The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-15
CYCLING AGAINST TINE.
THE RELAY RACE BETWEEN OH
CAGO AND NEW YORK.

the Management Of L. c. Boardman-
How the Race Will Be Run and How
the Record for 1000 Miles
Will Be Broken-It is ALI to Be Done
IN Less than 90 Hours Tom
Roe in Charge Of Affairs.
NEW YORK, May 14.-At high noon on
May is two of Chicsgo's speediest cyclers
will begin the famous relay race against
time to New York city, and from the mo-
ment the start is made to the end there will
be no rest and no intermission for the
doughty men who are TO take up the mess
sage from point to point and carry it on,
like the wind TO those in waiting at the
next station New York city has not taken
an in tense interest In this race. although all
along the route the bicycle organizations are
preparing to join the flyers over their re-
spective 10 or Is mile courses The
manager OF the race from end to end is
Tom Roe, a man who has covered the dis
lance from coast to coast in tho best time
ever made, and who, as far as endurance
and pluck are concerned, stands in the front
rank of cyclers.
All told, 1000 miles will be covered In
30 hours or less This means a speed OF
Is miles an hour over a route which is
at times easy and at times so difficult that
cyclers will be compelled to reverse mat
ters and carry the wheel The last division
is between Albany and New York, q dis
tance Of 1873 miles. This is in charge OF L.
C. Boardman, who will probably not be
able to take an active part owing to the
accident which overlook him at a trial from
Albany to this city recently. | understand
that his collarbone was broken aud that he
sustained other injuries which will debar
him from riding for some time.
The entries which have been sent
TO him at his office, No.
81 Park Row, during the past
few weeks are exceedingly numerous, and
during the next two or three days he will
probably make his final selections. The
distance of 1873 miles to be covered in
In the last batch will be that famous west
ern rider, n. II. Van Sicken, who will
make the start from Chicago, riding 20
Kensington, and will then take the train to
New York city, where he will come In
over the course of the last ten miles to the
headquarters in Harlem. Ten of the men
who are to ride in the last division have
been chosen from Albany cycling clubs.
Tom Roe has personal charge Of the detail
work In the first two divisions. This covers
the distance from Chicago to South Toledo,
going by Kensington, Hammond, Tolleston,
Porter Chesterton. Otis, Laporte, South
Bend, Goshen, Ligonier, Kendallville,
The distance is 234 miles. and it is to be
covered 10 SO hours. The men
who have been chosen to cover the distance
to Goshen are N. H. Van Sicklen,
George K. Barrett, Z. c. Bode, @. p. Root,
William Young, A. T. Marrick, f. Howard
Tuttle, +. E. Spooner. From Goshen to
South Toledo L. d. Munger, A. E. Luns-
den, George Thorne, Cy Davis, r. B. Bar
wise, Harry Cassidy, Z. w. Ballard and J.
P. Bliss will carry the message. In other
words, the Chicago boys expect TO cover
one-Iourth Of the journey when the Ohio
men will take their turn, and will be super
seeded later by the Pennsylvania cracks,
who win finally give way to the
cylers OF the Empire state. Van
rider in the country for distance of
25 miles. His trophies will fill a
handbag and he is represented hero with
about half of them on his manly bosom.
He is a magnificent rider on a rough road
and has been cylinR since 1879, breaking the
American 25-mile record two years ago and
almost invariably winning the Pullman
road race time prize.
The speediest long distance rider next to
Tom Roe who will participate in this con-
test is +. Ed. Spooner. He holds the
24>hour record in America aud has deter
mined to break Holbein's world record for
che same time, which is over 800 miles.
The third and fourth divisions are over
fine stretches of roads, and L. q. Cotton,
who is managing the distance from South
Toledo to Cleveland. will take the message
at the starting point. while two Of the
crack wheelmen of the Cleveland club will
finish IN that city. James Joseph another
Ohio cycler Of note, will make the start at
Cleveland, covering the distance to Paines-
vile, while two Of his crack assistants will
take the message at that point and ride
over a magnificent bit of roadway to Ash
tabula. Then, without moments inter-
mission, the dispatch will be sent on to
Conneaut, the distance Of So miles
TO be covered in 6 hours and so minutes.
From Conneaut to Erie and then on TO
North East will require some hard riding.
and hours and 10 minutes will be al
lowed for the distance of 40 miles.
which is to be in charge of B. B. Crawford.
Here it Is where the Pennsylvania boys
will make their final spurts, going on from
North East to Westfeld, then via Dunkirk
70 Buffalo, and with rush on to Batavia.
where the Rochester men will take hold.
The stretch from North East to Rochester,.
Assistance Of 14l miles, is to be covered In
Is hours and 80 minutes, and ID. II.
Lewis, one Of the best cyelers of Pennsyl>
vsnia, has picked the very strongest men in
his territory to make the flyers. c. ]. Con-
nelly. Rochester cycler, will start with a
companion in the race to Lyons, and the
best men he has picked will carry the mes
sage on to Syracuse. The roadway between
Rochester and Syracuse is another fine
stretch Of ground, and the distance of so
miles is 20 be made in Z hours and
IS miles.
At Syracuse William Spaulding's men
will take hold and will oover the distance
from Syracuse to Utica, via Rome, %
miles, In hours and Is minutes.
Utica will have Edward II. Crosby In read
tness with team Of fine cyclers placed at
convenient points near Fonda and Sohenec-
tady. These teams will make the run into
Albany from Utica, covering the distance
of SO miles in 9 hours and 80
minutes. The last division from Albany to
New York city will witness some remarka-
bic squirting, and men from all along the
linr will be on hand to witness the finishing
OF the great race against time.
In accordance with the regulations two
riders must start in each relay, the fastest
TO carry the message; but each rider start
ing will be asked to cover the full distance
to guard against possible accidents, of which
there will no doubt be quite q number. AS
TO the length of relays, while they will aver
age something like 10 miles, the managers
OF the various divisions are by no means
compelled to limit themselves in any way.
All will depend upon the conditions of the