New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-11
MoRGAY WINS THE BIcYCLE RAcA

The six-day bicycle contest at the Sea Beach
Hotel, Coney Island, came~t0 an end yesterday The
contestants were William j. Morgan, champion Of Can
ada and Miss Elsa Won Blunen and Nile. Louise Ar
maiDdo, the champion women Dicyclists OF the wO Id
Tue race was for II hours day, the changing
every Lah hour. For four days the women held the
lead but Morgan came in winner by mile and
seven laps with tota OF iO7 miles, laps hls credit
This II the best American record for tnrtysx hours.
Yesterday the attendance was greater than on any
previous day. and fer the last hours there
crush aud great entnufiasin.
At ) o'clock, wnen Morgan ana Mile. Arnaindo came
to tie scratch the stood Morgan, so miles.
laps; the woman. so miles; Morgan being four laps
ahead, There Was strOng WIND for the hrst
haif-hour, and the running was slow, each Of tue
contestants scoring miles, lap In the next
baf-h0ur the pace became fast Morgan scoring miles
10 Mss Won Bumcn's miles , laps. From this time
Morgan held the race well in hand. Naturally, the
women were the favorites with the crowd but Morgan
made host Of friends 10y lis excellent work. lie
even gait up the last hour. AMI never
eft the track until the close. Refreshments were
gwen 10 nIm while he was IN motion. soon after 4
o'clock Morgan ns four hundredth mile, the time
Tor lnAl distance DS 81 hours minutes 30 sctOuus
JUS before 40 uis iOur hundred and nneIn mile was
made ia 81 hours, ii uinGtcs D seconds He wac then
IL splendid cohdiuol aHd oHers o. oets th4t He
would score 100 miles went without takers. In
Is scored e 14O ps His 45ISa mile Tas made
ia minutes, 81 seconds the fastest nile ridden In the
.
scored - miles. laps IN The blK hours. lie
instantly surrounded And cIecr, the band ntrkng
Men o. Htrccn a spirited fashion IN honor Of his
Welsh origin.
Mics Won Biumen did her best work yesterday. The
new 4ynch Yale suits her admirably, and viii prob
ABLY make better recOrus upon thAn upon tAe Old 4.
inch Columbia Her 2VOia mile made just DelO.e >
o'clock her for thar distance being 10 hours, 10
minutes eJnds. trOm $50 u o'clock she covered
seven miles anu sEe made 2Zoth nile IN minutes.
- seconds. Her total for tine day was 40 miles, 4
Lap. Nile ArmaIndO complained OF cramps IN the legs,
pGt nd excellent work, aid would nos permit dor
rfif IA fuJT
mic Wa, made "a few minutes before 3:JO' her lne for
that distance being - hOuTs 70 minutes, seconds
From 20 100 o'clock. she made niles, : Laps, N
.ool style and Ia last half hour sine scored Z
miles. Her list mile made IN . minutes, 40
src,uds, ana her total for tc-tLy Was 40 miles,
laps. Inc last nOuI vac Wy eA-
c,iing The people crowded around the
rack and cneered their iayOi1tes unui they were
nna r-e and a. the laps rolled up the excitement in
creased rne moment called, there ii rush
Ia consratuate rGcrs, and tine track was completely
covered.
Moran was the track for rest and refreshments In
he sly DAYS 80 that liz actual running time
~. 80 hours 10 mnu.cs. Nile ArudindO lost Dy her
tyYo f,lIs 20 minutes mss Won Biumen Oy her lau
minutes. The following Is the ful score: