The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-12

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me- crowd SS% Srok Sn INTO e sorria Seo cheering. TsOy
did not get ON their wheels immediately but
Delivered an Grafton in which sho congratulated
the various contestants. and there was moro
Miller was finally induced to ride two miles,
paced by b tandem. Ho wore q ftnfing RED
costume and .s sn%n sFg ia - shG IN srs Sienna smid =" trina Mi,a
and, when his timo was announced. there
S.Gs a md perfect s 4. o %s,s Sf ,S SSp'% nSss .l pSig
shrioEod in wild approval Of the wilkesbarro
and mon reached over tho edges OF tho
track IN SSln Httemp,s to pat Snd nun rSrc on Ih o
simiIar ovation. The band, played Imastiai
music and the enthusiasm, knew no bounds;
around tho track, and when 1915 O'Clock was
pointed to by the hands on the official clock tho
Hale and Miller locked arms and began to
s%S5ry,Ins a Sis wreath. while the band played
sSsiSSI''; around anS % nrSHS in IN ORDER .ds H 10 sec 'p and
seats raised a storm OF cheers. Hale and Miller
bowed and smiled In acknowledgment as they
s g @Rlssi RI RIc si!S@ nnd TRSrS i &srI w iFass sHGs
boy walked around tho truck there was. another
csivsd Similar o%vations, and then the BIG crowd
began to leave.
fho prizes .w were s,o a. ,n folh, u, Miller; ! 400
Rice, $500; Schinneer. $500; Hale. $3.50: Waller.
$500; Pierce, 5000: the other prizes being $3.50.
The gross receipts viii not foot up such a
large amount as at first cxpss = ! It is said
900 In round numbers. The rent Of
ifs S SSsfG got s. ST. ,ooo t.I tho T ISns distance wsi * riiGsTs
rcceived a total q nearly so goo: the short.dis.
f fo~SS %Gs. got ABOUT 1900. while incidcn DtaG.
and; And s ~. 4 sss n %ssSSsS ssl1s & s sa, SSo. r.
gross receipts. Including ~. 900 paid for bar and
programme privileges. reached $43, 900. 1t was
A number OF short-distance races and exhihi-
tions were run of during the evening with the
following results:
one-Ml Exhibition-E. G. Bald. Time, I minute
Titus Of this city-won by. Titus. Distance. three
miles, Time, q minutes 20 90 seconds;
one Mile-Rest two out OF three heats. IA. New.
heats: Time; 9 minutes 81 20 seconds and 9 minutes
Tandem Pursuit Race-Two miles. between Gong.
LOTT and Lameerjack, the prsnrhmsn; and Goodman
distance three miles and one lap. Time. o minutes
One Mile, Uupuced-A, A. Chase of England, Time.
2 minute. 90 seconds. This was announced as the
record for the track.
Jimmy Michael. paced by seven tandems. at.
tho closing event Of the night. He was
In rare. form. and was making good time
when his paccmakors fell as they were
rounding the Fourth avenue curve. Michael
plunged over them, but was not hurt. When IL
was announced that the little follow had es.
capped injury the crowd chcered for joy. Michael
then started in a tive-mile exhibition.
Oscar Julius. the young Swedc. rode a mile.
unpaced, Just before the six.day men left tho
track, in . minutes % seconds, which. consider.
ing his long journey, was a remarkable per
tofmance.
Miller's performance OF o.o93 miles was an
nounced as being 1880 miles and / lap ahead of
Hale's figures OF last year. The managers said
last night that they would measure the track
to-day.