The evening world., 1893-12-29
He Beats His Own l,406-M ill
Record at a O'Clock.
Martin Falls Back Another Min
but Is Plucky.
Hosmer Withdraws from the Cous
test This Afternoon.
THE SCORE AT 4 o,cLocK.

The previous record for this hour w41
l.2l5 miles and 8 laps.
Schock passed the laos mile post, th4
championship held by him for I'VE years.
at 3.45: The announcement brouEh<*
cheers from the audience, int n of'
his admirerss ent a floral horseshoe "a
add to his collection. Il.
Shock will touch Martins sIx-day rec
ord by 7.3O o'clock this evening ana have
twenty-six and one-half hours left u
which to make a new record. "A
A red-hot two-mile race was ridden
this afternoon. 1t was In three heatn~1
two to qualify and the third to decide.
The NTH day Of the contest OF enduF-
ance and speed at Madison Square Car
den found the same four men stoutly
battling for first honors and the $1.1o9
in gold which the winner will get. be-;
sides the greater share Of the II la&-pef1
cent. Of the net gate receipts { bel
divided among the first five at ffnf0l-
Albert Schock, who held the champion~'
ship Of the world for five years, and aunN
til 1t was wrested from him in October.
1891. by Billy Martin In his VI OF
1856 IL miles, still held the lead he
declared that he would again. hold The
worlds championship at 10 o'clock TO-
The Austrian had slept two hours dur
Ing the night, and was Is miles ahead Of.
his nearest competitor. the long and
Waller wooed sleep for two hours and
ffty-two minutes, and was In good condl-
ton when he resumed work at tn this
morning.
Martin. whose pluck against the fear
full odds of an o%illess knee-joint and gem
eral aches n pains Is ,wonderfui
bed during the night. and found himself
forty-seven miles behind the ex-cham-
pion when he clambered stifiy to the
saddle again. . N
Meixeil and Van Amberg had not stinted
themselves for sleep. and were fresh this
morning.
the favorites by old-timers in this sort
OF sport, took two hours and twenty
one minute for sleep. and was at least
no worse; no more hssEard and used W
miles mile Sehind I the f leader nl At . ) c'cioci.
when he passed the i.2Ooth mile post he
hundred miles better han the next man
sehock, riding Al q speed Of !. miles :
post at 7.4S this morning.
figure for him a. rs. and he wal Only
was at that moment trailing along -
Van Emberg. Arlinston's boy Won
for a youngster Of nineteen years. over.
took and passed Meixell. the cledhs
trim, handsome young Pennsylvania
post. which var Embers passed At s.iS
Waller, the ungainly. has caused q
ing the race, n for tha reason il not
popular with the spectators. nor the
trainers; This morning he capped the eli.
the Twenty-seventh street stretch he
CALIFORNIAN slowed up. almost to q stand
still, then head across the track.
Martin close upon his heels. Schock
nut on the brakes and Martin ran INTO
Schock's wheel. Both, men tumbIed into
a heap, ~entangled in their machines. q
Waller laughed wnersat the crowd Of
a hundred spectators yelled. Put him
OUT"
some laugh, for his eyes were troubling
him again. and on one OF them was
bound one OF the maroon-colored IND
kerchiefs which he wears as a cap TO
distinguish him from the others.
No one was hurt. however. and the
riding was quickly resumed.
Barton, who declared himself out OF
the race yesterday morning was induced
to return to the track last night q
scored 800 miles at $50 this morntng.
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 tin
he had scored S5 miles, and went TO
sleep. where he still was this forenoon.
Forster retired at his ESD mile this
morning for rest, and Hosmer remained
on the track only long enough 10 over
take him and score a lead OF six miles
when he retired to his bunk.
Hosmer was Withdrawn from the race
his afternoon. He had scored $50 miles
and one lap when he left the track At
S.49 this morning.
only the five leaders stuck to their
day. The other five left the track fire.
quently for a rubbing. a bath or 70
change wheels. {