The sun., 1899-01-28
CYCLE SHOW THE MAGNET.
AIsLEs At THE eARDKv THRoNGED
BIZ EAGhR SIGHTSRERs.

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Women Lead the wsy in q Great Rush for
Souvenirs = Complimentary Matinee for
IL Theatrical Persons--Lamp Show stIrs Up
| Favorable Comm emit Exhibitors Pleased.
One OF the largest gatherings ever seen at n
cycle show since that interesting function was
first introduced In Philadelphia In 1901.
thronRed Madison Square Garden last night.
Fortunately Il was a Good-humored crowd. a.
anything like promenading was out OF the
question. and visitors had 10 assert themselves
by muscular persuasion. This was especially
the case around the booths credited with lib
orality In tho souvenir line. and the crush to
secure mementos was so great that even men
who had been through the college football mill
retreated without their booty. But the wo-
men. who had been seasoned In many bar
gain counter campaign. pressed on resolutely
until they were decorated in the front rank
with thesparticnlar trophy In view. As an IL
lustratlon OF the feversh rush for souvenirs Il
wasssad by one distributor that his output
averaged 400 for every ten minutes
| The influx Of patronage began early IN the
| afternoon. and those who thoughtlessly sized
! II up az a matinee crowd were much nearer
the mark than they thought The majority
! Of the visitors have rarely missed a matinee
! for the good reason that they furnish the en-
| tertainment on these occasions. In short, It
| was the professional" trip to the show in re-
sponse to an invitation sent by the promoters
| to all the theatrical managers and their COM
| panies. Over 500 footlight favorites took in
| the sights. and every grade OF the profession
| was represented. from the sinuous dancer Of
| the modern music hall to the heavy tragedian
with classic aspirations. There were many
genuine lovers OF the wheel among them. too.
and one OF the comedians was taken quite Sc
riously wnen ne suggested that the next up
| to-date. realistic drama should be Llayed on
wheels.
The lamp section OF the exhibit was again
one of the best patronized: In double. booth
lit UP like scene from fairyland an electric
S sT1 az Ike wss n sb sboW
has the triple merit Of simplicity. convenience
and Gonpantness without such bothersome
smoke or odor The mechanism consists OF
tube about an inch and q Quarter In diameter
bntteries. which may be exchanged at will.
A turn OF small thumbscrew on top lights tho
upright. The same exhibit includes carriage
and dash lamps and an electric candle.
quite S fhree Ps ago at a9 oxRS
tion In the Garden the only ones shown were
Then came AN The evolution from snerm % oil H to Kerr
oseDe and from that TO gas and electricity.
The 0ld III PaSk i enamel ismns have ave f9hIlowed the
an English lighting patent in the show. Three
years ago a standard lamp cost from S. to SO.
while the present purchaser can select his
pattern and price from hundreds OF different
grades and types. all invented and made In this
Bearings have not been changed so much
since last yea, thsE might have been and
merits OF, two and three point bearings. The
latter style. In which each bail has three points |
OF contact with its races touching the cup In
two p'aces and the cone surface IN one: or vice
nent maker still adheies to journal bearings.
Several wheel manufacturers have abandoned
1fS5 Se and setting hs eone
The of h ls97 sh9w s not
ornate rivals AMI won. Some styles In spongy |
rubber that. although year old; have been |
pedals there are a few improvements that |
appeal mere to the practical rider who seeks seeks +,
the rdera practical elongatlon Of the crank on
the the down thrust and both are new things at
There Is not 50 great variety in saddles as
in cycle journals and the patents granted dur
ing last year; thing about saddles that does
pnt upon them. The leather on the seats is Of |
a higher grade than ever.
cycIometer OF fifteen parts-most OF them as
fine as those in clock. every one Is q
% work mnechanism % register eight Mi niles % an hour
or one mile second with the same equability
In discussing the success which has marked
the show. one Of the promeLnaders said:
II have bee4 looking up the Garden statis-
tics and nnd that horseshow receipts up to
year age we're highest on Thursdays and
FriGays The same may be said of the cycle
Horse Show. We find that full houses are the
order from the second day. and the onlySin-
ference to be drawn Is that visitors come
more as Intelligent students than as followers
of fad"
The New Cycling Organization Elects Ohlcers
An important meeting of the National Cycle
al. Ace iatf haIl rlax, h. |
Everett House. It. H. Ryan OF tho Manhattan
Beach track presiding. The principal question
was the adoption Of platform for the coming
campaign. 1t was decided to cut adrft from
the L. A. W. and TO amend the constitution by
eliminating all reference TO that organization.
Officers were elected as follows:
President, j. d. Lesley, Washington. D. O.; Vice.
presid mt. q; A. Johnson. Buffalo; Secretary, G. p.
Newark; Treasurer. L, N. Rich, bridge
port.
The meeting unanimously voted TO transfer
its allegiance to the recently organized M Ma
was adopted:
Reso rrd. That the National Cycle Track AssociA-
ton fully appreciates the great and good work the
cyc ng bieyeii,ts and sports but that for the tu.
and rIdorS will bo served BY aesliainS' With the n
and control OF cycle racing.
The tracks in control OF the n. c. r. A. are:
Manhattan Beach. Berkeley oval Charles River
Park. Boston Bridgep9rti Newark, sprngaeld Cres-
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Washington. d. G.; Racine, Wis; Louis.
Vile. KY. and Willow Grove. Philadelphia.
Pool.
Dc Oro turned the tables on Cham pion Keogh |
ast n light in the continuous pool match at Daly's
Academy. The ex-champion outplayed Keogh |
by 198 to 1853 balls and made up 43 of the ia
points he was behind when play began. The
match will end this evening. Keogh needing
las balls and De Oro 276 to win. The score
asst night:
Keogh-3. B, 3, 3, o, o. TO- o. 3, 12, =. q, Is, q,
L la. 2 o, r. lB. ]. q. 10. Total IhS Soratchea |