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American Six Day Races - in the 19th Century

Boston Six Day Cycle Race 1879

Boston Six Day Cycle Race 1879

Chicago1879-1Here are the results found, so far, of Six Day Bicycle Races held in the United States of America during the 19th century. They are collated from a number of sources and are far from complete.

A second page lists the Women’s Six Day Bicycle races and includes one organised in Britain by a touring US team. There are a few races on this page where men and women competed together.

The information marked in [] has been added to the original entry.

Dates

Location

Format

Result

Miles

Laps

Source

3 to 8-Nov-1879

Boston

6x10 hr

Charles TERRONT

660

 

NYT

 

 

 

William CANN

628

 

 

 

 

 

George HARRISON

440

 

 

 

 

 

T HARRISON

400

 

 

 

 

 

?? ROBINSON or ROLLINSON

321

 

 

24 to 29-Nov-1879

Chicago

6x14 hr

England; William CANN (855) +

1,665

 

NYCA

 

Exposition Building

 

David STANTON (810)

 

 

LoC

 

 

 

America; G[eorge] HARRISON (858) +

1,658

 

 

 

 

 

W RUTLAND (800)
(including allowance of 100 miles each?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jack KEEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles TERRONT

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? NOLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Daniel] BELLARD

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? MEYERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? ADAMS

 

 

 

24 to 29-Nov-1879

Chicago

 

Charles TERRONT

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

wrong dates / mix-up with a 3-Dec-1879 race?

 

 

 

?? 1882

Coney Island

6x6 hr

W J “Senator” MORGAN

 

 

SL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21 to 26-May-1883

Chicago

6x12 hr

Mlle Louise ARMAINDO

843

 

NYCA

 

 

 

W J “Senator” MORGAN

829

 

 

 

 

 

William M WOODSIDE

723

 

 

18 to 23-Jun-1883

Milwaukee

6x3 hr

Mlle Louise ARMAINDO (30 miles)

294

 

NYCA

 

 

 

W J MORGAN (12 miles)

285

 

 

 

 

 

William M WOODSIDE (Scratch)

277

 

 

5 to 11-Jan-1885

Memphis

6x8 hr

W J MORGAN

450

 

LA84

 

 

 

T[homas] W ECK

415

 

OUT

 

 

 

Louise ARMAINDO

343

 

 

 

 

 

W[illiam] M WOODSIDE

285

 

 

 

 

 

John S PRINCE

287?

 

 

?? 1885

Chicago

 

Albert SCHOCK

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26 to 31-Jan-1886

Minneapolis

6x12 hr

Albert SCHOCK

923

 

LA84

 

Washington Rink

 

William M WOODSIDE

911

 

NYCA

 

 

 

John W SNYDER

755

 

 

 

 

 

T M HARDWICK

735

 

 

 

 

 

Fred SHAW

709

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas W ECK (retired)

160

 

 

8 to 13-Mar-1886

Minneapolis

6x12 hr

Albert SCHOCK

1,009

3

NYCA

 

 

 

William WOODSIDE

935

 

 

10 to 15-May-1886

Minneapolis

6x12 hr

John S PRINCE

1,042

 

NYCA

 

 

 

Albert SCHOCK

1,028

 

 

8 to 13-Nov-1886

Minneapolis

6x8 hr

W J MORGAN

740

1

NYCA

 

 

 

Albert SCHOCK

 

 

 

6 to 11-Dec-1886

Omaha

6x8 hr

J[ohn] S PRINCE

767

9

LA84

 

Exposition Building

 

F [E] DINGLEY

765

 

OUT

 

 

 

A[lbert] SCHOCK

756

 

 

 

 

 

T HARDWICK

746

 

 

 

 

 

E N BULLOCK

672

 

 

20 to 25-Dec-1886

Minneapolis

 

W J MORGAN

1,405

 

NYCA

 

 

 

Albert SCHOCK

1,165

 

OUT

 

 

 

Mlle Louise ARMAINDO

1,050

 

 

?? 1887

Minneapolis

 

Albert SCHOCK

1,409

 

6DR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? 1887

Springfield

 

Albert SCHOCK

 

 

CA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? 1887

New York

 

Albert SCHOCK

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20 to 25-Feb-1888

Philadelphia

6x12 hr

F E DINGLEY

900

 

NYCA

 

 

 

W[ilbur] F KNAPP

893?

