New-York tribune., 1899-01-26
THE CYCLE SHOW.
MAKERS AND DEALERS WELL PLEASED
WITH THE EXHIBITION

AN AUTOMOBILE RUNS wILD-ALLEGED CoMBF
NATION OF SADDLE MAKERS a FAKE
K1LPATRICK RIDES DOWN SAN JuAN
Hill. AND TELLS ABOUT IT.
The nne weather yesterday blessing 10
those who are Interested in the cycle show at Mad
,son Square Garden. While the attendance at the
show during the rainsorm of Tuesday was not
large the average was more than made up yester-
day. The managers announced at D. m that the
attendance during the afternoon had been larger
than at any previous show at the Garden during
the same hours. All OF the manufacturers ana tne
dealers as well say that they are more than sats-
fed with the result and they predict that the sue
cess Of the exhibition means that cycle SHOWS VIII
be an annual Institution In this city hereafter
One Of the largest makers in the country "hen
seen Yesterday regarding the exhiniion' sa'u'
have been a constant attendant nj the sho" w"
ing the week and am more than pleased VIII" '"o
success II has attained For some time there was "
feeling on the part OF n great many Wa' 80
shovs werA not n necessary adjunct to the cycie
trade This Is entirely overcome ana '"e '
cess this show has met with VIII mean 'he 'o
tlnuance OF National cycle shows. 1t oniy soes ~
show that the bicycle has come TO stay io' w
noonle are interested, and Ike 10 see what II "e"'
7 am more than convinced that many bicycie ma %
,tac,urors will 20 into the manufacture OF au'o
,nobIIes Al one time IT looked as though '"e Va.
rIaee men Of the country would take tiiiS 49, ',a
M but they have apparently negiec'eu ''o aa
so some Of the bicycle manufacturers nave 80
IN with the vim and dash when mas "'Huo W.
bicvcle industry famous OF course 'he'o ~ 49,
= -. walkers left and Il looks now az 'no"s
{, uorld no a survival OF the httest. ana INA. ~"
cvcling industry has got down 20 d 80 title
basis The outlook for successi" '
me as being particularly bright ,, ,.os
MANY Of the exhibitors were sun iaus"'ne
sn,. of,ornoon at the plight Of Garden az
,aort who tried to have little sport VII" w
% Tho automobiles after the exhibition cioSeu ~
Tuesday night 1t is said tha' "7 -. a,,,o
.hou0bt II would be fun TO take one VI '''
mobiles out OF its booth and test II aou" .,,r,h-
oieles Of the amphitheatre Tie ola So an .,oa
, ,.o tho scat he pulled the lever ana s,''u
aou,r tho main aisle The machine began 10 "",s'
oround the building at some speed anu '''e - "
tenr operator tried to check IL "heh " no NV
no found that he did not know ho" ~ 49, ,ou,
-oochine began TO Increase its speed ana ,ne 10"
frichtened attendant called to a coinraue ~
nd s,on the .'darned thing" as he eHpresSeu i,'
Rut the other attendant knew wheh ne "aS " "
cafe nlace and lodged to one side just III nv, I'm,
escape the flying wheels Of the motor-cai' 'a,s,
seeing that II something was not oone' ra ""u
,,,ic,li, many of the exhibits would be sHaS"'u'
--atfendant ran TO the large doors III
,r,or,v-si,th-st near Fourth-ave., ana, thro"'"e
ther omen, yelled to the frightened riuer " ~
tho machine out into the street the heN' "" "
came around This done, and the last S'e" "
the automobile and It's frightened 'iue -,
thev fairly few out into Twenty-sxth-st.' ai'o.
cunning tho corner started up Fourth-aVe as II
tho Sheriff was after them the re"ahuei "
hearsay According to the stories toiu aio'"u W
Garden yesterday. the automoDhe anu w -,
driver went up Fourth-avc. and through
Park dartlng around different streets ana 'oa"s "
the most fantastic manner. II landed In harlem
so,ou.bero and came TO a stop only after the pro-
rouin1 Nud had given out. Then team OF ue-
spised horses was secured. and the mach"e was
dragged TO the nearest place where IL cou'u oc
rechargcd ~
NJ, NJ tho manufacturers were amused yester-
dav AT the revamping Of the ancient yarn that '"e
saddle-makers were going TO form a cofnDiha"o''
and hoist the price Of saddles upon the poor anu
connding maker OF the bicycle. The same E"i"'
have been going the rounds for the last t"o SeiS'
different part-makers being used to h the OCCASION
First II was the chain makers. then the handie-
lawmakers and the makers in turn OF the other
accessories We do not fear any combination at
all" said a well-known maker. we purchase our
SORES simply because we buy them from them
cheaper than we can make them ourselves. All the
orS ina haVf bey % se hs season anyway
that in case of combine II Won an eeron, o,
PARTS will get together for their own protection;
he SANG as they nave roaChed aCh rock bottom prices
Of course. and so have bicycles TOT thht idtteI,
who Won his spurs several years ago by riding
down the west steps Of the Capitol at Mashngt1m, on.
returned
steamship VaIleverdi Fitzpatrick was around the
snow telling of his experiences in the lsland kll-
patrck was az Santiago. CienfueSos ana fiaxaha'
and ne climbed on top of the smokestack - the
Ncrrimac as she lay almost entirely submerged IN
his bicycle down San Juan Hill. and he says that
after doing II he appreciate the terrible cIlinD
0f the American soldiers when tney made their
historical charge up that hill. kipatrlck says
that he found some roads ther" which were rlde-
able and he believes that material improvements
will be made within the next few years. lie saw
baseball game at Havana last week at which he