New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
THE BIG BICYCLE RACE.
.,o DOUBT REMAINING AS TO HALE's
VICTORY

40 DOUBT REMA1NIN1 AS III HALES >
VICTORY.
--,rcc1E FOR SECOND PLACE THE FEATURE
xow-R1CE Observation-Disclosures KEPT
TIP BY DRuGs-THE OLD sIx-DAYs'
RECORD PASSED.
m. weary struggle Of the cyclists at Madison
.',ors Garden will end at 10 O'Clock tonight. and
~ ~, r,eb, II still seemed though Hale the plucky
..,nan. would hold the lead and win easily. Rice.
49, man from Wilkesbarre. seems TO have the best
~ S".,cs Of finishing second. The minor positions
rIl not in;eres; tho public TO any considerable
extent ,
,s.. NJ the water. The English contingent. came
,.r with Chapelle as their star for the six days
80. Iumsden and Linton for sprinters and
u.rs and few other dogs the sport
,,r term goes. 70 fill in Hale was 10 do
,ns pacework for Chapelle IN the big race but
,he latter the way over dosed himself with med
,,,,. and he was In bad shape when he arrived.
usIs va. in the best condition OF the foreigners
-h.n the start was made. and a breadwinner for
,hs foreigners he has turned out 10 be. However
,be race turns out. he will go back TO his home In
ere Emerald Isle better than when he left
a, and II he wins he will be hailed as wonder,
s-s stories will be told for months how he accom-
ollie his great rear. FOr a DAY OF TWO ne VIII
tsel like a Jack rabbit which has escaped the jaws
a, a hound Every bone. muscle and sinew in his
body will ache and his brain will be on fire. The
thought Of a bicycle will give to him a frghtful
nightmare and the sight of bicycle saddle will throw
him into convusions But the 81 900 OF prize money.
should he win II. will be balm TO heal his wounds.
and after ten hours sleep he will begin 10 build
csles In the air. which he. Mrs Hale and the
little Hales will occupy and In which they will
vii ha frui M lahor and he
reward for his sufferings. The other men Will
suffer almost. If not quite. as much. but they are
not likely 10 have much balm and their air
castles will not be so lofty.
The attendance in the Garden last night was
large but the crush was not nearly great
was the case on Thursday night The fact that
the management had doubled the price OF admis
sion had something 10 do with the decrease. Still
between o'clock and midnight most OF the seats
were occupied. and there was little standlng-room
The attendance OF women was large. particularly
In the afternoon. The meeting has beaten all rec
prds in point OF attendance. however. as we'll as in
general interest and the number Of miles scored
Jus, as the Garden began to fill up about p. m
with the night crowd. mighty shout went up
The green-clad leader had completed his 1.6c0th
mile. and an instant later ne had broken the best
previous record made in six full days Schock
made this record OF 1900 miles and lap in the
Garden three years ago. Several Of the other
1QerS DeSlOeS
himself among the number. The race will end at
O o'clock tonight and Hale said at midnight last
hight that there was plenty OF pedal push" left
n him yet.
The real feature OF the contest yesterday was the
trugrle between Forster and Rice for second
,ace The arrival Of the enthusiastic delegation
rom Wikesbarre undoubtedly saved Rice When
lis Pennsylvania friends reached the city he was
agged out and was on the point OF giving up. He
las been handled in better shape since then. which
accounts for his good showing. He and Forster
nrinted Yesterday at regular intervals. Finally
he mace grew TOO warm for the German. and he
,sked Rice TO decrease the speed. Rice answered.
Not on your life. ] want to kill you off"
Forster then pedalled along with dropping head
n a hopeless sort of way and his trainers watched
i'm closely. They explained his appearance by re-
marking that the Dutchman was praying for nerve
About o'clock last night Forster asked to be al
owed TO stop. but his friends frowned and refused
Ia listen TO him. On the next round Forster stopped
and rested his weary frame on the rail near the
press stand His trainers rushed 10 him. and after
,ponging his face. pushed him out on the track
lgain The German was tagged out. and he fell
of his wheel a few feet further up the track. but
/ few minutes later he was on his wheel again.
pedalng along a trife more briskly but LOOKING
Is woebegone as ever.
Ashinger and Maddox. who together occupy
,ort OF New-York Baseball Club position In the
race put on some pace In the course OF the even
Ing Maddoxs strong point is graceful poise and
occas sional flashes Of speed. Ashnger. the veteran
stuck to the Asbury Park man. and Maddox soon
fell back on form Moore has lost caste with his
friends and the tai-enders are pedalling along to
eave their entrance fees and to get small share
Of the winners purses.
Rice was hysterical for time yesterday, but the
Eighty feeling passed away and an hour later he
was sprinting better than ever. Reading, the ex-
soldier is plucky and ne is hanging on to the lead
ers with bulldog tenacity. Taylor. the colored
Gowanus entry. will get fair place In the race.
and his record is a remarkable one considering his
youth and inexperience. Reading secures the $50
offered By Senator Morgan for beating his tMor-
ganO record Of riding 234 miles without leav-
ing the saddle Reading made 245 miles
schock is a much disappointed man. He really
thought that he would win the race at his ease
He would have made much better showing. how
e7sr IL his stomach had not weakened on Tuesday.
The heroic treatment which his trainers gave him
would have killed ordinary man. Lively music
haa magical effect on the falling champion HIS
admirers say that IL the music never stopped
schock could beat a locomotive At SAB p. m
Maddox Pierce Moore and Ashinger had COLI
son and all went down. but none OF them were
hurt. In their present condition 1t would require
bone crushing TO hurt any of them. AZ the end OF
the race at IL clock tonight. there Will be twen
ty-fve-mie race for professionals. Starbuck ana
IN oeng among the race for amateurs
low lows L Jefferson tirst G. Il Tomnson on sec Tbe
hall mile professional race was run In heats The
nnsl was won by Conn Baker with A. Weinig Sec
ono. and Jay Eaton third. Time-1 :OS
In the sprint races Eaton defeated Baker In two
neats In 223 25 and 2:25 3-5. Goodman won the nnaI
en asat ns aSspst rs Wens in 2 Bald rode an eHh0
At midnight last night Hale Rice and Forster
were riding easily. 1t was said. however. mat