New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-02

TROUBLE ovER THE BROOKLYN SHOW.
THE DISPLAY OF MANUFACTURERS SIGNS on
THE ARMoRY BUILDING SENDS THE BOARD
OF TRADE TO THE COURTS-A PIO-
NEER OF ROAD RACING
CIT
NOTES OF THE CLUBS.


NEER OF ROAD RACING
NOTES OF THE CLUBS
There Is some trouble in Brooklyn over the lease
Of the old 18th Regiment Building. in which tho
coming cycle show will be held. but the promoters
Of the show say that It will affect their lease.
The building is leased In the first place. from the
city by the cycle club Of Brooklyn. A suitcase.
so ii is said has been made 10 certain bicycle
firm, and that firm has placed its signs over the
building The Board Of Trade wants the signs
moved. at least while the show lasts. This TIL
firm has refused - do. The lease OF the Board Of
Trade Of Brooklyn is supposed to start in
Thursday OF this week and 10 extend to Tuesday.
March IT, In speaking OF the trouble last night.
OF the managers for the coming show said:
ION the application Of Amet +. jerks, OF Brook
Ign. yesterday. Justice Van WICK. OF the Supreme
Court. issued order requiring tn" Cycle club Of
Brooklyn 20 show cause why an Injunction should
moi be- granted compelling the clue 10 turn over
the old arnory OF the 18TH Regiment. now occupied
Island. from March 1 o. l6. for the purposes Of
cycle how. in accordance with the terms agreed
ul1n. lhr alnculiL does nor IT. any way lnttiicr"
win the Board Of Trade securing the building for
" nov Oh Mal,H IIei- NJ sinpiS D'tn "a
oi-a-f cement about inc adVeru~em"hts OF cycle
manufacturer, which are on the side OF the build
- Trade wants them removed while the show lasts
and claims that the club al first agreed TO remove
that 10 do 80 would make trouble between the club
ana the manufacture. with whom the club admits
t has business relations. The club Is not incOr-
poratcd. and is said 10 De proprietary institu-
ton. controlled by a few men. The courl argument
involves only the question Of whether the Board
q Trade VIII take possession OF the urmOrv on its
own terms or the terms Of the club. The fact
OF It's being leased for the show Is settled. The
writ Is returnable ar 10 o'clock this morning"
4 ; Roorbach. a pioneer Of the wheel In New
Jersey when wheelmen were few and far between
anI good roads unknown. is visiting old friends In
his district A. an artist and a writer he did much
for roads and the wheel when bicycsts were
laughed and had 10 night for their rights He
was one o: The noted OF the tourists and rough
road riders o. that day His feat In riding from the
Delaware Wafer Gap 20 Elizabeth in one day over
The nllies, and worst OF rocky roads viii live in the
arra.s u wheeling. and even now can be regarded
a. "a great performance. considering the roads ne
trdVersrd and the fact that he rode A fifty-ive-
pound star machine. He one OF the members o,
the ~ zlbeth Wheelmcn's team in the hrsi road
race run the Irvingt0n- M!lburn Sidney
y. Bowman. once crack racer and now well known
IN the trade. prOiege OF Roorbach and by
him converted 20 vegeta nism, which he has
practlsed ever since.
A stag party was he'd by tha New-York County
Wheemen and their may friends last NondSS