 

 

 

 

 

P HOLLINGSWORTH

888

 

 

 

 

 

E McDOWELL

858?

 

 

5 to 10-Mar-1888

Philadelphia

 

?? CROCKER

405

9

SL

 

Elite Rink

 

[Wilbur F] KNAPP

405

6

 

 

 

 

{Charles W] ASHINGER

404

6

 

 

 

 

[William A] RHODES

403

10

 

 

 

 

[F E] DINGLEY

376

 

 

7 to 12-Jan-1889

Omaha

6x12 hr

W[ilbur] F KNAPP

711

4

NYCA

 

 

 

{Charles W] ASHINGER

684

2

 

 

 

 

W J MORGAN

669

2

 

 

 

 

[F E] DINGLEY

526

4

 

 

 

 

Louise ARMAINDO

370

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas W ECK

343

2

 

13 to 18-May-1889

Chicago

6x8 hr

Edward READING

685

4

NYCA

 

 

 

Wilbur F KNAPP

685

3

SL

 

 

 

John S PRINCE

685

2

 

 

 

 

W J MORGAN

685

2

 

 

 

 

Albert SCHOCK

678

2

 

?? 1889

Portland

6x3 hr

W J MORGAN

 

 

SL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? 1889

San Francisco

56 hr

??

 

 

SL

 

 

 

W J MORGAN

 

 

 

 

Dates

Location

Format

Result

Miles

Laps

Source

?? 1890

Minneapolis

 

William MARTIN

 

 

6DR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 to 18-May-1890

Omaha

6x8 hr

John S PRINCE

716

9

LA84

 

 

 

Edward READING

716

9

SL

26 to 31-Jan-1891

Omaha

6x3 hr

Edward READING

308.5

 

NYCA

 

 

 

[William] MARTIN

308.4

 

 

 

 

 

?? CORWING

308.3

 

 

 

 

 

[Charles W] ASHINGER

300.5

 

 

? Apr-1891

Detroit

6x8 hr

Charles W ASHINGER

733

 

SL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19 to 24-Oct-1891

New York City

 

William MARTIN

1,466

4

SL

 

Madison Square Garden

 

A P ? ASHINGER

1,441

1

 

 

 

 

William LAMB

1,362

 

 

 

 

 

Albert SCHOCK

1,328

5

 

 

 

 

[Frank] ALBERT
[aka Albert E R LEONARD]

1,308

4

 

 

 

 

[W M] BOYST

1,301

5

 

?? 1891

Minneapolis

 

William MARTIN

 

 

6DR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

??Nov to ??Dec 1891

Boston

6x8 hr

Charles W ASHINGER

752

12

LA84

 

Mechanics’ Building

 

John D LUMSDEN

735

11

SL

 

 

 

George EDLIN

709

2

 

 

 

 

Frank ALBERT

670

2

 

 

 

 

F[red?] WOOD

513

6

 

 

 

 

William LAMB

500

2

 

 

 

 

Arthur ROBB (retired)

447

3

 

7 to 12-Dec-1891

Worcester, Mass

6x2 hr

W WOOD

207

13

NYCA

 

 

 

W LUMSDEN [J D?]

207

12

 

 

 

 

C[harles] ASHINGER

207

7

 

 

 

 

[Wallace] STAGE

204

 

 

 

 

 

[William] LAMB

198

8

 

 

 

 

[Frank?] ALBERT

196

3

 

 

 

 

? O’FLANAGAN

189

11

 

4 to 9-Jan-1892

Omaha

6x3hr

[W] WOOD

314

7

SL

 

 

 

[Wallace] STAGE

314

6

 

 

 

 

[Charles] ASHINGER

314

6

 

 

 

 

? O’FLANAGAN

275

4

 

 

 

 

[Richard] HOWELL

221

4

 

 

 

 

[Edward] READING

199

8

 

 

 

 

[William] LAMB

170

7

 

 

 

 

[John S] PRINCE

98

1

 

18 to 23-Jan-1892

Chicago

6x8 hr

Charles W ASHINGER

727

1

SL

 

