The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-14
SK-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Opening Hears of the Race Promise
ia he Interesting. Seven OF the
Men VIII Net Leave the Track at
All for First Twcafy-four Hears

SAN FRANCISCO Fs5 ts-At t6ss To-
rignt s8g1ss@en r1en Es1r=s5 90 1hsegr .21g
jo&rusv y tne g~e.s International six-SzaS
racv a. tae Mechanics pagz-3er.- under 1he
auspices - t1e kISTfcaz Cyc5e G4C5-S
Association. -of New York AMI san FFac-
cisco. For tAe past 1aoa.h -ae y2ea aaye
Been stsas.Isy preparing q tAe roads, al
eighteen better ear4 ts1ne5 and brighter
eyed naen -eve- started IN sach = contest
Predictions ~ tAe Ese- fa~cr 800 us.ies
a. k1g distance whlEn @5sl - covered Dur
In ze5e &esk ard a. least Slx q sAe 11e1
exyect 10 70 through the FRS swenty-tc1r
aesxS WITHOUT d3suso91Iing. Seven q gas
z7en VIE nat step riding unt3l lnev have
gained 13ss lead - they ssserc tonight, a15
re apeElng bA-ris promises - be very
warm. TIE esack ssvors re breaking ~
re~1rss Miller. Waller, Nl1hae,. E.kss,
Bald AID otaer champions pronounce Il tbs
fastest rank ever 4zilt within doors ard
20 complaint i heard from TIE long dis
tanee p!agEsrS ofaer thar regarding gaa
banking. which Is e3gh; IN sixteen. ard
pretty steep Ger the HaLshtng hours - the
race. The contest = 10 run ~ hours.
xhere other contests q ike nature have
always ran 80 hours, owing 10 the style
set some years a-o BY Sir Jahn Ashley
ia the CREST pedestrian matches 81 Ayr
cultural nail. London. The fal list u
starters Is.
Charles W. Miller. Chicago: Frank Wal
ler. Oakland; Burns W Pierce. Boston.
Frank Aloerts. New YoIk Louis Gimm,
Pfitsnurg john Lawson, Chicago. j. "
Nawn. Ireland. Oscar Ar0nsoTl. Swetien:
Teddy Hale. ireland: K D. stevens Buff
sAio. Jules. Sweden; Frederless Sxi:xer-
land. Charles Turyil3e. Philadelphia ~
" Ashluger. Sex York; John Chapman
Atlanta Ga: Tom Rarnaby. Boston. HeGry
Piikingt0n, Philadelphia; George Hanant.
kIondize.
Mechanics pavilion vas crowded this
evening. and me sport preliminary 70 the
STARE OF the six-day race was faSs ana
furious At times- The star performance -
the evening wac the breaking of the
worlds indoor record for ore nile by
Harry Fixes. Of Glenn Fails. y. /. He
rode thu distance. paced by tandems IN
1.50 20 cutting So seconds OF Simpklns'
record. Summary:
Half mile handicap. ama;eur--W. J. Da-
wilson Is YARDS Won. +. F. Russ
scratch second. r Roe.1Sos t25 YARDS
third. Time t.gi 3-3-
Nile open. professionally Eaton. Elizabeth,
y J.. won. Stevens. 0ttumNa. second.
Downing. san jose. third. Flrnan. LIS
Angeles. f3Qrth. Time. z,i6 3-5.
Exhibition HeaTs FoQrnleg uao-or cycle,
one mile Time. - 81.
Oae mile paeed~Harry Elkes. Time.
10 - t~or.ds record.
IT, Ssx-.tav race w5s started a e - this
evening. with s.Shteen starters. kTafts. Of
California. being the cnly absent entry, In
the arSt few minutes Of the race Wafer.
OF Oakland las, two and "a hall laps BY
the lo1senlnE e hiS saddle. TIE pace AZ
the beginning - ;he race vas fast. the
contestants making batter than 80
Eighteen weu got away IN the rae
at l6.5i to the second Tee start xas q
gal><. starr ~ the rules q the California
Associated Cyc,.aG clubs. As Waller
broke a wheel right n Jhe start. TIE
large field was not called back. however.
the lap lost by Waller being given 70 hiTn
with no deDt fo- q 3ismount T11e field
started sl1wer than - customary III races.