New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-04

BICYCLE CATALOGUE DESIGN EXHIBI-
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BICYCLE CATALOGUE DESIGN EXHIBIT
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ARTISTS TRY FOR PRIzEs-THE EXHIBITION AT
THE ARCHITECTURAL LEAGUE TO CLOSE
ToDAY-THE SHOW IN THIS CITY-A
JOINT DIAMOND MEET.
The display Of artistic designs. some of which will
be used in the catalogues of the cycle shows in this
city and Chicago. will end to-day at the rooms OF
the Architectural League. in West Fifty-seventh-
st. The exhibition opened on Saturday and
crowd was present yesterday afternoon. Some time
ago the National Board Of Trade of Cycle Manu-
facturers offered series of prizes for the best de-
signs TO be used in the catalogues for the coming
cycle shows. Artists and designers responded lib
orally and the paintings were hung up In the iect
ure-room at the Architectural League Building
Two prizes offered for each city The winner
of the prize for this city is sketch represent
ing an old Dutch settler riding bicycle known as
a ''boneraker' quarter Of century ago me IN,
blended to one who does not pose as an art critic
The second prize for this city has tapesry back H
wheels with wings The wheel IS partly covered by
wo sFn haP srd HSona Exhibition New
York February to IL, 1897. The first prize Tor
wearv asainst bicycle Her head is hooded and
she has yellow hair The prominent cooIs are r
Piu Knickerbocker fondling pneumatic tire
The coloring is green and yellow Several o'heT u
signs received favorable mention from the JUDGES
There 129 exhibits on the walls
The managers Of the coming cycle show in this
city saw that from artistic point OF view as well
as from the number Of exhibitors and spaces occu-
pied this will be the peer Of anything OF ike
nature ever held anywhere Elaborate prepara-
lions have been made to secure fine decorations
The electric light effects will b be % inSydna
exhibitors, against about two hundrsa ias' yea;
one hundred and is even larger than the list of the
Paris International Show In LONDON Ever! ue
tail has h now hs SHOW
completion the elaborate pTeparapns iaa o1 Toi 10y
nan is pleased with the work and prospects for the
show He believes. do the other members OF the
BOARD that 1t will be record-breaker IN every
sense of the word The Grand Central Palace IN
S %hrSn at anf and within
a stones throw Of the Grand Central station
The National Guardsmen Of Greater New-fork
are becoming enthusiastic over the two-mile handi-
can. omen only TO the National Guard which VIII
take Mace AT the diamond indoor race meet OF Com
pany G. 18th Regiment. and the South brooklyn
Wheelmen at the armory on wednesday evening
January g. Among the competitors In Inc race
will be the following wel-known militia wheelmeh'
W " owen and F. w Hearne 2d Regiment;
George w. Cooke and ]. Manneschmidt. 18th Regi-
ment. and L. S. Barrett, Troop c. The one-miie
handicap will be contested by w. II. Owen. William
Eonno. w X. Sibley, W. L. Losee. p. j. Dreher ana
T. r. Gray. South Brooklyn Wheemen; C. a. Hen
ment ". A. Browne and William Schneider River.
side Wnee"env Babcock Harlem Wheelmen;
W. Lowey. Tornahaw Wheelmen; Robert Mar "
and f. ins g9Tra Wbselmen W. J. White New
York County Vince linen The one-mlle prGlessi tnrs
VII 3n "Wsior Taylor. r f. Goodman, Sam
BROCK George Ruhke and many 90 Others es
ono of the best in this part of the country; II IS
larger than the Madison Square Garden ira rack only only
track is prizes are TS rnsy
7, uas not bicycle weather Yesterday yet num-
hor NJ riders were noticed in the Boulevard uptown
In Brooklyn Of the asphalt srees aT %ere ber
way through Prospect Park ana some h MAN.
as Coney Island No stretch OF 'he 'in"e''''''o"
could make II good riding
1o,n parnett the president of the Logan Wheel
mon Is a candidate for the presidency OF inc AS
o,a,ed cycling Clubs of Long Island Mr.: Barnett
soclevI ar and he seems likely to succeed MT Furst
IIa represents South Brooklyn. Heorge W. "u nh
non. who is also a CANDIDATE Represents ''e "''
ford district
r.o c,,c,o Club of Brooklyn Is again at It's old
- Quarters in the deserted 18th Regiment build-
WIN, ,,r,or,ainments will be held there every week
ing irh members will devote one night 10 skating
81 the Clermont Avenue RINK each "eeh'
= r, Raid will be in the city on "Wednesday. IL
800. an the conditions he can make whether ne
vii 60 TO Europe this year or not
Tho managers Of Manhattan Field now that co'-
% .,hau NAV not be played in this city here
f s ennounce that they will put bicycle track III
the field.
| IT.. ANNA, reception OF the Gotham Wheelmen
viii he held at Lyric Hall on Wednesday night
| Cyclists desiring to join the League OF American
yyhos,,nen NAV obtain full printed information ana
,nenhershiD blanks by sending names ana ao-
dresses 10 the Cycling Editor, Iribuhe'
| ENTRIES TO CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY,
Entries for the athletic ard bicycle races TO be
| decided at the National Guard Military, Athletic
| and Bicycle Tournament. 10 be heid al Madis 'h
| Square Garden. January II to ID. In ana OF me
movement to cndow hospital beds for the Na'ionai
| Guard of Greater New-york close on Wedne sd ~
WITT Captain Charles Setter. OF the l2tn heglmeh',
. and COumbus-aNe EntIlcs ar
4 expected from all the regiments III tIns otd,e'
New Jersey Pennsylvania. connecticut, Massac""-
t,etts and Rhode Island
HOLD-OVER DEMOCRATS DROPPLD.
Ibany Jan. 2-Elghteen Democratic employees 70
III Maintenance Department OF the state 'aphoi
haN, been dropped from the payroll OF the Depart
| meu Of Public Buildings by superintendent Easion
| hov. al OF them held over from the