The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-02
PRICE THREE CENTS:
WALLER Is THE VICTOR.
HE WINS THE TWENTY-F0UR HOUR
PROFESSIONAL RACE.
He Made asa Miles and Nine Laps.
Ashinger and Golden Also Mako
Good Records

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The crowning
event OF the great international Bicycle
Tournament In Madison Square Garden.
the Neutrality-suspicious. professional race.
ended at $40 this evening, in remarka-
bic victory for Frank Waller. OF Chicago.
who, with Charles Ashinger and Peter
Golden. beat the best previous indtOr
record, sO2 miles and tive laps, made by
waller himself, In the last six days
race. Waller made 4Si miles and nine
laps.
An immense crowd thronged the ampi-
theatre In the evening. and when Waller,
at I22 +. M, passed the previous record,
II was amid deafening and prolonged APP
plaCse 'emakers were employed dur
ing the entire race, Zimmerman. Guerry.
Colombo, Berio, Martin and Appel. each
taking his turn AZ pulling along the meh.
Many Of the younger starters dropped
out during the night, and but fourteen
remained TO the finish.
As the time drew on for the finish, the
excitement became intense. although Wal
Ter left the track at $3.50 for a rest. TO
go on again FOR the tinal nYe m,nutes.
When the pistol snapped the fnisn at
43i; Ashinger. 413; Golden, 4O6. Gillen, Si;
Swank. $40, Cassidy, 3i2; Foster, 30; Pep
per- J53; Zicardi. ;52; Ellrech, 503; star
buck, 2s3: DeLisie. pa, Gross. 26l.
ztMMERMAN's oRE,r VICTORY.
After the twenty-four hour bicycle race
was concluded this evening, several anna
teur and professional events were hotly
contested The class B, fye-mile race
proved to be one of the fastest and moso
exciting contests of the week. Eddie M,,-
Duffee beat Nat. Butler out on the stretcn
in terrific finish, with Monte SCOTT an
easy third. Three of the Riverside wheel
men of New York-Barbeau, Goodman
and Leibold-divided the prizes In tne
class event, and rode close race IN
deciding it among themselves; Inc ohly
m
the professional two-mile race. In his
regulation hurricane style. Verheyen rave
a choice exhibition OF foui rldlhE h Va Wy
professional mile race, and was dlsquai-
fed by Referee Raymond, wheeler TAX
ing first money. But the wonder OF ttc
whole tournament. and probably the
greatest race ever ridden. WAS tht ten
mile professional. The starters were Ilm-
norman. Wheeler, Verheyen, Edwards,
Martin and Colombo. For four miles the
race was commonplace and then the run
commenced. On the fourth lap OF the
nth mile the only Arthur Augustus let
out few spare links and began such a
sprint as was never seen before III us tnls
world. Like a meteor ne new away ioi.
the other men, on ana on, galnils anu
gaining, despite the best efforts or nNe
OF the fastest living riders TO catch him.
The enthusiasm of the crowd Was W.
roariouss. and unbopnd!esd; ,bsmP,o bLaP, 'nsrd 'nNsnrd
he did In Just one mile and four-nfths
ne caught the bunch OF struggling tallsrs,
while cheers and yells made the gaIuen
ring al il never has before. The rest was
easy for the great Jersey man; VINO was
content to remain with his fellows, nav
ing Tapped them, and given the people,
for once a proof that no one on earth Is
in his class Wheeler, with Yale coiors
fying from his shoulders, fought spite-
ftll finish with Verheyen and beat MN
prettily. with Edwards fourth. IL was
a great finale to the great tournament
SUMMARY OF TIE EVENTS.
The summary OF the short events FOL
| lows: " -. ~
| A. Barbeau, New York: II. j Goodmah'
| New York. second; Charles Leibold, New
| York. third Time. 2B 20. 3,
| Flye-mile scratch--Class B.-Non by r.
! A. McDuffee, Nat Butler second, Monte
| Scott third. Time, 1923 ii
| Professional two-mile scratch-Non bv
| A A. Zimmerman, Alex. Nerheyen second
William Martin third. Time. 9O6 20
| Profession-one e-mie scratch.-Won on py
Alex. Verheyen, Harry Wheeler second
A. c. Edwards third. Time, 2:53. Ner-
heyen was disqualified.
Professionalism miles.--Won by a; A.
Zimmerman. Harry Wheeler second, NeT-
heyen third Time. 26 657