Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-12-10

spective gate receipts. The glory will
lie in the applause OF watching multi
tudes, which will be called forth by VIC
tory in the great l42 hour test Of en-
durance or by possible record breaking
on the part Of some Of the hardest con-
t%eStants.
There will be nearly 4 score OF well
known long distance riders ready for
the word at the beginning OF the race,
and perhaps half q score of riders Of
the dark horse variety. The most
notable entry is William Martin, Of De-
troit, the plucky Irish-American who
won the six day race in the Garden In
October, 1891, who holds all the profess
sional records from % to 142 hours, and
whose record Of 1896 miles 4 laps made
in that contest still stands as the most
remarkable achievement Of the kind on
record. Martin only rested 10 out OF
142 hours 10 the last race, and although
somewhat thin and pale finished his re-
markable exhibition Of physical endur-
ance in good condition.
Among the other old timers who have
entered are Albert Schock, Of Chicago,
who has won. numerous six day races
and who held the 142 hour record OF
LAOS miles until Martin broke IT.;
Charles w. Ashingcr, of Oklahoma ter
ritory, who was second to Martin In
1891; Edward Reading, Of Fort Omaha,
Neb., who won the six day contest in
Chicago in 1889; Peter Golden, who won
fame and half a dozen six day walking
matches years ago; Tom Roe, the well
known long distance road rider; Frank
Alder, ofNewYork;H. G.. Croker, the cash
prize races Of Newton, Mass; Pautrat,
a Frenchman, who claims to have been
the first wheelman to ride from ST.
Petersburg TO Paris; Carre, who has
ridden in a great 40 hour race against
Terront, Of France; Lesna, a third
Frenchman, who claims the worlds "a
hour record; VIII Breckenridge, OF Mil
waukee; John s. Brooks, of B~Iossburg,
Pa; w. II. Bremen, of Lyons, Ia; NJ.
R. Hageter, OF Bethlehem, Pa; w. II.
Hart, of Philadelphia; George II. Van
Emburgh, OF Arlington, n. j.; an Eng
llsh unknown entered by John $. Prince,
| and A. S. MeiXwell, of L%ewisburg, Pa,
| entered by p. T. Powers, Of the Ma
tional Cycling Association.
Manager +. P. Prial will start the
riders at five minutes past midnight
Monday morning, December %, the
crowd will cheer, the band will play In
spring music, and the riders, each
wearing a particular color or a comb
nation Of colors instead of the ugly
numbers heretofore used to identify
them, will spin around the board track
circling the big Garden. 1t will be a
dazzling and b%ewildering scene. The
riders costumes will be bright and new,
the riders themselves fresh, athletic,
bright eyed and hopeful, and each
equally favored with the applause Of
thousands. One week hence how the
scene will have changed! The score or
more OF riders will have dwindled to
six or cight-a stern and uncompromis'
ing survival Of the fttest.
The costumes of this forlOrn hope
will show the wear and tear OF a weeks
| usage, the once bright eyes Of the
riders will be dull and sunkeN, their
cheeks will be hollow, their bodies
wasted and their strength nearly gone,
but they will still ride on, covering mile
after mile with almost superhuman en-
durance, pluck and logged determine
ton. Hope of victory may then exist
In only one or two breasts, but hope OF
getting one Of the most remunerative
places in the race and . substantial Sec
ton of the gate receipts will instiIl new
strength into the tired limbs OF the tail
enders.
The winner will receive an ovation,
especially il he breaks the Martin rec
ord, and if be is in as high favor as
Martin was two years ago ne will finish
the great race in a veritsbie rainstorm
of coin and currency. The victor will
also receive 81, goo in gold and so per
cent. OF the net receipts. The second