Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-02
THE BIKE TOURNAMENT.
Waller Wins the Twenty-Four Hour Race
"Zimmy" Sprints MarveIously.

NEW YORK, December 1.-The crown
Ing event of the great international
bicycle tournament in Madson-Square
Garden, the 24-hour professional race,
ended at $40 this evening. in a remark
able victory for Frank Waller. of Chi
cago, who, with Charles Ashinger and
Peter Golden. beat the best previous in
door recording miles and five laps-made
by Waller himself in the last six-days'
race. Waller made 43i miles and nine
laps.
An immense crowd thronged the am
phitheatre in the evening, and when WAL
ler at 722 Z. NJ. passed the previous re-
cord. il was amid deafening and pro-
longed applause. Pacemakers were en-
ployed during the entire race, Zlmmer-
man. Query Colombo. Berlo. Martin,
and Appel each taking his turn at pull
ing along the men. Many of the younger
starters dropped out during the night,
and but fourteen remained till the nnish.
AS the time drew on for the nnish
| the excitement became intense, although
| Waller left the track at $50 for rest
| TO 20 on again for the final five minutes.
When the pistol snapped the finish, at
| $40. the score was as follows: Waller, 43i;
| Ashinger. 4l3; Golden, 46; Gillen, SH,
| Swank. $780, Cassidy. 372: Foster. 1861;
| Pepper, 1853; Zlcardi, S52; Ellerich, S03;
| Starbuck. 23 DeIisio. PA; Gross, Gl.
After the 24-hour bicycle race was con-
| cluded this evening, several amateur ana
| professional events were holly contested.
The class r., five-mile race proved one
| of the fastest and most exciting contests
| OF the week. Eddie McDuffee beat Nat
Butler out on the stretch in n terrific
| finish. with Monte Scott an easy third.
| 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 dec.1lDg IL
| among themselves. The only zimmerman
| won out on the last lap of the profess
| slonal two-mile race In his regulation
| hurricane style. Nerheyen gave choice
| exhibition OF foul riding in the profess
| sional mile race, and was disquanned by
Referee Raymond, Wheeler taking first
| money
GREATEST RACE EVER RIDDEN.
But the wonder Of the whole tourna-
| ment, and probably the greatest race ever
| ridden, was the ten-mile professional.
The starters were Zimmerman, Wheeler.
Verheyen. Edwards Martin. and Co
lombo. For four miles the race was COM
monplace, and then the fun commenced.
| on the fourth lap OF the fifth mile the
only Arthur Augustus let out few
| SPARE links and began such sprint as
was never seen before in this world.
Like q meteor. he flew away from the
! other men, on and on, gaining and gain
ing. despite the best efforts of five OF the
fastest living riders TO cltch him.
The enthusiasm OF the crowd was up
roarious and unbounded. Lap them,
2lmmyr' 1t cried; LAP them" And h
did. In just one mile and four fifths he
caught the bunch OF struggling tailers,
while cheers and yells made the garden
ring as 1t never has rung before The
rest was easy for the great Jersey man,
who was content to remain with his fell
lows. having lapped Them and given the
people. for once, a proof that no one
on earth is In his class.
| Wheeler, with Yale colors flying from
Ibis shoulders, fought a spiteful finish
with Verheyen. and beat him prettily with
| Edwards fourth. 1t was a great finale
| TO the great tournament
a summary of the short events follows:
| One-mile scratch-ClasS-A-won by w,
A.. Barbeau, New York; +. f. Goodman,
| New York, second; Charles Leibold. New
York, third. Time 2:33 2-5.
Five-mile scratch-Class B-won by f.
A. McDuffee. Nat Butler second, Monte
Scott third. Time. l229l4.
Professional two-mile scratch-won by
| A. A. Zimmerman, Alex. Verheyen second.
William Martin third. Time. sos 2-5.
Professional one-mile scratch-won by
Alex. Verheyen. Harry Wheeler second,
A. c. Edwards third. Time, 2:33. Yer
heyen was disqualified.
Professional ten-mile race-won by A.
A. Zimmerman, Harry Wheeler second,
| Verheyen third. Time, 1851.