New-York tribune., 1899-01-17
CYCLING.
READY FOR THE CYCLE SHOW AT THE
GARDEN.
ELECTIONS IN SEVERAL BICYCLE ORGANIZATIONS
NOTES AID COMMENTS.

rrrcT1oNs IN SEVERAL BICYCLE ORGANIZATIONS
NOTES AND COMMENTS
The cvcl. shows recently held in London ano
the one ;ust closed in Chicago have oemons"A"
tha ,on,l.ri,v OF this form Of entertainment 10
those interested in things cycling saiu -na"e'
Sanger OF the Madison Square Garden !es.e'
Each session in the week has oeeh ~ ~ut'e 49,
thouqands OF visitors 10 inspect ana co'hpa'e ~
1899 models with the others that have gone oeiore'
Those i- the trade who took advantage OF 'he op-
portunlty 10 display their products are not al All
disappoluted but are free in expressing theit ap-
probation of the results obtained from the snow
The National Exhibition Of Cycles ana Auto
mobiles at the Garden. beginning saturday ana
continuing until January y. will be one OF the hnes'
displays OF any that NewYorkers have neen
treated TO More than one hundred Individual eN-
hibitors have taken Two hundred spaces areaoE,
and the demand for room for exhibiting VIII exceed
the supply. Nearly forty Of tho former enhipltors
have gore odt o. the business since the last s"o"
was held two years ago
7, is ,ventv-two wears since the Arst exhibition OF
cycles was held in London. and each successive
year has found them more necessary 10 the trade
In fact IL has grown TO such proportions tha' 'he
last seven years rival exhihition mas receNeu
generous support. A small exhibition OF cycles IN
connection with the league meet was held IN Bos-
ton in ISIS This may be called the hrst cycle show,
although really the premier function was not ne.d
until 1870 when the Associated Clubs OF fhiiadeI-
phia gave an exhibition which attracted general at
tention and paved the way for the shows that have
been held since and are easily counted as -
fines. ard attractive or all industrai eShlol-
ttor- While there have been exhibiuons OF C!Cies
in numerous cities throughout the country, Doth
mne,ropctan m and provincial in characterr: t Is
freely admitted that the shows held In Madison
Square Garden have always been ot NstohaI
character only in public Importance buf IN
their general influence well Win the CppoI-
tuniies for spectacular display that the .Iarden
amphitheaire possesses the exhibitors take ad-
vantage Of IT, and conjunction with the electrical
Illumination Of the Garden emphasize the cecora-
tons by elaborate and expensive signs ana other
show ornameniatons.
dividual firms. A novelty IN the tortncoming snow
VII be the displaying Of a number Of automoniles.
These Wi. comprise both electric ana petroleum
motive power The growth Of the horseless vehicle
Az the first show where horseless carriages were
displayed. TWO years ago. there were nYe Vehlc.es
shown This year IN Paris the exhibition consisted
OF li5s rriaees the Kind without horses.
the trade presentation Of their cards viii oe ad-
mitted free. The admission hours for the general
public Will begin =. m. A band concert VIII be
given afternoon and evening. .
tar district will be present the guests OF Man
ager Sanger. Of the National Cycle Exhibition Com
pany. and II will he gala reunion for the mem
bers who viii have this opportunity TO renew ac-
quaintances IN the indoor season.
The Billiard tournament held AZ the Madison
Whcelrnen's clubhouse has been one Of closely
tested games and WAS watched with interest by
the members. The handicap equitaby
ranged The schedule Of games won and handcaps
a follows