New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-26
THE LAST OF THE SHOW.
TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE AT MADI-
SON SQUARE GARDEN

v1R JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE IN THE lhNoN"-A
HUGE JOKE ON THE wEsTERNERs-IsAAc B.
PoTTER's CASE AGAINST THE I. A. W.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
The most successful show in the history OF me-
chanical exhibits brought TO close at the
Madison Square Garden last night. The attendance
right up to the close has been OF the most phe-
nomena order: In fact, the entire metropolis seems
to have gone crazy the bicycle. The result OF
the Cycle Show has astonished everybody, and no
body more than the manufacturers themselves All
talk Of disseminating the cycle shows has been
silenced. II by magic. and while 1t Is admitted
that these exhibitions have cost the makers OF the
wheel a great deal OF money. they realize at last
that the benefits will be so manifold that the ex-
pense in the end will seem insignificant
The personnel OF the throngs has been most graft
fy,ng to those who interested in the evolution
and development of the bicycle There has not been
that display Of handsome costumes seen at the
annual Horse Show. probably because the people
went to the Cycle Show to see and not 10 be seen
While the display OF fashionable attire has not been
SO pronounced It does not follow that the society
element has not been interested in the exhioitloh
The crowd has been made up of wel-dreesed,
well-pehaved people, who went TO the Madison
Square Garden for one purpose-to see the latest
thing out in the cycling line. They saw and were
satisfied. and the costumes that they wore were OF
secondary Importance.
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR AT THE SHOW.
Among those present yesterday was Sir Julian
Pauncefote tho British Ambassador accompanied
by two attaches Many people well known in the
political, social and business world were interested
spectators. The banker. the physician, the mer-
chant and the ordinary everyday wheelman were
there yesterday, and they brought their families
with them. In the evening the men left their fam
flies at home and went alone to the Garden. They
would have brought their families again at night.
but they feared the crush; and there was crush
11~oI1 ~ noon In
the immense amphitheatre In Madison-ave
Even the manufacturers admit that they had I'M
derestimated the actual interest taken In the BIZ
cycle and they say that the exhibition which closed
% auspiciousy last night could have been con-
tnued for another week without loss and probably
with even further profit the Board Of Trade. 1t
has been said that the export Of American bicycles
this year would be immense. They explained that
che why II was not greater last year was that
they could meet the demand for wheels In this
country and that consequently they had TO let their
export business go. and look after the home demand
In spite of the early start this year. is beginning to
look the expectation of bicycles will not be as
large as was expected. simply because the home
consumption will be much larger than even the most
enthusiastic manufacturer had any Yea Of.
While the crowd in the Garden from to D. m
was the largest afternoon throng of the week. 1t
was as nothing In comparison with the attendance
last night. From p. m until the show was ended
at 1880 there a constant stream OF humanity
making its way to the Garden
THE THRONG IN THE AMPHTTHEATRE.
The vast amphltheatre was packed all the time
The arrivals and those making their exit seemed
10 be evenly balanced and the management esti-
mated that the attendance for the day had not only
been the largest of the week. but that the totals
would amount to over twenty thousand for the day.
The throng Friday reached the number OF l425s,
and this in the face Of the extremely dsagreeable
weather. The total attendance. not including the
crush Yesterday has been 1891. So it can be seen
that when the estimate was made that 100000 people
would attend the show the numbers were not ex-
aggerated Judging from the crush yesterday the
total attendance will be close 10 one hundred and
twenty thousand, II II does not even exceed that
number.
The promoters Of that little show held In Chicago
have ye; paid into the treasury OF the Board
the profits Of the Western show which are TO go to
the Board. The Westerners seemed to think that
the Board OF Trade owed them apology for
something but for what, nobody seemed TO know.
A well-known local wag who argued that the West
erners were throwing a big bluf' started a story
that the Board of Trade had secured an order from
the for the arrest Of some of the Westerners
and that they likely 10 be locked up In Lnd-
low Street Jail. Some OF the Westerners turned
pale and the announcement that the frowning por-
tails Of Jail were ready for them Is said TO have
affected one Chicago man, who Is well known In the
trade SO seriously that he Immediately took
train for Chicago. Everybody was laughing over
The suit that Isaac h. Potter Will bring against the
League Of American Wheelmen for alleged indebt-
edness to him in the old Good Roads Magazine
matter has causd considerable comment among the
l.. A. W. officials. well as the manufacturers
The chances are that the makers Of the wheel Will
not have to 20 court after all. The case Will come
I'D in the Kings County Court on Tuesday Mr..
Perkins and others OF the Executive Committee OF
the L. A. W. now view the matter In the light that
Potter tried to have them take from the first the
written deposition OF the manufacturers WILL In all
probability be submitted and they will not have to
20 TO court in person. The talk has caused so
much feeling that it said at one time yester-
day that the Chief Consul Of this State would not
be invited to the conference between the L. A. W.
and the Board Trade This was denied. how
ever, by A. c. Wilson. the president Of the l.. A
W. who said that Potter had received an invitation
TO the conference so far as he knew, and that II
he had not a clerical error had been made
HARMONY AT THE MEETING
The first joint conference Of the executive COM
rnittees Of the League of American Wheemen and
Of the Board Of Trade was he'd at the Garden
yesterday. According to the statement given out
the meeting entirely harmonious. A {.
Wilson the president of the L. A. w. acted as
chairman. George A. Perkins. Isaac b.. Potter Abb
bott Bassett and Sterling Elliott were the other
was repre sT n by r. Lindsay Coleman, A. c.
spaldns. Joseph Mckee and w; F. Wilson. g. D.
"Pop' Brewster OF the Transportation Committee
OF the L. A. w. failed to appear.
The joint conference approved Of the suggestion OF
The retention OF Glass b. but 1t will be called by
some other name. Several subcommittee re-
ported progress. Perfect harmony existed. but few
suggestions made which will be OF much real
benefit to wheelmen at large. Then again the Ma
tional Assembly may not approve Of the action
taken last night regarding racing
Mr.. Sanger, manager OF Madison Square Garden.
said last night that the crowd present In the Gar
den the largest of the week, and he thought
that the attendance for the day would foot about
1900 thought that the total receipts for the
week would be between $4,000 and $4,000 OF this
amount the Board Of Trade will receive nearly sA,-
Co., The Information Bureau has during the week
handled 1900 tickets for trade people who have Wis.,
1ted the show from other cities.
Robert Gentle the chief consul of New-Jersey,
has decided not TO for the vicepresidency the
Elliott ticket. Gentle says that he has been adj
Vised take this by the officers Of the New