The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-13

The closing hours of the race were
marked by the greatest enthusiasm
ever displayed at such contest in this
country. Nearly 10000 persons were
in the garden at 8 o'clock, and in many
of the boxes were elegantly attired wo-
men. The throng in the arena was Sc
great that the services of the police
were required to prevent the spectators
from pressing too close against the
railing around the track.
At o'clock in the afternoon Maddox
told his friends that he was going to
give Moore a run for tenth place. At
z o'clock Maddox had gained on the
Philadelphia, and at o'clock he was
riding at a sprinting speed. Maddox
made three laps to every two made by
the other riders. He rode with as much
vim as ne did at the beginning of the
race and every time he passed the
other riders, the crowd yelled itself
hoarse.
Enthusiasm reached fever heat early
in the afternoon, when Hale and Rice,
with less than twenty miles be-
tween them, commenced to ride in dead
earnest. The Irishman's eyes cleaned
and snapped fire as he invited the
Wilkesbarre lad to come on" The
latter accepted the challenge, but was
pumped dry at the end of half mile,
and the Irishman and Maj" Taylor
had a go.
The contestants, tagged out as they
all must have been, took new courage
in the applause Of the crowd, and even
Click made an occasional squirt Fors-
ter was making desperate efforts to re-
gain his place ahead of Reading, but
the soldier appeared to hold him safe.
At $3.50 Rice had reduced Hale's lead
ten miles since noon.
1t was mutually agreed by the riders
to withdraw from the track between a
and 5 o'clock, during which hour sew
eral spirited races were run. Eddie
Bald rode an exhibition mile in 2:15 3-5,
the last lap being covered in IL sec
onds. L. r. Jefferson, of the Harlem
wheelmen, rode a half mile, unpaced,
in 104 This is the fastest time for
the distance ever made in the garden.
The final heat of the halfmile profess
sionaI race was won by Con Baker
Time, los 3-5. c. G. Carpenter fin
ished second.
Edward Hale, winner of the race,
was born at Temple Patrick, near Bel
fast, ireland. He has been riding the
bicycle for seventeen years, and during
that time has taken part in hundreds
of races at all distances. He has won
all the long distance events In Eng
land and has, it is said, won as many
as any other bicycle rider living. Hale
has ridden in many of the big races
in France and has often been Win
ner. He won ROAD race from Paris
to Bayou. Before the present race
the longest distance Hale had ridden
was 875 miles. in a road race in Eng
land
Hale rode an English wheel, geared
to SO, higher than that of any of the
other riders. Representatives of the
Irish National Alliance and other Irish
societies have extended an invitation
to Hale for banquet, and presenta-
ton early next week.
The prizes to the winners will be
First man, 81, 800; second, $500; third
$500; fourth, $3.50: fifth, $500; sixth
5000; seventh, $50; eighth, SIPS; ninth
500; tenth, 500; eleventh, SIS. Man
ager Pat Powers, however. said that
every man who remained in the race
to the finish, would get 500 extra.
In the twenty-five-mile race which
began at 1890, there were starters