New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-05
Dr.. Lyons
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AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people, of refinement
for over a quarter of century:
IN THE CYCLING WORLD
prize DESIGNS FOR CYCLE SHOW Gaia
LOGrEs CHOSEN.

now, ~ INTERESTING EXPERIMENT WITH
PrNcrURE-PRooF TIRE
.. -, ,.o-d 4, the competition for designs
,.,, fr o.,oIopue covers for the Chicago anu
~nu.yorL cvc,e shows yesterday sent inc io'
lowing list OF prize-winners to Secretary
the National cycle Board OF Trade 70, '' -os
York Show-First, T.. Stetson tra"'oru' ~ c,,
North Sixteenth-st. Philadelphia: seconu, o"' n.y.
: russia Phoenix Building. Springfield Mass, ..
~, ,.h,oaco shou,-Frst f. W. Girard. No. Wes'
Eourteen,h-s, New-York; second. r. oe'so
crawford No LIPS North Sxteenth-st.. f"i'aue'
phia Honorable mention was maze u! '
of the works contributed by Freder'c" ,
BROOKLYN ~ Y: Elisha Brown Bird. Bos'o''' 49,. -.
! Iorio SpringIqli Mass. Fl Is H. '"
Grard S Bierach. jr, and George f. Ni"s, q.
NJ New-york city. Laurance y. Scammot r'a''
Oakland cal and NJ Louise StoweIl ho 20, ,ir,er
y y The collection received num , rrber being
ent designs "A large majority or inns nunu, vim
extremely artistic The drawings OF me pr re ali
ners and those receiving honorane rst prize for
th York show will be used as the cover , TOT
,he from February to 49, the design receiv
ing first prize for the ChicaSo Snrw CIV NV ~
for similar purpose In 'he "e''e'" '
r,o r,orhers Of the New-York Consulate OF the
League OF American Wheelmen are working ear
nes,lv. and unlike some organizations. the cum
mittecs are not talking about what thcy Hi'e"u ~
do but are doing 1t and talking ABOUT II ave,
ward Good progress has been mduc III INC w. -
Of arranging the different districts There VIII oe
,hirty-two OF these when this work has been nm
shed and each district viii be presided oSu, Sy
consul whT VIII ne n hermcns smallest interests
can then looked after and the cGnditohs oi 'ne
roads and streets In every district VIII oe h"' "
l.. A. w headquarters
Isaac Il. Potter who was married receh'iy' Is ho"
I'm Montreal on his honeymoon lie VIII return ~
this city in about two weeks. Al the local L. a. W.
cot1
could be told about what would be done at the
annual National Assembly at Albany until next
week Any amendments TO be offered TO the CON
stitution and bylaws must be announces pe nos
next SUNDAY Ii is uncertain yet whether the CUES
lions OF color line and Sunday racing for the west
Will come up or not
The young Of well-known cycle manu1act-
urer whose place OF bust less is In Warren-st' mas
designed for himself 4 wheel Of which he Is proud
The wheel weighs only nineteen pounds. and 1t has
the remarkably narrow tread Of four inches. The
machine is geared H. and the proud owner thinks
II is really the only wheel In town.
An Interesting experiment alleged punct-
ure-proof tire shown dowrto WIN yesterday Inc
tires were placed on an ordinary bicycle weighing
about ~ enty-iive pounds. Then box was secured
containing a pound )r Of broken glass and
a Kindred or more sharp-pointed tacks The box
wse Gp and rode ho' o4er this
TO ordinary tires The tires were rot Injured par,
ticle Aftorward a haf-dozen lacks were pulled out
Of them, but the imitation was not affected
r. Lindsay Coleman. president Of the National
Cycle Board OF Trade has returned to the city Mr..
| Coleman owns q handsome plantation In Virginia,
and he had received word that some Of his hired men
| had been unruly He took flying trip TO the farm
and the trouble was over in an instant
The Associated Cycling Clubs OF Long Island are
| hay hri which
| connect C;ravesend Bay shore with Coney Island.
Or George H. Parshall, OF the With District in
! BROOKLYN will Introduce the bill In the Assembly.
The assertion OF Messrs Monshimer owen and
Siblev Of the South Brooklyn Wheemen that they
were the first cyclists to reach Coney Island in the
new year seems TO be borne out by the facts
| A prominent cyclist when seen in Cycle Row yes
terday showed Il neat concet In his button-hole he
wore tiny gold watch an inch In circum-
| ference He said that II weighed less than two
| ounces and that 1t had kept perfect time The works
were In a little receptacle which formed the back
| or support for the button.
| The ball OF the Gotham Whcelmen takes place
| at Lyric Hall tomorrow night; This organization
since its rece Vt formation has worked itself up 10
| such a point as 10 place II par with some OF
| the older and well-known clubs. Among It's MEM
| bers may be counted few Of the prominent men
OF the city The Gotham Wheemen were the hrst
to conceive the idea OF having bicycle ambulance
corps.
Cycst desiring to join the League OF American
Wheelmen may obtain full printed information and
membership blanks by sending names and ad.
dresses TO the Cycling Editor Tribune.