Show GREAT WHEEL RACES ACES international contests open in new york AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN noted searchers chers ot of the leading I na M eions of europe present to contest supremacy in speed with our xa dional ch champions olympic cl club tr tries I 1 es to get up a fight between fitzsimmons and corbett tn in san salt francisco statement ly by the mm man agora agers of the national club now new york doe dec 7 athe the great international D bicycle race rac commenced at this monday morning in the ani theater or of madison square garden the entries contain the names ot of men famed throughout the world as 03 bley bicycle elis riders and every effort will bo be made during the lh week by somo soma of these champions cham to lower records ono one of the th events will bo be an effort by eddlo eddle bald the champ champion lork ot of the united states to lower the mile record against time among the tha foreign contingent entered for the contest Is tho the delegation brought over by ed nimmer among which w alch may be mendo mentioned ned such cracks as tom linton champion of wales and champion middle distance rider of at the world C C a well known english rider J D lumsden a scotchman who has won many laurels IV A elks and george the old time english champion distance pedestrian among others are ubert albert the th american who won tho the long distance championship in this city in isdo when aher ile ho rode 1600 miles frank walter waller ot of germany jules dubols dubois of france teddy hate hale of ireland peter golden 11 IT 11 SIad dox 13 I 1 J flynn 13 C moore albert hosmer find and george van emburgh of america A A hansen llana eil ot at denmark fred foster ani and kd ed von van steeg of germany and burns arid and purce PU ot of canada canaan tho the american cracks schack and ana ashinger Aahl nger when seen lit at the garden tonight both said they were in condition to make th the race of their lives and they promise to make it lively for any of the foreigners the garden presented a hand handsome bome appear appearance aDee last night with its decorations 0 of bunting and flags of different nations among which old glory deedom predominated in abed these decorations decora tlona were given a pleasing effect by the myriads of incandescent lights A good sized crowd was in attendance when tile the doors were opened at 8 and the crowd increased constantly during the evening at the tha time the races commenced at least leant 1300 1500 people must have been present when the scoreboard was placed in posit lont it was seen epen that the names of john dubols dubois the frenchman E J flynn and A J mello the norristown pa boy were missing find and it developed that the trio had been scratched dubols having been unable to get here in time the others having concluded not to start tho the other twenty eight were on hand and prepared to start lour four abreast nt at tho th word go there were ivere people in the garden at 1210 when the race started champion zimmerman awn unable to be ba present and eddie bald fired the shot that sent the twenty eight starters on their journey schack led tit at the end of the first drat lap lan lie ile was wag closely followed by bedding and linton the british cham champion pinn schack was warmly applauded ile he cut out a hot pace and there were several tails falls soon after the tha start but none of the riders were injured |