The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-01

THoMPsoNvILLE. May 1.-The little
pouch containing the message in the
great icycle relay race between Boston
and Chicag left Sprin gfield at 1872 p.
m., oIe honr and twenty-ss ven MINUTES
aheai Of schedule time, in charge OF
Harry c. Tyler aud III. Hubbard.
AT exactly 1850 o'clock they rode into
this town.
H,rs Montgomery anl Greer OF Wind
sor Locks took il d pushed into the
l. GAS at 1916 o'clock.
At this point t e rain was pouring
down and the darkness was 50 intense as
10 make IL very danger Us to riders goin :
at their hign rate OF speed. AT Windsor
"A. A. Frances and Edward Laman en-
tered at 1897 o'clock.
These two kept together as best they
could In the rain and dark and amid
cheers at l:C6 "a. III. gave up the message
front OF tue Hartford Wheel club 10
Seeley and 5 arkie.
without moments loss the two latter
disappeared down Main street for Ber-
lin. This ten miles they di in forty-
nine minut.s s, reacliing the relay at 1855
H. m. AT Berlin, Il .Iamea and Brainal
pushed on 10 Meriaen over very or
road. The relay reached Meriden ut 2:20
CLOCK, exactly ole hour aud forty mln-
utes ahead OF schedule time.
Nal er Barker and w. /. Wilcox had
Wallingford. and aalned five minutes on
the schedule time. reachlag Community
bridge at 2:45 Il. III.
Not a moment was ! st here, for c. Ned
Lane aud John Cotir.il look the message
Oh the fy ana " ere soon lost IN the da k
ness on their way to North Haven.
Iuess young men gainel seven minutes
Ia their allotted time, reacning Nor, IA
Haven at Bus a. IN.
Right here occurred the first hitch in
the program. Iaff and Weaver of New
Haven were ordered to be at North
Haven TO relay Laue aud Cottrili, but
tae riders were SO far ahead of time that
Tan and Weaver had not thought OF
startlug Tor their relay. As IL was, Line
aud Co,trill, upon reaching North Haven,
which should have beeu the en- OF their
hard ride, fouLd no one to reneve tnrm
Accordingly they pushed onto New
Haven. over road 10 which they were
unaccustomed aud they received two or
three headers. however, they reached
New Havet with gaia of five minute
ON the thirty minutes allowed from
North Haven to New Haven. Taey
reached the centre Of the city at 3:45
O'Clock, the schedule time being SEQ
o'clock, thus making the relay one hour
and thirty. 1--we minutes ahead of itself.
Ian aud Weaver, the New Haven
men had been notified that the message
hoN ~''i'h anu were on nanu
To take 1T To Milford, as the MilforI
riders did not know Of the great gain.
AS they rode out OF the cit; ihry sent
Policeman after h. a. Catlin. VINO was
" have taken it To Milford.
Milford was reach, d at 4:30 Mean
while Catlin caught up with the two
New Haven riders, who were naving "A
hard tine on the slippery road and
darkness. At Milford the same trouple
was experienced for tue men who were
to take 1t to BridReporS had no idea oil
the great gaia whicn had been made.
The thres riders then decided that the
thug must be remedled I'm some way and
1t was decided that Weaver should drop
out aud send word TO the Bridgeport
men. who were TO take it from there. 10
be in readiness for TAFT and Catlin who
were rushing on AS fast as they could.
Taft amt Catlin rushed g. to Bridgeport
AT 5:06 o'clock. and gave up tie message.
SING SING, My 1.-The relay riders
left here at 1245. tea minutes late, on
account oil bad roals