New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-28


thickness The price is 81 a pound, but four
ounces will be found enough. This will be about
six inches by eight The corners can be cut OFT
with a pen,nife. and the felt shaped TO nj the
saddle The longer dimension should be cross.
wise. Linen tape can be used in tying the teIt
firmly. Saddles the source OF so mucn as
comfort that this experiment is worth trial,
especially as this particular rider has used the
felt some thousands Of miles with entire salts
faction
The manufacturers of standard bicycles are
not worrying nearly much as some people
seem to think. Rumors of prce-cuttng and fall
ures continue to be circulated. The makers of
the high grade wheels realized that there was TO
be trouble for some Of the many new firms which
have sprung up all over the country in the last
two years. and they not at ali surprised
at the result Where many inexperienced
people tumble headlong into an enterprise. fall
ure is bound 10 come to many OF them Tnen
the scramble for cheap wheels this year VIII
be for the benefit of the makers OF high-grade
machines hereafter. Many veteran cyclists VIII
tell you that al some time in their career they
have bought cheap wheels for economy. as they
thought. Trey will then tell you that they WIN
never again buy an inferior article when 1t
comes TO cycling The purchaser is dissatisfied
and repairs and veXatious annoyances follow.
There will be plenty Of high-grade wheels on the
market next year, and most Will be Tsted az
practically the same prices that they were soiu
for this season, according TO the makers. 1here
will be also many machines which have oeen
listed at 500 this year which Will sell for mucn
less than that price. The reason is that many
of them were never really frst-class bicycles.
The determination of the National Board OF
Trade of Cycle Manufacturers to hold the next
Eastern show in this city will be received WIN
delight by the cycle trade generally Both Phil
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have the show but President Coleman seems
to have pursued wise coure In deciding 10
have the annual exhibition here While the
show will not be held at the Madison Square
Garden It will be held in the Grand Central
Palace and. with the improvements contem-
plated in tina. building, there will be no doubt
about there being plenty of space for the
exhibits. Frank w. Sanger. OF the Madi-
son Square Garden will. in all probability, ar
range for cycle show Independent OF the prin-
cipal manufacturers Each will have its follow
ing. and. some things will be shown in one
which will not be seen at the other. the general
public need not complain. The riders or the
wheel cannot apparently, get too much of the
wheel and they would not grumble If cycle
show was held every month in the year.
The next important race meet in this neighbor-
hood will be that of the Riverside Wheelmen at
the Manhattan Beach track on July II. Presi-
dent Gentle who, by-the-way. is a brother of the
chief consul of the New-Jersey State Division of
the League OF American Wheelmen, rs working
hard to make the meet success. There is fac
ton in the club which makes it unpleasant for
some Of the members at times, but the troubles
are not as serious as they were year ago. The
difference was brought about by the efforts OF
some of the members to secure the Pontiac Club
house in Amsterdam-ave. The more conservative
members argued that sucn house was entirely
too expensive for any bicycle club When the
building was leased to Charles Genslinger, for a
proprietary sporting club there were many signs
Of relief from at least part of tn members o. the
club The Rversides will be particularly strong
on the racing path and track this year. Goodman
is in rare good form, and with Powell out OF the
way he ought to capture many handsome prizes
for the club His most formidable competitor at
present seems to be j. Harrison OF Asbury PARK
Much is expected of Moshier, new rider In the
club.
Conservative cyclists-ard there are plenty Of
them in this district--seem to be of the opinion
that the president Of the Good Roads Association
of Brooklyn went out Of his way to attack Chief
Consul Potter in the controversy over excluding
the cyclists from the main drive In Ocean Park
wav BROOKLYN Mr. Potter and Park Commits
sioner Woodruff understood each other thorough
ly regarding the differences existing between
them and Mr. Angeles Interference will probably
not be relished by either party.
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information
and membership blanks by serdng name and ad-
dress to the Cycling Editor Tribune