The evening times., 1897-04-03

Every once In while, notwithstan ling
the fact that he has been under a greater
strain than the other riders, he spurts out
in his endeavor to clinch his hold ON first
money anG shows all the rest of the bunch
pace. which takes their best endeavors to
| keep up with.
The interest in the race continues 10
center in the hot contest for second, with
Golden, Lawson, Alberts, and CasSedyC
punched.
Alberts has slight lead on the other
men, and taking form into considerable m
now looks like second man, but anything
may happen in a siX-day race, and an ac-
cident might land any one of hefourin he
coveted position. They are all watching
each other like hawks, and the mOmeHt one
leaves the track it is the signal for the
Others to scorch and better their score
All the riders retired for an hours rest
at o clock this morning, leaving the track
deserted, and at 526 they again rested
for an hour At 11:30 O'Clock three Of the
riders, Schock, Alberts and Golden, had
completed their fifteen hundredth mile,
and thereby assured themselves of share
in the gate money. Cassedy and Lawson
were not far from the fifteen centuries,
anu VIII uitNOIbbthiN w ttSS viz main
before their next diSmuunt.
Alberts had ridden the necessary miles at
932 last night. AlbeTts scorer put up the
800 at clock this morning, when the
hall was almost deserted, but the few
devoted enthusiasts who We're there at
that early hour made the place fairly
ring with their applause when the tally
was marked up.
Golden passed the mark at l1:25, and
this was again the signal for loud and
prolonged cheering Lawson had 1 400
to his credit at 4 O'Clock this morning,
ana Cassidy had reached the same number
of miles at 11:14. Rivierre is away be-
hind the bunch but he is riding on gaunely,
and Will probably have finished at least
enough miles To share in the purse before
the race closes. He has been christened
'Freuchy'' by everybody on the track, and
answers eood-naturedly to the name when
ever il is called.
About 10 O'Clock this morning he had
the fur Eniest fall yet seen in the ring He
was rounding the north turn, near the
top of the incline, when lbs bicycle graZed
Lawson's hind wheel. Instantly he lost
his balance, and Frenchy and bicycle
rolled rapidly down the incline, Ian ding
an inconglomerate heap at the bottom,
while everybody rOared with laughter.
Luckily he was not hurt, and remountng
his wheel rode oil, laughing as heartily as
the rest.
Ford and Muller are evidently out of
the race SO far as sharing in the money
is concerned, but they each appear on the
track at intervals and pull one or the
other of the place men up a few miles by
pacing.
The score at 9 O'Clock was: Schock,
1862 miles, laps; Alberts, 504 miles,
A laps: Golden, / 40 miles, 2 laps; Law
son, ,451 miles, 6 laps; Cassidy, 1,431
miles, laps; Rivierre, 1,024 miles, 8
laps: Ford, $50 miles, Z laps; Muller, l30
miles, laps.
The track was again deserted at noon
today by all the riders, except Cassidy
and Rivierre. These two kept up a ten
mile clip until PIG, when the others re-
appeared and they left the ring. Law
son is now straining every nerve to
pass Golden and Alberts, the former being
seventeen and the latter forty miles ahead |
of him. But these two were not disposed
to give the little Swede any advantage in
time, and were Immediately on and after
him. Schock, the old war horse, seated in
his chair, chatting with his trainors, also |
scented the battle, and he, too, was up |
and away.
With Lawson setting the pace, the four |
pace men then circled the track, each |
keeping has eye ON the others. AS soon as |
one made a squirt the others were instantly |
at his heels to see that no laps were |
pulled away from them.
They are all now keeping their eyes on |
the score board as they fly around, and !
woe betide the .unlucky scorer who fails |
to register a lap, for he is treated to |
broadside of abuse each time the particular |
rider whose lap he failed to mark comes |
around.
xaosly II minutes to O'Clock Law