The morning times., 1896-12-14
TIRED CHAMPION REVIVED
'Teddy" Hale in Good Condition
After His Long Ride.
RICE STOOD THE PACE WE'LL
Ready to Ride a Fifty-AIiIe Race
in Fast Time-AnxiOuS to Meet
Hale Again Reading and Forster
In Bad Shape Coming to Wash
ingtOn.

New York. Dec 13--"Teddy'' Hale, al
though somew nat stiff and sore today did
not seem much the worse for winning the
championship Of the world in a six-day
bicycle race. When he spoke, however
IL was apparent that the cigar smoke in
the garden had done its work
AS soon as lie could get away from the
scene or the race Saturday night, Hale
was taken to q bathing establishment
where he was maSsaged and allowed TO
sleep fourteen hours at intervals, the
longest period being five hours. During
the race he had only eight hours sleep.
tue race, as was also that Of Rice, who
complained that his trainers were trying
to Starve him.
iiaIe's managers calculations show that
the winner Travelled just thirty five miles
more than his final score of 1910 miles
and eight laps, and that by leaving the
track for the 81. OTt races he lost about sixty
SIX miles. On TINS figuring Hale would very
likely have established a record OF over
1000 miles had he adopted different
tactics.
WHERE THEY WILL Go.
Starting tomorrow Hale will begin an
engagement at one OF the local variety
theaters The other members OF the
foreign party will go either 10 Baltimore
or Washington, and then on a tour or the
cities The proposed Aust raiia tour has
been abandoIed, owing To the SUCCESS OF
Hale
kIce, the Wilkesbarre machiniSt, who
finished second TO Hale, was as strong as
lion today and in condition. he said, to
ride ffty-Inlie race in fast time He re-
turned to the Putnam House early in the
morning, after visit to Turkish bath.
during which he slept for four and half
hours at intervals. Ills appetite was some
thing remarkable. He suffered very little
during the race, pin ysically. and lost only
one pound during the week. His mind
wandered Il bit toward the close of the race,
but he is all right now.
The lack of attention Monday and Tues
day destroyed Rice's chances for first
prize Practically he might as Well have
had no attent on at all. On wednesday
when he was III such bad condition,
Michael BIeslin went to his assistance ana
brought him ar ound all right and kept him
III condition until the arrival OF Harry
Campbell from Wilkesbarre.
RICE WANTS TO MEET HALE.
Campbell said today that Rice had trained
very little for the race. In fact" said
he, ''all the training he did was 10 work
on his bicycle until 4 clock every night
during the week before the race. He built
the machine he rode
This was kICe'S first long race. although
in S92 he started in one, but was forced
to quit. He believes now that, with the
experience gained in this race, he could
cover 1000 miles within six days He
says he would like to race against Hale
again, and could get plenty Of Dacking If
the IFIsni4idn Wishes q match Inc " tIkeS
barre man will leave for home Wednes-
day
Reading, of Nebraska, was in a bad
way today. His knees Were swollen and
he was suffering from cold.
Harry Maddox wash fine condition after
the long ride
Forster probably suffered more than any
of the others. His face showed the strain
under which he had labOred- SchoCk 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 at noon tomorrow in
the Hotel BarthOIdi.