The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-02
END OF THE BICYCLE RACE.
Waller Covers 434 Miles in the Six
Days Ride and Beats the Record.

Waller Covers 434 Miles in the Six
Days Ride and Beats the Record.
New York, Dec. 1.-The browning event
of the great international bicycle tourna-
ment in Madison Square Garden. the
24-hour professional race, ended to-
night at $40 o'clock in a remarka-
BILE victory for Frank Waller of Chicago,
who with Charles Ashinger and Peter
Golden beat the best previous indoor
record, 400 miles and laps made by Waller
himself in the last six-day's race. Waller
made 434 miles and laps. An immense
crowd thronged the garden tonight and
when Waller at 1922 p. m, passed the pre-
viouS record it was amid deafening and
prolonged applause. Pacemakers were
employed during the entire race, thinner
man, Guerry, Martin and Appel each TAX
ing his turn at pulling along the men.
Many of the younger starters dropped out
during the night and but IA remained. AS
the time drew on for the finish the excite
ment became intense, although Waller left
the track at $3.50 for a rest, to go on again
for the final five minutes When the pis
tol snapped the finish at $40 p. m, the
score was as follows: Waller, 434; Ashin-
ger, ALB; Goldne, 405; Gillen, S73; Swink, $40;
Foster, S67; Cassidy, 372; Zeicardi 352 (;
Pepper, 1853; Ellreich, 1903; Starbuck, 293;
Deliso. 24s; Eckhelm. 237; Gross, 261. g.
After the A-hour bicycle race was con-
cluded several amateur and professional
events were holly contested
The class b five-mile race proved one of
the fastest and most exciting contests of
the week Eddie McDuffy beat Nat But
Ter out in the stretch in a terrific finish,
with Monte Scott an easy third. The time,
1888 1-5, is a new indoor record. Three of
the Riverside wheelmen of New York,
Barbeau, Goodman and Leibold. divided
the prizes in the class A event and rode
a close race in deciding 1t among them
selves.
Zimmerman won out on the last lap Of
the professional two-mile race in his reg
ulation hurricane style.
Verheyen gave a choice exhibition of
foul riding in the professional mile-race
and was disqualified, Wheeler taking the
first money.
But the wonder of the whole tournament
was the ten-mile professional. The start
ers were Zimmerman, Wheeler, Verheyen,
Edwards Martin and Colombo. For four
miles the race was common play, and then
the fun commenced. on the fourth lap of
the fifth mile the only Arthur Au-
gustus let out a few spare links
and begun such sprint as was never
seen before in this world. Like a meteor
he flew away from the other men and on
and on gaining and gaining, despite the
best efforts of five of the fastest living
riders to catch him. The enthusiasm of
the crowd was uproarious and uncontroll-
able Lap them Jimmy" they cried, and
he did. In just one mile and four-ffths
he caught the bunch of struggling tailers,
while cheers and yells made the garden
ring The rest was easy for the great
Jerseyman, who was content to remain
with his fellows, having Tapped them and
given the people, for once, proof that no
one on earth is in his class. Wheeler,
with Yale colors flying from his shoulders.
fought a spiteful finish with Verheyen and
beat him prettily, with Edwards fourth.
1t was a great finale to a great tourna-
ment.
The summary of the short events fol-
lows:
One-mile scratch (class A)-Won by ".
A Barbeau of New York. with Goodman
of New York second and Charles Leibold
of New York third Time 2:33 2-5.
Five-mile scratch (class B)-Won by Z.
A. McDuffy, with Nat Butler second and
Monte Scott third. Time 1929
Professional, mile, scratch-Won by A.
A. Zimmerman, with Alex Yerheyen sec
ond and William Martin third. Time
500 rs.
Professional, one mile, scratch-Won by
Alex Verheyen, with Harry Wheeler sec
ond and A. Edwards third. Time 2:33
Verheyen was disqualified.