Battery D

 

Donald [Wallace?] STAGE

727

1

 

 

 

 

William LAMB

726

12

 

 

 

 

? WOOD

474

2

 

 

 

 

? O’FLANAGAN

268

11

 

 

 

 

? ROBB

138

11

 

7 to 12-Mar-1892

New York City

 

Charles W ASHINGER

1,022

7

NYT

 

Madison Square Garden

 

William LAMB

1,022

7

 

 

 

 

William MARTIN

1,022

6

 

 

 

 

Edward READING

1,022

5

 

 

 

 

John D LUMSDEN

954

2

 

 

 

 

Albert SCHOCK

954

1

 

 

 

 

Wallace STAGE

900

 

 

?? 1892

Minneapolis

 

William MARTIN

 

 

6DR

 

 

 

 

 

 

MdC

SchockAlbert1897Albert SCHOCK - from 1897 engraving

Dates

Location

Format

Result

Miles

Laps

Source

?? 1893

Minneapolis

 

Albert SCHOCK

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

Frank WALLER

 

 

 

 

 

 

William MARTIN

 

 

 

25 to 30-Dec-1893

New York City

142 hr

Albert SCHOCK

1,600

1

6DR

 

Madison Square Garden

 

Frank WALLER

1,484

8

LA84

 

 

 

William MARTIN

1,430

1

NYT

 

 

 

Frank ALBERT

1,410

1

SL

 

 

 

G F Van EMBURG

1,401

1

 

 

 

 

Peter GOLDEN

1,313

1

 

 

 

 

A S MEIXELL

1,190

0

 

 

 

 

Friedrich FORSTER (retired)

1,045

0

 

 

 

 

John H BARTON

1,006

3

 

 

 

 

Albert HOSMER (retired)

969

4

 

 

 

 

Charles W ASHINGER (retired)

879

2

 

?? 1894

Pittsburgh

 

Frank WALLER

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? 1894

Washington

 

Frank WALLER

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27-Nov to 01-Dec-1894

New York City

 

[Arthur A] ZIMMERMAN

 

 

6DR

 

Madison Square Garden

 

?? VERBEYEN

 

 

 

 

 

 

William MARTIN

 

 

 

17 to 23-Dec-1894

Philadelphia

 

[Charles W] ASHINGER

 

 

6DR

 

 

 

[Friedrich] FORSTER

 

 

 

 

 

 

[J R] GANNON

 

 

 

 

 

 

[A S] MEIXELL

 

 

 

?? 1895

New York City

 

Albert SCHOCK

 

 

6DR

 

Madison Square Garden

 

Frank WALLER

 

 

 

 

 

 

William MARTIN

 

 

 

?? 1896

Boston

 

?? WALTHOUR

 

 

VG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? 1896

Washington

 

Albert SCHOCK

 

 

VG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

07 to 12-Dec-1896

New York City

 

Edward (Teddy) HALE

1,910

8

SL

 

Madison Square Garden

 

Joseph S RICE

1,882

6

 

 

 

 

Edward (Ned) READING

1,855

3

 

 

 

 

Fred FORSTER

1,820

4

 

 

 

 

Albert SCHOCK

1,766

2

 

 

 

 

Burns W PIERCE

1,755

1

 

 

 

 

E C SMITH

1,754

7

 

 

 

 

Marshall “Major” TAYLOR

1,732

2

 

 

 

 

Charles W ASHINGER

1,673

3

 

 

 

 

E C MOORE

1,661

7

 

 

 

 

H[enry] H MADDOX

1,644

3

 

 

 

 

L L CASSIDY

1,605

 

 

 

 

 

J R GANNON

1,366

8

 

 

 

 

D M McLEOD

1,350

2

 

 

 

 

J H GLICK

1,096

3

 

28-Dec-1896 to 2-Jan-1897

Washington

 

[Frank] WALLER

874

5

6DR

 

 

 

[Henry H} MADDOX

874

3

SL

 

 

 

[Charles W] ASHINGER

873?

