New-York tribune., 1896-01-04
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
NEW WHEEL HEADQUARTERS SECURED
IN THIS CITY.

ELECTIONEERING IN THE L. a. w.-THE BICYCLE
SHOWS OF CHICAGO AND NEw-YORK.
The new wheel headquarters in this city were
secured yesterday. and will be in the Vanderbilt
Building. In Nassau-st W. S. Bull. the secretary
treasurer of the New-York State Division OF the
l.. A. w. will be IN charge of the Office. MT Bull
will start for his home in Buffalo to-day to make
arrangements for moving his family and effects 10
this city When seen last night Mr. Bull said: u
feel little put at the unjust insinuatons
which have heer directed at the. officials OF the
aiysion TIE expenses Of me d'Sisom ,n,s yhap
Of S.03l. our eXper Sc account was $3.50 II cost
us last year 81 ~ member. and the year before 1t
cost 81 10 member our renewals last year were
per cent, ana II We can keep up that proporuoh
bership in this State up to nearly 4OVW rms may
be little TOO rosy view to take OF the matter but
J can see no reason why we cannot have mem,
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With the advent of the new year the League OF
American Wheemen politicians getting 10 work
There is an unwritten law that elcctioneering
should no; be started until after January J. The
friends of A. c. Wilson working hard for their
favorite. and those who trying TO assist the
canvass of Sterling Elliott. of Massachusetts. are
not far behind The Chief Consul of this State, l.
things about President Wilson, and this has
aroused the ire Of the followers of the present in
rate in consequence. When Mir. Potter was askei
II the manner IN which he looked is any evidence
IL is easy to surmise that his vote in the National
Assembly for the presidency will not be cast for
Mr. Wilson.
The first of the big annual cycle SHOWS Will be
opened In Chicago tonight. and If tales from the
West 10 be believed Chicago proposes TO outdo
the world In the cycle show line The manufacturers
all over the country and many from the other side
of the water have sent exhibits. This exhibition,
coming as !; does. ahead OF the show in this city.
will give Chicago lots OF FUN and AZ the same time
enable the projectors 20 slft out the cycling chan.
that when the show in this city is ready for the
be left. besides many new features. which VIII not
be sent West. The show in this city Will begin on
January IS and last until January "a. Ii is said
that the electrical display VIII be particularly fine.
The Cycle Club OF Brooklyn many interest
Ing indoor enterta inments last winter and arrange
ments have been made to duplicate their success
this winter the Cyc,e Armory in Flatbush-ave.
A good programme has been arranged for tonight.
There Will music ride. in which most OF the
members will take part: nag ride, a BaiakiaNa
melee and a riding fitting contest Next week thete
Will be "A new feature introduced called 'tenpin
ride The pins will, be set up. and the idea VIII be
70 ride bet Neen them without knocking them down,
or at least disturbing few of them as possible
The pins will be up in such Il way mat the
feat will b a difficult one
Cvcsts particularly those of Brooklyn are much
interested in what selection Mayor Wurster OF that
city will make for Park Commissioner The name
of Timothy L. Woodruff has been MENTIONED 10 IN IN
Connection with the place as well as that OF isaac
II Potter the chief consul Of the New-fork divi-
sion
At the annual meeting OF the Long lslahu "neei-
man on Thursday night Colonel John L. Shepherd
William Boyer, secretary. and Henry Prince treas