The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-30

Eleven teams or two men each, COM
prising some OF the best foreign and
American professional cycle racers. start
garden, Boston, at 1 o'clock this after
noon. The complete list OF teams is as
Follows:
Gougoltz and Semar, Frace.
Fischer and Chevalier. France.
Muller and Jaak. Italy
Mcfarland and Maya, San Jose.
Butler and Mclean, Boston.
King and Samuelson, Salt Lake City.
Munroe and Freeman, Portland, or.
Rutz and Leander. Chicago.
Mcconnell and Carni, Boston.
Krebs and Keegan, Lowell.
Fulton and Sullivan, New York.
The gun was fired by Terry McGovern,
the ex-featherweight champion OF the
world. and now that IL Is once started
it will be n hot contest, with fresh rid
ers every few minutes until IL o'clock at
night, when the men Will leave the track.
The TO IL program will be in order until
the close Of the contest on Saturday
night.
All Of the cyclers were out on the track
yesterday. Those who watched their
work are rather inclined to pick Gou-
goltZ and Semar as winners, although IL
must be remembered that in New York
the latter lasted only two days. Nc
Garland and Maya comprise another like
ly pair. with Freeman and Afunroe as
third favorites. These three teams un-
questionably contain the best sprinters
In the field.
Chevaier and Fischer cannot be lost
sight OF In the general figuring up. They
promise 10 be as hard a proposition as
they were in the New York contest. But
Ter and MacLean regret that the race Is
20 1.a ffatr
are confident that in such a contest they
would be able TO gain a lap on the field,
as they did i'm New York.
King and Samuelson will not start un-
I'll an agreement has been entered into
ON the question OF guarantee Late last
month the boys were I'm Salt Lake City
and decided 10 ride I'm the New York
contest. With a manager they proceed
ed 10 Denver where the manager de-
serted them. They had about s25, out
that would not carry them half way To
New York.
They were determined, however 20
reach New York and beat their way half
way across the continent. They landed
I'm New York a couple of days before the
race started, half starved and without
bicycles, racing shoes or suits. Never
theless, they entered the race, first bor-
rowing a couple OF wheels from New
York concern and a couple OF racing
eulLs from more fortunate rluefs.
without a trainer or anything to eat
the first day went by. IL was then noised
around the quarters that they were act
ually suffering. They had made such
good showing up TO that time that other
trainers Joined hands and fed them. Next
they were taken care of by the manage
ment, and from that point to the finish
they were well fed and handled.
Both are good riders King being the
better from a sprint standpoint. Sam
uelson, however, holds the mile unpaced
record, but did not come up 20 expecta-
tioDs at New York He Is I'm fine physical
condition now and the team expect to be
with the leaders at the finish.
AS the men ride only ten hours n day
IL is probable that they will relieve each
other every half hour or. so, and as a
result the going will be of the hottest
kind. Every time a man IL relieved his
partner sprints and tries TO get away
from the bunch that his mate can
try for a lap. The excitement during a
team contest is intense.