Roller Skatings Greatest Race Part 1 - Sports Bizarre
About this episode
The episode discusses the 1885 six-day endurance roller skating race at Madison Square Garden, highlighting its challenges and dangers.
In 1885, Madison Square Garden announced its most ambitious sporting event ever, a six-day endurance roller skating race. What looked like fun soon turned out to be one of the most gruelling sporting events ever held, and not everyone would make it out alive. If you’d like more Sports Bizarre, become a member of Bizarre Plus. Click here to join today As a member, you’ll get: A weekly bonus podcast Access to all past episodes Exclusive behind-the-scenes access Access to the members-only chatroom Ability to vote on future episodes Early access to any live show tickets See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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