New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-12
RECEP ZION TALKED OF.

RECEP rIoN TALKED OF
The scenes at the Cycle Show at the Grand Gen.
tral Palace yesterday afternoon and last night were
largely repetition OF those OF the previous days
;his week. except that possibly the crowd was
larger than ever This exhibition should definitely
settle the contention that there will be no more
National bicycle shows The show last year cleared
over s35 900 for the Board Of Trade ard the show OF
this year ought to clear much. II not more. The
Board at present has a handsome surplus, more
shan I; actually needs for working purposes IL the
only objection 10 National show Is of ex-
pense 10 the big manufa cturers. this might be clim
mated year by the redistribution Of the surplus
among the exhibitors
There is doubt that such exhibitions as the
shows in this city last year and this will do bi-
cycling a large amount OF good. There Is no single
feature half so feasible and half enjoyable that
would accomplish the object. Some people
who are not yet cycling enthusiasts cannot under
stand why many people will flock daily, coming
in many for many miles. merely to see lot OF
stationary bicycles and bicycle accessories placed
around In different booths. OF course. the indi-
vdual dressings and decorations CT the stands are
handsome and interesting, and sometimes really ar
tistc Men women and children rush all over the
building day in and night out, looking for some
little alleged improvement Of the wheel OF whlch
they have read in the newspapers. One man yester-
day who is public official in this city, went al
most frantic because ne could not find the stand at
which new patent wrench was exhibited lie
asked everybody where he could find this instru-
mont and finally left the show last night saying
mat he could not obtain the desired object. out
that he would return to-day as II was holiday.
ana spend the entire night II necessary but that he
would get that wrench. Handsome matrons ana
pretty girls are around at both afternoon and even
ing sessions They examine and ask about the me-
chanical details and technical points Of wheel
with A knowledge OF the subject common TO Few
men a couple OF years ago.
CROWDS THAT BREAK RECORDS.
The show will close tomorrow night at IL CLOCK
end then the thousands Of exhibits will be packed
I'D and shipped 70 their various destinations. and
,ha cycling world will move on as usual The
c~ovd Of humanity was greater last night thah
ever and It was estimated that there were over
twenty thousand people AT the show.
Already the attendance has broken previous
records The total for the first four days OF Inc
show was CO 81. divided by days as follows Sat
urdav evening u 900; Monday. 1900; Tuesday, biJo
Wednesday, .0.4ol. ~
Prominent people who were among the VISITORS
Yesterday included Frederic Brorson. MarshaH T.
wilder REGINALD Rives. John r. Townsend. a O.
Pond Dr Ramon Gultoras. Samuel Shaw. REGINALD
de Koven DR.. Hyde. DR.. H. G. Pifard. DIT A W.
MAYNARD Miss Louise King. Miss Adele Grant. MISS
Niles Mrs Clopton. OF Richmond, Va; Mrs j.
Glover Hall OF Hartford. DR.. S O. Nanderpoel. L.
Trowhridsc Martin. W. r. H Martin. W. NJ ID. De
pevs,er Colonel Harry Potter and 5. j. Meeker, o.