The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-27
BICYCLIsTs ARE AHEAD.
Men Pass tho Horses in the Exciting
Race.

Men Pass tho Horses In the Exciting
Promptly at 245 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the word 'sGor, was given to the contestants In
the hersebicycle race ct the n alison street ball
grounds, and Knapp led off fer the wheelmen
while Hintz was sstride the first mount for the
horsemen. 1t was soon plainly seen that both
the horses and their riders were suffering from
the fast pace of the first two dsya The horses
moved stiffly, while the bicyclsts looked fresher
than ever, the little lady champion, especially,
riding in fine form, and spinning her wheel like
q meteor around the boarded circle. Knapp.
who followed. rode hard from the start, gaining
two miles on the ponies- Morgan also accom-
plished the same feat in his half honr, riding
fast and furious all the time. The bicycliss
seemed able to hold the horses at will,
and the contest al day was an even one,
when the best horses were brought out, but
ct least six OF the untamed cayuss ponies that
frisked around the track the first day looked
tired enough TO sleep, and the bicyclists took
advantage OF their condition at ali times, and
thus gained the extra laps aud miles which sent
them up to first place. A well-known local id.
mirer of sport, and especially of horses. ven-
tured Q very emphatic opinion to Knapp to the
effect that he could produce twenty horses that
no three bicyclists could beat This brought a
sharp retort from the Champion for the horse
man ito pat up If he thought so. There was
no money put up, however, on that proposition,
but friend of knapp's made Q bet OF $50 that
the ticyclists would win. with J. w. Mcleod,
the hacker OF the famous horse "Deicho" The
latter believes one of the bicyclisfs win break
down before the race 10 two days older. Several
other wsgers were made during the afternoon
and evening. VIM. Camp. the bali player,
placed an even $50 bet with the owner OF three
OF the ponies on the result The music By the
band al times was drowned by the cheering 81
the riders oil the bicycles would challenge one
of the fastest horses. and a neck-and- neck
struggle for several circuits would result
1--WE are do ng better than / expected" was
senator Morgan's Z, mark yesterday. ~ really
did not expect to be ieul with the horses until
Sunday night for they rode their horses 80 hard
the first two days TO discourage u.s. but in tryi.e
TO do so broke down four OF their fastest horses
and have rung in three others in their place.
expect the bicyclists will do 500 miles in the
thirty six hours which viii be the record for the
word at this style of racing and to do 100 miles
every six hours will take some riding The
horsemen say that the jockeys are no ding back
their horses until today, when they viii again
take the lead bat IL is doubtful II the horses
can dofnuch tetter. The offer of the bicyclisrs
TO uEe all even bets looks as IL they meant to
k6ld the lead"
A large crowd will see the novel contest
today. and preparations 20 receive spectators in
large numbers have been made. Knapp will
lead of for the bicytliss this afternoon and
Hintz for the jockeys, and from GAS until s;aS a
hot rdce viii be made.
The score for the day 10 as follows: