The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-10
CITY CHAMPIONSHIP.
KEEN INTEREST TAKEN IN THE
BICYCLE RACES.

To Take Place at Business Mems Ex-
position at the ArnorS-Large Num-
Der of EntrIes-ConsiderabI COInpe-
titiOn-Some of Those Who VIII Ride
"A Number i'm Training for Event.
That keen interest is being aroused
by the home trainer bicycle races for
the city championship is manifested by
the way the entries of the fastest anna
teur riders of the city are coming in and
the numoer of inquiries made by peo-
pie who are going to the fair. Already
there have been several very heated
discussions among the riders as to their
respective ability, and some fast and
hard-fought contests can be looked for.
Among the. weil-known racing men who
have entered up to date are: Henry
Batchelder, home trainer champion of
Connecticut; Reed Thompson, colored
home trainer champion; C. I. Cotton,
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I,Germania Bicycle club, Carl Yentsch,
of the Germania Bicycle club, Walter
Shutter, Louis Shufelt, Harry Dean and
Harry KeideI.
These men are all training faithfully
on the rollers at the Campbell Motor
conlpany's Court street garage, and
some fast time is being made.
ad city championship
The big Second regiment armory has
taken on the appearance Of an indus
trial display building at a worlds fair.
Early yesterday morning the exhibitors
began the work of assembling their dis
plays and arrangements were made
with the electric light company so that
the carpenters could work until mid
night last night. G-s
The result is that the exhibits are
now in the main set up and are waiting
for the decorators, who will take hold
of the structure to-day. Several of the
booths and platforms have been prac-
tically completed and are now awaiting
the placing of the goods to be shown.
The colors of the exposition adopted
by the majority Of the exhibitors are
green and white. There was no set
color for the booths, but num-
Der have taken these colors as the most
effective for display and in consequence
the exhibit looks as though an attempt
had been made to have uniform decora-
| ton.
The largest exhibit of the exhibition
| is that set up by the Southern New
England Telephone company. 1t is the
biggest in point Of space covered and
| also the most expensive. The company
had built in New York a switch board
and a gang of experts have been
| brought here to wire the board and put
| it in operation.
| The next largest is the Howe & Stet.
son booth. This occupies the center OF
the floor. It will be one of the most
| effective in the entire exposition. The
| prevailing color is green and the booth
is surmounted by a green dome studded
with electric lights.
| Thanking the Howe & Stetson ex-
| hibits are those of Hamilton & Co. and
Treat & Shepard. Both cover consid-
cradle space. On the east side Of the
armory the exhibit of the Howe Con-
lection company is the largest Of the
side exhibits. 1t is done in white, the
architecture being copied after one OF
| the most effective buildings of the st
Louis exposition.
i An exhibit that will particularly in
terest suburban visitors is that of the
Lightbourn & Pond company. It is bull
\ after farm building and will be stock,
\ ed with farming implements. The com.
/ pany has announced that it has secured
an elaborate line of souvenirs that il
Il will give away. ...
i Each and every one of the sixty-fivt
exhibits is worthy Of special mention
| They surpass anything Of the kind evel
attempted here before and will make
| the exposition a tremendous success.
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