New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-29
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
A DEVICE FOR TESTING BALL BEARINGS.
THE DISPUTED l.rH REGIMENT CONTESTS
spALDING BROS CHAINLESs WHEEL
NEWS OF THE RACERS.

THE DISPUTED l4rH REGIMENT CONTESTS
spALDING BROS CHAINLEss WHEEL
NEWS OF THE RACERS.
One Of the novelties at the Eastern National
Cycle Show. which opens In the Grand Centrai
Palace week from next Saturday evening. will be
device for testing and exhibiting ball bearings The
Invention is protected by patents and is one OF
the most instructive touching the vital part OF
bicycle that could possibly be thought out nne
hall races esso with large steel balls steel and
axle. which I'm operation. are clearly EXPOSED ~
inches in diameter As an educational feature. the
crystal huh will probably be without peer III the
entire show
T. ~ Greene Of the South Brooklyn Wheelmen,
has this to say regarding the disputed contests al
the games of the l4th Regiment last Saturday:
The men who left out of the finals feel sore
over the roasting" they have received and think
their Side should he heard as well the other.
w. II. owen the National Guard champion: Jerome
Buck. the crack hurder A. Walsh. the mile run
left out. were not told of the finals AS to w H.
Owen being asleep. that is not So as ne ana o'neos
was run off before it should have been; thus caus-
Ing general mX-np at the a,fr emo hu ui Won could
not find the men whose names appeared VI" '"o
programme.
Strange to say. notwithstanding all the talk In
the bicycle trade about chaness bicycles, the only
wheel of this description the Chicago Cycle Show
4 "A. VI.
has been one OF the leading features OF the western
exhibition and has been much talked of; 1t Will
also be among those shown by the spaidng s, a,
he the only one Of it's kind there 1t is somewhat
surprising. in view Of the many repor'ru rket this
year that only has been displayed at the great
exhibitions of the year
A caller at No % Warren-st.. the New-York ad-
dress of the Overman Wheel Company finds there
in these days the strongest possible commence III
the trade-compeing power of the Nictors TOT 1884,
The Victor road-racer. an entirely new mouei' pre-
SCENTS a combination of clean-cut lines lhere mas
also been added to the line womans mach'he'
NTH double-tube drop frame which will be much
~,iosr than the regular Victoria frame. The latter
composed of a single tube. yields somewhat unue.
the weight of the rider giving an action "i'."
many women prefer to the rightly OIL d uouo''
frame Both styles are now furnisheo, ~ Una. Wv
rider may choose whichever her individual TASTE
dictates Another addition is line of Nictors listns
az s75 these being Of regular IS model SO tnS d1
The only real difference between tnsi ,a vomrove
machines is that they have not the 81 liip. .t
1mants and the range of options on gears, ures'
ETC is not so great practical thing a, the Mou
tng The details of construction by the use Oh on,
play parts Riders of to-day are nnt In
ters Oh Of ne 0vermans that they willing and
glad TO you ali about he H'tnIoT h The T;nk
ham cycle compa4y No 80 WSs ssI
and Mathews Brothers. No 100 Wes' osnec,allv on
;nstalments. by the F. G. p. Co. No. % Broadway:
,bs branch house and general headquarters peihs
at No % Warren-st
JP Mckinney. of the Pope Manufacturing Com
many. was in the city yesterday Mr MCKINNEY -
,nakine certain arrangements for his company IN
lnnnar,ion with the coming Cycle Show at the
Grand Central faia'e.
While the l. A. W. annual meeting is being heid
a. Albany there will be series OF bicycle races
from February 10 to February u inclusive
w. H. owen and c. 5. Hanshaw' two OF 'ne ras'
.ms,eur riders of this district. started for Bunaio
last night Aleck Brown, OF the RIVERSIDE "neei
men, is already at Buffalo The men WIN ,aA1 10 he
in the bicycle races OF the oo'h hes''"e" ~
held there tomorrow night
The Gotham wheemen will celebrate the iorina'
opening OF their new clubhouse IN west my
third-st. Friday. February q ihere VIII 'e
s'srnoker' and entertainments
The Williamsburg wheelmen will hold their thrd
annual reception at Turn Hail. NOS ol-'o Nese'o'e
ST.. Brooklyn. on IuesoaS'
Cyclists desiring to join the League OF american
xNbeelmen may obtain full printed Information anu
membership blanks by sending names anu a'
dresses to the Cycling Editor Iripui'e'
SURPRISED AT THE SIZE OF THE SHOW.
VISITORS TO CHICAGo's CYCLE EAhihiiioN
PLEASED AT THE DISPLAY
Chicago Jan. 2s.-President Sterling Eiliou; OF
the I. A. w. who has arrived from New-1ork 10
visit the National Cycle Show at the Coliseum ano
do League work. said he was surprised az us not
nitude and admitted that New-aorK oc coui haf "V
~, the exhibition in size. There were nan 49,
Gozen other clubs represented at the show shs
and the moderation or the "ea'"e' " ~
attendance. .soo.,rors and dealers
The generosity Of the manufactnTeIis an of fund
Iss 20 oSo n aid the suffering poor Of chicago Inc
subscription was in charge OF eArMha'Ei s visitor
nedy Child of Hartford, Conn. VINO Is d Ns''o'
only. $50 Do tho founder of cycle
o e ,he inited states arrived from Boston
he