Evening star., 1897-05-29
I N E Slx-OAY RACE

The preparations for the six-day female
race are being pushed forward. and by to-
morrow morning everything will be In
readiness. should IL be desired to start the
event at that time. The start will not.
however. be made until I O'Clock Monday
afternoon. The race viii be ten hours per
day for the entire week. this method be-
ing preferred by a majority OF the en-
trants. continuous race would require
too much strength, and the contestants
would hardly be able to stand the strain.
The track for the race is now nearing
completion, and by tonight will be COM
pieted in the main. leaving only the finish
ing touches to be put on. Ii will measure
fourteen laps to the mile. The banking
will not be as steep for male riders.
The track will be ten feet in width. and
take up the entire space i'm the large Gen.
ter Market Hall. at 9th street and Penn
sylvania avenue. The banking at the turns
will be just Az feet. while on the stretches
it will be even foot. This will give
pitch which is Judged 10 be plenty fast
enough for the riders. The prizes will be
a division of the gate receipts. the amount
to be agreed upon between the riders and
the promoters. There will be four prizes
for the first four finishing. and a special
prize for all of those who remain in the
race until the end. In addition to this spe-
cial prizes will be given to all of those who
ride 700 miles and over. This is done with
the object i'm view of keeping the riders
steadily Al work. and pile up as big a score
as possible. to make the race all the more
interesting.
Arrangements for the accommodation OF
the spectators will be good. Reserved seats
will be located on the sides Of the track.
while the general audience will be seated
I'm the space inclosed by the track. A
wooden bridge will he erected at the north
end of the track. over which the public will
walk. The balcony on the east end of tho
hall will be reserved for special seats. Inn
mich's full band will he i'm attendance all
during the week and furnish the music.
The scorers will be located on a raised
platform I'm the south end of the hail. and
a large score board will hang i'm the GEN.
ter of the south side. upon which the
record of miles will be kept.
Up to yesterday afternoon nine entries
had been received. though there three
more Baltimoreans expected and several
more from Philadelphia and New York city.
The entrants are Sadie Thomas of Wheel
ing, W. Va: Millie Green Of New York
city, Clara Baide of Jersey City. Ella Daily
of Wilmington. Emma Wilson of Philadel-
phia Minnie Collins and Emma Ward OF
Baltimore and two local girls, Mayme
Hahn and Ella Green. An OF the riders
have had more or less experience in bt-
cycle riding. although all have not been in
long distance races. Sadie Thomas is
well-known female rider and has string
of victories. In fact, with the exception or
one local rider. all of the girls have been
in races at either Chicago. New York.
Louisville. Cincinnati or Pittsburg ana Sc
cured place.
According to the program the riders VIII
keep on the track from the start each day
until O'Clock i'm the evening. when the
entire bunch will leave the track for an
hour, and series of short races run. ex-
tending UP to three. five and ten miles,
Special prizes will be given to the winners
of these races At 10 o'clock the long dis
tance riders will return to the track and
race until midnight. All of the contestants
will have separate colors. and ride IN the
regular bloomer costume, using diamond
frame wheels.