The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-18

The Minneapolis cycle show for 1897,
Ehat will open at the Exposition build
ms tomorrow night. is now complete in
aetail and ready for public inspection.
There has been a tremendous rush
during the last week to get the various
departments of the big show in work.
ms order, but as matters look at pres
snt it seems that everything will be in
place when the doors are thrown open
Ihe cycle manufactu of the Unit
: 60 States seem unanimous in their be-
lief that a Northwestern cycle show
Is the only show worth having any
hing to do with in these degenerate
HAS When every man, woman and
= child of the far East owns a bicycle
and every octogenarian Of either sex
IL d scorcher of greater or lesser pro-
gTessiVene SIS. In this part of the coun-
Dry, which general term comprises not
4lone Minnesota, but the Dakotas and
iowa as we'll, there remains an oppor-
tunity to work up business after ap-
proved business methods, and the
presence of so many of the prominent
manufacturers Of America in the Min
peapolis show may be ascrfbed to the
fact that this is now the best territory
remaining in the United States for the
bale Of the seductive wheel.
The proprietors Of the various ex-
bibits that will be presented to the
public in the pure food show, are we'll
10 the front in the matter Of enter
prise. Every exhibitor in this depart
nent was busy yesterday getting
Ready for the opening on Monday af
ternOOn, and there is a great deal to
pc done yet before the food exhibition
will be ready for public examination
Rnd approval.
The big opening event will of course
bOnsist in the cycle road race from
st. Paul to the exposition building
This race will be started promptly at
9:30 p. m, and the finish will occur
In front Of the exposition building
a satisfactory number of entries has
been secured, and there will be hot
scramble for the honOrs. It is prob
able that John S. Johnson will be one
OF the judges at the finish in this event,
and he had already consented to ref
Gree the six-day woman's race at the
Exposition building that opens on the
18th. The physicians who have been
that he ought not to train at all this
Season, which is most likely a correct
Theory. In any event Johnny will not
Join Eek in the South, and he may
decide to go into business in Mime
ApOlis. Meantime he will be actively
interested in the cycle show, and the
many hundreds Of people who have
heard Of Johnson and never seen him
will now have an opportunity Of see
Ang the famous speed monger.
Certainly one Of the most interesting
features Of the big three-headed show
will consist II the bench exhibition to
be held during the week of the cycle
Show in the same building. The man.
ayers Of the bench show have worked
bard and spent a great deal of time
andmoneyin the effort to secure forthe
Twin Cities q first-class exhibit of the
best dogs to be found locally or from
other points. The result has exceeded
even the most sanguine expectations Of
the projectors. The bench show will
put before the public Of Minneapolis
and st. Paul all the best bred dogs
not alone in the two cities, but from
all over the state
The probability Of a match race dur
ing the week between Farnsworth and
Glaw is good. Both these young won-
en are anxious for a race, and each
Is confident Of her ability to win. The
management IS figuring on the posi-
pility of bringing off a Twenty-Five
mile race in addition to the regular
siX-day event, and it will most likely
be arranged