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? a like ball Jim ame the rate his lace Eune3 toirjv-vio-\ingone fing As t at the Mc-tug-)odswasbetterdm.des-het it and ays bett has lme let-ugh lng, ilng the ling and i of:hativerakei of ible ads are It this ow, daytheleldex-»an-rtther-udi-,*en-ited the rid. six oth the ich, »ver Ifth and the r of tnd-; on the ion, her. ong the andforfan, iger ray, eats :hat rrl-une ired n betresatingandr’.h-iberthesix*Y,WOMEN RIDERS STARTSix-Day Cycle Race Inaugu-* rated at Music Hall.Novel Event Attracts a Lnrgc Audience—Anderson Led at the Finish.The novelty of witnessing a cycle race between women attracted an audience of about 3,000 to the south wing of Music Hall last, evening when Tillie Anderson, Lizzie Glaw. May Allen, Pearl Keyes and Lucy Berry started In the six-days’ women’s bicycle race.There is a subtle fascination about an Indoor cycle race under any condition. Of necessity the track is a continuous plane, sloping always toward the center, and the mad rush around the turns !s always Interesting and exciting. When, added to this, the contestants are more or less handsome, shapely and graceful young women, the fascination i« intensified.Enough of this was manifested at the opening night of the race to insure an Increased interest as the race progresses. Already a partisanship has been developed in the audience, and while each rider had her admirers last evening, the most generous applause was bestowed on Lucy Berry, the Cincinnati girl. Miss Berry rode her first race as a professional in Cleveland two weeks ago, and she gave evidence there of being able at no remoje time to hold her own with the more experienced riders against whom she Is fritted.The records and achievements of the others entered are more or less familiar to the public. Tillie Anderson, the flaxen-haired Swede, gave promise of superiority when she was only a boulevard rider In Minneapolis. Soon after the first professional race between women was given at Madison Garden a majority of those contesting went to Chicago, and there Anderson made her debut. Possessing indomitable pluck, marvelous endurance and unusualstrength, to which is added thorough knowl-eedge of the wheel, she managed to finish In front of all competitirs In her first race, and she has not since then been defeated. Recently she won slx-jlay races at Indianapolis and Columbus, and was twice victorious In Cleveland, albeit the last race was an eyelash” finish between herself and Lizzie Glaw.Miss Glaw is a native of Germany and came to America for the express purpose of lowering the colors of the unbeaten Swedish woman. May Allen will be England’s representative of the women’s international race in New York, and Miss Keyes hails from Rochester, and, like Miss Berry, she has her laurels yet to win.Audience Picks Favorites.A|t the start the novelty of the race Itself held the attention dtf the spectators. An eighteen lap to the milfe track makes a high rate of speed imperative. Gradually the spectatorspicked their favorites, and toward the finish of the evening's ride the excitement intensified. The phenomenal bursts of speed made by the Swede were greetd with chers, while the steady, determined riding of Lizzie Glaw% who now and then forged to the front and hej#l the lead for an interval, was none less warmly noticed.Miss Allen’s pluck kept her close behind the two rivals. Game little Pearl Keyes made frequent siHirts, and local pride maintained Interest In Lucy Berry. The Cincinnati rider was grievously handicapped by not having her racing wheel, and in attempting to ride a machine above her usual size she failed to make anything like an impressive showing at the finish. She expects to have her regular wheel today, when her record will show an improvement.When the gong sounded announcing that only a few more laps could be ridden within the prescribed time, the pace became something ter-rlftlc. The riders fairly flew around the steep, sharp turns, though without changing the relative positions. Tillie Anderson had covered 38 miles and 8 laps at the finish, and lapped on her wheel was the machine of Lizzie Glaw. May Allen was third, a few wheels' lengths back.The fractional time for the first five miles was 15:29, 15:39, 16:29, 16:02, 15:30 and 16:34Scorers—Robert Guellch, Ollle Smith, Wm. Garber. V. Mackey, Ed Wellman.Timers—H. I. Crane, C. E. Rexford, H. T. Mtlward.Judges—R. Gewert, E. H. Miller, Maurice Levy. *Referee—A. A. Dormer. •SUTTON DEFEATS SPINKS.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Tue, Mar 09, 1897
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