New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-31
THE BIG BICYCLE PARADE.

HE Blu Blt II liz .thhi'''
During the present political campaign several
Intellectual attempts have been made 10 arouse
the enthusiasm Of the cyclists Of Greater New
York and to induce them TO take part in pollt-
lcal parades but 1t not until last night
that the kind OF parade to attract cyclists was
carried out. The cyclists 70 the NUMBER OF
1000 turned out last night to show their teei-
Ing for good government, good roads ana Setn
Low Compared with the other parades when
have gone before. the demonstration last night
so far outshonc the others in genuine enthusi-
asm and numbers to make the previous ei-
forts insignificant indeed
When John g. Yates. the popular cyclIst and
clubman suggested some time ago that the
wheelmen of the district would like to parade
In honor Of Low his suggestion was taken up
and last nights monster demonstration was
the result Mr.. Yates and his aids are to be
CONGRATULATED on the splendid success Of the
parade and there need be doubt longer
as TO where the wheemen's votes will go on
Tuesday.
The committee in charge OF the arrangements
remembering the little turnout OF five hundred
at the recent Tracy parade and possibly double
that number at the Van Wyck affair. made
preparations to have. they expected. possibly
two thousand cyclists in line last night The
start was TO be made at Eighty -second-st. ana
the Boulevard at s O'Clock. An hour before that
time riders OF the wheel began to arrive, ana II
was seen that the committee would nave It's
hands full In handling the thousands VINO wlsheu
to take part. II was fortunate for the commit
tee that the aids and courlers were all expe-
rlenced cyclists who had oficated in similar
CAPACITIES in the big wheeling parades last year.
and they understood their business
Long before the parade started the Boulevard
was lined with people. while cyclists were
scnrrying up the thoroughfare to get to the
starting point and secure their positions in the
line Many places OF business and houses were
handsomely decorated. Stationed at regular IN
tervals along the Boulevard were men IN charee
of big bundles Of fireworks and red hre' ana
az soon as the word was passed along the ii"e
,ho, ,hev were off" the streets presented
gorgeous spectacle. The wheels or the Cyclists
we're IN most instances handsomely decorated.
besides having japanese lanterns on the ha"u'e
hors in addition to the regulation twinkling
little lamps on the head posts or front FORKS
The line Of parade was down the boulevard
% v-hourt h ST. and then across and up
rho Roulevard to One hundred -and-tenth-s''
Tben another turn was made. and the cavaicaue
,uont down the Boulevard 10 SiXtieth-st' ana
disharded I'm front Of Durlands Riding
,codan,v where a Seth Low meeting was peihs
h,d Tbare was such a crush inside at " CLOCK
u.be, the army OF cyclists arrived that COM
,o,a,,vaIv few Of the wheelmen were aple 10
got into the building Many stopped 10 listen
~ rho sneakers at the overflow meetings on 'he
outside o,,
In the line OF march were many cyclists wen
known in wheeling affairs of Greater New oIk,
including members OF the New iorh ,.',, h,., ,h',
cluh rho Knickerbocker Athletic Clup' 'he
pi,,arsi1e Wheelmen Harlem Wheemen, Cen
tmrv Wheelmen Greater New-York WheeInen.
Brooklyn Bicycle club. Logan Wheelmen, SCUM SCUM
Brooklyn Wheemen, ,,orIcan ,he Wheelmen. and. in
sact from most Of the cycling clubs ana orsa"'-
cations OF the district. , fro,, q halconv
Mr. Low reviewed the paraae l,oili a "a as
at Seyentv-sixth-st and the i5ouieVaiu anu 10 %
,ho cavalcade swept past him he bowed MS
thanks 70 the cheering thousands. sem Low vi =.
a genuine cyclist ana as Ae s'a,lu, ,, % for Sood
government he must necessarily s'ahu io' e
roads , a,r,rg the parade
hut the most popular was some'h'"e ""e '"'''
R1s, On, Fsn' Sh, dSi Er'
what we'll have is
Low, Low. Low,
Tho character of the parade must be part'cu-
IarIv pleasing to the friends OF MI Low, IL was
not composed of disheVeiiet III l''aSS hee, bmt ~
cyclists who handled their mounts IKE experts.
The nand of music on wheels kept up HeiLy
,,,nas from start to finish The escort OF plcycie
,,,o,,,an vvere John Schuessler, John McLaugn-
POI pon. e Warr,ne C. j. Leibold B. McGotern, N.
c~,enison and william O'Connell:
%hn p. Yates was sia''N ' ~
the marshals were:
CHARLES f. sIMMs. JR j. C. P0MpGtGHN; PN09HPpIsGH;
THEolWhE, "IoOwE EDWARD A. CTIOATE.
= NJ FROBISHEK ~ ~ .ppy = nRyAN
G. :. NJ Et|'~A'' I. G. MULLER
i. A. Nhr.55ir,iiNaOS THOMAS A. ROE,
A NJ PREMIER 1rccu "a AEfc NELSON
+. NJ siEnTrnn,, Or X. B. OTTOIINGU1E,
T j. SIGLER. '' " ~
s SOLOMON.
The leading Doctors Of New York drink BOkO