Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-08
A ROAD.sCULLER CONTEST.
The Cartons Match In which Twelve
Noted OaRsmen Are Enga1ed.

Twelve noted oarsmen began q curious sixty.
hour contest In the Madison Square Garden, New
York, ct midnight last night There was
no water nor boats. and the contestants
work in q machine called q road-sculler. This
continuance has three wheels primarily and half
dozen wheels secondarily. The man who acts as
the locomotive power applies his muscular energy
| in much the same manner as II he were in a boat,
except that he faces in the direction In which he
is going. The rear half Of this tricycle. supports
an or lnary Davis sliding seat and attached to the
little forward wheel are two foot-rests, by which
the vehicle is steered. The propelling apparatus
is ingenious. 1t consists OF an endless steel wire
cable running over set OF pulleys which transfer
the power TO the Two large wheels, characteristic
feature OF every tricycle.. The operator sits on
the sliding seat and grasps couple or handles
attached 70 the cables He pulls backward and
by means VI crossed belts the machine moves for
ward The big Wheels, however, are furnished
with ratchet bal-oearings, so that they cannot
reverse. Therefore as the whole machine goes for
ward the working handles also go forward again,
exactly as do the handles OF oars. The tricyciist
pulls again and keeps on pulling as long as he can
The present is the first race on the road-sculler
in this country. In England these tournaments
are an tne rage ana attract great attention. The
last one held there ended on the 18TH OF February.
IL was six days contest and took place in the
London Aquarium. Wallace Ross was the winner.
He averaged IL miles an hour. This mode OF rae
ing is, to say the least very dangerous, and should
one OF the wires which run to che wheel, break
the oarSnan would II he got on With broken bones
alone be lucky.
Tue same rules that govern horse races have
been adopted The ou side track is 20 feet in
width, anu this Is divided into four other tracks
Each man must keep his track AMI only take the
poe when there Is a clear space. II one fouls
another he Will b. fined rom TO laps, anu II lie
should do so by design he Will be lined from TO
Laps.
The cash prizes are large, and 1t is these which
nave Attracted so many sculierS into the match.
Tue nrot man Will get 81 800 The second 81, go,
the Third $500, the fourth 5000, TIE Nth $780, the
SlXtn $3OO. BeSid these prizes, $3.50 Will lie
awarded each day TO the OarSman maA lug The most
miles. Along with these are eight spt cial pr yes,
70 De distributed rs follows: The first TOUR making
800 VIII each receive $3.50; the first thres making
quo miles viii get $500 apiece, md the first one
make 1000 ulleS via receive 81 OO0 or 81 for each
NILE he makes. The race via extend over SIX
days. They Will row unlll q O'Clock in the morn
Ing, and thereafter Will be the track from = 10
II p. IN. until midnight or Saturday next, when
Inc prizes Will Ue awarded TO the six men VINO
nave maze the greatest distances.
Inc starters In The contest Were VIM. O'Connor
Joan Ieeiner, jacob Gdudaur, George BuDear,
Vim. G. East, Peter Il. COniey, Fred Piasted. John
Mckay, Geo. w. Lee, Albert HaInm, John Largan,
Wallace Ross.
The contestants think that II this race succeeds
IL may nurt aquatic rowing. They Say The new
sport requires all the skill and strength or water
Scuiling, and Is superior because II isn't necessary
10 nunL broad ami long water course with 4
smooth ou face. Besides ,he speed is greater, and
the race Is therefore, more exciting So IT may be
that tn days river and bay rowing contests
are numbered, and that hereafter the HanlanS and
IeenerS Will have TO struggle on the smooth
boards 10 determine their relative merits