New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-25
THE CYCLE SHOW.
RAIN lessons THE ATTENDANCE. But
NOT THE INTEREST

SPECTATORS IN DRIPPING CLOTHING THRoNG
THE AIsLEs AT THE MADISON SQUARE GAR
pEN-THE MANUFACTURERS MORE THAN
SATISFIED WITH THE EXHIBITION.
II would be folly 20 say that rain. such as
visited New-York yesterday did not affect the at
tendance al the Cycle Show at Madison Square
Garden. il affected the attendance at the theatres
and at everything else where the person Interested
compelled TO travel any distance from ms
home place OF business
Yet IN spite Of the discomforts there was aver.
age attendance at the Garden IN the afternoon and
q much larger number Of onlookers In the evening.
II line Of somewhat disheveIe1 humanity
wandering through the various aises water soaked
and uncomfortable yet enthusiastic IN their efforts
TO see all that 70 be seen. Veteran and youth
ful enthusiasts carrying dripping umbrellas in
spected the ideas in cycledom, and for the
time forgot that feet and soaked clothing were
conducive 70 future conditions not OF the healthful
order.
Among the women visitors sensible change was
noticeable The bicycle girl and matron had trav-
ellod to the Garden in her short bicycle skirt and
high leather boots. Wet and heavy skirts aid not
trail al her heels. making her life miserable She
dressed for the occasion and her less thought
fu sisters enved her.
II has been said that visit cycle show
and The whole thing IN Few hours. but the
veteran cycle show manager viii tell you that you
might DO such thing at the average Industrial
exhibition, bu, al cycle show you cannot
do anything OF the sort New ideas seem 20 spring
up al every turn Now there is chainless tan
dem al the show which was not discovered until
yesterday. 1t has the merit also OF being tho only
tandem O, the at the Garden The machine
Is OF peculiar construction In that the power is
furnished by four gear wheels. the rear one con-
Meeting with small wheel the rear hub. II is
said to be a good hill mber. but then that claim
IL o1~rav oda mod
market. There are four gear wheels in line, two
OF them being 1917 inches in diameter and the two
others being eight inches each. There are i54 balls
IN each OF the larger wheels or sprockets as they
might be called.
Al another booth something 1. shown IN q
chanless pattern. II has name as yet and for
that reason the experts have named IL the ball
bearing chsinless. Rollers take the place OF coss
The balls are mounted on pins engaging at an angle
OF IS degrees There some VINO profess 10
think that the mechanism is all right and Others
shake their heads obviously.
George Il Day. when last night. said
he considered that the show had more than ful-
filled expectations r. nearly every essential point
The exhibition" said he. rs better all around
than we had any right 10 expect. The exhibits as
A general thing are more attractive than before
and the general effect is excellent The attendance
has been good, and the general interest displayed
has bacn NJ The sort TO be especially gratifying 10
the manufacturers ana dealers"
men are preparing for their first night Of entertain
lnent which will be held al the Concert Hall In the
Garden tomorrow. Among the speakers will be
Professor William n Burr. OF Columbia University;
Isaac B Potter c. E Mcdowell. OF New-Jersey.
and Calvin Tomkins There will be In addition a
lantern-slide exhibition showing the evolution OF
the bicycle and the automobile up to date.
Among those who registered at the League of
American Wheelmen booth yesterday were the fol-
lowing Walter c. Colt. BENJAMIN F. Raynor. Isaac
3. Potter. C. G. Greenburg ". IL Snyder. R. 7.
Williams. William 4. Gum. J. Il. Ryan. II. r
Price. Douglas Donald II. r Vision. @. A Lloyd
William A. Grow. Lewis A. Herrins. W J. Ashton,
+. Il. Murtn, Charles 2 ,Cosert. 9. W. Sherman.
Samuel ", Sweeney. H u schott John ". Z.
wssqn SAD AS err r. Ha d4rs A'3 W. wtaks VII
Chester Hine, James Madden John G. Porter E. L.
r e F. Mss Sssy sis L5y Dei E
French. u; J Porter. Thomas D. Smith. James
William shrivs' Frederick Holbrook, l. F. Post s.
J.. Gerger, George Donnelly H. " Kistler and
At the booth i was announced by Louis Ros.n-
fela ,nat hs FAX haa informed the
plans for the shelter house in Central Park had
Se Ks ana a the as T SaTe r ssS i9r
proved work On the new house for cyclists viii he
A. The Liberty booth an attentive salesman ex-
planned the following points: a point overlooked
that the two positions. scorcher and upright atd-
tube or distance between hande-sarss and scat 9P
post. and the flifting Of the saddle back
ward forward on the seat post WI not give the
same position ~ power over the crank hanger so
long as the outline 81 the frame remains the
same. The forward position with drop bars needs
top rail at least two inches longer than does the
upright position with upCurVe bars. = each rider
Is 10 obtain the desired result viz power with the
least expenditure Of energy. In furnishing frames
In two lengths OF TOP rail col. inches and 2sls
inches. with lines NJ main frame 10 correspond
they overcome difficulty which has bothered both
the veteran vine Gilman and the novice. IN addition
q the Liberty square-fork crown. introduces
one in arched design with the nickel finish "a FRIED
down some three inches. reinforced retsl ming Ali
the advantages OF strength and the equal OF the
square crown"
TO the old-tine cyclists and the cyclists OF N.
present generation there few things so Interest,"
Ing as an exhibition showing the evolution OF
the bCycic Such exhibition is made AZ the
show by bicycle Oliver" who is known 10 all tho
bicycle enthusiasts In this neighborhood The
wheels are attracting considerable attention The
Nrst one s tho Old "bone-shakef" Of 1876 which
was ridden by VIII r. Pitman IN hts novice race
10. Is the old ordinary OF 1883. which was ridden
by \. b Barkman. Of the Brooklyn Bicycle Club.
No. 3 is old time light roadster safety ~ iSSs
bicycle OF 1894, made especially for use IN TarIern
fathouses and military purposes No & is a racer
OF 1891. which ridden by Fred Titus and upon
which he made the nve-nile worlds record AZ Den
Yer and the American hour record in Springfield
ridden by Bicycle Oliver" This wheel has been In
constant use for four years and nine months II