Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-12-09
'llEIT BICYCLE RACE.
,,,., If the Contestants on The Fourth
Day.
,,,s Of SLEEP AFFECTS THEIR BRAINS.


v.r,, Dec. g.-The early hours
ef,h day OF the great six day
",a race showed eighteen men still
1dline away for honor and profit
were all seemingly determined
'D .,e uossible exception of Ste
w. w.. who had developed a case of
- ss'rnpess which his trainer had II
,ne in combating. The motion
-. wheel is beginning to affect the
-, brains and even in the htful
,-.,cbes Of sleep which they allow
.,selves they imagine they are still
s,,n. The men must be forced to
Ian in most instances by the train
a'' They want to be up or away at
W. mace which has shown no tagging
inc the start,
YIN Tbs wonderful endurance of the men
a, bast shown by the actual time spent
= sleep BY the leaders. Miller had
~. = mat one hour and six minutes in
~ ffst seventy-two hours OF the race.
sl,i,,re rode l.l24 miles without Ii
Tink Of sleep and he then took two
,anrs Waller had slept three hours,
FIVE, AlubIE ElAs lNiNt olA anu 1t
III Golden nine and three quarters
.,G stephane seven hours in the same
,irs Fixes made 1000 miles in the
s,st seeyenty-two hours despite the
Ell mat he had slept twenty hours.
Pierce, who has been particularly I'M
,orfunate. fell at o'clock this morning
.r5 M0oIe assembled SO high on the
,rsfk that he slipped down to the curb
p,.h wore min iurel,
ne pace during the morning was
,euifc. Waller about l O'Clock, set
Ne ball rolling and kept 1t up for three
Aolrs. Miller, who had been sleeping
dropped in behind as soon as he had
-s,irned to the track, and both men
need around the track lap after lap.
Hale let himself out in dead earnest
Ms morning. Beginning about 2
o'clock he reeled off lap after lap at
,uah a pace that Rivierre. who took
De pace from him, had to drop out.
Hale, It is claimed. Is just beginning
d show his true form and will be
heard from at the finish
Sehiner had trouble this morning
First his wheel became damaged and
h had to dismount to have 1t repaired.
ihea at $50 he fell off and hurt his
lnee, forcing him OFF for twenty min
UlEs llt Af4l NEhlll IL ~ Dul re-
counted and was off again.
Il was reported at o'clock that
Stphane was i'll. He left the track at
o'clock saying that he had not had
enough sleep. He was unable to sleep
tlveverHis eyes are dreadfully blood
Eh0t, stared wildly. He was brought
INTO shape at $3.50 and returned to the
track
At 1850 o'clock there was n bad coll
E.on, Rice was setting the pace with
Skinner and Rivierrre sprinting be-
Shlner and Rlviere. sprinting be-
iass The leader. Schlner's wheel
Neved toward the outside and col
Ned with Rlvierre. Both riders fel'
Enterman, Pierce, Moore and King
tdlng behind in close bunch, could
ni steer clear of the fallen men.
fierce struck Schlner and fell, carry
hg the others with him. Pierce and
Shiner were carried to their quarters
bot after being rubbed for a few min
gfs' both remounted and amid the
,aeers Of the crowd again set out on
hilf long ride. The others had mean
'lis resumed their places in the race.
All OF the riders We're pretty badly
'hlken up. but none badly hurt.
Score at HIS a. M. Miller, 1879;
Mee' l,3lj; G,lviere, 1.2s7; Schiner.
i;@i Moore, 1881; Waller, 1881: Hale.
WIZ Pierce, lisa; Elkes. HOO; Golden,
LN9i Entermun, t,O79; Stephane. 1857;
cannon, Lose; King, 1913: Julius. gTi;
gray @5; Johnson, 79S. Beacon, 75S.
Ihe best previous record for SO hours
Es l2Ol miles made by Hale.
.h score; Miller. 1,il7: Rice, 1856:
;is,.ieFfe' 1856 Schinner, 1875: Waller,
! Ky; ~ Moore 1876; Hale, 1889; Pierce,
-, E'kes, l,li0; Golden, l,1O7: En-
,i., lO,t; Cannon, l.0S4: Stephane,
ss'i hing, l,O53; Julius. 1,Oi5: John
W w Gray, $50; Beacon, gi7.
s.nce Inspector Brooks said today
Ii ne visited Madison Square garden
m, NIL aisht IN regard to the reports of
A., cruelty. He found nothing
va q. could he called cruelty.
Mailer and Miller We're both off the
w gsyA mar an hour between 10 and II
,eeck today. During Walters alb
a., ~ :, moore made a squirt, and when
H.. il.l9 score was hung up. the
IN place ous'eu iro'i
n. s'uers riding is truly marvellous.
r,.a ynce since the race began has he |
IN, any attachments to rest himself.
,,,,. poslllon on a wheel is somewhat
,s'.i -peu' out the style is evidently eff
,r HIallns tho Send hour of the race
I've laps, ' covered ~ miles and