The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-21
MARTINS GREAT RIDE.
y,s PLUCKY UPHILL FIGHT PUTS
MN At THE HEAD OF THE LIST

MIN At THE HEAD OF THE LIST
.- Ne. H.v. Dropped Ont or the Mig
Rsce-There - Now Nut Little Doubt
That . Very Big Score Will He Nsae-
Nuch Intercst IN the Spurts.
IN the language OF observation-disclosures sport
-ho occupied the box next to Lawyer John d.
Tovnsend last night. tho six day bicycle raco
:. Madison Square Garden will not only be a
% Init n po-go." After which slangy opin-
In tho sport yelled "Hii HIP as Robb and
Howell, tho crack Englishmen. swept past him
=, twenty mile an hour gait and the cry was
..tcn IN and repeated by the majority OF the
$500 spectators present.
Tbere seems to be- no question that the affair
,Il Ia great success. not only from an ath-
,o,ic and managerial view. but from a financial
.,,ndport. The show Ia being "pspered"
lass than any similar venture: In fact tho
.rorcity Of deadhead tickets has been a SUBJ
loot OF general remark. The attendance has
hecn good since tho opening. and last nights
crowd of $500 was far above the number
looked for on Tuesday night
Manager Tom Eek was somewhat perturbed
Yesterday owing to Press Agent Honnessy's
hinder Of giving the official estimate OF OK
penses at $4,000. He says $4,000 will
come very near covering the outlay.
on,nion between Managers Morrissoy and Eek
on this point. Mr. Hennessy says no got his
figures from Mr.. Morrisscy. Eek intimates
thot tho Garden manager knows little about
thc matter. The highest possible OK pensc. nc
cordlng to Eek. will be $4,000. and at these
figures, In view OF the lnrge receipts. there
will be quite a tidy sum for the riders at the
end OF tho week.
The riding OF young Martin was the feature
NJ Yesterdays racing. This young wheelman
has only been In tho professional arena for six
months, and his efforts heretofore have been
mainly at short distances. that is. 100-mile
races, which come under the head Of
short in the bicycle world. Martin came out
yestsraa orRns utter swG-h EIn rest
b fs9 Se'D a R ny 0s 5 sS s re 9ds
s ssens h nsd sso the sS ths
s%lso'i f jaIsnent II The contest, iMPIisitiS
HIi es4s md fAf D lss'isSas h. s!"n;
sshId ths%s$ Ss s iasa; I'll. SSidIs9,s s
ysS sFHSss s g. %
bin e robs with ii the aser hs
Hshingrr the Oklahoma rider. did some
tins lead Of iorty-hvs miles to thirty miles
ss%5 w s,1 + tho %ess
r n,ss' Judgment u coupled With phenomenai
sPees as1s se Rss
shown nothing to confirm the opinion In the
present race.
wond reh 4uns fe as9
climbing up on tho black aboard. being kept
s sms days 81 w SH
dis dis as his muscles began to unlimber.
German will lead the van on Saturday night.
as the leaders will come back to him In their
The handsome American representative.
John {. Prince. who was such general favor
been his weakness in all his races. and SEN
hsd hs o finest is wheel o sy o and
his withdrawal he generously altered 1t for
Martin. and tho young. man from Detroit is
e @e Opera Sn ns kss
I'm? 81 sash. 5St evidently they were not Kisses
Rob- and Edlin. the English cracks. do not
hold very encouraging position in the race.
Sse Is only On ss tSrd
ts % I, Of the men have Mt yet given
ss e. disturb their scorss on the 6laeE-
ment Is she dish Of side: ISSUE amusemsat
Manager Eek has furnished in the way Of trick
dddnS and shoF distance Tom
rick riders. and. they give their clever
sRenaa and hbSe Ro and
n N o nd
had been brought over especially to race
against each other In a series Of Ave and ton:
ssysde. 6Faanasan. Ea ans doDpe and p Me-
pr wno each day not While @ 9 ne4e
est is taken In these side races. and the big
Ss sdf 70 Sc.r np
is runs the house becomes an '' inter-
women shouting and shrieking encourage
ment. There Is more real excitement in one |
q these contests than would mark an entire |
ths six-duy riders like a streak, but occasion:
~ ono OF the men will not be passed. md
e to
through the crowd
cI Howell ,sy; beat RoSb yesterday afternoon in
seconds and repeated the victory in the ' even.
3 sanG II: Tse rs,ae are cSm
palled TO race ten laps to mile on tho outside
81 the slx-day men. which really makes the
distance travelled greater.
Flanagan. the Irish hero. defeated Lums-
eeomplished 80 much and did so little in the
olG race The time wns ~ minutes II see;
H'Planngan to win. which Tired the blood OF
no latter. md hc said: Well. thin. ye'd better
i!hry 70 win next toime..if 20 cnn." They met
~ thrse.mile race IN tho evening. and Lums-
Gen zen upheld the valor Of Scotland by beating
n o. green scad opponent bv sixty. yards In 10
minutes = seconds. Prince. the American. is
10 race Howell ten mics for blood tonight.
ana ~ It promises to DO grent rase.
Tho second days hour record Is ms follows:
i>stier. Uo.r Ny., Inn, |
Aslnxer % am
hshnger. 49,. ~ 81 Az
Martin. ,..,......'.. - 81 :i:AI
Martin. .,... ''''''' ~ nil
Martin, .,. ~ ''''''''''''' o., :uii
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