Evening star., 1897-03-29

son and Shock soon took it away, setting a
pace that was too rapid for some. In the
first five minutes there was more tapping
| done than was made in the whole Of the
| last six-day eight-hour race
After the first mile the pace was set en-
tirely by Shock and Lawson, and every
now and then sprinting and tapping the
| other contestants. Albert kept up for a
part of the time, but could not stand il.
Cassidy was the only man who appeared to
! be able to hang on the bunch. Pete Golden
started Off at a steady pace, and kept this
up, unmindful of the frequency with which
| laps were made on him. Muller made a
| slow pace, and for four or five miles Ford
steadily trailed on him: then. shaking him.
| Ford sprinted up, and held his own with
| the bunch. Rivlerre appeared to be IA
| tigued within half an hour after the race
The first mile was scored in less than
| three minutes after the start. and two miles
| n. ade in a fraction over five minutes.
Shock and Lawson each piled up twenty
| miles by two minutes of o'clock with The
! others scattered behind. Within an hour
| after the start Muller left his wheel and
| lost nearly half an hour. Cassidy was also
forced to leave his machine and lost nearly
| two miles, having some difficulty in get
| ting another wheel.
There were very few spectators in the
| hall before noon today, but they took an
interest in the affair and had clear field.
| Lawson finished his 2OOth mile in exactly
| 11:11, while Shock reached that distance a
| minute so later.
A sensation was sprung at o'clock this
|
| slight lead. Lawson, the terrible
| Swede," flew after him, and Shock re-
| doubled his efforts. Ford was soon passed,
but the Swede and Shock continued to
| sprint at top speed. Time and again they
! passed their competitors, while the shouts
of the enthusiastic spectators could be
heard blocks away. Lawson gradually
| drew away from Shock and at the ter
mination of the spurt was two laps ahead.
| having gained one early in the night. An
other lap was gained by MIN az o'clock.
when Shock punctured his tire. The
crowd shouted to Lawson TO make a squirt,
but the Swede shook his head and con-
ttnued at his usual pace. Muller, ut 5:19
o'clock, dropped out temporarily, saying it
| would be necessary to get some rev tires.
He expected to start again at noon today.
Many OF the riders stopped for short per-
iods to rest, but up 10 IL O'clock Lawson
and Shock had ridden continuously, ex-
cept when the latter changed waeeis. Law
son favorite with the crowd. At 10
o'clock the score stood as follows:
Miles
Lawson ......................... .19
1Iusil
Goioeii ioa
Cassidy .......................... 1856
tOfd ........................ IA
| HlVlerfe LILO
Muller 90
Muller stopped to change wheels, taking
| a much lighter machine.
The grind of the race kept on all the
morning. There was not puncture up to
after II o'clock, and everything went on
smoothly. AS the race progressed the
Frenchman proved to be more erratic than
ever and at times it appeared though
| his mind was wandering, certainly not from
| the eXertion, but most likely from the large
quantities of wine which he had drunk in
the early morning. AT times he certainly
appeared to be erratic. and would make the
| widest of statements. AT one time he
: | imagined that he had set the pace all of the
| time for the whole bunch; then he would
| beg the riders not to go too fast Again he
| would urge them to go faster and break all
| worlds records. He would go at snail 8
| pace sometimes, and then he would dash
away at breagneck speed, which he could
not keep up for more than a half a lap or
less. Every now and then he would jingle
his bell and shout to the other riders to
= keep up the work. He relieved the monot-
ony of the race. but his actions in turn be-
Il came mOnotonous.
;, Riyierre seemed to be unable to control
the wheel. which wabbied considerably.
His style of riding rendered 1t dangerous
] for the other riders. and the referee warned
him several times to ride differently or he
, would be taken off the track. This seemed
/ to have very little effect, and shortly after
r noon final order was given him in regard
, to the matter. His riding improved slight
ly after this. He appeared to have but
| little control of his wheel. and when get
ting on after a short stop he was unable
to guide the machine. and collided with
I i another wheel standing alongside of the
railing, which sent him spraWling. He
, ! was not hurt, and neither was his wheel.
Lawson and the Frenchman had an al
| tercation over the matter of pacing, which
resulted In the passage of seine heated
words. Nothing came of the war of words
however, and the trainers silenced both
men.
The score at the end OF the twelfth hour
/. Name Miles Tans