The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-24
THE LAST DAY OF THE RACE.
MARTIN STILL LEADS AND Is LIKELY
TO FINISH ELRST.


short-alstsaee Races Causing Aueh Ex.
eitenent-Oaly six AfeH Len 60 Try TOT
Share OF the Msney-Oue Oelock Score.
Tho six-day bicycle rice at Madison SQUARE
Garden scored Its greatest success last night.
admission into the spacious structure being
well-nigh impossible. and hundreds turned
away on seeing the sur2ing mob besiegine the
large entrance doors. The scene indoors
while the short-distance runs were being de-
cided or while the six-day contestants In
dulged In spurts was splendid picture.
The nth night Of the race. and still the out
come Is shrouded in uncertainty. That com.
pact bundle Of muscle and grit Martin. Is still
In tho van. but lie has stern foemen
in his wake. and an indulgence In
that tired feeling may dethrone him.
He is keeping his lead by pure doeged pluck.
He Is scarcely able to walk. but he keeps to
the saddle and reels of the miles BY the aid OF
his stout Irish heart and his one good leg. The
injured limb Is encased In rubber band
ages. and when these were taken on
yesterday morning the leg pulled to an
abnormal size. 1t was with the utmost DIM
Guilty the Western boy was got back to his steel
stecd. He has been really only riding with one
leg for the past two days His courage Is SUBJ
lime. and the discontinue OF the English con-
tincent must be complete.
niger. who has o full.fedged doctor to handle
him. is still in second place. despite the fine
spell Of squirting that the Englishman Lamb
INDUCED in yesterday morning.
Lamb. the English collier. Is In third place
and it looks as IL he would finish there, unless
nm accident befalls the two men ahead OF him.
The Briton Is in splendid condition. has
plenty OF speed. bu. 1t seems as H. to usc the
words OF his handler. George Cartwright, he
was too bloody lazy to win"
Schoch. the German end Of the international
affair. keeps plodding away SO systematically
that It puts spectator to sleep to watch his
Boyst is the LATEST man on the track. He and
his trainer have continual squah6io as TO the
&c e.h 1e 1ss ef a rns 70 the
mile post f,r slice Of money. though he seems
this contest under the name Of Albert. and who
the as OF S is sHs be 5 Te
young man twenty-four hours, predicting his
collapse. and while his work the first day was
been doing wonderfully we'll since: and will
undoubtedly come in for o share OF the gate
Robb. the ,EnGlishman. retired from the con.
test at O'Clock yesterday morning with wv
miles laps to his credit he was in bad
the requisite 1880 miles to share in the re-
The lack Q, sleep is telling on the merry
falls yesterday through drowsiness Ashingsr
got % the worst; being quite severely bruised n
was shown when his RIVAL ioE, the lead was car
ants to take him of the machine. and with
over to Ashinger, and condoed with him IN
his pain Offering his assistance in the way OF
enough to show Why S" Asrtln IS popular with
DR. shrady.. the famous physician and editor
ofthe Medical Record. was an interested spec
taGr dans the say 81 hsg the
RACES from q medical stanipoinh
lishman. defeated Lumsden. the Scotchman.
su4ns s T Rs @ sp see he Stars made aaS
ssiess ss ts'tfhSsns snGs 81
mswhat slow. 10 minutes seconds.
THE r G the
beaten the, American at two ten-mile races.
and the shGEtes race was said f. be con n
est scene Of i"' exsitemspt that has at:
f Ss% ss9fsss nf Prince
winner. The time was 13 minutes seconds,
and as every five-mile race ridden by Howell
in the Garden has been better than 1o min
utes. there is q suspicion that the Englishman
gave the public chance to vent its enthusiasm
upon its representative.
There was blood in the Nvc-mile race be-
tween the Irishman. O'Flanagan. and the
rivalry between the men. Scotias son made
fool OF Er.ns scion. leaving him fifty yards in
the rear in IL minutes seconds. faster time
than the champions race OF Howell! and Prince.
Tho o'clock score was:
N,'. Ldp.i M,.'. lap.