Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-12-12
ALL THEIR VHEELS|N MOTION
Bicycle Riders in the Six-Day Race
Lose Their Minds.

Lose Their Minds
WhirlipR About the Track With
Idiotic Expressions and Automa-
ton-Like Motions-One Thought
His Head was Coming OF and to
Crafty His Insane Desire, o.
Bandage was Placed About it to
Keep it on-Riders Unable to
Mount and Dismount-A Brutal
Exhibition Of Pain and Misery.
New York, December 11.-One OF
the greatest crowds that ever filled
| Madison Square Garden was collected
within it's walls tonight. 1t had
surged into the vast rink to see c. W..
Miller, of Chicago, cross the tape, win
ner of the great six day bicycle race.
From start to finish the race had been
the most interesting ever witnessed.
Thousands upon thousands have
poured into the place day after day
and night after night, until it is safe
to say that 100000 people have seen
| the remarkable contest. The race has
been success from every point OF
view; from the SpOrtman's STANDPOINT
and from the business mans stand
point. The gate receipts will easily
reach 100000, leaving the management
a good profit.
The crowd that gathered early to-
night was disappointed in finding the
| first five leaders off the track. They
were saving themselves tor the final
squirt, but the spectators saw some
thing wonderful. Oscar Julius, the
-bfl,neny little Swede, who has made
such a splendid showing, despite his
poor training, rode an 1npaced Nmlle
exhibition Just to see how he felt. y he
did it in 2:254 As. This spurred IKE
Pulford, Pierce's manager, to say that
his man could run mile in II minutes
after getting through the bicycle race,
but he would not permit this unless
some one wagered him $1,000 on it.
Oscar julius is the most talked-of
man in the ring. With trainers that did
not know their business, without being
in any sort of condition, he accomplish
ed 1,500 miles.
KIM is another surprise. He was
tending bar in Raines law MOTEL on
Sunday last and at midnight he was
on the track ready to start in the race
Over / 800 miles go to his credit. Just
Is men out of the 36 that started lasted
till the finish. No wonder. 1t was
heart-breaking, killing pace.
Not one to-day could change his
place on that black score board that
has stared the poor fellows in the face
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fast to beat out Rivierre and Moore,
who had places on that board, though
they were out of the race. Some did
it; others failed.
All day long the crowd poured in. At
6 D. M there was not seat left in
the big Madison Square Garden.
But with dusk things began to look
serious in the neighborhood of the Gar
den. Suddenly Inspector Brooks put in
an appearance at the head of a Gordon
| Of $50 police. The Garden was COM
pqetely girdled by blue coats and they
stretched across Madison avenue in an
unbroken line.
Then came the crowd, fighting for a
place. The arena was packed with
humanity; not a seat was to be had.
Bluecoats blossomed out everywhere.
as ushers in every aisle.
1t was a splendid sight-for all but
the poor riders who have struggled for
a week for fame and dollars. And
round and round they doggedly pedel-
| led, while the crowd tried to urge the
men.
Slowly the clock crawled around.
/ YEARLY poor Miller led the van. Be-
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riding desperately at ten miles an
hour. when earlier in the week twenty
miles an hour had been easier.
But it was great race. Four men,
Miller, Rice, Skinner and Hale had
beaten Hale's record of 1910 miles.
Hale equalled his own record at 6:57.
He got a floral horseshoe in honor
of it.
: AS a reward for their week of pain
and torture in covering hundreds OF
miles awheel Miller Will get Sl,500,
aside from presents fIom wheel and
! tire concerns. Thirteen hundred dol
| lars of this is the winners snare OF
the purse and 5000 more goes Tor
| breaking the record.
Joe Rice's share of the purse Will be
| $500 and Schinneer will get $500; TedCy
| Hale will receive $3.50 and Waller S5U
! less.
Pierce gets 5000; Golden $3.50; Gan
non $685. Enterman and Rlvlerre S10O
/ each, and Elkes $75.
! All the riders who covered more than
J $50 miles will receive prize, prob
i ably $50 apiece.
Final score for the 142 hours: Miller
| 2.O93.4 Rice, 2026.5: Schinneer, 2,OO0.7;
Hale, 1,92O.2; Waller. 1881; Pierce,
| 1928; Golden, LIS; Cannon, l, $50; En-
/ terman, 1881; Elkes, 1897; KIM
1868; Julius, 1,503.5; Beacon, 1.350.S;
! Johnson, 1874; Gray, 1,22S; Rlvlerre
| 1,746.7; Moore, 1884.
| Best previous record was 1910 miles
| s laps, made by Hale in 1896.
New York, December 11.-When tbs
last day of the s,x-day bicycle race al
Madison Square Garden opened Miller
| appeared a sure winner. Try as they
might Miller's pursuers were unable &c
| cut down his lead. Now when the
finish was almost in sight, they could
! only pedal away, hoping that chance
would accomplish for them what ener-
gy and endurance had failed to achieve
A hard struggle was in progress
through the night and tie early Gorn-
ing for second place. Rice, the Wilkes
barre boy, despite the fact that he has
been in great pain and By no means
| himself the last "a hours, rode on, with
| Schinneer pursuing him like shadow