Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-28
THE GREAT BICYCLE RACE.
Morgan Breaks sown ana sc"oc"
Freaks All sho Hest Records,

A Minneapolis special says: WHIT has
rroyed to be the greatest bicycle race ever
ridden In this or any other country was
concluded at Washington Rink last night:
II was ak. day might aud day race, aud
had for Contestants W. J. Morgan, Albert
schock. and Mile. Louise Armaindo. The
start was made at 1906 \. NJ. on Mondly
last. Scbock At once took the lead, followed
inv Morgan and Miss Armaindo. SchocA
rode new Victor wheel, Morgan was
astrile Of his new Columbia seni-racer, ann
the Lady Armaindo rode Goriniey q
Jeffrey champion. Schock held the iea1
for the first three laps, when Morgan went
TO the front, and kept up for the next han
hour q very lively gait. In the brst hour ne
covered seventeen miles and SIX laps 70
ecbOck's seventeen miles and three laps an0
AImaindo's fifteen miles and seven ap'.
Throughout the race committee oil phy-
siclans from the Minnesota College has been
IN attendance. The physicians made
scientific study OF the racers. They eN-
amined the contestants before the start,
ard dozen or more times during The race.
Every now and then the men were weighed
TO see how much flesh they lost. The first
day Scbock lost q pounds, and the second
-. Morgan lost pounds on Monday and
bali a pound OF TUESDAY. Each time the
men were weighed their pulse and tempe
"a ure were also taken. The weight OF the
riders nj the start aere: >chock. III; Nor
gar, 1874; and Armaindo, 1913 pounds.
I he rccOrd.brcaking has been something
romai liable. 1t began the very first day.
when Morgan rode 23i miles without dis
mounting, thus topping Harry Highan
great record by miles. The 30 miles
4 t,ttt hot 81
lban did HIgham his 23H. IL was 4:2j L.
VI. on Monday when Morgan first dis
mounted, having ridden continuously since
I2:O5 A. n. lie showed no particular ,isn
OF having been over sixteen consecutive
hours in the saddle. SchOck, up to i. NJ.
on Monday, rested three times, and, a
consequence, Morgan at that hour was lead
ing by mile and laps. Miss ArmaindO
was in rather hard luck. Her new cham
pion wheel bothered her considerably. Its
weight was the great trouble, ii weighing
31s pounds, or - pounds heavier than the
machines ridden by Schock and Morgan
The result was that she rested often, and
for quite awhile each time. At the close
of the first twenty.four hours Morgan had
covered 81 miles and lap, and then ed
SchOck by mile and laps, the track be-
ing eight laps TO the mile.
At l2:4j on Tuesday morning Morgan
and Schock were awakened. scnOck was
first out. and before Morgan had appeared
his lead Of one mile and six laps had dis
arDearCd aud ScbOck was then leading by
two laps. The second day witnessed the
destruction OF nnumcrable records. The
remarkable Performance OF the two men
for the first day was Cqu9llcd. Their ca.
durance was something remarkable. IL wa
| thought that after riding 22t hours out oil
q they would be compelled 10y nature to
| take at least a few hours sleep on the second
| DAY, hit such was not the case. SchOck
| set the pace all OF Tuesday. Morgan seem
| ed content to follow him Closely. When
the rests were footed up on Tuesdiy night
# was found that the two men had been on
their wheels IL hour, and - minutes ou'
! OF the IS hours. Morgan Spurted cOnsld
craly late on Tuesday. The result wa
hat lac gained seven laps on Schoc6, and al
midnight was five laps in the lead.
ON Wednesday the men continued thell
tiresome work without let up. They rested
no more frequently, but their pace was moi
| quite so fast. SchOck set the pace, and Tue
| FpgliShman was content to follow. The
| result OF the DAYS work was that neither
bad gained q lap on the other, The score a
the close OF the tLlId day showing ~
miles and laps for Morgan and 1jl mile
and no laps for >chock.
On the fifth day OF the race. which ended
thi, morning ii II O'Clock. Morgan
stomach gave out. Scho1k continued OF
his wheel until Wallcr'> record Of l,iOt
miles was beaten, That was done at II
O'Clock last night, When he retired. In
following is IL" complete score by dY';
..,,. scuocK. ARNAIS1