The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-21
CYCLING EXHIBIT.
-,r .u0U TMLDiSON >gCLRE Gar.
'" my OpESN WiIH 4 noon.

.,,,.,,tIon 81 spirit In sport and Trade
n.I.Inshlnnrd Enthusinsm Prevails
.n,,,uir Hunters Reap n Harvest Me-
.,a,ic,I Changes and Other Features.
rhs annual carnival Of cycles and cyclists
A., sIrl every year began IN the cool Old
,,hioooi way a. Madison square Garden last
yah, A., or liug 10 custom the wheel and it,
"1.,rs Nj u.,n for u week with n sway that
.",y,I p~.,rntatc IN the "n'm o' sport has been
p ~ u, entirely break. The gathering u the
-, veterans and the annual Iilgrimagr o!
- or,lu,a-'. rarcrs. and men and women
.n,,or rf-.,ge 70 pay homage 10 the stsed
s",h ,ry feet was ~lnaugurated with full nus.
'."r.r,.. The big am phitheatre had been
1rsr ,rsrarri wi'h regard 10 decorations OF
,.n,,p and WIS respondent IN q glitter OF
...,,c Iight The great dome was concealed
,.s canopy o, vh'o and yellow drapery that
W. ,s.,.upd in tucks, Ike sheets gathered
,'..alv with a criukly fringe OF pale yellow
Ian, from the edgo. so that the whole effect
.,ha, Of li,owy sea OF white and yellow.
A, ana ~rn,err! the Madison avenue door
,Aas wa. a rou'lscl army Of wheels meeting
cha onslaught Of the SIN more confused
r~,,,sliops Of machine hunters. The arena
,o,.s had been dcckcd over. and on the broad.
,omporary Platform thus formed there we're
NOR. gLr,, and yet Il greater display OF cycle
at,ipgs anil accessories. such as handle bars.
.n,oru,i, pumps. lubricants, lamps. hollis.
rnJeuurls, brakes, machinery and tools. A
r,,I I'm tho gallery Of tho Twenty seventh
,,raat sila was y,rg TO take part In the babel
=, whael talk an excited cries Of those hunt
Inc souvenirs. Amid the glare. the clatter and
tn,z stood mac-tcally hall q scoIe Of motor
vehicles that are bidding for the popular favor
for swift and popular vehicles. There were
bcvc'es from $50 70 SIS and automobiles from
$3.50 10 300. all new and Spick and shiny and
having new wrlnklrs Of construction calculated
m mH,r them IrL In the race for favor.
0yfrat the Fourth avenue end OF the Gar
don On a Platform in front OF the second tier
hoIe.. was n man pedaiIing. away with he
wh,eI.ofh his cyclic lying and his legs moving
so fast they made a blur Oh the eyes, yet he did
not move ahead any. II was Charley Murphy OF
one nile H. j14-j seconds fame, and built about
him wa. irameWors that !: TO- renresen, the
which hs made his wonderful mile near Baby
lon last summer He was on a roller trainer.
other features that caught the eye were met
with in the course Of a promenade around the
asles. A gigantic sprocket, a crank, the
former l feet = inches In diameter and the
latter a yard long were near the entrance.
+ t;oo G9S5o'E5 rIls :eei ma GGs' off @6iS SyySEIIe 0 cha ins
and spoke5. A .cyclometer being run "A
mile a second by means o. a
display oi old wheels, representing the
steam motor tandem were other attractions.
The souvenir hunters made things lively about
the places where plnks and balloons and but
tons and pins aud chances on wheels were be-
Ing diS'rl hU'ei. The total number OF spaces
at the show ) 10, There are in al! lOI eNhib-
tors, divided rs fol ows: Cycles, 40; fittings.
dIehars. ,; pumps. I; lubricants. 3, gears.
crank hangers, chains and sundries. %.
