The times., 1897-04-04

| SChock NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ,660
| Albert ......,,...........,...l ,6e6
| Goiuen 500
Lawson .........-..........-.l, l,ot4
| Casseuy OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES I,o4o
hlNleffe --.-...-.--...--'. .>..-.-I, lo3 !
| Ford .-...-......-.-......... oSo {
| Muller ....-........-......... 134
The great siX-day go-as-y -you-please bicycle
race, which has beea in progress at Conven-
| tion Hall since the first minute of last Mon
day, and which has nightly attracted im-
| mense crowds, ended last evening at 10
O'Clock, and was won by that popular
| veteran wheelman, Albert Schock, Of
Minneapolis, Minn. 1t was a grand event,
| the cad being marked with the breaking OF
world's records and the ma king OF new ones
amid the plaudits Of the thousands OF en-
thusiasts who ftlled the hall.
| An day the contestants worked faith
| fully, adding mile after mile to their in
| diyidual scores, but try as they woald,
1t was impossible for any of the leaders
| to make sufficient gains TO change the
| positions secured in the early morning
| hours. Lawson, who had made ride
of nineteen hours on Friday with only a
few minutes rest, and put 240 miles
behind him, thus olinching fourth place,
made no further effort 10 better his stand
ing in the race, and spent his time in
chil6ing up the miles which Cassidy,
the competitor for his position, marked
uD during the day. This was a great
disappointment to the Swede's friends,
VINO confidently expected him to continue
his good work of the day previous and
make a strong ride for second place
During The last hours, however, the
riders appeared i'll excellent form, and
many spurts for laps took place between
theleaders. In all these Schock more than
held his own, and was heartily appIauded
by the audience for his faithful work
The squirting. as usual. began between
and 8 o'clock, and continued for more
than an hour Previous TO this, however,
Alberts, when he passed the ,695th mile
post. started in To make a worlds record
for the next five miles This he did. paced
by Schock, covering the distance in IA
minutes and IL seconds. Having turned
the ,GOOth mile post, AlJerts left the
track, but returned shortly and put
few more miles behind him.
BY this lime the hall was so crowded
that il was with difficulty the large arena
in the center could be sufficiently cleared
to permit of Mr.. Cramer giving an exhtbi-
tiun Of fancy and trick riding. The chairs
on the east and west sides were also well
flied, and the gallery, which allowed the
best view. was packed to the limit. The
crowd was an impartial one, and bestowed
its favors pretty equally among the con
teStants.
The first to he remembered was old man
Schock who, after dash of q couple Of
miles with Alberts, was presented with
handsome bouquet of roses. Shortly after
this he was given an immense offering of
roses in the shape of a horseshoe Later
in the evening the veteran was again re-
memhered by his friends. This time it
was by his brother Elks, the members OF
the local Washingto lodge, who, through
Mr. John BurBhart, presented him with a
ladder of flowers
The token was six feet and seven inches
in height 1t had three steps, each marked
by a large bunch OF roses, intended TO rep
resent his success in his three last races.
at Pittsburg, New York and Washingt
Upon receiving the Offering. Schock dis
mounted from his wheel and marched
around the track, holding the ladder high
above his head.
The other riders were not forgotten BY
their friends and admirers. Lawson, Case
dy. Pete Golden, Alberts and Riyierre were
all remembered, and each in response gave
a splendid exhibition Of speed.
Muller made his nightly appearance on
the track shortly after . O'Clock H only
remained long enough to add four more
miles to his record for six days, of 130
miles.
During the last hour of the race the
riders frequently retired from the track,
often only two being left at one time
SchoCk was left alone. He rose to the Oc-
casion, and gave the spectators inter
esting run at a killing pace for mile
or more. 1t was his last run in the race,
and he was Cheered heartily by the vast
crowd at every turn of the track.
At 9:46 O'Clock Lawson, who was rid
ing alone, left the track Two minutes
later Alberts came on, and made strong
run for five or six minutes, when he quit,
having the distinction of being the last
rider to make the circuit Of the track in
the most interesting, exciting, and closely
contested bicycle contest which ever took
place in Washington.
In few minutes the official score, as
given above, was announced.
The corrected score, making the allow
ance for the excess of track measurements,
is as follows: