New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-08
STARTING THE LONG RACE.
CROWDS SEE THE TcycLER. GET OFF.
HALF 4 DOZEN DROPPED OFT EARI.Y-sHoRT
RACES AND TEICK.RIDING.

! HALF 4 DOZEN DROPPED OFT EARLY-sHoRT
RACES AND TEICK.RIDING.
The present International bicycle race at Madison
Square tardrn promise, 20 be decidedly mos n\igofatng
spectacle than the NN days race Of last ocobof
interesting features OF the las; tournament arc
preserved and all ii" Disgusting eliminated The
will race twelve hours each day. starting at ~ M
ond ending up at a. making the time Tor the entire
race seventytwo hours By this system The contestants
will get sufficient c-t. aud the spectators VIII not De
forced to witness Of suffering aud misery
conspicuous in mos: -i>-day contests The mi'l' the
thusssm. lights the rapidly moving wheels carry
ing their riders Ia bright costumes furnished scene
which seemed please the spectators The number Whch
came 10 vitncs, III start ia the Afternoon not large
but after o'clock there were Few vacant s'scN
In the am.hithcate. TIickrdine by experts ana
short by prineI> helped T. tighten the moh"VohS OF
the long distance rsces Those interested N The "h'e
and wheeling found the lcycle exhibit In the fomsi
restaurant the Iish. OF tho general entrance
likely place u spend few minutes In.
The race started ~ p. with 1ere starters
John Prince Charles W. A>hingcr, EDWARD fS@ahs
Frank Albert Joseph Rice, william NJ Boy~t. Ralph
Chad-ey. rnInk Bower. t. X. smith. J. ID. Lunisd~l
Wallace stage william Martin. William Lamb aud Albes
schock. The pace a lively fIom the start and
the logeards fell behind. and IN few hours hnif
dozen Of hid drVpId out and visions OF rleii
prizes had been blown from their eyes like chai smith
nrst retire, throwing up the sponge AFTER cover
ing III miles. Bower 10 miles and quit. Boyst
stopped miles, Chsdsey at 49, Rice at 72 md Prince
after kOng 50 mile. They Will hardly be missed and
the LEFT in the race are likely 10 be Oil me
track neat Satrrday.
The tsme automatic tsVring machines were used ~ in
the first tournament. The merely touched ue
bu ton Aud tac machines did the rest. The music was
sunclpuy boIstetous n interfere "th the comfort o
either spectator, rider-. or cours" the nuSle'
insisted upon playing te national air' for the respective
nations but this only dene at oe start no sfiou
objection manifested
Tho Will be different in way from the touS
ment OF last fall and sS hc management OF tHe "a"e'
guarantees certan cash prizes and takes all the iecept"
there l. not likely t. be- another Disagreement between '
rider, and managers. The winner /. assured of At
least 900 thu seeond $500 the third $3.50 FOURTH
$3.50 NTH $50 sixth sl2j. and seventh 800 Ia use
even anL-h the Others Will get little more
winners the short distance wl receive sums
varying from 300 10 al OOo.
Judged by the looks Of the Of them seemed
last night unable to continue until the race i over %
course after riding twelve hous not a. FOND OF
squirting earlier in the dsv Martin, the winner 81 u''
race. si- hr did hci with his head thrown D"h
though suf neck his chest stuck ou'
before him. But any Of the ether riders
attempt from him he throws hiuheit over the
wheel aud Keeps them company, Ashhgcr Keeps himself
all the tme and seems d" though he were
ofrad slow up Shock tho German still waobl"s all
over the trsca. The bicycle he = riding Is sho" IA
it>clf I.unl-en stage looked the n1-t uf'A
Reading seemed 10 be q good nan 1nd thee y say H'
can whenever he feels Ike IT, and the OILY rue
who spurs with him at oil tine + Marln I'"' s'e''
TO feet warm aud 4, wind Taken all together
riding Albcrt- sunburncd cheek, Jud hoo" eyes "ie
missed after orock. H. had covered IL mIe' "'h
he bad give up he ought not 70 Fave 't'r"u - Nv
az clearly OF condition.
Charles Lev. W. >. MaltOv, Barber aud Mehuo/a'
d J. Canary aud NH" Elwua gave exhibitions o' u'ch
riding which were loudly applandrd MatlH "ofN w,
.spec'all- clever In the short races. WOOD deeaNu
Mcdowell in thiee.nlr cOnt"-t IN lO;1' 80 i0bD anu
o. Flanagan ran "a dead heat IN nile race H-AIhk u'
distance in Os la tie run.of Ofli'"gan won '''',
In 3l4I-j mile rare between Nc Do"el anu "o'd'
the former IN i5@5
During afternoon Lumsden Tell ana stage anu ~"
lng tambled him. Fortunately none " me nv"
a. Injured According nie rules, the lap lot BY ih'
,der. wa. made MP martin mode the fr-t mile IN o.
minutes and Ashinger The first 100 miles Al mdh'Ph'
those well Informed In bicyslue said that NAHUM io
and Ashinger were the most nscy 10 win.
uor,ii and Primo, had clue Nid what appaNd 70
b. desperately oont.~,-l thrceni r'cc If'n'' won
by few inches Ia minutes and - seconds !ooo 'u
O'Elsn.1sn contested h,e.mil' roe honO N'""'"t }"
Ia minutes 49,. .cconds
Following are she made la't night