New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-14
Rose of Arden,
Vic Violet, Ayli,
Edenia, in
artistic boxes for
Christmas.
Lundborg's
IN THE CYCLING WORLD.
THE s1x-pAY PLoDDERs RECEIVE THEIR
MONEY.
MILLER AND RICE 10 EXHIBIT THEMSELVES AT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TRUSTEES HEAR ENGI-
xrDR MARTINS REPORT on THE PRO
POSED wHEELwAys OVER TIE
BRIDGE E. NOTES AND
COMMENTS

COMMENTS
The Anal scenes Of the unfortunate ana DaII!
hungled six-day bicycle race RI Madison o4N"0
Garden were enacted at the Hotel Barthool ye
tsr5ay The management doled cut TO me IooiS"
riders who survived the meagre ptiance VINO"
vas their share Of the profits The rlderS 81
rived early. but Messrs. Powers. Kennedy, Di@u,
and Batcheider were not ready for them uAt-I az
o'clock Then the money in go!deh e"e'e9 az o.,
double eagles, arrived. and the men roceNtu w
amounts duo them The management had pro-
vided a light luncheon for some OF their lrlenus'
tn. amounts distributed were as follows; Miller
q go 81 200 for winning the race ana No 'oT pe"'
ing the record: Rice, $50: Schinneer' W. h'''
sasO. Waller 800 Pierce 500; Golden 5i0'' GaI''0'
ra5. Enterman 800: Rivierre. Si0; EINeS go -
was also said that the management Fe'U'"eu Wv
eo entrance money TO KIM. julius Moo'e'
p.acban Johnson and Gray. The managers re-
fused 10 give any estimate OF the receipts LOT t"e
week intimating that that was matter VIM
concerned them alone. The prohts nave Uee' cS''-
mated at from $4,000 to $500 Most OF inc r'ue's
seemed to be in fairly good shape ai'er 'he'i .os
ride and said that. except for little nervous
meas and that tired feeling they were al IIenI;
Miller and Rice have made contracts a. reiners
ming the week Miller has three weeks en-
Cagen1ent at different theatres, ana tntn te wiz
20 back TO Chicago and marry MS s"ee'ie"'"
u,,o has not made up his mind just what ne NH
So Hs Is thinking OF starting for Europe 10
morrow but he may change his nina anu en'et
the coming s!x-day race at 81. Louis II SulhcIeh'
inducements are offered him. Rivierre ana 0'e
nh.ne the French riders. say thai they VIII re-
main in this country for some time Most OF 'ne
riders who aid not finish in the first hve say that
they are really out Of pocket as the cos' o. 'ne"
trainers and other expenses amounted to more 'hah
thew received for their work. The Tribune was
right when II intmated early In the week that the
track was short. This was proven on ouhua'' GU
yesterday.
work Of TWO city surveyors shows that the track
was little over III feet short in the MILE inc TWO
surveyors agreeing within a small fraction. Ihese
reoorts show that instead OF travelling ZeSS mi'es
and laps as the official score said: M'le sbich
MAJ Hale's record last year by 70 miles Instead
of making 2026 miles and laps 81, fIce M rim
neers 1000 miles and laps dTindes a0T III. 10 record
miles and s Yards Hale ie Of0W as n vas an
nounced Instead Of making S0 miles ana AZ nI
beating his old record by ten miles, nc "'oO0 ''
1873 miles and SO yards
rh... ara the statements Of the two surveyors:
.New-York December g. This Is to certiy tha' !
bave measured the bicycle rack USED 'or inc sAua'
contes, Which ended Saturday night DeceHDe!
n 1897 IN the Madison Square Garden ana hho
+hs same 55s feet inches in length. measurement
,ovar along a line drawn eighteen inches from the
pole or inner side OF the track G. o. RuInguy' ""
Surveyor" $3.50 ,,,,-
The other document was signed by Lloyd Coils
and ~ was addressed John L. Hamilton. and was
as follows Pursuant TO your request nave tl's
morning measured the Madison Square Garden
hioycla track upon which the six-day race was
held The distance was taken from me elshteen
inches measured outward and horlzohtaLy rom rom
tne pole and found 70 De SSSS2 jee' D. % eet
10 the mile, or a relative percentage OF shortage
q @ to the as pSs' sco1 au ~ b anq leaders sT
should be follows: