The morning times., 1896-12-27
who the Racers Are.

tourna ment
who the Racers Are.
The records of the different riders who |
are entered would cover many columns of
space, so only a general sketch, Including !
the beginning of their careers and Their |
most otableperformance onthetr track, will /
be given
one of the best known of the American |
contingent Of racers is. Charles W Ash
niger, of New Hope, Ohio. who was born |
Just thirty-seven years ago. He is perhaps
the oldest hand at long distance riding of
| any of the contestants, ana he is veteran !
| six-Iay man, holding The present eight |
hour ner day record He had not been rid !,
| ing three months when he won the one, |
! two and three mile state championships of i
| Ohio in The year of 1884
| In lS9l he went in for his first eight |
| hour seven-day race at san Francisco, |
winning the event by only half lap over |
| Rohb and making $40 miles. In the same |
| wear he entered the six-day race held at |
Madison Square Garden, winning it and !
putting ,046 miles 10 his credit. For Il |
contest OF such duration the finish in this |
| race was remar kably close, Ashinger win |
| ming by only six miles from Lamb. In |
/ s94 he entered the twenty-fouT hour six |
| day race at Madison Square Garden, but |
was defeated by the Flying Dutchman,"
Waller, 10y four miles.
| In the recently finished race at Madison
Square he rode in rather poor form, al
though he was one of the riders who broke
the previous record of 500 miles. He
is confident that ne will retain the cham
| pionshp in the coming race, as he is in
| excellent condition.
| Besides his abilities as a rider, he is a
| recognized expert in the construction Of
| wooden racing tracks, and 1t is under his
| supervision that the Convention Hall track
is being put in. This track is the same
one designed by him for the Madison
Square races, which gave such satisfaction
| 10 the contestants. Ashinger's cham
| ponShip race was won on fifteen-lap
track at Boston in s91, on an upright
wheel
Albert Schock. the ex-champion six-day
racer. is another veteran of the track, and
fu-thc recent New York race he made
.7G6 niles against his own former record
of | coo miles Schuck first came into
prominence a. a pedestrian, in S76, win
| ming the Six-day heel-and-toe race, and
covering 42l miles. His next performance
was siX-day GO -you-please match
| against entries in Chicago, and he won
| TINS contest also.
In 1888 mis- first bicycle race occurred,
which was a six-da y 20 -as-you please
match. In this he secured fourth place.
Won the Championship.
After this he resumed his contests gaiBst
running horses, but in SS6 he entered the
ix-day race at Minneapolis, Mimi, and wen
the worlds championship against big
field. and covering 923 I,lc., 100 yards,
In March of the same year hcraced Wood
side for the worlds championship ana won
it. making ,0O9 12 miles, breaking the
worlds record of ,007 miles. He WIS
the first mar i'll America to cover morethan
900 miles in six days.
Among his other performances was
SiX-Gay match against Prince for 81 900
which he lost by fourteen miles; an eight
hour-per-day race at Minneapolis, in which
he won second place: a triangular i2-hour
race which he won, doing ,4o5 miles,
beating the worlds record, and in SS3
at Madison Square Garden. he won the
world championship. ma king 600 miles,
] lap. which was recently broken by Hale
| and half dozen other riders. Schock has
| never been in a Six-day race without win
ming . prize md he has undoubtedly com
peted in more SuCh contests than any man
| living. The coming race here viii be hi 3
thirty third six-day race. He is of Ger
man. American birth and halls from Mime
apoliS MINI.
Harry Maddox is a new man in the
six day racing business, his first effort
being in the recent Madison Square con
test, and he halls from Asbury Park
Y. j He mas been frequently seen IL
local races here, and he is known as
strong, plucky rider.
Fred. Foster is the German champion, anJ
he has competed in but three six-day
races in America. He Won fourth place il
the recent six day race in New York.
Ned Reading is an uld-time six-day
man. having won six eight hour per-dal
races since he entered the profession. He
is "A soldier of the American Army, hi
company being located at Fort Keogh
Mont, and is one of the musicians o
IL the regineItal band. He is now on
furlough, and must shortly return tC
e duty. in his company. He is a fast, strong
e rider, and a great slayer.
n Leaders at Madison square.
> L. $ Rice of wnkesbarre, Pa, who
= finished second in the Madison Square
5 race. and won the American championship
d was comparatively an unknown racer ne
Is fore that contest, he had never won
Il similar race before. He is not in the
e, best of condition, and il would not sur
S. prise the experts to see him drop out o
h the coming contest early in the week.
Is Fred. Albert is another of the American
&c riders ard he is considered an exceIlen
d man. He was entered in the recent New
n York race, hut was SO unfortunate as tt
t. break his collar bone while training II
1t expects TO make strong showing in th
S coming race.
ill George Ball, the local rider, is an un
st known quantity as far us six day contest
Is are concerned, this being his first rae