Considered in general from a mechanical
point Of view AMI as a revelation OF trade
conditions, the Garden, show Is as. In
teresting as any ever held. 1t has all the
chief characteristics Of the exhibitions OF
former years. The feeling OF a coming reas-
ton from The effects Of a false boom is i'm parted
to the visitors and it. will probably show re-
suits. The new upholsteries. expensive dec.
s .6aySnirs 'G ali t aSn,r fiSSns.aa' Is arssis .SH~,f ri
the creation OF this sentiment. The
exhibits show an increased number Of
juvenile o.ryc!Hs being "on maae' IN I The. small
cost almost as much TO make as full sized ones,
but the reduction In the cost OF regular wheels
and Of the materials for them; together
felt by the makers Of juvenile wheels
and now they are produced on the same
general pattern as the big ones. In tubing
diameter, one inch being the usual size used
Tor the top and lower tubes with one inch and
an eighth seat post masts. There are many re-
sDects ~ which the patterns are s:ill shifting.
the makers having failed to fix upon q
standard. This is true in the matter ot
the Wheel base. which is measured from
rear wheel axle. It strikes the ordinary
rider as a matter OF no consequence. but
It makes q difference n the way, q cycle runs
up nDn NIL n.- ana It's general nanasability In a
shortened a half,inch or an inch. while in
others it has been lengthened., The, measure
ments run from q to % inches. the average
their own and are found in the. great. majority
otmod.ls. but a few reveal lap brazed or out
side Joints with forged or STAN ped Tugs.
change in the wheels OF this year are the de-
crease in weight along with an increase in tn,
.lsldlty OF the frame, and the refinement in
ings so that they are all more easy to under.
stand anil to manipulate. The crank han ger
group has felt this movement toward simple
ny MADE ana thn. most s woman 21 them cam f hsnd, soT Them no
chainles, machine. have been lmrrov~i
seas to lie more readily removable, while the
adjustment OF the gears has been simplitled in
almost every instance. The adoption Of bail
r~etalners has become almost universal so that
the balls do not SKIP over the floor like elusive
mercury pellets when the axes are removed.
mere seems 70 be a growing use OF tho
much discussed scparators !or balls. In
spokes there, seems an inclination TO
tlNn'I ny INCREASING TIE hummer
or the stoutnesS a. them. In one wheel tho
spoSes have been Increased in number since
last year from % in the front and 32 In the rear
Mvheel, 10 ~ and 40 front and rear respectively.
Inc womrn's wheel how almost without OK
ceptlou the double curve 10 the two tubes run
hIhg nom the head TO the crank-hangor. Tho
tendency toward improvement in these Ia to
make the frame sitter aud admit OF more room
Tor mounting,
The general movement toward refinement in
the construction OF parts that makes them Mt
once lghtrr and stronger is impressed upon
various nttings and also machinery IN action.
ohe ~ the most Interesting OF these Ia a huge
machine Tor cutting heyelei gears that illus
rates how accurately the teeth are made and
YET now cheaply compared with old methods.
Cycler Bald Going Abroad to Race.
SYRACUSE. Jan. 90 Eddie Cannon Bald.
the hero OF many a hard-fOught bicycle race.
WI te seen no more on American track.
hald made this announcement tonight. This
i"es not mean that he will give NJ racing.
however Tor despite tho fact that he IL IN no
c'ldi'ion. he says that he VIII race abroad
h'Nl summer, hut not in com petition. Il will
s,onnre my riding 10 match races" he says.
%eSth"re IS plenty ~ money in, match racing
a. Paris, | have u match with Zimmerman
t.Inchel already. 1t will probably take place
~ larls next september. ! an going 10 New.
market with Tod Sloan on March and will
gay strict attention TO the horses until early In
July. when | will start training
Cycle Club Expelled by the A.
e. e. of y. Y.
A. tho monthly meeting OF the Associated
cycling Clubs ~ New York. held on Friday
hlgh, the flrom"n's Cycle Club was formally
.Al IA = fla llaN $ a. 80. 80 chat