The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-07
BICYCLE AND ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT.
New York Herald Free Ice Fund.
Manhattan Field, Saturday, July "a, 1897.

The title page says; Official Programme; Bi:
cycle and Athletic Tournament in Aid Of New
and Firemen's Pension Fund, under the man
assment Of [d Daniel J; Smith Sporting Depart
Right here it may be said there were only
ninety-four pages In, the programme of THIS
eTeR1 las1 se"T No otvfsR ,sss insh that 'h faei E'a the
Herald admitted profits of more than $4,000.
IS s%f 'as.' ss the admission this year of a p"l'ry
50 much for the receipts from the p, ,nn s1M;s
sion. " a dozen times the Herald printed para
graphs like the following:
there ri IS every" every Indication that Manhattan Field
will present q notable sight, a..
,o 9n shS %oi sso R e ,5s1y . "a the "P s1I %5.f # The
rain had not come and gone IKE the smiles OF a
sssa ne 'n 10 s Moe,a t hSss sa Sfsa ib" at as 'f It %as
there were at least 5000.
Putting 1000 ,. on y, the 2. e ho csnas sn Th enst the
s = Ts,t in the 10 e. srs s1t ,s s.a ,ni.I T .nm o sas rss9 tr was
that this estimate IL almost ridieulonsIy low.
because in the case of all charities hundreds Of
1 Wsen ,S ae' eT P%lfhis Is an t onsao sro a nixsF an "ied Il
rains, as 1t did this day, 1t Is safe to say that, not
for charity attend. Again. the boxes were sold
at higher rates than a dollar a seat; Adding thee
Actually represented on the ground tho sum
would be probably IS $500. and the real shortage
have tho benefit OF the doubt. Admitting that
It printed fiction about The advance sale: and
tho tickets were kept on sale at all the principal
hotels in the city q full month before the event;
the income according to the figures the Herald
amount given. $500,
inSe%e Sa So Sa for s ,6s 81 ssl l. 1 of PF Ssr. Boon is. It
The T.. , smop Ioss Is SSl oG ns 10 the eO sIpenss. T IN
Heraid's Observation-Disclosures in admitting fayors
Tsei biggest item OF expense for such a show
ordinarily would DO the grounds. The Herald
sag "M an Ana Andrew Freedman. the President of the
Now York Baseball Club. who desires to help
s snIT rendered the use OF Manhattan Field FOR
That wipes out the biggest item Of expense.
The .n Herald a said on May 10 and twenty time;
must become members of tho Amateur Athletic
tho Ia'p prohts tho Herald said, on July a7;.
This sum will 60 TO the charities which the
s ssa's spa Y Rrssi fHs 's asi S @ssa:si q d. 'his f, e b ehs:
TGsat Knocks OF tho second possible expense:
The Htra,d said on July 81; u.,,r,,. &, -.
patronage of sports, but tho men who aided in
having the events known FL over the yicini ty
OF new T y "a -" '"s '"s
profits by refusing to charge more thnn n small
PERCENTAGE Of their usual prices for bill posting
Then follows a list of bill posters and the
names Of the concerns that did the printing.
Thus tho items 500 for printing and 500 for
bill posting are most liberal.
Next in order Of expenses Some me nr,hGlns
# sh Ts %sn f hss never Se,e ssia t tina, t L pai hast sRa n' es
ponse. However. count. 1t In; There were yer
II The party th9t came s frSm s,s Shi tSs sum Ay woad
men Usually ride cheaper than other persons
rshs p' The ten lived at lthss Marlborough Tots
. Sun reporter Walled the, marlborough Hote
: party OF ten who would arrive on Thursday ane
], stay until Monday. He didn't say ne repfssentSt
: S sayty i9 was ,sn sha Gi HisI pa rehf Ms Went 81 as sn = slsl!
IL I'LL NJ ;sn i1fS, y ;im 's1 ,ss sSf Charge sssa a vpo siltY j ss- 81 {
!. have as good a room as there was N me hStel
Again. the estimate OF cost 10 tho Herat
printed above. 1t will DO SEEN is above the prof.
Tho Herald has said that the two considerabl
r items Hs ios Of ts ssp SsoSnS %sr and ah @s GsipAf These an" are x Il
only expenses II hos deemed worthy OF mentor
I a a,S sSntrsS SIsw sh fh %t MsnS { Stslni si. % r sna tol
faE SUN t reporter Len s9 iS ! t hs. 09 fsst' waS r csEsnsne
to the table shows that $500 has, heen allowet
The second expense +" complained of-the me-
y ais~is also overestimated. There we're 40 me-
d ais nil told; 10 gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze. Thf
gold medals were not nearly so large as a Sa
~ gold piece. Five dollars will buy a silver med
as big as a buckwheat cake and $3.50 VIII by
m a bronze medal as big as a dinner plate. tt
N medals the Herald gave were not so large
IN all this.
n. tached to such an entertainment. That 10 u
40 training ground. AS the men were amaten
"a and not members of clubs. OF course tratntr
- grounds were necessary. The Herald said
to May 81: 4.
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