7

LA84

 

 

 

?? LAWSON

871

10

 

 

 

 

?? HUNTER

871

10

 

 

 

 

?? FORESTER

870

2

 

HaleTeddy1896
Edward (Teddy) HALE

William “Plugger” Martin
1891Martin1w

Dates

Location

Format

Result

Miles

Laps

Source

8 to 13-Feb-1897

Pittsburgh

6x12 hr

[Frank] WALLER

1,221

 

LoC

 

Old Pennsylvania Rink

 

{Louis] GIMM

1,219

 

 

 

 

 

[Albert] SCHOCK

1,200

 

 

 

 

 

?? HALL

1,185

 

 

 

 

 

?? FORSTER

1,176

 

 

 

 

 

?? RICKET

1,103

 

 

?? 1897

Boston

 

Tom BARNABY

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

Frank WALLER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harry ELKES

 

 

 

?? 1897

Chicago

 

Fred SCHINEER

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

Charles [W] MILLER

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charles [W] ASHINGER

 

 

 

8? to 13?-Mar-1897

Cleveland

 

H WOOD

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

Albert SCHOCK

 

 

LoC

 

 

 

M GIFFORD

 

 

 

22 to 27-Mar-1897

Detroit

33 hr

George DENCH

737

12

LA84

 

Auditorium

 

Frank WALLER

737

9

SL

 

 

 

Charles [W] MILLER

722

3

 

 

 

 

[Louis] GIMM

624

3

 

 

 

 

?? GARDNER

341

 

 

?? 1897

Nashville

 

Robert WALTHOUR

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? Apr-1897

Washington

 

Albert SCHOCK

1,670

 

MdC

 

 

 

F[rank] ALBERT

1,615

 

 

 

 

 

P[eter] GOLDEN

1,595

 

 

 

 

 

?? LAWSON

1,582

 

 

 

 

 

[L L] CASSIDY

1,554

 

 

 

 

 

?? RIEVERRE

1,143

 

 

 

 

 

?? FORD

593

 

 

 

 

 

?? MULLER

134

 

 

6 to 11-Dec-1897

New York City

142 hr

Charles W MILLER

2,093

4

6DR

 

Madison Square Garden

 

Joseph H RICE

2,026

5

SL

 

 

 

Fred SCHINEER

2,000

7

LA84

 

 

 

Teddy HALE

1,920

 

 

 

 

 

Frank WALLER

1,893

 

 

 

 

 

Burns PIERCE

1,823

 

 

 

 

 

[Peter] GOLDEN

1,778

 

 

 

 

 

[J R] GANNON

1,760

 

 

 

 

 

?? ENTERMAN

1,753

 

 

 

 

 

Harry ELKES

1,660

 

 

 

 

 

Louis J KINSE

1,616

 

 

 

 

 

Oscar JULIUS

1,503

 

 

 

 

 

Edward BEACOM

1,350

 

 

 

 

 

?? JOHNSON

1,279

 

 

 

 

 

?? GRAY

1,220

 

 

 

 

 

Gaston RIVIERRE

1,476

 

 

 

 

 

?? MOORE

1,495

 

 

?? 1898

Houston

 

Charles [W] MILLER

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

?? 1898

Dayton

 

Woody HEDSPATH

 

 

MdC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 to 10-Dec-1898

New York City

 

Charles W MILLER

1,962

 

6DR

 

Madison Square Garden

 

Frank WALLER

1,973

 

 

 

 

 

Burns PIERCE

1,955

 

 

 

 

 

Frank ALBERT

1,790

 

 

 

 

 

Louis GIMM

1,743

 

 

 

 

 

John LAWSON

1,716

 

 

 

 

 

Oscar ARONSON

1,689

 

 

 

 

 

J W NAVIN

1,667

 

 

 

 

 

?? FORESTER

1,620

 

 

 

 

 

Earl D STEVENS

1,501

 

 

 

 

 

Teddy HALE

1,451

 

 

 

 

 

Oscar JULIUS

1,165

 

 

?? 1899

Memphis

 

?? WALTHOUR

 

 

VG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sources - 6DR www.6dayracing.ca; CA www.cyclingarchives.com; LA84 www.la84foundation.org; LoC Library of Congress - Chronicling America; MdC www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net; NYCA New York Clipper Annual; NYT New York Times; OUT Outing [magazine]; SL Sporting Life; VG Velo Gotha (1984)

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