The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-29
SPORTING NEWS.
worlds picycie Contest.

worlds bicycle Contest.
Washington. December IS. - Eleven.
cracks started today In the worlds six
day eight hour bicycle contest at Ccnvcn-
tion hall The big hall has been rcarranscd
for the event. the inner Ice enclosure being
left for skaters. while around II encirclcd
the newly laid bicycle track. slanting on
the turn at an angle Of degrees, ten cir-
cults OF the track constituting q mile.
There was a large crowd In attendance
when the racing began and this kept fairly
well during the day and evening, consid-
ering the fact that the temperature OF the
place makes II slightly uncomfortable for
spectators. The starters were C. w. ASH
niger. Albert Shock. Frank Waller. Ger.
many; c. Chappeile, England; FIR. Foster.
Germany, Alber, Hunter. France; II. II.
Maddox. Dudley Marks, England; George 8.
Ball and John Lawson. Sweden. Teddy
Hale the winner OF the recent Madison
Square Garden contest. was withdrawn at
the last moment as he was still used up
somewhat from his former race.
Marks fell out Of the races as result
of an accident.
There were several records broken dur
Ing the day. During the first hour. Maddox
and Cbappellc made twenty two miles and
Ave laps. breaking the record for first
hour Of a similar contest Of two miles aud
three laps. The record for the entire day OF
q six days eight hour contest was also
broken. II was previously 125 miles nnd
thirty laps. This was made In Boston by
Ashllngcr in 1881 ON II high wheel Todays
record was IA miles and seven laps.
When the racers concluded for the night
AT 10 o'clock the score was: Maddox, I47
miles laps; Waller. 1ii miles. laps:
Ashlinger 1862 Lawson. tAi.s: Hunter.
AZ; Foster, 1i2.7 Ball, l42; Chappele.
AZ Shock. ia9; Albert. 1906
AZ the conclusion OF the regular racing.
Eddie Bald rode half mio his previous
record being 1905 l-5.
Tom Linton. the Weishman. rode five
miles in 1908 breaking his Madison Square
record OF II 40.
New Orleans Entries.
Seven furlongs. seliing--Mollie II sc, lit
tie Billy Ss. Whn ~, II. NJ. II. 96. Logan q.
Belle of Fordham Mss Perkins loi. Thco-
dore Ii ioJ. Ramona 1903.
Six furlongs, maidens-,Jusige Bryant, d
l.. Pop Dixon. Sugar Cano Fred Graft,
Jasper, Miriam NJ. Lott 100. Benefit, Little
Buck. Squire Gillian T,lkin Pomeroy II,
rot Mouthei los
Mhc ana twenty yards. sclling---sohri-
auei Roealind ~, May Ashley 81. jim
Princess Ross; Cotton King 100: Trlby loi,
10i Frank Jatibert los. Booze 107
Seven furongs. handicap Mamie Calan
So, Chappie Sc, Viscount 81, Ray IL, re-
maud %, lInl lilly s2, Peleas 1906.
SIX firlongS selling Laura Davis, Ida
Wagrer, Baal Cad. ] II Ewing. Peanuts,
MIR. Dayton. Twelve Fifty %. L9ttle trunk,
Halloween Ie,
Six furlonss. selling Cumberland. Alta
lanta. Emma Lee. Harmony 10. Judge
Bullock lo2 lay on, Nellie Osborne Pa
New Orleans Races.
New Orleans. December 2s.--weather
fine: track fast
One mile-J'ete Kitchen. Judge stead-
man. Laura Gotta. Time 1;fi.
Nile and sa,Ytecnth-,Anger, Elyria.
r.N: campania. Time l;l4N.
Nile ss , and fnr ,ns ,sasa'doval, New
Ban. Time l;iiA
seven firlongs--!Terra Archer, Sir John
Mamie q. Time l:2sie.
Curry Got the Decision.
New York, December 2s.-At the Brook.
Ign Athletic club tonight Eddie Curry OF
New York and Pily Whistler of PhiladcI-
weights, Whistler having i,cen substituted
for Tommy Dixon, who was originally
matched. curry forced the lighting at the
were ever until the end OF the eIehtccnth
round when curry forced the fighting and
got the decision.
ON Oakland Track.
San Frtncisco. Cal. December Pr
seven-elgh'hs of n mile Good Times, Non.
chalance. Miss Baker Time. ;s2T.
Mile--Can't Dance. ST. Aignon. Ben
Amelia. Time. 1.iI.
- Three-guarters OF a mtle--zamar H.,
Mile and "A sixteenth Schiller, Monita
Peter II. Time i;5ps.
Ronse I Low e' FINE s:cs Morts
Chess Tournament.
New York. December 2S.-The yearly
chess tournament between the Yale, HAIR
ward, Princeton and Columbia teams be-
gan today In the rooms OF the Columbus
grammar school. The prize Is the unit
yersty cup. valued at 500, which has
leen wen twice czech by Columbia and
Harvard.
The score at the end Of. the first day
stands: Harvard g. Columbia !. Princeton
|. Yale O.
Cooking Maia Mt bryan.
Bryan. Texas. December 2s.--In the cock.
lna main this afternoon. betwosn John b,
Mike and Charles Knob.auch OF Bryan on
one side and Tom Ewing and s. s. Ken
needy OF the BRACES bottom ana Tom
Ewing OF Hampstead on the other. Mike
and knoblauch won the match, beating
four out of the seven fights 81 s
I<id Mccoy Won.
Johannesburg. December 2s.--Kid Mccoy
OF Memphis. American middiewcight. d..
feated Billy Doherty of Australia ssatur-
day evening In nsnc rounds for the cham
picnship Of the world Mccoy completely
outclassed Doh1rty IN cleverness.
Victory for Yale.
jackson. Tenn. December 2s--Nearly
thousand people witnessed the game Ct
football here today between the Yale team
aud that Of the Southwestern baptist unit
yersity. Tho score was IS to 4 In favor %
Yale. s1 ~
Convicted Of Arson.
New York, December 20. Isaac zukcr. Z
wealthy real estate owner and manufao tslr,.