St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-12
PRINCE EN- THE LEAD.
The minneapolis Bicycle Race
Growing DeenIY InfereSrinU.


Growing Deeply Interesting.
The second day of the sx-day bicycle
race at the Washington rink, Minneapolis,
between John Prince and Albert Schock,
the two champions. was unmarked by any
special features. any more than both riders
kept making break after break in all
American records. The attendance was
not large but the interest manifested by
those present made itself evident in num-
erouS instances. Both men appeared on
the track when time was called, in good
condition, and looking as fresh as when
they first mounted. Each man mounted his
wheel smiling, and started off on good and
staying pace. For time lap after lap was
reeled off in from twenty-five to twenty
seven seconds, in which the men passed
and repassed each other amid the thunder
ing applause of the audience.
The pace was gradually reduced down to
about fifteen miles an hour, Prince letting
the German make the pace, which he did,
and at times made his antagonist bend low
over his big wheel and pump for all he was
worth. All day long q steady pace was
kept up, the Englishman riding almost on
Schock's little wheel. Whenever the music
started up the two riders almost involun-
tarily increased their pace until it
seemed as though they flew through
the air instead of being mounted
on bicycles. Schock's healthy stomach
has by no means gone back on him, and he
delights his admirers by eating the most
miscellaneous assortment OF food ever Of
fered any one. His brother attends to the
cooking, and keeps Albert well supplied all
the time. With big sandwich in one
hand and bottle of water in the ouher he
presents an odd sight as he rides along
with that peculiar wobbling motion of his,
which gives him the appearance of ''side
wheeler horse coming down the track at
full speed. Shocks face begins to look
thin, but his spurts are way up at blood
heat. Occasionally smile will spread it
self over his features as he shouts an an
swer to some question put to him by one of
his friends.
Prince rides all the time in that peculiar
upright manner of his, except when squirt
ing, which he does very frequently. Only
once during the day did he leave his wheel.
Then it was for but one minute and fifteen
seconds, but schock seized the opportunity
and added four laps to his score, and was
greeted with tremendous applause, which
evidently cheered him, for he kept the
pace for some minutes, then relapsed into
his old and steady pace. Prince kept right
on. however, and forced the German to do
some rapid riding for considerable dis
lance. Prince shows no signs of fatigue.
and if he has weak spot it has not yet
made itself visible. He jumped from his
wheel easily. leaned it against the side of the
building and vaulted the railing in an agile
manner. This he repeated on returning to
the track.
In the evening the attendance was better,
and considerable money was put up. Both
men rode much the same as in the morning.
only squirting more and continuing the gait
longer. Prince maintained the lead he had
gained, and what was worse, kept adding
to it lap at time, until at 8 o'clock he
had 1872 miles to his credit, while Schock
followed with 321 miles. The men had then
been riding precisely 81 hours, "a minutes
and 81 seconds. Later on Schock
started off at gait that almost made one
dizzy in an attempt to regain some of his
lost ground, but the little Englishman kept
closely behind him, at times nearly touch
ing the little wheel of Schock's bicycle
Betting remains nearly even, with ten
dency toward backing Schock. Princes
friends are certain that he will win and
numerous heavy bets to that effect were
made last evening.
sit now stands this way" remarked one
sporting man, as he poised $50 gold piece
on his finger; IF Prince can hold his pres
ent pace he will win; if he cannot he will
lose, for Schock is a man of iron and can
hold his present pace the year around" In
some of the spurts last evening Schock rode
faster than he ever did before in his life,
and many expressed wish to know where
he got his wonderful speed from.
Following is the score by hours, as taken
from the timekeeper's sheets: