The morning times., 1896-12-13
TEDDY HALE THE WINNER
Thousands Cheered Him Across
the Line at Madison Square.
1910 MILES AND EIGHT LAPS
He Smashed Every Record Above
1O1 Miles-Rice Was second and
Reading Third Crowd Went
Wild at the Irishman's Wonder
full Endurance.

New York, Dec. 12-Twelve thousand
people saw Teddy Hale, the Irish hero
OF the siX-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden, cross tie finish Iiae tonight
a winner with l $40 miles nd eight
laps to his credit.
Hale broke all records from 1OI miles
up and shattered the six-day record by
80 miles and seven laps. He set an ex-
ample OF what can be accOrnpIlshcd by
pure grit and determination that will
long live I'D the memories or the thou
sands who rO1red themselves HOaIse in
appiauding the magnificent pluck which
prompted the lriStIman TO stay ON and
finish his task even after nature herself
had given out.
AT ten minutes before the hour set for
ending the race OnIy three or Ji.c fifteen
men who had literally plOughed their
way since early morning in a seFIIi-uncOn-
sclous state, were left on the track One
was The winner and Che o5nerS wu.e Burns
Fierce, the Canadian, WHO halls from BsIS-
ton, and "Orry'' Moore, Of Philadelphia.
CROWD WENT WILD.
Fierce and Moore We're struggling slowly
along but the bOy from the Emerald Isle
Tor all he was worth Again and again
the crowd burst forth into uncomfortable
enthusiasm which was absolutely deafening
when On IaniS OF Gae Garden CLOCK rei Ia h..st
the hour OF 10 and the greatest six day
bicycle race ever seen was ended
The band attempted to play Irish airs,
Inc pandeinoniuEn Increased WHEN Hale
wrapped himself in an American flag
which was thrown to him from cne Of
the boxes.
The rest or the division. having secured
their places by $50 O'Clock, had retired.
Some OF them We're PHI ysically unable 10
continue, whlie others had mad more than
enough OF strain, mental and bodily. Little
Rice, the Wikesbarre boy who ran into
second place, uitidc a noble effort To- keep
on But he had done more than enough
al ha
RICE'S PLUCKY WORK.
When nature refused to give him any
more support and he had to be helped to
his quarters, there was a reception ac-
corded him which in volume and sincerity
vas but little behind the ovation ac-
corded 10 Hale. Never did mortal nan
persHTere under such circumstances as
Rice cid.
Poorly handled and suffering from swoI-
len ana bruised knees, which hc II ceiycd
before the start, he still kept on Time
after time mind and body gave way but
gdiiCH1Ss came 70 the rescue and lp re-
sumed tile torture. His performance is
even more worthy or praise than HaIe'S.
hccdts,. RICE has been struggling Behind
while Hale was battling n front
ReaGlng, tie cX-sOltIier. who nUbly lived
finished in third place will also be among
the lest remembered Of the gallant band
OF which every member was In some degree
worthy OF rank among the Spartan heroes.
Every one OF the eleven placed men heat
the previous record, as did also CaSsin.
The latter, with Cannon, Mcleod and Click
We're each presented with 500 as a yoIun-
tary gift on the part of the management
THE CLOSING SCORES.
The winning score, 10 O'Clock. 142 hours,
| tthe previous record. 500 miles, one lap.
| made by Schochj, was:
| Ed. ('Teddy'') Hale. ireland.
winner: first prize 81 Boo. 1910 8
| D. ). Rice, Wilkesbarre, Pa;
| second prize, SSUO.. 1882 6
| Ned Reading, Omaha Neb third
= prize, $500 ;.-.;-.:.--... 1856 3
Pnzee .:..;.e...... 1929 4
pre- =, .;......-..-... 1,766 Z
Burns w. Pierce, Boston; sixth
K. {. Smith, Saratoga: seventh
| =. pliHe --r.:---:---- 1,I54
Major Taylor, brooklyn;
eighth prize ze.-..-...... I.732
Z. W; Ashinger, Upshur, Ohio;
| nlnth prize ........-.-..--.. 1873
+. e Moore, Philadelphia:
| tenth prize e..-...----...... 1861
| I'll. Ii. Maddox ASbury Park
| N J.: eleventh prize.-. 1914
| L. l. Cassidy. MilyilIe y. J.: sos {
| J. +. Cannon, New York;. 366
ID. NJ. Mcleod, PhiIadeIpnia:. $50
| j. H. Click, Detroit. Mich-;;.-.... ,O96