The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-10
CYCLE RIDERS MAY GO CRAZY.
PHYSICIANS CALL THEIR WORK 4
BRUTAL exhibition.

New York Boards of Health Would
Interfere 10 Stop the Riding on
slight Ground-Stephane OmciaIIy
Declared Out of the Race-Is Com
pIeteIy Exhnusted-Miller's Condi-
ton Claimed to BE Improving
Every HOur-HaIe Again showing
Great Form.
New York, Dec 9.-The early hours of
the fourth day of the great six-day bicy-
Gle race found eighteen men stil pedalling
away for honor and profit. The men were
all seemingly determined with the possible
exception of stephane. who had developed
a case OF stubbornness which his trainer
had hard time in combating.
The motion Of the wheel is beginning to
affect the eyeuds and brain and even an
the snatches Of sleep which they allow
themselves the men imagine they are still
riding.
The men must be forced to sleep in most
instances by the trainers. They want to
be up and away az the pace which has
shown no tagging since the start.
The wonderful endurance of the men ia
best shown by the actual time spent In
sleep by the leaders. Miller had slept JUST
one hour and six minutes in the first sew
enty-two hours Of the race. Rivierre rode
1,l24 miles without a wink Of sleep, and he
then took two hours. Waller had slept
three hours, Rice five hours, Moore six,
Pierce, six and one-half, Golden, nine and
three-quarters, and Stephane seven hours.
in the same time. Fixes made 1000 miles
in the first seventy-two hours, despite the
fact that he had slept twenty hours.
Henry Steinert, counsel to the board of
health of this city, speaking about the race
to-day, said: ut is a brutal exhibition.
and should be discontinued forthwith. 1t
Is not a scientific exhibition, but one in
which sheer brute force prevails. If IL can
be proven to the board Of health that it
Is detrimental 10 the life and health of
the participants, then the board can step
in ana stop it,"
DR. Edward NJ. Wardin Of the New York
health board, speaking on the same ST b.
Ject said mo horse or locomotive could
do what the men in that race have done
up to the present time. The participants
can never recover from the effects of the
strain. and I would not be surprised II
some of them do not become raving mani
acs before Saturday night"
At 3 o'clock the crowd had increased to
fully 5000. Pierce came back TO the track
AT o.6D o Clock ana slBtAllZEu MS return
by doing some lively sprinting.
Arthur Zimmerman, paced by the BLACK
and White" tandem team, made third of
a mile exhibition in 80 As.
According TO Miler's trainers nothing
but an accident can prevent the Chicagoan
from getting the winners slice of the mon
ey now Six to five on Miller against the
field was the betting this afternoon.
At the end of the SSth hour, Miller was an
even go miles ahead Of the record.
Hale's record for 1886 will look ridiculous
when this years figures in fun are placed
up against it. In this contest Hale out
stripped his own figures and was "A miles
ahead OF them at 90 hours. Last year he
had 1906 miles TO his credit, and tonight
he had covered $50.
Stephane, the French rider, from whom
so much was expected, was officially de-
clared out of the race tonight. He had
not been on the track since this morning
He was thoroughly exhausted.
Miller seems to be absolutely tireless
when on the wheel He is fast approach
ing the automatic stage. His eyes stare
straight ahead, and were it not for his
occasional great spurts he would seem to
be lost 70 all consciousness.
Haze and Elkes are looming up as dark
horses" They are the freshest men on
the track, with the advantage in favor
Of the Glens Falls youth who still cuts
q pace that the rest of the bunch find It
hard TO keep up with. He has had over
twenty hours sleep since the race started
and lots of speed is left in him yet.
Hale astonished the throng, when, along
about $50 p. m, he began to squirt. He
looked as if he had just gone into the race
and rode along for awhile at exhibition
speed. He is showing great form.
Miller's trainer says that the leaders
condition is improving greatly as the
hours roll by.
August Lehr champion of Germany, who
arrived on the steamship Trave to-day.
and who will participate in sprint races
in the Garden this week, visited the hah
tonight, and speaking about the contest.
said II think this is the greatest race I
ever saw, and feel sure 1t is the greatest
one In the world"
Jimmy Michael rode five miles exhibition
paced, in 1910.
Police Inspector Brooks, with several DO
lice surgeons visited the Garden tonight.
and made thorough inspection. They said
they found no cause for complaint, and
that interference would be unwarranted.
E. G. Bald gave a mile exhibition paced
His time was 1:54 4-5
Miller and Waller INDUCED In a squirt at
1O:45 o'clock, with Beacon making the
pace. Rice was close behind with Julius
well up.
New York, Dec. 10, 2:SO a. m.-The score
at 2:15 a. m. was: Miller, 1905; Rice.
1923; Rivierre, ,522; Schinner, ,4S7; Waller.
LAP; Moore, 1926; Hale. 1,402; Pierce, 1871
Elkes, 1876; Golden, 1854; Enterman, PSI
Cannon, 1,2l0; Kinze, 1,1sS; Julius, ITO;
Beacon, 9l6; Johnson, 1917; Gray, 9l2. Mill
er was 2S4 miles ahead Of the record for
ninety eight hours.
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MICHAEL'S RACE WITH CHASE.