Evening star., 1896-12-30
IHe UCIOck Score,
The standing OF the men at O'Clock WAS
as folIows. ~
Increased Entbu.,..u

Inc second day Of the race was marked
py increased enthusiasm and an Increased
nj mber OF spectators, the attendance las
evening being by far the largest since the
opening or the race. The shouts and
cneers OF the audience serve to stfmu,at IA
the energy Of the riders, and thew con-
tlnue to spin over tie smooth wooden track
viii, Win almost as much ease as a novice
would after riding twenty-five miles. SLOW
~ but surely the contestants are settling
oeWn to the work before them. and the
changes In the schedule are more apparent
ona, enan eyer. The changes will constantly
occur from now on until the close of the
race, though the prospects are that the An
ish Will be exceedingly close
waller and Maddox. who have all along
stre,n ne.a the ne lea ead Ia are gradually feeling the
with perhaps one or two exceptions, are in
similar fix. Though the rumors of a
pool between the two leaders are circu-
iated freely there Is nothing to bear out
this statement outside the close wav in
which they follow one another all during
the race. Like machines they sweep
around the arena, with steady clock-like
notion. accelerated now and then when
some Of the riders in the rear ranks start
out to gain some lost ground by making
big squirt.
Lawson is keeping up remarkably well.
ana MS easy riding is the subject of much
comment. Hunter the little rider from
abroad. is also keeping up in good fashion.
while his companion. Chapple, made big
strides yesterday for a better place and
succeeded. Charles Ashinger. for an old
timer, Is keeping up remarkably well. and
gives promise of keeping up with the pro-
cession clear until the end. He was some
what heavy when he went in, and with
several days riding he will be reduced suf-
ficiently In weight to give him a chance to
show his old-time ability.
Picking the Winner.
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the winner. Maddox is picked out by g.
good many. while the Swede has his IA
Varttes in the audience. Waller and Ash
niger can also be counted In for the finish.
and Forster is yet to be heard from. By
the way things look at present it seems
as though the riders Of Ed. PIummer's
string viii have to be content with per
maps only one place. and that the fifth, the
last place as far as the prize money is
concerned, though at present 1t looks as
though none OF the riders will make the
necessary 800 miles for the time None of
day, the riding suits being worn thick
enough to keep the men from suffering and
yet not retard their movements.
Chapple made the best showing of any
rider Yesterday He not only rode four
himself from eighth to sixth place, passing
Forster and Ball. He made Just twenty-
nve more laps than the first named, which
PioS0u nim III HD new p0slClon with only
margin Of one lap from Forster. Had he
not been 20 unfortunate as to suffer q
fall the first day he would have been away
up in thu lead.
Ball. the local boy, dropped from seventh
place to the end Of the procession, and was
just 200 laps behind his next man, q lead
almost too large to be overcome. He has
ridden In exceptionally hard luck, and win
and 1t q hard matter to retrieve his lost
distance. Suffering for q want OF cloth
Ing the first cay. he was attacked with
sickness yesterday. which accounts for his
poor showing. Altogether he rode just
hve laps over 127 miles ~ his work for
yesterday, ffteon miles below the ride Of
tie lowest man. Last evening he was
seized with pain. and forced to leave hts
wheel q number OF times. but he stuck 10
place. riding much worse yesterday than
on the first day. These were the onlv
changes In the standing Of the men.
The second days ride Of the six-day.