The evening world., 1893-12-29
Martin Twice the Distance in the
Ex-Champion's Rear.
Two OF the Men Have Covered Moro
Than 1900 Miles.
THE SCORE At i,.aO.

inc hfth day of the contest of endur-
ance and speed at Madison Square Gar
uen found the same four men stoutly
battling for first honors and the 200
IN gold which the winner will get. be-
SIDES the greater share of the IL l-2 per
cent. of the net gate receipts TO he
divided among the first five ut the finish
Albert schock, who held the CHAMPION
ship of the world for five years. anS i'm.
I'll 1t was wrested from him In October.
1871. by Billy Merlin In his run of
i'foo IL miles, still held the lead he
gained at i.35 yesterday afternoon, and
declared hat he would again hold the
worlds championship at 10 O'Clock to-
morrow night, when the race will end.
The Austrian had slept two hours dur
ing the night, and vas 20 miles ahead OF
his nearest competitor. the long and
clumsy Californian, Frank Waller.
Waller wooed sleep for two hours ana
hfty-t~o minutes. and was In good cond,-
lion when he resumed work at 7.l3 th,,
morning.
Martin. whose pluck against the fear
fui odds Of an oilless knee-joint and gen.
eral aches and pains is wonderful.
spent four hours and thirteen minutes In
bed during the night. and found himself
I9rty-seven miles behind the ex-cham-
plSn when he clambered sufiy to the,
Meixell and Van Amberg had not stinted
themselves for sleep, and were fresh his
Albert, who is looked unon a, amonv
me favorites by old-timers In this sort
OF sport, took two hours and twenty-
one minutes for sleep. and was Mt least
than uD wo ysste nd more IRE hsggsrd n used w
miles nSia fo hst Plase, and while he was iIs
Whsn o he pa a d, thss ! S3oth mile post, he
hh eb,nG miles better than the next man
Schock' riding at n speed OF IA miles 8
post at 7.is this morning. ~
walters scorer marked up the same
figure for him at 925. and he was only
y miles Sahind Schock, while Martin
kmiles behind. A" "
Van Embers. Arlington's boy won-
DER. who has shown marvellous speed
took and passed Meixeli. the clean,
trim, handsome young Pennsyiyanian'
at ol7, beating him at the I.iOoth-miie
n8d M Mhteh al Was sa sm6ers passed at '.ls
Waller, the ungainly, has caused a
dozen collisions and other accidents dur
l nogu the rage af and for that reason is not
trainers. This morning he capped the ell
max for originality. While riding up
me Twenty-seventh street stretch the
CALIFORNIAN slowed up. almost TO a stand
stu, then head across the track.
,Schock was just ehind him, and
Martin close upon his heels. SchocIr
Eu,t on the brakes and Martin ran into
Schock's wheel, Both men tumbled into
q heap. entagled In their machines and
Waller, laughed whersat the crowd OF
out!' T' $3.50
That made Waller laugh again-a grua.
some laugh. for his eyes were troubling
him again, and on one of them was
bound n of the maroon-colored hand
kerchie's which he wears as a can 10
distinguish him from the others.
No one was hurt. however, and tho
riding was quickly resumed.
Barton, who declared himself out o.
the race yesterday morning was induced
20 return to the track last night, and
scored 500 miles at $50 this morning.
A~shinger, who has been III since Tuesday
with a rebelllOus stomach, that member
whose WITNESSES make or break the owner
In this sort Of contest, rode last night till
he had scored sl5 miles. and went TO
sleep, where he was still this forenoon.
Forster retired at his 263d mile this
morning for rest. and Hosmer remained
on the track only long enough to over
take him and score a lead OF six miles
when he retired to his Junk.