The Meeker herald., 1896-10-17
HACKENBERGER WINS.
IS ONCE MORE a VICTOR.
Monte Scott. Of Providsaes. ~ Lest VIC
tim Of the .Buttermilk Bsy."-Light
Air A9eeted the Easterasr.

Denver, Oct. 12-1'he bicycle enthu-
siasts had an opportunity Saturday
to witness great race. 1t was be
tween Hacheuberger. the undefeated
champion of this city. and Monte
Scott Of Providence. Rhode Island,
who had also never been defeated In
n twenty-five mile race. Scott had
challenged Hachenberger and came
on to settle the matter.
The race was the most exciting OF
the series in which Hachenberger has
participated this year. He overlook
his oppopent in the first lap OF the
seventh mile, hut the race was NOT
over then. Scott fought gamely to the
end and used every artifice Known
but could not get away from Hachen-
,crcer. He gave the "buttermilk bo!
the hardest fight he has yet had how
ever. and came near turning thetahles
on one occasion. Heretofore the races
have deeenerated into "run-alouhu
.f,.- rI.obanharpar- caught his man,
but the crowd was kept III suspei-e
until the last lap had been ridden. \
Scott showed himself to be a game
rider and his performance was highly
creditable. considering the disadvan'
tages under which he labored.
He had been advised to reach Den
yer just before the race 30 that the al
titude would not affect him. The ad-
vice proved ill-timed and Scott felt
the effects of the air before he had
ridden the first mile. He suffered eN-
ceedingly during the race and was
prevented from doing his best in the
contest. though he gave his opponent
hard game throughout. The Rhode
Island boy was the most popular OF
the riders that have so far come up
against the Denver favorite and his
efforts yesterday afternoon were en-
couraged by hearty applause from the
crowd.
Scott was not satisfied with yester-
days contest. He rode the race from
opposite sides of the track under pro-
test. rs he considered the only genuine
twenty-five mile unpaced race to be
contest ridden on the same track In
opposite directions. This would make
It a race from start to finish. This was
the style of unpaced races ridden In
the east, to which Scott was accus-
toned, and 1t was only after remon-
STRANGE that he consented to ride as
he did.
Some of Scott's friends In the city
have issued challenge to Hachenber-
ger for twenty-five mile race to be
ridden on the same track In opposite
directions in order to test the ability
of both men in an actual twenty-five
mile unpaced race. Scott's friends
are confident he nan -dAfact T1Aoheq-
berger II race is arranged IN which
the men will be made TO ride twenty
five miles unpaced instead Of only
fraction Of that distance.
They have made deposit with the
Republican for such a race and will
agree to side bet Of any amount.
Scott will concede the right of way OF
the track to Hachenberger and ride
the opposite direction himself. so con-
fident is he that he can do creditable
twenty-five miles actually unpaced.
He thinks that II he can have the op'
portunity to become acclimated by n
few weeks of training on the Denver
track that he will be able to ride to
much better advantage and an effort
will be made to secure another match
with the ..buttermilk boy"