Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-13
RELAY RIDERS At DENVER.
Great Achievement by the Wheel
men.

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The relay race to Denver of the l., A w
was finished last night at 10:37-six DAVIS.
ten hours and seventeen minutes, fpo,a
washington The signal rocket at Sand
Creek, five and three-fourth miles distant
from Denver, went up at I0:23. and the
cheering of the waiting crowds that lined
the streets soon heralded the on-e6niinc of
the wheelmen. The riders on the last sec
tlon, George l.. Mccarthy and George w.
Hart came to the county court house. where
an immense thronS had been waiting since
) O'clock
Governor Waite received the poucb and
took from 1t the messages, reading the one
10 himself, and handed q message to Gen
McCcok and one to Mr.. Black, who had
charge of the race from Washington. from
Representative Springer
Pie governor then said:
Mr.. George McCarthy-As the governor
or Colorado l desire to thank you for the
delivery Of this autograph letter, which was
placed in the hands of the first relay wheel
man at Washington, August q, at u O'clock
noon, by the private secretary of the Prss,-
dent of the United States. In future wears
1t will be a matter of pride to you aniayoiir
dsnrw oicyclists that you had pagt IN this
grand achievement and helping TO MAKE
this wonderful record of the skill and speed
OF the American wheemen." (ApplauseJ
turning to Mr. A. ID. Black of jackson
vile. IL, OF the l.. A. w, the governor
SAID: 1t is my pleasant duty to cpnsratu-
late you, Mr. Black, as the manager and
promoter of this great enterprise upon its
suspicious termination. You have aroused
a new interest in that beneiiceht- inYeH-
tion-the wheel-which has already produced
SO extraordinary change in locomotiot:
The fact Is, the wheel is the greatest in
VentlCn of modern times (Appfause)
hsnlG
W neeis IN the head always excepted
Gen. McCook then read his reply to Gen.
Greely, after which the crowd slowly dis
persad.
!. Gen. McCook said in his message: "Your
wheeled greeting has rolled mere than 1000
miles, over mountain, valley and plain
tnroCgh ten states and ascerded to a mile =
attitude, covering over 100 days march for
troops, thus accomplishing in six days and
eleven hours one of the most notable feats
on record in transmitting information by
human motive power alone, over the great
est space In the shortest time.
The League of American Wheelmen. in
this achievement, has shown that the DO
tent national manhood which has again ac-
conlpliShed a notwithstanding feat NAV he
relied on to continue to speed the wheel of
our countryS progress fartheSt north south
east and west"
Gov. Waite's reply to the Presidents mes
sage was as follows:
ION this 18th day of August, at 1910 D..
m, received from -, the relay wheel
man, the message written to me by your
private secretary, and>Nelivered to the frs
relay wheelman at Wellington, last Mon
day at IL O'Clock noon.
The entire 2,037 miles has been made
without interruption or serious accident
and the feat will long be memento of the
endurance and skill of American wheemen
Vast numbers are now assembled in this
city rejoicing over the finale of this great
achievement. O., .a
"In their name send congratulations"