The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-09
sEcoSD DAP OF THE Wheel RACE.
Oae OF tho Most Important Fentures 10 the
Bicycle Exhibition.

Oac OF tho Most Important Fentures ~ '"o
Bicycle Exhibition.
bad weather and 81 admission had de-
! pressing effect upon the attendance at the
| Madison Square Garden bicycle contest yes
| terday afternoon and evening" and unless an
improyement stems In tho riders will have
reason to congratulate themselves that the
| Garden management offered stipulated prizes
| instead OF running the show on percentage
| basis. a.,
The race IL In exasperating uncertainty. All
tho leaders are In good condition and seem
| likely to stick to each other to the SATURDAY
| night finish Many OF the experts favor either
Lumsden or Lamb for first honors. though
| Martin. Ashinger. and Reading have plenty OF
| supporters. The latter especially. Is hppeo
| az tho winner.
The sympathy of the crowd is with schock.
| who ia numbering along in his old painful
| fash on TTe IL riding q 48-inch pneumatic
tire but It is gearod up to 68 inchcs. and get
ting tho pcwor from his low seat the old fellow
is spinning along. 1t Is estimated that his
machine is worth at least fve miles more day
to him than On ordinary There was some 90
lection. but nothing in the rules to stop IT.
The leaders covered 1873 miles laps tho
FIRST twelve hours. IN average OF 15s miles an
hour. The 20O-mile post was passed 10 hours
from the start and the thsd en ars
several miles behind the twelve-hour'a-oa'
''i TRe bicycle exhibit is attracting much ia,
havsthcir sHeeiaities iasteiully displayed. md
chine they would like to mount best. An inter
cstnG exhibit IT, tbs first ria AmSFsan S,eSfb e
%een and the ,aunty wheel Of to-day fear
iul and wonderful
The CATS has been dism9ntIed Of the Gus,
converted into bicycle exhibit. The room Is
divided Off into STILLS; r,. p,,ror
cyss tss Mos Gye ire
Cyclic Comrany. AMOS Frost Co. Newf2HTR "
harrington. American Ormonds Cycle Co..
%sy s%9S Mss%s So%FsP :m HsaS
sons kSs1E Whss Tap %Sofks HSbss
r Co.. nlfGn %aiS' 5sy
an " .AmeTe a from and Mstslic CSmpsny
Bn nsH f. Rusyf Tozer &c Smith
displayed. combining all the latest improve
T. tsrs stS and Me EIst Yesterday be-
ssout s'al@i 9f u% s tSs lie
den der ieli. and Heading and Stage tumbled oyer
him. Under tbs, rules the referee allowed the
fiji oSs4 hs Heas
and Stage were entitled to the distance lost.
hut argued that Lumsden care!essness was
the cause OF the accident and Tor time re.
fused to 20 on with tho race IL no was to get
the lap Tho referee stood by his decision.
and finally the men mounted their machines
al 10 o clock with much muttcring..
There is much ill-feelipg between the riders
md the management Especially ts this the
case with the riders who went on the Western
trip. They charge that the Manager left them
In the lurch In San Francisco. The ridcrs had
t. pledge their wheels with the railrond com
pany to come East and the Madison Square
the machines out OF hook" in order to let tho
men race at the Garden. OFlnnagan alleges
that the management intended to strand him
in San Francisco. hut that Mrs. Jack Prince
protested. The men charge they were com.
peled to travel to New York on an emigrant
train. There are many charges OF Ill faith;
and altogether an unsatisfactory state OF
The star OF trick riders did their clever
work to many empty SCENTS Tho shortdis-
lance races resultc cd as follows:
t,ue.uils Race-Ar'hur Pobb defeated Mcdowell
Tim, 3 minutes l3 Ii second.
Five mile Rac.--Ilowell defeated Wood. Time. III
minutes ~ seconds
Thl mile Race q Flanagan defeated Arthur RnDb.
Time IL minutes ~ seconds.
one mile Race-U Flanagan defeated Wood Time.
minute. : 40 seconds . ST,
Three mite l.nrc- Mcdowell defelted HOWELL Time,
Tw"in,ic Rare Alfred Rohb and Albert rode dend
heat minutes 20,a seconds.
Three. MI Racc-Arthur Roso defeated Wood Time
nnutes 49,, seconds
mile Racr-lIowell defeated n,Fnnagsn Time,
minutes rs SECONDS. the record on the track
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