The sun., 1888-12-26
GIRLS ON HORSES OF STEEL.
FIVE BIOYCDIsTs IN BLACK STOCKINGS
AND ENICKERBoCGERa
Lottie Stanley, the Lady Champion Bicycle
Rider OF the Woria. Wins-others DO
Well, and All Blush when Applnuded.

Lottie Stanley, the Lady Champion Bicycle
Rider OF the vVoria. Wins-Others DO
Well, and All Blush when Applauded.
Brooklynites who went to the Palace Rink
in Clermont avenue yesterday saw the novel
sight OF women riding bicycles for prize.
There were Eve OF them, and they were all from
Pittsburgh. There has been quite an athletic
fever among the women Of the Smoky City this
last fall and several walking matches and bioy-
Gle races for women have been the outcome.
The f1ve who rode last night have won laurels
in these contests. and thoy spent Christmas in
showing Brooklynites how graceful graceful
woman can be astrde two-wheeled
steed. and what endurance little training
can develop in her. The race was won by
Lottle Stanley. who is 10 years old and a
chunky mite OF five feet She won six-day
race on Thanksgiving. and she claims the title
OF Lady Champion Bicycle Rider Of the World
Riding eight hours day she covered 523 miles
in the six days. She weighs 100 pounds. but
doesn't look 1t. Her eyes are hazel. and her
features pretty. with some suggestion Of her
Irish origin. She bestrods the smallest wheel
which appeared on the course last night. forty
six inches. She wore long black silk stockings,
black Jersey knickerbocker trousers, and q
dark-red plush jacket reaching Just below the
waist and decorated with gilt buttons and o
gold badge Of championship.
Her long, dark hair was turned up behind
with blue ribbons, and ribbon decorations Of
the Same color set OF her red coat and snuRglod
up about her dimpled chin. The other contest
Sn,s % x'Is 4ss1 4s4s fSwA n A.r Years. 'ssS saS
feet 5 inches tail, and weighs I31 pounds She
Il ns8 Hhoe f she nRsd IS
miles behind Miss Stanley for second place IN
tss s. ss5ssa IN s
ali the eontestsnts. but she wore . blue Jacket;
inches tall and ID weighs i25 pounds, She Is q
blonde with soft blue eyes, color that comes
wheel. and rode with an ease that delighted all:
weighs 1857 1sS pounds & 'si she sG rode 5a.nch wheel
and seemed able to manage bigger one. She
is ny Weighs 1874
pounds. and uses .50-inch wheel She is
pretty. blonde, whose fair hair hung down her
s'fsf sss .s 1ns nss the were made by
Baldwin and the others followed closely. The
pace was really too hard and told on the racers.
Il settled down to aeo9 ten ten %ls
% quick response @ Il In tSsir cSesis to the appisuss
OF the 6D6CtRtOIb ana Inc uubn anu SLuuo
another told that all were fully alive to the
fact that It was a race they were engaged in.
The race began shortly after az O'clock. and at
o'clock Jessie Woods and Lottie Stanley led
with 20 miles 5 laps each, AgRie Harvey was
next with a miles 10 laps, Helen Baldwin had
small score was. due to q header which she took
over one Of the iron guides which marked the
sumed the raee.. The girls ate their Christmas
sandwiches washed down with water. They
munched the sandwiches as their canvas shod
feet twinkled about tho pedals Of their ma
shines: but they lad t. gst Of to drink; drink
q break. Then one By one the girls dis:
mounted for . rest and repeated, the rest at
An hour and hsK The eyenine hours, were
marked bY pozige o. pretty spurts BY Lotto
BtanleT which delighted the spectators huge
u. Her checks flushed es she gained lap after
lap. Through all she sat rs straight as an
arrow. respopded 70 applause with bushes
. morning walk whom. at the close of eight
hours. she finished 80 miles and the race.
Jessie Woods came next with 70 miles. Tho
others were "a. 50. and 4S miles.