New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-24
AT THE CYCLE SHOW.
THE BICYCLE CITY LOSES NONE OF ITS
oLD-TIME ATTRACTIvENEss
A coopLY CROWD ATTENDED THE EXHIBITION
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AND LARGE
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MEN INTERESTED IN THE I'LL


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MEN INTERESTED IN THE TIL
LINaHAsr LITIGATION
TIE cycle city awoke yesterday morning from its
Sunday sleep ard there will be little rest for the
makers. their hustng statesmen and the Garden
attendants throughout the remsinder OF the week
for the show will be open from a. m. until II
D M from now until and including Saturday night
Even those who were sceptcal regarding the sue
cess OF the show admitted last night that the ex-
hihition was Just what was needed to stimulate
trade and the general interest in things wheeling
While the sensible manufacturers DO not sntici-
pate booking any considerable number Of orders
at the exhibition they realize thai the good results
will coma later.
Another encoura ging sign IS the character ard In
telligence Of the average onlooker. The casual
observer to-day Is entirely different individual
than the spectator az the shows OF several
years ago. In the language OF one Of the veteran
salesman, THE bicycle has proved itself TO be an
educator as we'll as vehicle OF sport. recreation
and pleasure. ! know dozens Of people who knew
no more about mechanics before they purchased
their Bicycle than the average maehinist does
about classical music You see. they did not need
It IN their business. When they began to tinker
with their bicycles they learned lot Now we
can be as technical as we please IL describing
the merit. Of our respective wheels. and Il Is as
tonishng how we'll the onlookers are able TO fol-
i
livered on the bicycle as mechanical educator
but there is no reason why such discourse should
not be delivered"
There was good attendance at the show IN the
Garden during the afternoon and the usual crush
at night. The spectacle at night. however IS al
ways the more interesting. for then the myriad OF
flashing lights add materially 20 the general ef-
feet The women and children. however. ap-
peared 10 enjoy themselves the best in the after
noon when they were not hustled about By the
surgins throng, as Is the case at night The httle
ones were Of course interested particularly IN the
Juvenile wheels. and some surprisingly pretty ana
useful models are shown at several OF the booths
There was a time when wheels fer Children were
merely "sawed-on" patterns from the regular
wheels and IN consequence they were heavy and
almost ungainiy looking Now the Juveniles are
made Of weight and appearance 10 suit the tots
and the all around result is excellent; The tuongs
and fittings are smaller In proportion, and the 1T
tie ones DO not have to lug along any unnecessary
weight
A rurnor was circulated in the Garden IN the
evening that the long-drawn-out Tillinghast ltga-
ton had been decided in favor OF Tilnghast BY the
United States Circuit Court OF Massachusetts This
controversy has been In the courts for the as two
years, and the decision affects all the makers OF
single tube or hose-pipe tires they are called.
Some tie the tiremakers were II the opinion that
the case would be carried to higher court.
According TO the MANAGEMENT. The attendance at
the show the opening night was the largest
ever seen at an Industrial exhibition held in this
city. They say In addition that the paid attendance
was also record breaker for the opening night. A.
the exhibition yesterday were many people well
known 70 the social. sporting and business world
The millionaire maker OF automobiles and bicycles
rubbed shoulders with the everyday urider, the
scorcher and the racing The veteran zm-
norman and Charles Murphy stopped for a minute
20 shake hands. and then recalled that they had
finished first and second respectively In their novice
race out Queens waey back in the early eighties.
Major" Taylor, the colored champion, attracted
considerable attention. Fixes the aspirant
for mddle-dstance honors. and Ray Mcdonald
VINO has about given UP the idea OF ever racing
again, were all there. Representatives were pres
ent from mos; Of the prominent bicycle clubs IL
the different boroughs Of the city.
In the exhihition there are six different nr,ns
having hevel-geared wheels on exhibition. while
ten others have the pin roller gear 'chainless
There are three other sorts OF chaipless wheels
shown The display OF acetylene and elActrc lights
Illustrates IN a measure the amount Of Cycling that
Is done at night The old-fashioned OF! lamp IS dis
played al OF the stands but II Is not the
magnet that attracts. Some o. the gas lamps in
the hands OF inexperenced handlers emit an odor
not unlike q combination OF garlic and salt brine
An overhansing triplet is shown for the hrst
time The wheel base IS as short as an ordinary
r. nden. The prices for chain wheels all the
way rom Us 10 anu lns from 60 %
IS. Tandems list al from $50 20 SIS new motor
carriage was added to the exhibits o. automobiles
yesterday It's propel!ing force Is furnished by
hydrocar bon gas.
One Of the new acetylene lamps exhibited IS that
made by the Bridgeport Brass Company. The
water is placed below the carbide and fed up
through wick, just as OIL is fed in a lamp. The
flow Of water and the consequent height OF the
fame is under perfect control Il. by careless
ness the wick Is turned high that too
much gas IS generated. safety tube conveys the
excess OF gas the fame. WHARF It IL consumed
No bad odor Is caused aud increase OF gas press
uIe. The lantern requires no special cartridge o.
mixture ANY lump or pulverlZed carbide answers