Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-05-05

StdIIeu Ill oOStOu. lnS COURSE Lulu Out
has been so arranged as to make a dis
lance of 1,24O miles. All the arrange
ments for the ride have been completed.
The schedule has been arranged at q
pace of ten miles an hour at night
and eighteen miles during the day, an
average Of fourteen miles an hour each
day, and if the weather is favorable
the distance will undoubtedly be coy
cred in the allotted ninety hours.
The distance in the first division,
from Boston to New York, is 269 miles;
New York to Albany, 149; Albany to
Buffalo, 3O4; Buffalo to Cleveland, 175;
and Cleveland to Chicago, 367.
Two special correspondents will fol
low the relay riders, enabling them to
furnish the news to the press. Each
courier and substitute will receive a
souvenir medal, besides which special
prizes will be given to riders.
The wheeling sensation of last yeal
was the great relay bicycle race from
Chicago to New York It rained al
most constantly while the Wheelfnen
were on the way, and the roads were
quagmires, but despite these difficulties
the plucky young riders pushed on and
finished the great from Chicago tc
the schedule time.
In October, 1891, the first relay race
occurred, and the riders covered the 12G
miles between Hartford and New York
in eight hours and seven minutes.
Love of honest sport has probably
inspired the coming relay race, but II
will also show what remarkable lons
distance riding GIN be done on tbs
bicycle over American roads in theil
present uninproved condition and may
awaken interest in road Improvement
The ride is also expected to demon
strate further the vafue Of the bicycle
for scouting or transpoatatiCsI of troops
in time of war.
The first division of the great ride
will be from Boston to New York Tc
Springfield the pouch will Ire carried
by such men as Windle, Hoyland
Then the best known riders OF MSssa
ehusetts and Connecticut will take the
pouch to- New York.
From New York the following have
the management OF the variOH:
divisions:
Second division, New YORK to albany
14S mifes-L- G. Boardman; manager
Smith, Tyler, Wagner and Nelson
New York to Yonkers; 16- miles; Yonk
ers to Sing Sing, Is miles, III. W.Pagan
Yonkers; Sing Sing to Wappinger'
Fails, 81 miles, A. J. Barton, Newbt1rg
Wappinger's Falls to Hudson, so miles
f. w. BOVINE, Poughkeepsie; Hudson tt
Albany, So miles, E. 8: Homer, FRO!
Bicycle club.
Third division, Albany to Buffalo, %!
miles Albany to CanaJsharie, AZ miles
James Bradford, Albany Wheelmen
Ganajoharie to Utica, 70 miles, %. Fl
Eohman, Canajoharie; Utica to- Syria
erse, So miles, Utica Cycling Club, A. r
Grant; Syracuse to Rochester, 81 mites
Century Cycling club, G.. E. Wood, Syria
cr1se; Rochester to Buffalo; SO miles, c
j. Iven, Rochester
Fourth division, Buffalo to, Cleveland
ISL mTles-Buffalo to Silver Greek, 3,
miles, w. III. Lampin, BuffaFe;. Silve
Greek to Westfield, 27 miles, G.. FL
Ludlow, Dunkirk, N. Z. Westfield t.
WesleyviI1e, q miles; Wesleyvi1le t
East Springfield, "a miles; East Spring
field to Ashtabula, 14' niles Franz
Fairburn, Erie, Pa; Ashtabula t.
gainesville, % miles,: Painesvi1le t,
W11loughby, 10 miles,; WilIoughby t,
Cleveland, 20 miles.
Chicago riders will play a prominen
part all along the line and Charli,
Parks of Milwaukee will be one of tn,
last to carry the pouch along in double
quick time to make up any possible los
time.
From Cleveland to- Chicago the poucl
Norwalk to Fremont, W. A. Rhodes ant
III. J. Cassidy of Chicago, together witt
a party of Milwaukee riders, will divid,
this into two relays. Fremont to Wood
vile, will be carried by HH. Wylie ant
G. P. Root, captain Of the Chicago Cyc
ling club. Woodville to Perrysburg will
be covered by r. Hines of the Toled,
Cycling club and Joe D. Gumia Thi.
will be divided into two relays of tel
miles each, members Of the Toledo
Cycling club taking second relay. Per
rySburg to Archibald, Lou Cotton an(
the Wauseon Cycling club will hav,
charge of. There win be three relays
Archibald to Brian viii be covered BY
L. W. Gottsha11 Of Archibald, and Rob
ert Slusser, captain Of the Lincoln
Cycling club, Chicago. Bryan to But
Ter, will be ridden by George X. Barrett
G. w. Davis of Chicago and John Wei
ker and Bert Howey of Bryan, o. But
Ter of Kendalville, Charlie Cutting Of
Chicago: Geo. Walling and Charles 10
ray of Kendalville, Ind. Kenda1lvil1t
to Lgonier, Park and Glathe of Ken
dalville, will have charge. They pro
vide riders for Lgonier to Goshen
Goshen to South Bend. will be run by
Goshen riders under the management
Of NJ. A. Meader. South Bend to New
arlisle, by John Single. Jr., of Sout1
Bend and III. A. Citizens Of Chicago
New Carlisle to La Porte will be ridde1
by J. E. Lom of La Porte and othel
La Porte riders. La Porte to Otis vii
be ridden by III. r. Winship and Ton
Haywood of Chicago. Otis to Porter
over railroad ties, will be covered b,
III. n. Wylie and Roy Keator of hicago
Portr to Hammond will be reeled of
by Birdie Munger and Frank Waller
Hammond to Kensington is assigned t,
Gus Steele and Charlie Parks, who ar
now in training at Hammond.
Kensington to Chicago. fifteen miles
delivering message to Gov. Altgeld a