The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-11
HALE STILL FAR AHEAD.
THE IRIsHHAN RIDING sTRoNG IN
TIVE BICYCLE RAOE.

Forster, Rice, Readinr, Taylor, Sohock,
Moore, and Smith Arc Close Together
and STRUGGLING Hard for Places-Stnr-
buck Beat. LInton. English champion.
With a lead ranging from thirteen to nearly
fifty miles, Teddy Halo, the flying lrlshman,
gave a merry dance to the six-day cyclists. at
tho Garden yesterday, and. unless something
goes amiss. he should win the race easily. lie
not only seems to be in fully Us good condition
as any other rider in the race. but
seems 10 increase his lead Whenever he
feels 30 inclined. While Hale's pluck, condi-
tion, and endurance have much to do with his
long lead, a great many think that his wonder
full success thus far is due more to tho peculiar
high gear of his wheel than anything else.
Hale, along with all of the English ridcrs
who arrived here a week or SO ago, brought over
wheels rugged with a new English wrinkle.
which not only allows them to have their
wheels geared up to an unusually high degree,
but, what Is moro, II seems to work better on the
smooth track than the gears of the American
riders. Hale's wheel is n % gear, while the
other riders use gears ranging from so to DO.
While Hale seems pretty sure OF first prize.
there is n great struggle going on for second
place, and at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon only
nfty-one miles separated Forster, Rice, Moore,
Smith, Reading, Schock. and Taylor, who
followed Halo in tho order named. There
was little or nc change In the posi-
lions of the riders over Wednesday. ex-
cept that Rice. who for two days held
second place. was displaced by Forster. At
l2:45 o'clock yesterday afternoon, while schock
was riding up the toboggan slide ut the Fourth
avenue end OF the Garden for the purpose of re-
firing TO his tont. Click came around the turn
and struck Schock's rear wheel. Both men
were thrown, and by good riding Moore. who
was following close behind. just managed to
jump over Sohock's wheel and escape an
ugly fall himself. Sohock got a bad fall. but
his trainers managed to bring him around all
right. While Schock was in his tent, between 1
and 4 o'clock. he was passed By Reading, lay"
lor, Moore, and Smith.
Later in the afternoon and during the evening
Schock did some great riding. and at 0 O'Clock
had worked back into fifth place. passing
Taylor. Moore, and Smith on the way. The
score OF the leaders in miles ut that hour was;
MHle. 922, Forster, LIS; Riss l'sfI; ReSdyIgp Sg:
Taylor, :, 2s4s Pierce, l.i9a; Maddox. i,iS2;, Ashen.
GER isSi Cassidy, l'l2Oi Cannon Vs7' Click S<Si
shook htterward retired for a time. was again
passed by, smith, and was IN sixth place at u
gram from WtlTte.6arrs saying that ono Of its
leading citizens had subscribed a purse End had
him for the remainder OF the race.
Something like 1000 spectators saw the
weary riders striving for prizes and glory dur
ing the Afternoon. whllo In the evening there
was a crowd OF 5000 present, which not only
occupied about every available seat, but PACKED
the pluck ana endurance of the lonG-distance
riders aroused considerable, applause. II was
the short sprint races which pleased the
greeted tho winner of these flights OF speed
nearly took tho roof of the Garden. In tho
afternoon there was IA half mile race for anna.
tours. divided into four heats Of one mile. and
the winners rode u half mile in the fnal or de-
Gliding heat. Tho first heat WAS won by L. Il.
Jefferson OF the Harlem wheelmenj A, $.
s. Lee OF Cohoes was third. Time, 9;222-5. @.
II. Tomlinson of the Riverside Wheelmen won
the second heat in 2:25lf. WI. Losee OF tho
and A. j. Latham Of Saratoga the fourth in
2:40. In tho final heat l.. X. Jefferson lead
nearly all tho way and won by a length. {; II.
Tomlinson was second, and w. l.. Losee third.
During the Intermission between the prelim-
mary and final heats. Eddie Bald rode an exhi-
5tti9n mile. paced by q tandem. In gag 3D.;
sprint races, and Bald rode another exh!-
Sition mile: The most pom,nsn' event;
F foMsSf linton ma' of En ng i th bs'o holder GseT's OF
the worlds one hour record, and ]. T. Starbuck
the noted Pennsylvania. flyer. The men
buck fell at the Madison avenue end. Linton
stopped riding and the mon were started again.
s s1aFS cnasb. df him @ up t6 5aDl sayyent Se L'n iSp.
From haie until three laps from the fnish
starbuck trailed behind Linton and then ran
three-qnar,rrs Of a lap. The winners time was:
T:o3: 4 miles, 8:34 IS: 5 miles, 1904 Is; s
1gis3 1872 3 mi 4 miles! 4s . l -; 10 5- miles : 9 4i45.
The losers time was 25:o2-
The scores in the big race at IL o'clock fol-
low: