New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-19
TT WILL BE A LONG SPIN.
OFF FOR A Sundays RACE on BICYcLn
THE BIG GARDEN BUILDING TO HAVE FLuW
wHEELMEN WITHIN ITS WALLS
NIGHT AND DAY.

The great amphithestre OF Madison Square Gsts
presented an inspiring spectacle last night or rat
early this morning, when the six days olcyce ma
WIS started. II the attendance and enthusiasm III
night may be taken as cntenon' the tournam,1
ought 10 be successful. None OF the freeandeay
and disgusting features which characterized brrG
six-days, contests in the Madison square Garden VA
noticeable last night. The building was attractive al
comfortable and no slot machines, thrceleggcd eow1
other catch.penny sldeshows or arrangements ven
allowed I'm tine building Users Of tobacco were CO..
rlled TO take their cigars into the galleries and ~
sume them there, and In consequence the atmospA,r
of the amphltheatre was more agreeable uiau u'aA
such contests Jules Levy, the round Dtte nns
PLAYER, was the leader of band OF musicians sarna
in the centre Of the building.
Shortly after midnight fourteen men beeanne
around that billowy track with nope IN their rss
and a promise OF bright dollars for their psRG
There will also be short races In the week IN WA
II. Howell and Arthur Robb, Of England, and RaPA
Temple and W. j. Morgan, OF uiiS country are 'hss
particular "stsrs."
The Garden began to oil up as early as p. m, AZ
three hours before the races wer eto begin al kAs
1000 people present; and every spectator icss
with wonder upon that sinuous track the IKE OF vaa
has certainly never before been seen In New-f0L
The track is ten laps to mile and looks n~ unhn
one Of those crazy tObOggan-sldes one occasionally
meets at COney Island The track Is positively Nd
level at any place. At the corners 1t Is twenTio,
feet wide while the incline or slope is feet 10 ncaa
from the outer TO the inner curb.
Some OF the riders last night were OF the ophSa
that tho management had gone TO the extreme q
angles and that there would be some ugly isli
and probably broken bones before tie race was oyd.
The failoway after leaving the corners LOOKS danger
out. The managers, however, say that the track
built on scientific principles, and simply for oFdaa1
or bigwheel bicycles, aud that. while IL might %
dangerous for safeties,' such machines viii not
allowed in the race
The scoring arrangements are nearer perfection thaa
at any other tournament held In this city, Tiers
will be automatic and human scorers, and mistakes 10
recording laps are not likely to occur. The auomae
score dias ought to work with great accuracy ard
bell and hand record each lap, mistakes are not nAeJ
to be made. Each contestant has three dlals oYd u
name. The first dial records up 10 10 laps, the sata
the miles from l TO IS, and the third from 20 70 %
miles.
The riders were decbed in gnudy- colored sasAs
which distinguished them instead OF numbers. To
entries and their colors follows n. J. oThs
ngan, olive green and Irish harp; W. Boyst purple;
Walter Stage, yellow and red Charles Ashinger, al
blue John S. Prince, Stars and Stripes Albert SchocE
red white and blue; Morton, green and red; Edvan
Mcdowell, pink; Alfred Robb, all red W. Wood, Union
Jack of England George Edlln, British blue ensgn
W. Lamb red, white and blue stripes j. ID. Lumsiea
Scotch plaid, and james Albert, black and orange
At midnight Levy made frantic flourish, his mus
clans responded gong gave dcafenine clang and he
National airs OF England made the roof remble. TIE
English riders were the first to appear and made en-
cult of the track. They were followed by the lnsh
German and American riders In order. The start vas
q flying one and made at IL :0o by W. (. Hcks'
Terrant the great French rider did not start as was
expected as he demanded financial considerations
which the management Of the race refused TO gdano
Francis Wilson, the comedian, presented 10 Prnoe
handsome set OF colOrs.
After the management has been compensated YIN
riders will share like this in the gate receipts 80 PEI
cent to the first % to second IL 20 third 10 TO fou
to fifth, to sixth, and per cent to the sevent1
II less than seven finish the prize moneys VIZ "
increased. 1t is not thought that more than nan '
men will have endurance to stay out the week
The most likely men in the race are Prince s"sH
solocl Ashinger, Lumsden, Lamb and Edln. IT'LL IT,
last night bet 81 900 that he would not DO worse HA
second at the finish. A., .,,,,
There was genuine enthusiasm at the "a. ~
than at probably any other contest ever he'd .. ~
Garden. The riders made two laps before lIe' -,
the word AGO. 0'Flnnnigan was In front al the sM'
and led for q quarter of a mile. After thst the -.
changed positions rapidly, Edlin covering ths n'''
mile In minutes 81 seconds. -, ..o a,
The MANAGEMENT will to-day offer prixe OF ~ :,
the person who guesses nearest 10 the nu '.., n
miles made in the race At O'Clock every seat !.
tbe Garden. except in few private boxes. was A,
and the cheering was continuous. Between oVVy ."
e 600 neople were present. The score then SLOW