New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-18
CYCLING.
l. A. w. ENTERTAINMENTS AT THE
CYCLE SHOW.
BICYCLES THROWN OVERHEARD DURING THE
wAR-PRoM1sE THAT THE HARwA1-AvE
BRIDGE APPROACHES WILL BE
rrSIsuFD SOON


FINISHED SOON.
rarv. consixnments Of bicycles bicycle Access
SORES and automobiles are arriving in the city
daily for the Cycle Show. which will be held In
Madison Square Garden. beginning on SATURDAY
night The carpenters vii start building the ooot"s
on Thursday and every Thing In the immense am
phitheatre ought to be IN excellent order ny tue
time Of the opening OF tho show. Organized "hee'
men are taking an activa interest in the exhibition
and promise TO attend ,he show in large numbers
IN spte of the fact tina little publicity mas oeeh
given to the exhibition his year. A meeting Oh
prominent wheelmen veg neld at the local neau
quarters of the Leagro of American Whee'"e"
yesterday to arrange ,tec the part that 'no Hnsu'
az American Wheelmer yin take in the show Inc
League Will have two f1lces on the main moor, anu
at least one official Of the organization VIII De III
attendance during the entire week. Among the
wheelmen present yes erday were members Oh .ne
League OF American Nvheelmen Consulate, the AS
ISOLATED Cycling Club. Of Long island ana we"
York and the Century 9oad Club OF America some
Of those who ATTENDED we're E. A. Crow a.
W,seman viii r. PiiSfan, Oscar Frsnkel r. w
nvs e r. Walker u II. Fullerton and Richard
weyh There will be pirhty OF good roaa s matsri
at the booth. well - samples OF ,I. tn yAais
Ter The League will ave the use Of the concert
show and an interesfng entertainment Will De
held there Speeches be made by many nan Pron OF
sneakers has not yet b. In announced.
'peA"e''
r,.,t.ront UoImes Il the United States Navy.
..,,.a ue,Iknown btycls store In this city yes
..raov ord nurchssed ! new chainless wheel. He
wished the wheel DELIVERED immeoia'eS' q" "
,noted that he expect1 II to sail the Soace FOR
Manila some time this leek An acquaintance then
,,orcb.af.d mi. forl,ation: Many OF those
aoor. u,ho took mart lin the brilliant naval en-
oaeemants et Manila lind off Santiago VIII pc
eerornd huvne new pi,ycles some time In the
Suwra for there must I'd quite number OF bicycles
In the bay. off Manila I'D Santiago. You see wnen
~ r opS came among t1ose ba ships to prepare
tnr action ali nersonal property not In actual de,
mand Is supposed to IL thrown over n a. the
e eSae sill I don't tljnk old Neptune is riding
many Of the wheels OF iSantiago, for most or tne
oficers probably left tjer BICYCLES at some post
ver IN The Vessels N Manila did not have that
chance, for they had no Friendly port 10 ru" 'i'''
..cood Roads DAY" atlhe National Assembly OF
,ho league ~ AmericanaWheelmen will be marked
~, novel aenarture It{yil be on February 8. and
So ru, he sessions Il two hours each. in the
orn,rg and afternoon with a union dinner In
,,a oyeninp with the Rh1ie Island Horse Improve
~. assoc,a,ion One Vf the speakers Will be
s,., ofscer Of the Unt4i States Army recently
returned from the front who Will tell or the neeI
tor roads in the countryt new possessions. There
n, he sneakers who will I,ive brief remarks on the
tast dros in state aid ala scientific road building
The gushwick wheelmin are making elaborate
nranerat,ons for their sd,enth annual reception
which is .cheduled for february 3. at Arion Hail.
poL,vn A minstrel shiw followed by a farce
% act The talent Tar which Is taken from
the club membership. will3make up the enter.an-
ment which will be folloted by the usuai recep,
ton. Numerous representatives. from inc ioea'
cycling clubs will attend. J
Thu annual report OF Secft tary Benjamin Anchell
~ ,ha Associated Cyclinsl Clubs Of Long Island
was so good that the delegates decided 10 nave
five hundred copies OF the fport printed 10 De CIR
culated among certain Stfse and municipal OIL
GERS and among cycling organizations Inc report
shows In detail all OF TIM recent road and street
improvements brought aboiC In BROOKLYN anu tne
work accomplished by the Atsocaed Cycnhs E.uo ~,
onnroacbes TO the Harway-4ve bridge will be fin
ishHed nv February l. This 2vill offer connecting
link between Coney Island 90 Bath Beach some me-
many vears II will besdes4 offering another route
to Coney. Island: take mucl OF the crush OF inc
boulevard and the cycle patti
The total membership In Ine League OF Amerl-
can Wheelmen to date Is 75.Sao The figures TOT the
week show that New-York nd twenty new mem
With a total Of H. 4sl and Massachusetts. four.
with a total of 1852.
The old Board Of Trade hal abandoned all OF Its
orsces at No 100 broadway Except one where @.
E. Hannah. the secretary. mains for the pres
ent winding UP the affairs OF ne poaIu. M an
facturers would organize anither association OF
not.
Tbere ia some talk about3 John Barnett, OF
BROOKLYN being chosen chair5nan OF me I'ac ~.
Board OF the League OF AmerN an w neemion ~.
Barnett's friends are many az they peueve 'h"'
he is qualified in every way TO ~ the pos''oh'
7, ,s ,ronosed 70 organize ID rty Of professional
,dors 70 rnake trim to Brazil ct is said that ordl-
nary riders might be able 10 a)lck up so"ie i"'i
purses among the South Amerii'hs.
GENERAL spoRrryd NOTES.
II Hallen. the New West Sii' Athleuc C'uo
crack runner thinks that he wa. treated untustly