The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-13

and people saw Teddy Hale. the Irish
nero of the six days bicycle race at
Madison Square garden cross the finish
line tonight. winner with 1910 miles
and S laps to his credit. Hale broke
all records from 101 miles up, and shat
tered the six-day record by so miles
and seven laps. He set an example
of what can be accomplished by pure
srit and determination that viii long
live in the memories Of the thousands
who roared themselves hoarse in ap-
plauding the magnificent pluck which
prompted the Irishman to stay on and
finish his task even after nature her
self had given out.
At ten minutes after the hour set
for ending the race. only 3 of the Is
men who had literally ploughed their
way since early morning in a semi
unconscious state, were left on the
track.
/ One was the winner. and the others
were Burns Pierce. the Canadian. who
halls from Boston. and Orry Moore,
of Philadelphia. Pierce and Moore
We're struggling slowly along, but the
! boy from the Emerald Isle was bent
over his handle bars. sprinting for all
he was worth. Again and again the
crowd burst forth into uncomfortable
enthusiasm, which was absolutely
deafening when the hands of the
garden clock reached the hour of 10,
and the greatest siX-day bicycle race
ever seen was ended. The band at
tempted to play the Irish national airs,
but the musicians efforts was drowned.
The pandemonium increased when
Hale wrapped himself in an American
flag. which was thrown to him from
Of he ~ of h.
division, having secured their places
by $50 o'clock. had retired. Some of
them were physically unable to con-
tinue, while others had more than
enough of strain, mentally and bodily.
Little Rice. the Wilkesbarre boy, who
ran into second place. made a terrible
effort to keep on; but he had done
more than enough to show of what
metal he was made.
When Dame nature refused to give
him any more support. and he had to
be helped to his quarters. there was a
reception accorded him which in
volume and sincerity. was but little be-
hind the ovation accorded to Hale.
Never did mortal man persevere under
such circumstances as Rice did. Poor
ly handled and suffering from swollen
and bruised knees, which he received
before the start, he still kept on Time
after time, mind and body gave way.
but gameneSs came to the rescue, and
he resumed the torture. His perform
ance is even more worthy of praise
than Hale's because Rice has been
struggling behind, while Hale was
battling in front Reading, the eX-
soldier. who nObly lived up TO his name
of forced marches" and finished in
third place. will also be among the
best remembered of the gallant band
of which every member was in some
degree worthy to rank among Spartan
heroes. Every one of the IL placed men
beat the previous record. as did also
Cassidy. The latter with Cannon, Nc
Leod and Click were each presented
with 500 as a voluntary gift on the
part of the management. After the
race. Hale was rendered an offer of a
banquet by representatives of a
prominent Irish society of this city
All of the contestants were weak and
scarcely able to articulate.
After the endurance contest was
over. there was a 25-mile professional
scratch race, which was won by Jay
Eaton. Time-1:3:35 2-5.
The winning score, 10 o'clock, 142
hours (the previous record 1900 miles,
l lap made by Schock). was:
Ed (Teddy) Hale, Ireland, winner,
first prize, $1,000; 1910 miles laps.
j. S. Rice, Wilkesbarre. Penn, Sec
ond, prize. $500; 1882 miles s laps
prize. $500, 1855 miles laps.
Fred Forster New York, fourth
prize, 1929 miles laps.
Albert Schock. New York, fifth prize,
l, 766 miles = laDs.
Burns w. Pierce. Boston. sixth prize.
1.75S miles 1 lap.
z c. Smith, Saratoga, seventh prize,
1,754 miles, Z laps.
Major Taylor. Brooklyn, eighth
DriZe 732 miles laDS
c. W. Ashinger, Upshur, Ohio, ninth
prize. 1913 miles laps.
E. c. Moore, Philadelphia, tenth
prize, 1861 miles laps.
H H Maddox, Ashbury Park, N. J.,
eleventh prize. 1,644 miles laps
L. L. Cassidy. Millville, N. J.. 1905.
J. r. Cannon, New York, 1856 miles
5 laps.
D. NJ Mcleod. Philadelphia, 1850
miles laps.
]. H. Click, Detroit, 1885 miles laps