rousing welcome when they
OF the city departments. Most or the wneels were
decorated with lanterns. combination tandem.
attention 1t was hlndsomely decorated. and car
| rled at least twenty lanterns.
| The order OF parade was as follows;
Mounted police.
| Bicycle police
Grand marshal. u. n. O'Connel.
| chicf of staff M ~ Beldinr. Jr.
STAR scNorsr M M L. wei-sman W j. bradley A. c.
Remer, ". s Bu and r F ,,e Taen =. p,,o,,,,,.
r. I. schncn. l. su,cline I'd II. Leach William
| Rauch. j. De Jorg. william Iiaup H. Landauer
| "'' ''''"'' olympic Bicycle Band.
Marshal Of First Division William H. coyle: AIDS
Mckinley and Hobart Wheemens League u the state ~
New YORK. divided In Assembly D'stric,s, York
81 Nicholas Wheemen Riverside iicyc" Legion.
| Lincoln wheemen: Bank Clerks. Insurance Men,
second Division M EoSshsT 9Is,,ns i, 2sk"
''"' ,nrkbar Charles 8 McCulloh and George G.. Cook
| Decorated Illuminated and fancy costumes
The line of march was up the eas' s'ue Oh c,' .ne
| anth-avc TO one hundred and-twenty -thrd-st, 10
| Mount Morrs-ave., TO one huhdreh.ahn tWenu- ,
cthst. to Fih-aye TO Tif,b.ay. !" and to
| ave, to Twenty-sixth-st' 10 r''"-"'o' anu "
| w Square.