Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-13
RACE TRACK Was SHORT.
Nevertheless the Competing BIcyclists
Made IA New and Wonderful Worlds
Record in Riding.


New York, Dec. 12.-The managers
of the six-day bicycle contest that was
finished last night at Madison Square
legged since the first day of the race,
that the track was short, Today sur
veyors went over the course, and, al
though it was officially announced that
the riders had not Travelled full mile
for every nine laps, just how short
each mile was has not been given out
When Miller finished winner of the
race, 2.O93A miles had been chalked up
to his credit. From what can be
learned, 1t Is believed that the track
was something like 200 feet short to the
mile, and therefore the actual dis
lance Travelled was about 2Oli miles.
Miller was siXty-seven miles ahead of
Rice, the second, man, and thus the
latter will have to his credit something
like 1919 miles. Schinneer, by the new
figures, will have beaten Hale's old
record oof 1910 miles by about fifteen
miles, instead of by ninety, as the nom
inal figures recorded last night indi-
Gated, while Hale himself is much be-
low his old record.
1t Is stated by the manager that the
actual figures Will not be given out I'M
til atiidnvits have been submitted by
the surveyors who went over the course
today and until other formal steps have
been taken to insure the correctness of
the records made by the men. Proba-
bly, all this will have been accom-
plished before the prizes are distri
buted So much discussion has been
raised by the reports that 1t has been
decided that that finished
will receive purse. In addition to
those who finished who will receive
prizes, is Revlerre, the Frenchman,
who, as tenth man. Notwithstanding
the fact that he had been off the track
more than a full day and night, comes
within the list of prize winners, there
being eleven prizes on the list
Charles w. Miller, the winner of the
race, spent the night at a turkish bath
and when he reached the Bartholdi
hotel today he looked well, He felt in
good condition, he said, and that he
was fit to ride another six days. He
certainly did not look like man who
had gone through the terrible ordeal
of working 1875 hours and sleeping only
four hours in the six days just passed.
His eyes were bright and he said he
was not in the least exhausted. Re
gardinF his plans for the future, he
declared he had none. but smilingly an
Iuuuttu lIul ne ilth it'NiNNh Il WV
weeks engagement to ride three miles
nightly ON home trainer" in vau-
deville house In this city.
Joe Rice, the Wilkesbarre repre-
sentative. who is always unfortunate.
was Just far enough behind the leader
to win second prize, was at q hotel
stretched out on sofa reading
newspaper He was having a little
levee at the same time: "oh, am first
class, thank YOU" he said. 81 went
right to bed after a good turkish bath
and woke up at 10 o'clock this morn
ing. Then / had as hearty breakfast
as any man could want; just a plain,
substantial affair, without any frills.
Then took n walk and came back for
n loaf. | don't know what | am going
to do unless It is to go back to work
| don't care to say whether or not
shall enter another slX-day contest: II
all depends. II things seem to come
my way, will. I might have finished
better IL my stomach had not gone
back on me- | did no riding of any ac-
count until Thursday, but l am not
kicking"
Fred Schinner, the third man. who,
like Miller, halls from Chicago, did not
have much to say, except that he was
feeling well and that he would race
again at the first opp,ortnnl'y
Teddy Hale Is laborlng under the
same trouble that affected him last
year. He has almost lost his voice.
But he looks to he in good shape and
says he Is. He tipped the scales at 16i,
his weight at the start. An he COM
ulnined of y, The race was that he
hurt his knee 4. a fall during the early
mart of It, and was much bothered by
the injuries. Hale may start for home
on Wednesday he says. unless he de-
cdes to enter the siX-day race at st.
Louis.
Golden said: 'T am getting old now:
no more slN-dny races for me. We old
fellows are dead 'uns.' YOU know. The
Youngsters are too much for u.s."
Julius. the little swede rider, de-
clared: 1.-THE next time l 20 in I'll make
them all see things, I'm all right, don't
he afraid"
Enterman, the youngest OF all con-
testants, was resting at his home, but
said he was not used up at all,
Harry Elkes spent most of the day
In sleeping, after having taken long
walk in the morning, He will spend
his time in Florida this winter in get
ting ready for loug-dlstance contests.
The others who finished are in salts
factory condition.
Manager Bunott had considerable to
say regarding the two Frenchmen,Ri-
vierre and Stephane. He even went so
far as to declare that no foreigner had
fair chance in this country against
Americans. claiming on this score that
men We're In the race simply to pace
some Of the Americans. Regarding Ri
vierre's condition. he said that the
Frenchman's leg was in bad shape, but
that otherwise he was all right Ste
phane's complaint was In reference to
the sprinting that had been done by
the exhibition riders during the con-
test.
one important result Of Inst weeks
siX-day rnce probably will be strin-
gent restriction on lonG-distance racing
nv the League of American Wheelmen.
Hitherto these events have been con-
Quoted under the sanction of the L. A.
W. but Mr.. Morrison. vice president of
that organization, declares that he VIII
prepare an amendment covering the