New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14
business. l then kept him on the wheel for twenty

business. l then kept him on the wheel for twenty
seven hours"
READING COMPLAINS OF HIS QUARTERS
Reading the third man in the race spent most OF
yesterday in bed the Putnam House and suffered
considerably from the effects of the cold which he
caught in the Garden j. Kinnanan. his trainer.
said that Reading would undoubtedly have made a
better showing If better quarters had been provided
for him His room was also occupied by number OF
the short distance racers and IT Impossible for
going K!nnaman. ike Reading. comes from Omaha
and has attended him in all his races. He said that
Reading was all right and would be about in the
evening.
Maddox the Asbury Park boy. had risen and left his
ehea it. nr d that
was In excellent condition. and barring little sore
Taylor. the colored hoy of the South Brooklyn
Wheelmen, was another one Of the riders 10 recover
early yesterday and TO his Brooklyn home.
He had reception in Gowanus and will be the big
gest man there for some time 10 come.
Schock the veteran. who finished fifth In the race,
felt so coed after it on Saturday night tina:
trying TO persuade some Of his friends to do the
town" with him. He was all right yesterday. and tho
There was considerable comment among riders and
trainers on The bsgear wheel and the peculiar chain
TO be that both the chain and the vince might do for
oye1 ana su Williams n2i nor Knnep viii
the purses won by the winners or the race at the
in fhe al VIII nth the "D
OF their entrance fee although it was stipulated that
they to lose their entrance unless they COW
cred 1850 miles -Four Of them failed DO this
Some Of the riders viii remain IN the city Tor some
p p And f Taznr T of ofay 30 O e East
who attended some Of the riders VINO met win sllgnt
injuries during the progress of the race. said yester
day that he aid no, think that the races would harm
men when they were in proper condition and did NOT
harm themselves in racing well a in other ways
but he did not think The danger of long distance rae
feared
G. G. Carpenter. the short-distance rider who
handled Smith in the ongdistance race, said that he
firmly convinced that the long distance races
were injurious and that he would not enter one OF
them on any account
THE WHEELS SOME OF THEM RODE
Hale rode much heavier wheel than any OF his
competitors and 1t was also OF much higher
gear The chain was also heavier and more bulky
looking. and its object 10 lessen the friction
The chain. however had little or nothing 10 40
with his success. although the high-gear wheel
may have had considerable But even in this re,
spect it should be remembered that he had been
trained to ride highgea wheel, ana therefore u
does not follow that some OF the American rloets
had ridden similar wheels they w3uiu na'e NO. ~
any better scores. Hale is Intelligent. and ne
obeyed his trainer readily all through me To-
He rode a gear wheel and when IL was thoughi
that the strain was too much FOR MN ne chane.n
10 an igear rddaru bard i racing saddle
ra Their wide behind and narrow in front Athough
he suffered considerably from the hsrdn9is OF ms
seat. no padding was uSed al any IN. e anH
no sleep the forty-eiGh hours or the race anu
n that time only got OF MS "Ntei loi NJ
nen-s FOR refreshments and 10 b" ruhn"n 90" n
Anot her pecuiariiy about Hale's training or h"hn
ling was that he ate solid food from tine stirt OF
tho rae. II is said that he ate hearty meal )u9t
before the race began and never went on MS
feed az any time. 49,, =, 5000
Reading rode an So gear wheel which ne chahe"n
70 an 81 on the second day and 70 an " on IN"
third day; after which he changed hack 70 me -.
He also used a regular racing saddle wnich W.
pa dded He figured fourteen hours sleep rn'-
ing the race He fed differently from ial"'
and was allowed nothing hut soft foods az the Dc
ginning OF the race. such as boiled rice. pe"i IN,
a,rneal and little bread He ate MS nrst soma
meal of meat on Thursday.
Rice rod a s2-gear wheel. which he sometimes
changed 10 an The saddle was one thar ne
made himself and wide behind and narrow IN
front-and hard II was found necessary 10 laI
he saddle with cotton. lie had probably ten nou's
sleep during the week He was req on n','"h
broth chops beef extract. "A little fruit ana ma"
water with essence Of ginger In II 70 drihh- $50.
Maddox. the Asbury Park BOY was rne me- nei
o,race.,I rider IN the race and did extremely We
CONSIDERING mis- youth and limited eNperl'n.'.
.'Rilly" Murphy looked after MIN aitef ,nc me- NJ.
TWO davs MADDOX rode an Si-Eeaf VINCE Al ~
line and I. appeared 70 it him ike = eIoV', -, ~
usnd a racing saddle without padding An sec.l'SS
Ia very was used his knees IN "hlcn m 49,
ga settled He was fed anything h" "anteu eyci;
fa and had no trouble with MS stomach fir NJ
p' ,. s,v hours sleep up Friday night re tred
90 ffollow a schedule Of riding ." niles Gay