New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-04
THE SIX-DAY RACE.
MEN DIVIDED INTO TEAMS TO KEEP
WITHIN THE LAW.
NINETEEN STARTED LAST NIGHT. AND EACH
COMPETITOR WILL RIDE TWELVE HOURS
pAy-MANy NEW AND UNTRIED
N,rN IN TUE CONTEST.

A sIx-day bicycle race. under new and move! con
ditions was started at Madison Square Garden TINS
morning Instead OF continuous grind TOT SIN
DAYS and as many nights. running constitutions ana
unseating reason. the race this year VIII comPe'
each man TO ride twelve hours only in each twenty
four The management In this way conforms VIII
the State law. which was enacted after the brutal
and disgusting exhibition last year Speed ought 10
count I'm the present contest, instead OF mere brute
strength az was the case under the old conditions
Whether however speed will serve TO attract
thousands TO the amphtheatre or not can be an
swered better later in the week. The race Is merely
a speculation conducted by professional promoters
who appear willing to risk their money and take a
gamblers chances with Dame Fortunes smiles.
There are thirty-eight men entered In the long
contest which will end Saturday night. Under
the agreement. each man can relieve his team mate
the track whenever he sees fit, provided that no
competitor Is on the track FOR more than half OF
each twenty-four hours. 1t will require accurate
timing and scoring to accomplish this to the salts
faction Of the riders and that portion of the pub
lie which takes interest in such things. In. case
one rider meets accident or Is compelled
TO retire his team mate can continue In the race
with the hope of capturing individual prize.
Some riders will change with their mates every
known long distance riders entered in the race are
Miller and Waller, OF this country. and Fischer
''pluggerS' did not enter, but enough ambitious
sprinters have been found to III the list. The track
to the mile. and is banked ten feet at its highest
point.
The teams arranged follows:
Gum and Burns w Pierce. No /; A. BoaIe
and Harley Davidson No p Jean Fischer and p Cheva-
Her No 3: Oscar Aronson and George Kreamer No 1;
and Frederick Foster. 10 d. E d. Stevens and Charles
Turyle No = Otto Maya and Archie McEachren No s;
Jay Eaton ana Robert Waithour No. .: f. Thoma and
w. T. Dickerson No 10; o. v Babcock and W C. stln-
s Ireland ana John Rnel No. 49, Adoph Michael and s
S Q, rea9o9y and A. Psist No Ie A. Johnson and
julius and G Lawson. 10 49, ''' "4"''' wv 10
1t ia estimated that the winning team Will cover
Miller last year alore was credited with maxine,
ZlD miles and $50 yards in six days The alleged
record for riding twelve hours day for six days IL
The The management announce a, total Of 5000 in
Rrlae e 10 be distributed oI as follows First team,
800 sixth, 500. and seventh, 500 The individual
priz, Will be 500 to first. 1900 TO second 500 to
The men were started in relays with four men
across the track. For that reason no rider who
allowed to hold the advantage The Garden pre-,
scented the same old scenes at other similar CON
of certain sd run of Ss sGG Lights
vertsing signs Among the latter were three tell
ing the public that beer cost cents soft drinks"
tators were sodden faces their owners evidently
intending to get the worth Of the price OF admis-
sion and to remain for good part of the week.
quarters at the side Of the track. with the accom-
James j. Jeffries. the pugiiist' started tho raca
nineteen men started off in a wild scramble Che
Turvillc and Pierce. Miller had taken the lead At
the end of the first mile, and the rest were strung
out al around the track At five miles Julius was
WI, When o Yeffrss fired the pistol the Garden was
throns Of excited thousands present at the opening
night Of the last six day race