The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-11
wind, were lionired. The score at that time

The rumors about tho correct length Of the
track brought out tho following statement from
lsiats sSHsf Sa Vi uh sp pssS ,di that aiT he track in the
Madison Square Garden, now being used for the great
milo q nine is ss'0f IL ; Sa:.Sas t g the s' pubic ifis and : sSS
r ride the %anagemsnt states that the contractor N mo
more S,syc,s tracks AN any other pss,oI In America
"Thia IL 70 certify that the WiSfk sonstracted by mo
Tor the International six.day cycle race to be held at
measures nine %, laps 70 the mile, measured sccord.
ing 70 shs rules governing Measurement Si tsSc =;
-. "caNRLrs W. AsHrsoEn, Constructor.
"sworn to before me this 10th day OF December,
1897. JANIS 6. YOUNG. Notary Public"
No person IA, or could have measured 3D., the prss;sn.
ally occupied BY from fifteen 70 thirty men riding at
the i interest es : Of %i the IN manager. .nt = % as 10 the rider. and %dG pub.
lio that this question should be settled, and
s sSS,pny Suo fIs' 6 sa6lddiy 'ss mho News ss' '3 9ora. city, y.
s .S :sr osss sn Z. % %' ". .. t soon s1: &c pc 9: R5 after The sy rs ses
il finished; il the track should not be ab.oluiely DOR.
rect IL will be the pleasure and duty OF the manage
ment to have the correct dimensions taken. so that
sere Of sG mile. sss. n Ss has see fidds sai IN the ssF 1a I hours sanS. num-
PIT PowEns: JAMES @. kEsSEpI. 4; BArcaLLpEE,
Young Oscar Julius. the Swede. came near
being laid out through the kindness OF his uncle
ard poured a quart Of champasne into him.
Of cocoa 80 as to max him feel right" The
youngster had to rest for an hour afterward and
then rode around the track as II in pain.
The regulars " who have boon living in the
look rather seedy. Some OF them have grown
Whiskers and are nnrecoEnizable. Others have
discarded their once clean linen for sweaters.
At 5 o'clock yesterday morning a gay party in
the wine room at the Madison avenue entrance
sang q number OF popular songs In boisterous
style. Just as the last verso of Put me off at
Buffalo T. was rendered, three disheveled men
leaned over the balcony rail at the Fourth ave
win you people let US sleep or noti We're
whats your gearf' came back from the
wine room as n new ditty was begun. The Tired
Three subsidized after that and coiled themselves
up in the seats.
The short races were productive Of some good
sport; In the first event at one mile. amateur
lem Wheelmen defeated c. NJ. Ertz Of the River
and 81 seconds. The second heat was won by
Babcock by 80 yards In . minutes and "a 3.5
seconds. A. A.. Chase, middle distance English
champion, was to have ridden Ave miles, un-
PACED. but he pnnctnred z tire after covering
In 6 minutes and 20 seconds. Edward Taylore.
the French middle-distance champion, rode two
Bald, paced by the French team, Gongoltz and
Lnmbcrjack. rode one mile In l;5i. A one-mile
professional race between Teddy Goodman Of
Buffalo. in heats. resulted in a victory for Good
man.. Jimmy Micharls ive:mile exhibition,
paced by three tandems and a triplet;, was
finished in 9 minutes and 55 seconds J. Eaton
rode one-third Of a mile in IS 2.5 seconds.
ALI o'clock Rice And sehinneer began to set
him out. scbinneer had moved up to third
place and was riding with remarkable strength.
Hale also cut loose with the ide9 of .excelling
The Frenehman was to ali intents ana pur.
poses out Of It. Waller, twenty miles be.
hind Hale. kent up incessant sprintine and
showed increasing strength. The score at IL
o'clock was: