BICYCLING. 



THE NEW YORK CYCLE SHOW. 



This exhibition was a success in every way. 

 Manufacturers were surprised at the large attend- 

 ance and the people were astonished at the num- 

 ber, the novelty and the beauty of the exhibits. 

 Such intercourse, between makers and riders of 

 wheels, as these shows afford is of great benefit 

 to both parties. This, I presume, is why the 

 shows are held. The maker receives many valu- 

 able suggestions from his patrons, and the riders 

 grow exceedingly wise from seeing all the wheels 

 and all the accessories at one look, so to speak. 

 Riders heads are now so full of ideas that they are 

 all eager for the snow to go off and the mud to 

 dry up, in order that they may apply their knowl- 

 edge on the road. The manufacturers have gone 

 home detei mined to outdo their neighbors in ap- 

 plying "selling points," and in pushing their 

 goods. A trade exhibit, such as the cycle show, 

 is a great stimulant to business. 



Many society people attended the show, 

 among whom were Eugene Lewis, S. D. 

 Schuyler, C. K. Wilmerding, Miss Gilbert, Mrs. 

 W. K. Vanderbilt, E. P. Fowler, W. P. Taber, 

 Mrs. E. S. Taber, Mrs. E. S. Winthrop, F. K. 

 Pendleton, Mrs. G. Hoffman, Miss Erne B. Bar- 

 rowe, A. B. Twombley, Dr. C. M. Heredia, 

 Gen. J. W. Kearney, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick 

 Bronson, Stanford White, H. H. McAllister, S. 

 A. Coates, C. B. Alexander, Mrs. Clement C. 

 Moore, Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Piffard, Eugene 

 Kelly, Jr., Eugene Robinson, F. A. Otis, B. F. 

 Foulke, Mrs. George Gould, Dr. Forest Manice, 

 Addison Cammack, Col. William Jay, the Misses 

 Leigh, Miss McAllister, Charles Gould, Dr. L. 

 O. Vanderpool, W. F. Burden, J. B. Townsend, 

 Elisha Dyer, Windham Quin and Miss Virginia 

 Fair. 



Among the novelties of the show were the pretty 

 girls who were employed by some exhibitors to 

 show off their wheels. Graceful men might ride 

 round the ring all day and few people would 

 notice them, but let one of the girls spin by, in 

 up-to-date costume, and every man in the garden 

 would watch her as far as he could see her. 



Thousands of people who have never owned or 

 ridden a wheel attended this show. Many of 

 those caught the fever and bought wheels. They 

 are now in the schools learning to ride. This is 

 another phase of the good done by these great 

 fairs. 



Some people who have heretofore ridden quietly 

 alone, caught the esprit du corps when mingling 

 with the jolly throng, and have now gone off to 

 join clubs. Next summer they will ride in the 

 procession. 



There are over ioo bicycle factories in the 

 United States ; more than $20,000,000 invested 

 in the industry, and over 50,000 men employed. 

 Each year doubles the investment and the output. 



The straightaway mile record has again been 

 lowered. This time W. J. Edwards, of San 

 Jose, Cal., did it. His time was 1 m. 34 1-5S. 

 The best previous was 1 m. 35s. 



The retail dealer is a prominent figure at the 

 show. He examines every wheel exhibited with 

 a critical eye in order to be able to meet compe- 

 tition intelligently. 



The National Cycle Board of Trade has de- 

 cided that hereafter the annual show shall be a 

 fixture. 



CYCLING NOTES. 



Chicago makers say their local show was more 

 valuable to. them than that held in New York. 

 Another exhibit will be held in Chicago next 

 December. 



An expensive three-lap track has been built at 

 Salt Lake, Utah, and application has been made 

 for dates on the National circuit. 



The Lincoln Cycling Club, of Chicago, re- 

 ceived the Century Road Club Medal for the 

 greatest number of centuries ridden by any one 

 club in '94. 



The American racing team which went to 

 Mexico reports success, and the members are 

 highly pleased with their reception. 



Many woman riders are using men's machines. 

 The rational costumes render this practicable. 



A small, but successful cycle show was held in 

 St. Louis, last month. It was the first ever given 

 west of the Mississippi river. 



During the recent Brooklyn strike bicycles were 

 put to good use. They were numerous during 

 the tie-up, and the possessor of a wheel suffered 

 no inconvenience. 



The Pope has decided that priests must not 

 ride bicycles. 



The salary of the secretary of the L. A. W. 

 has been reduced to $2,000. 



One of the remarkable performances of 1894 

 was that of Dr. Milton Keim, of Philadelphia, 56 

 years old, who has been officially credited with 

 18,538 miles. 



Ziegler, the principal of the Falcon team, is 

 training on the Pacific coast. The team will 

 come east in April and enter the circuit. 



King Leopold, of Belgium, is an enthusiastic 

 cyclist and attends many of the races. 



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