The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-04
CYCLERS ON A LONG TRIP.
START or THE sIx-DAY RACE AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

start or THE sIx-D1Y RACE At
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
Nineteen Assorted sprinters and Long Dis
lance Riders Begin the HHrd Journey
Names OF the Men and Conditions OF the
Rnce-How Scores stood mt I O'Clock.
The bicycling whirligg that is operated for
week every winter at Madison Square Gar
| den was set In motion there In the early part
OF this mornings earliest hour. The six days
OF trudging over the ten-lap girdle OF boards Is
n tenn race In which nineteen couples Will pair
their scores and ride in relay fashion in
stretches OF varying duration. according to
! their ideas OF the best way to win. The men,
| bers OF the teams who took the first trick and
initiated the contest. with the numbers they
wore. were:
Burns W. Pierce, .; Alfred Boake. 8; Pierre Che.
WALLER @; Oscar Aronsou. Il Emil Pastaire. TO- Fred
| Forster ~; Charles Turyille, IL: Otto Maya. 10;
| Robert walthour, IL; W. +. Dickcrson. 20; W. c.
Stnson, 20; A. b. Stone. "a; John Ruel. 20; Adolph
Michel. ~; Emile Rivierro, 20; T. o. Peabody. 81;
| Norman Comeau, 81; Charles W. Miller. 90; Oscar
| Julius, 81.
| 1t was Just enough after the midnight hour
| to avoid infringement OF the Sabbath breaking
law when a short hook from the foreflnger OF
Jim Jefrrlcs. the champion fighter caused a
| cartrldgeto explode as signal for the men to
NO. Iney wore runReu III iOur ToWs penIHu
| the tape. Ave abreast in the first three rows
and four In the last one. At the report Of tho
pistol they darted away like dogs unleashed.
The spectators. men. women and boys, were
| varied colors OF the sweaters tights and hose
| worn by the riders produced Y polychromatic,
s swirl ABOUT tho ta here IN Cluster
and there In T9 g sofng whon thu s,or
was made All cot away without an upset and
gradually they enlightened into single Tile
and :ormed string that was almost ,continu.
we're iarSllls. Pierce and Miller. The The aist
OF at ahs was BY lot and the
rows OF men filled out as follows:
,cheyaler TuryillS Miller. Foster and Pierce;
hronson. Maya, Rasi. peabody and julius,
gers" 10 tho race. Was announced prior to ihee
mile mile would Ti' not ' count This insured ali
ming OF the second mile: The idea in this was
that some OF the sprinters accustomed to get
2 jump nigh. be held throush9at the week
tess o. SVad rance as v well as Of speed
There was tho usual crowd OF iaus." Curl
GUS ones, and couples who dropped In" after
the chase about. the rlband Of Pine began.
The setting for the perio5mance was similar
feet wide. lay in the same wavy form. like
twisted wooden platter. II ia Of the same
twenty.iour-h hour race only it is BAN ed twofeet
higher at the turns. Tho greatest banking Is
at s Sas2 dS ss
higher than the inner margin. In the
"straiehts" on the sides the banging Is three
II IL the track that was measured by city sur
vey9ors -,,, Finn. ,,oro lana n,o,,,
esaue feature usually found ut the six-day
races that was missing This was the array OF
Ss nes 1h the aaeE on The
street side. This was significant OF the inten- !
ton OF most OF the riders TO ride in relays OF a
s .Iy oYu eating SH and anu dTlHEins While IL
,hs saddle The outcome Of the contest
81 s1n the h find before nag ss'n s
S yards. G made d BY Charlie. Miller For one man
riding twelve hours and resting twelve hours
the record Is Sg miles VIII
other man OF each team IL riding every hour
G the Is s't%fsd that fe05s
rolled up before the conclusion on Saturday
- The length of time the men will stay on tho
track is at the option Of the teams and their
handlers. for while the law stlpplates that no
the full day, he may, II he chooses. split
tho twelve hours into tricks" OF half
hour each; A REGULARITY OF the race is that
rucers. sprinters OF tho circuit, middle distance
mon and six-d day "pluggers." Each class Of
riders is certain that no or one OF his kind will
win. Tho trainers confess themselves ut a loss
how to handle the men. Whether to send them
on In one hour or six hour turns puzzles them.
The different IDEAS on the matter were inycsti-
gated by consulting some OF the most likely |
riders before tho start last night. The teams,
who in the eyes OF the talent are favorites. are
lier. Miller and Waller, Turville and Stevens.
Eaton and Walthour. Pierce and Gimm are
six day and twenty four-hour men. They |
have planned to start in and relieve each other
every two houra. Fisher and Chevallicr are
Frenchmen. with rare records In twenty-four- |
hour contests. Miller Is the winner OF the last
two six-day contests and the record holder, |
while Waller. his mate. Ia the noted old |
Dutch" OF every six.day race They will
alternate every two hours. Turville and
Stevens will ride in two-hour turns:
viii ride In ,four.hour tricks. While
part OF the race. they will be altered to meet
conditions.
The gears used by the men are mostly high.
Miller uses Oh: Malthour. ~: Pierce. 100;
80: Ki,ierre. ~: Brown. 100. and
OF. Brown, who Ia Riyierre's mate,
is "a member OF the Nassau Wheelmen OF
Brooklyn and was an amateur until last night.
He IL the holder OF the l.OOO-mils road record.
while Rivlerro holds the 5OO-milc record. The
prizes for which the men are riding are:
Team-Firrt. 81. 200; second. $780, third. 5000; |
fourth. $500: hfh 5000 sixth. 100; seventh, 500.
indIyidua-Fi First. $500. second, $500; third. S2OO
fourth, 500: NTH. $50.
The score at O'Clock follows: