Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-04
BOSTON BICYCLISTS
Sill Wheeling Away ior Fame
and Fortune,
"a'ldour Closed Yesterdays Pa,iug
With Lead Of 10 Feet.
S'inson Second and SIX Others Bunched ;,
1894 Eark.

Boston, Jan. Robbie. Walthour left
no doubt rs to his position at the clos
OF the fourth day, or 40 hours Of riding
at Park Square Garden, tonight. He
had a good l0-feet lead in Stinson WIN
was his closest competitor. Walthour'y
distance was $50 miles, 4 laps.
With the exception Of a few brief mo
ments during the evening, the dav had
been quiet in the extreme. The after
Moons work was unrelieved bv anv
spirits aside from the finish one When
the men came back from supper they
seemed 10 have more ambition and the
first hours work was of good quality
About 10 o'clock there We're a mum.
Der Of warm sprints. but otherwise tho
evening was much like the afternoon.
There has not been a tumble of a seri-
Gus nature, today. and the men seem
to be fresh and able TO go.
Contrary TO expectation there were
no attempts at tapping all day. To
brace up the riding the management
has offered $50 to the first man who
shall gain lap, tomorrow.
The scores at the end of the 10th
hour, Walthour in the lead:
Walthour. 1894; Stinson. 1894; Ms
Lean. 1914: Kacser. 1894: McEachern.
7lo.4; Downey, 1874; Fischer, 1874;
Babcock, 1881; Muller, 1872
After a quiet afternoon. devoid Of
any sprints worthy Of mention. and
unmarried By any accident. the inter-
national six day bicycle race ended
its 18th hour at 6.02 this evening. the
600th mile being reached in 80 hours.
- minutes. IS seconds, with Kaeser in
the lead.
The German kept a the head Of the
procession most Of the afternoon at an
easy pace. and was at the front at the
end of every hour up to O'Clock. The
first hour record was 500 miles. l lap.
that Of the second or 32d hour, sS
miles, laps. that of the 33d, 1854;
ana the 34th, $3.50.
The afternoon saw no further re.
tirements. and it is probable that there
viii be no more before Friday nigh;
or Saturday with a good chance that
all Of them Will be in the finish.
The first real sprint Of the after
noon was the final one before lunch
" non the riders maze UP Tor lost time.
led for six laps but on the
seventh Stinson let loose a terrific
sprint. and. followed by Mclean
passed the Canadian ana won out with
distance to snare.
The S5th score. with Stinson III the
iefd: StinSOn. GO: Mclean. go: he
Lachprn G-O- Eppspr f1O- Walthour
c-o .-n. II WA u All
'''' Ncici' o'V' h"pc''h' o"'''' -Nu-
Ter. 6Ia6
TIA st,r+ ~ t1a n,anino u-ae made
~,
~ ~ win NtEathVIn HtltIH- ule
paCc The riding opened TIL better than
. -. 49, 49,, III. li,,;. + ,he
az ""N b'"c Hl''t 'H' e7i''iii'3 Va 'i
races the rhc" being q good mile an
lour f:Stor, Than III any Tina since
rnas.iay afternoon .rher,, ,.a,,, ~, '.,.yt-
4 u1Nd"N dl'' 'i""li' Hill M
mt ruE"is "i'oat 81 "'Tn.r't t"molha-
lions among tn" ;idr.s YHd the men
r.fn iii N tt.. ,-.... n,nocting some
n..t..i,. Ill, ,,,,s,, os
-AihE t" ';'.'@-A' Hatt"ck oin most u
Nm ..rG.r-.
W, fnra \ o'c,oak Stinson iYmped
ho i"ad from Btbcock and made the
'ahch VII aown ovcr thci ,r ha bei h Pan,
~ -" HttH. ~ my mr. w, "f o III I'D
TX, ~. ~ IN ~ 1o'isVi, "a ,.Ins
HIN fastast nn,,r sin,., T,i,aeray
tn. srco,d b"t,r ~ ~ e,.e,,inr was like
hose of The afternoon the going helm;
n j fnnt n4cc envrn hti,dTrd miles wcr3
.o,.orod IL - bo1rs y min,itns y sec.
MI, Win nJcirocLrr,, i'm tho front
'i"N Ni'n ~. i'.'' ''i'. c.i,..,,,, ,vert
low minutes pelorc Y; Nll'iSon ,,,l,
'uI for snort Sprlht am :lade a ~,
settlement. He kept M the front durns
n rcIn4inder Of ne hour u
Just alter the :tth h2ur SET in
prints hts1n when hci't t,lc 81 ,,Hir, ~
nar =! eAti'1I Il',I lol nv, LIaeser
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