The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-12-11
MILLER IN LEAD
OF BIKE RIDERS
Terrific Pace Of the Men Cause Officers
to Investigate.
THE MEN WERE EXAMINED
And One Of Them, Enterman, Vas Or
dered to Take Rest.
MOORE TAKES AN UGLY HEADER
And Is Forced to Retire from the Contest But
One Day Remains To End the Tour
nament--So Far the Score
Shows Up Well.
MOORE TAKES AN UGLY HEADER

New York, Dec 10.-When, early this
morning, enthusiasts over the six days
bicycle races, reached Madison Square
Garden they found only sixteen men who
started on the record task on
Monday last remaining. Ths second Sc
fious accident of the contest had forcsd
Moore from the track. The Philadel-
phian, while he was in fifth place at 6
a. m, skipped ON turn and Moore went
over ths handle bars. He struck on his
hsad violently against one eff the poles
and laid unconscious on the track. At
first 1T Was Thought that Moore was
dead. An ambulance surgeon put the
fears of the spectators at rest and 1T was
found that Moor1s injuries consisted of
a bad cut on the head and a strain to the
chord en- the right side of the neck. He
is not expected to take any further part
in the race. He had ridden 1889 miles
when he fell.
Miller had a lead of 6S miles at 9.15
a. m. 1t was anybodis race. Both Miller
and Rice, the Wilkesbarre boy, showed
painful evidences of the heart breaking
pace they had maintained since Mon
day. Mi1ler's trainers feared for some
time today that their mans mind was
giving away. The sleep which would put
him right is an impossibility for the pur-
suing racers would then cut down his
lead. Rice was held by tia fear of Ri
vierre and urged by the hope of over
hauling Miller dare not stop. OF the
first three men Riv.erre looked by far
the best conditioned.
Teddy Hale is among the men who,
the experts say, is bound to last to the
end. He had smashed his own record of
last year when he completed his one
hundredfh hour Today.
Al 4:30 O'clock Police Inspector Brooks,
with Capt. Sheehan, of the tenderloin
precinct, and Police Surgeons Palmer,
John and Nesbit, entered the Garden.
They entered the stands occupied by
the riders and their trainers and ordered
the bicycle riders to dismount one at a
time and submit to physical examna-
tion. One after another the riders climb
ed off their wheels. They wert at once
handed over to the surgeons of the po-
lice department. The pulse and hart
were examined and the temperatures
were taken.
All of ths riders except Enterman pass
ed examinations and were allowed to
continue in the race. Doctors ordered
Enterman to. take rest.
Riverrie began to show signs of dis
tr.ss about O'Clock. A little bit later a
nasty fall somewhat dazed him.
At 6:45 Miller left the track for rest.
Early in the evening the plucky leader
was presented with a handsome gold
watch and chain by soins unknown adj
mirer.
Rivierre, the Frenchman, Is believed
to be actually out of his mind he is in a
pitiable physical condition and is now
under the care of physicians. Like most
of the others in the race, Rivferre has
given evidence during ihe contest of
having partially lost his mind. The aw-
ful strain of the race has mentally un-
balanced him, and this afternoon he.
leaped from his wheel and made an as
sault on an imaginary foe in one of the
boxes, swearing and jabbering in his
native tongue. His trainers rushed to
him and pu. him ON his wheel, but after
making few more laps he repeated the
performance, with even more insane
rage than he had at first demonstrated.
Tho score at 11:15 p. n. was:
Miller 1855; Rice. !.71s6; Riv.erre, L.
1871: Sch:nner, 1852; Hale, 1.6e3.5; Wal
Ter, 1892; Pierce, 1,699.s, Fixes, 1.523.2;
Moore, 1,495.5; Golden. 1907; Enterman,
1856; Bacon, 1,225 s.; Johnson. 1852:
Cray. 1,04o.6; Miller was 934 niles ahead
The score ait 1915 "a, m. follows:
Miller, 1882; Rico, 1,792; Schinner, 1,776;
Rivierre, 1,746; Halle, 1857; WalIer 1868;
Pierce, 1924; E1JlNs, 1885; Golden, 1909;
Moore, 1,4S9; Ente.nan, 1,501; Cannon,
1,499; Kinsee, 1,423; julius, 1909; Beacon,
1,135; johnson, 1094; Gray, 1,04S. Miller
was 2S6 miles s laps ahead of THE record
120 hours.