Evening star., 1897-01-30
SaenYcrbund.
1853 IA Ill Totals &.
Carroll Institute
FIRST GAME.
SECOND GAM
A GREAT WHEEL SHOW.
New York'~ Coming Exhibition of In.
terest tO11ltclfsts.

Correspondence of The EHeallng gtar. '
NEW York; 5January %. 1897.
The best chance ever offered to the public
for the study of the bicycle will be when
the national cycle board of trade opens its
big annual show ingtheyGrand Central Palace
at 43d street and Lexington avenue next
Saturday night Not hnly will the display
Of wheels outnumber That of any previous
show. but the quality and finish in keeping
with the timess viii Aiso excel. Then, OF
course. every novelty lias handle bars, sad
dies. pedals, tires, lamps, etc, of which
manufac t.lters make specially will be
displayed in profusion and told about by
obligins agents whose mission it will be to
instruct seekers after cycle knowledge.
With nearly 800 spaces rented by close to
800 exhibitors. the exhibition must rank
the most gigantic affair In the history Of
cycle manufacturing. The floor space, if it
were spread out in four-acre lot, would
fill every nook, save for a strip along one
side about two feet wide. The decorations
rentals and other expenses will cost the
trade every cent of s1.Ooo.0OO. yet it is con-
sidered money well spent because of the
educational advantages derived by the pub
lie. x.-.
Under the direction of r. Lindsay Cole
man, the cycle boards president assisted
by Secretary Z. X. Franks, every convent
ence for the public has been planned. Not
only will there be a nigh-class restaurant
in the building, but a post office. bureau of
information. barber shop, ladies waiting
rooms and writing room.
Many Novelties Promised.
Novelties" will be the watchword of
nine-tenths of the visitors, and to find out
| what they are and where located will be
| their chief object in view. Among so vast
display. it will be mo- easy task even for
t1,f ,t
| once, bit they will surely come to light and
in great numbers during journey among
| the exhibits. No radical changes are an.
| ticipated I'm frame designs but in minor
| details. looking always toward the perfect
end many new things are promised
| In saddles there will be much to interest
riders. for it is now claimed that the per
| feet bicycle seat has at last been devised
An almost endless variety of handle bars
| and grips will be presented. Among the
| latter will be the fiber-buckskin, cork
pneumatic, woven cane and wire and many
| others.
The preparations for brakes since the
| close of the last riding season indicate tina
| many novelties can be looked for In this
| line. Undoubtedly this will be brake
year There are two styles of concealed
| plunger brakes on the market. One Is op
Grated by the handle, the rod passing
through the tube forming the head while
| the other has an ingenious mechanism by
which the power is applied simply by turn
! ing the grip of the handle bar.
| Something that will delight the eyes o.
the visitors will be the new line of bicycle
| lamps.
| improvements in Construction.
improvements will be specially noticeable
| in crank hangers, axles, crank bearings
hubs and joints. 3D. shaped tubing vii
| be shown in a majority of frames, ane
some superior enameling. brilliant as 6
mirror, will be observed on all the high
| grade wheels.
The costliest bicycle in the show will b
the zen thousand dollar tandem which {
| western manufacturer has had built es
pecially to show at the-pat tional exhibition
1t is covered with gold and precious stones
and is undoubtedly heimost gorgeous ma
chine for two ever made.
Sharing attention with the costlier Freaks
will be a monster bicycle fifteen feet il
height and twenty-fopr feet in length
This was feature of ffe Paris show, ant
was brought over specially for the nationa
| exhibition. &c
1t is understood there will be no limit t
the number Of souvenirs. A certain west
ern house has planned 60 give away on
hundred thousand scarf pins Of a Yer,
| fetching design ~
An incidental feature will be collection
of trophies. including those won by Cham
| pion Arthur Zimmerman In his most ia
1 nous races.
The annual election of officers and direct
| ors of the board will occur during the wee
of the show The present directors ar
| among the most prominent members OF tn
trade, being r. Lindsay Coleman, chair
man: r. Philip Gormully. George n. Day
i W. J. Bruff, c. w. Dickerson. A. L. Gar
J ford, Joseph Mckee. william A. ReddIne
| C. F. Smith. A. G. Spaldfng. e. c. Stearnt
William +. Wilson, Joseph L. Yost.