The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-14
CHAMPION HALE
STIFF AND SORE FROM THE
WEEKS HARD WORK.
Six Days on Bicycle Is Not the
Dream of Pleasure That Some Peo-
pie Might Inagiue-The other
Riders.

New York. Dec. 13.-Teddy Hale. al
though somewhat stiff and sore today,
did not seem much the worse for Win
ming the championship OF the world in
a six-day bicycle race. When he spoke,
however. it was apparent that the cigar
smoke in the garden had done its work.
As soon as he could get away from
the scene of the race Saturday night.
Hale was taken TO a bathing establish
ment, where he was massaged and al
lowed to sleep IA hours a intervals.
the longest period being five hours.
During the race be had only eight
hours sleep. His appetite was enor-
nous every day of the race as was
also that of Rice, vino complained that
his trainers were trying to starve
him."
Hale's managers calculations show
that the winner travelled just 80 miles
more than his final score of 1,9l0 miles
and eight laps, and that by leaving the
track for the short races he lost about
Sc miles. On this figuring, Hale would
very likely have established a record
of over 1900 miles, had he adopted diff
ferent tactics.
Starting tomorrow, Hale will begin
an engagement at one of the local
variety theatres. The other members
of the foreign party will go either to
Baltimore or Washington, and then on
a tour of the cities. The proposed
Australian tour has been abandoned,
owing to the success of Hale.
Rice, the Wilkesbarre machinist, who
finished second to Hale. was as strong
as a lion today, and in condition, he
said, TO ride 5O-mile race in fast
time. He ruturned to the Putnam
House early in the morning after q
visit to Turkish bath, during which
he slept for four and a half hours at
intervals. His appetite was something
remarkable. He suffered very little
during the race, physically. and lost
only one pound during the week. His
mind wandered a bit toward the close
of the race, but he is all right now.
The lack of attention Monday and
Tuesday destroyed Rice's chances for
the first prize. Practically, he might
as we'll have had no attention at all.
On Wednesday. when he was in such
bad condition. Michael Brestin went to
his assistance and brought him around
and kept him in condition until the ar
rival of Harry Campbell from Wilkes
barre. Campbell said today that Rice
had trained very little for the race
In fact" said he, "all the training he
did was to work on his bicycle until II
O'Clock every night during the week
before the race. He built the machine
he rode.
This was Rice's first long race, al
though in 1892 he started in one, but
was forced to quit: He believes now
that. with the experience he has gained
in this race, he could cover 1000 miles
within six days. He says he would like
to race against Hale, and could get
plenty of backing. if the Irishman
wishes match. The Wilkesbarre man
will leave for home Wednesday.
Redding of Nebraska was in a bad
way today His knees We're swollen
and he was suffering from a cold.
Harry Maddox was in fine condition
after the long ride.
Forster probably suffered more than
any of the others. His face showed the
strain under which he has labored.
ScEock was not put out in the least
by his efforts
Taylor, the colored boy, was none the
worse for his ride.
The prize winners and the four men
who failed to land within the first
eleven will receive their rewards to-
morrow at noon in the Hotel Bar
tholdi.