Griggs courier., 1897-04-16
THE GREAT BICYCLE SHOW.

THE GREAT BICYCLE SHOW.
Now Wonders and Now Wheels will Soon
| BE Ready for the Public.
The great bicyle show that opens in
Minneapolis on April 10 has already
attracted great deal of attention
Throughout the state, and from the
amount OF interest shown it appears
that there will be an even larger repre-
sentation of visitors from the smaller
cities of the state this year than last.
The managers of the show have spared
no expense tins year to make this the
hnest and most complete exposition of
wheels and wheeling novelties ever
put on in the Northwest. Experience
in the show of 1896 thought the man
agement many things, and men like L.
N. Scott of the Metropolitan and
Theodore Hays of the Bijou are not
slow to profit by the knowledge thus
gained. These gentlemen have in
charge the big show of 1897, and it will
be SO much in advance of the one held
last year, in everything that goes to
make up cycle show, that the public
will certainly have no cause to COM
plain. There will be wheels on exhi-
bltion from every one of the leading
factories. while the dealers of Minne-
apolis are vieing with each other to
produce the most sensational effects in
the matter of local displays. Some Of
these will be of especial magniicence.
Kennedy Bros. for instance, have ar
ranged to put in an elaborate display
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dems. triplets and specially made
racing machines. This exhibit will
have for close neighbor the Spalding
layout, and Messrs Boutell of Mime
apolis who are handling the Spalding
this year, are going to decorate as
though the line of march Of the Queens
Jubilee procession was going past their
booth. The Spalding is to get some
sharp competition in the line of elabo.
ration in display from the Moore Carv-
ing Machine company making two
Minneapolis wheels the Konnark and
Yarnell. In fact it may be said that
every dealer and manufacturer is ap-
parently determined to make very
gaiiy colored spot of that main exposi-
tion floor during cycle show week.
AS an extra attraction during the
show, an engagement has been made
with Senor and Sonora Granada, the
greatest pair of tight wire performers
in the world. Among their other feats
these people go through an exhibition
of cooking and eating their dinner
while balanced on wire suspended
between high buildings.
The art exhibition of Ashley Cooper
will also be worth going to see. The
famous painting ''Thclma" will be ex-
hibited during the entire week.
In connection with the cycle show
will also be held the initial bench show
of the Minneapolis Kennel club, which
will include as entries some of the best
dogs in the world. A large list of local
classes has been arranged by the man
agement and for this class of competi-
tion, medals and diplomas will be Of
fered instead of cash prizes. 1t is esti-
mated that there will be at least 800
dogs on exhibition at the bench show.
The top floor will be occupied by, the
pure food exhibition, which will occu.
py the entire floor and constitute the
most complete array of food products
ever seen in this country. All the mill
ing companies will have big exhibits
and IN fact all the concerns engaged in
food manufacture will put their goods
before the public in the most attractive
styles possible.
The most exciting event of the week
will, in all probability, consist in the
six-day bicycle race, in which are en-
tered all the fastest women riders in
this country. Among the list of start
ers will be Misses Dottie Farnsworth,
Helen Baldwin, Alice CLAW, May AL
len, May Kowlaski, and in addition
there will be string of fast amateur
girl riders present from Chicago. who
will be pitted against the fastest of the
amateurs in Minneapolis. This should
be one of the hottest races ever
brought off on the women's circuit.
For information on matters connect.
ed with the show, queries should be
addressed to the Cycle Show Manager,
Metropolitan Theater, Minneapolis.