Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-08-18
the BICYCLE RELAY.
brilliant Ending OF the Cross-the -Coun-
try Observation-Disclosures Welcome at Den.
ver-The Two Thousand Miles Covered
In Six Days and Half-Gov. waite
Reads His Message and Makes Speeches

brilliant Ending OF the CrOss-the -Coun-
try Observation-Disclosures Welcome at Den
ver-The Two Thousand Miles Covered
In SIX Days and q Balf-GOv. Waite |
Reads His Message and Makes Speeches |
DENVER, Col, Aug. 13.-The last l01
miles of the great Washington-Denyer
relay bicycle race was covered under
the most favorable conditions, clear
sky, little or no wind and smooth,
hard road that was an inspiration To
the flying whcelmen, who forged ahead
at gait that would have done credit
to locomotive.
The sandstorm which the Nebraska
riders ran into Saturday night was
most unfortunate occurrence. 1t de-
layed the race several hours, and pre-
vented it being completed in six days,
us was anticipated Saturday when the
news that such excellent time was be-
ing made in eastern Nebraska was re-
ceivcd here. But west Of Julesburg
yesterday morning the sun found the
presidents message moving steadily
westward sixteen miles per hour.
The couriers arrived at Cheyenne at
$3.50 D. H., where the best riders of that
city received it without q seconds de-
lay and were off for the south like the
| wind The road from there to Greeley
is smooth and hard with occasional
hills or slight rises, giving the men
chance for an occasional coast"
The Cheyenne boys were greeted a
few miles north of Greeley by an es-
cort of local wheelmen, who set kill
ing pace on towards their city and the
pouch was transferred to the Denver
boys with the same celebrity with whicf
it had been changing hands ever sine
Monday noon.
Arrival at Its Destination.
DENVER, Aug. 12.-The relay race
the l.. A. w. was finished tonight a
lO:s7-6 days 10 hours and II minute
from Washington. The signal rocke
at Sand Creek, five and three-fourt
miles distant, went up at 1929, and tn
cheering of the waiting crowds tha
:, lined the streets soon heralded the ol
coming of the wheelmen. The ride
: on the last section were George
Mccarthy and George W. Harty. The
:, entered the city in Arapahoe street
the corner of Sixteenth, and from the
= up Tenth to the county court hous
~ where an immense throng had bee
patiently waiting since o'clock.
" The governor received the pouch al
ID took from it the messages, reading tt
~ one to himself and his telegraphic
" ply and anded a message to Gen. N
~ Cook and one to Mr.. Black. who h
~ charge of the race from Washingtc
IL from Representative Springer.
~ The governor then said: "Mr. Geor
Macartnr, as the governor OF Colorat
-. | desirt to thank you for the delive
II. Nv of this autograph letter which "
N placed the hands Of the first rel
y wheelmcn at Washington. August e
-. "a IL o'clock noon by the private sec
". W. tary of the president of the Uni
y, States. In future years it shall bt
i 80. matter OF pride to you and your fell
;" bicyclists that you had part in
grand achievement and helping to m'
hg this wonderful record of the skill
'cn speed of the American wheelman. |.
,ct plause.I
Us" 81 Turning to Mr.. Black, the COVER
,;aS said: "Mr. A. Il. Black. OF Jacks
hi. Vile, ILL.,, Of the L. A. W.: 1t is
.hs pleasant duty to congratulate you'
~ Black as the manager and promote
~, this great enterprise upon its an
Wy cious termination. You have arou
i." new interest in that beneticient
~: ~" vention, the wheel, which has alre
Itr I produced so extraordinary chang
'n' locomotion. The fact is the whe
, re- the greatest invention OF moo
""' times [applausel, wheels in the h
always excepted. Laughter.
o' Gen. McCook then made his repl
..n s Gen. Greeley, after which the or
.".. M slowly dispersed.