The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-12
HALE BREAKS RECORDS.
The Leader in the Bicycle Race Also
Forces the Other Riders; to Lower
the Schedule at Madison Square.

New York, Dec. 11.-One minute after
o'clock tonight. Teddy Hale, the irish
hero of the six days bicycle race at
Madison Square garden, passed the
previous record for six days made by
Shock in 1881 900 miles-by four laps,
and had twenty-five hours, fifty-nine
minutes to the good. He not only
broke the records himself, but forced
the six men following on his tracks 10
break the previous best for 1l6 hours
1,457 miles. eight laps. Hale was
sprinting miles in 2.24 at Z O'Clock this
evening and appeared so fresh and Well
that he is looked upon as the winner
of the contest. The battle for second
honors was waged again today between
Forster and Rice At noon the Dutch
man had bit the best of the Wilkes
Barre boy and led him by a few miles,
but later on Rice had regained the
lead. For a time it looked as II Rice's
weakened frame would scarcely sup
port his wonderful pluck. He was
very weak at times and the nervous
strain was making him irritable. He
was poorly handled up to last night
when ''ete" Golden. the old timer, who
was hired by the committee of Wilkes
Barre citizens to look after the man
who is filling the Pennsylvania town
with admiration. Golden humored the
wearied and nervous rider in great
shape and in the evening Rice was go-
ing much better, though still a bit
weak. The pace was telling on, Forster
also, and lie went Oft pretty frequent
ly during the day.
Reading, Schock, Smith, Taylor.
Moore and Pierce kept in about the
same relative position after the lead
ers all day. Ashinger, Maddox and
Cassidy made the third division about
forty miles behind Pierce, while of the
other four Cannon and Mcleod are
likely to get the tail end of the eleven
prizes If they keep on at the same rate.
A tremendous burst of applause
greeted Hale when the announcement
was made at s o'clock that he had
broken the six day record. and pande-
monium reigned for few minutes.
There were fully 5000 people in the
garden at the time and the crowd kept
pouring in until by 10 o'clock there
were between 5000 and 10000 present.
The following short races We're de-
cided during the evening:
Half mile professional handicap, fin
al heat won by Con. Baker. Columbus.
Ohio. 20 yards; AL. Weinig, Buffalo, Is
yards. second; Jay Eaton, Elizabeth,
10 yards. third. Time los.
One mile professional match, best
two out of three heats. Eaton beat
Baker.
One mile professional match. best two
out of three heats. Teddy Goodman,
of New York, beat AL. Weinig.
The score at midnight (previOus
record 1,4741 by Shock). was: Hale,
l,646: Rice. 1.611; Forster. 1.594; Read
ing. 1.572; Shock, 1854: Taylor, 1,514;
Smith, 1.514 Moore 1900: Pierce, LAS;
Ashinger. 1,453; Maddox. 1,4S3; Cas-
sadly. 1876; Cannon, 1,19S; Mcleod,
1.142: Click, 1910
The score at l o'clock (best previous
record, ALSO miles. by Shock) was:
Hale. 1851: Forster. 1907: Rice. 1913:
Reading. 1,5S6; Shock. 1855: Taylor.
1,524: Smith. 1,524: Moore. 1900: Pierce.
1,49S: Ashinger. 1853; Cassidy. 1876;
Maddox, 1,444; Cannon, 1,211; Mcleod,
liza: Click, 1,04O.