New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-31
CYCLING.
SaAcrs AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
TONIGHT.
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The CYCLE SHOW.
.,o.her nrng-ainr7a cf indoor races has been
arranged to take place at Madison Square Garden
,onicht There will 10 ten-mile paced race nc
tween Fixes and Gibson. besides several ahot''u'S
Vance contests Many Of the riders have been IN
active training AT The Garden In the last few days
while a score or more Of the men we're on INC
.-sck Yesterday nasty spill took place The Iioers
ON ,andems end sinses were nyns a' .Se track
,rsck and several csrremers wets o" one OF the
.riders struck carpenter and about ten men VEL
Sogyq1 Shaken ap Was sad sSd hat at
%dFf bcr ron NH n be- a the Garden Mon
Say evening the feature being paced race be-
fween Fixes and Waller. the sN-day rider
Ac-orS,ns % Manager Sanger ot the Cycle Show,
,.eporis received from intending exhibitors moi
cate that tho 1879 display Will contain many mover
r,es Most o: the firms exhibiting have something
new "a show and Il IL TWO years since 'lere
was n representative display Of cycles the puohc
Will And many things OF interest 4 number OF
frrns WILL show the chainless type with various
l.nodsAoa lions Never before have the makers pro-
oucos such variety OF coored enames and deco
ratins ~ frames prevails this year This VIII
sdd greatly n the shows effect. together with the
vari-colored electric lights and signs that most OF
the exhibitors having arranged. Already the IN
flence Of the show Is BENG felt In the provinces
Travellers who have oeen OUT Oh the lodu iep"'' :
that agents and dealers far West as Buffalo are
coming 10 the SHOW me nimg Nf Iav, U he
represent atves of tho metropolitan cluos III a. a.
tendance Invitations have been sent TO NE ON
Sanger and on that night Madison Square Garden
Will NJ filed 10 its capacity. Durng me week d
several meetinss viii be held in the week. among
which is Two DAYS convention o. the League de S Sa
direction Of Chief Consul Bedding. OF the Newly orK
DIVISION
Colonel John II Partridge, the president OF the
Good Roads Association OF Long Island VIII meet
eevcr8l of the veteran members Of the association
s., the Hamilton CLUB IN Brooklyn this afternoon
10 have a formal talk aoout good roads matters
Colonel Partridge has been mentioned as the pos
e.oc choice for The head q the Department OF Pub
eseh w edrS and Driving 5mb 81 brooklyn ana
the horsemen as well the wheelmen would feei
1ha, their interests were safe in his hands
81 10 not believe Inc motor pacing will he pract
cal on small tracks" said prominent racing man
yesterday I'VE all 81 W the attempt ~ the Garden
last Monday night and q few practical wheemen
surprised a; the result The petrol. ., ma
shout ali /; did The machine reminded me OF 4
locomotive stalled on grade, with al ne Nbeels
snv headwav 4 small smooth belt moving on pull
leys does not seem ~ Re tho proper mschanism 70
my mind
The ,hrongs who patronize the cycle path in
brooklyn these ane days disappointed at the
poor condition Of the old path especially below
Kings Highway While tho path damp yester-
CAV most 81 the way, Il was so soft below Kings
Highway that cyclists turned of the path and took
.ah1 wagon road the right for the remainder on
rhe way the island y + expected that ne
etorus 81 The winter will play havoc with the con-
course and the lower ends 81 the paths.
A meeting Of the proposed National Cycling Assoc
ea,ion. which 20 have been held IN January
- has been postponed until January % The out
laws seem 20 have considerable trouble In getting
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