The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-12
II WAS A KILLING PACE
Miller Crosses the Tape Winner
of the Great Race.
WITNESSED BYTHOUSANDS
The Plucky Little Swede Made a Sp1en-
did Showing in Spite of Poor Train
ing-Four Men Have Beaten
Hale's Old Record.

est crowds that ever filled Madison
| Square garden was collected within its
walls tonight. 1t had surged into the
vast ring to see Miller of Chicago cross
the tape winner of the great six-day
bike race. From start to finish the
race has been the most interesting ever
witnessed. Thousands upon thousands
| have crowded into the place day after
day and night after night, until it Is
safe to say that 100000 people have seen
| the remarkable contest. The race has
been success from every point of view
| from the Sportsman's STANDPOINT ana
| from the business mans standpoint
| The gate receipts will easily reach $50 :
UoO, leaving the management a good aC-
count.
The crowd that gathered there to-
/ night was disappointed in iinuug the
! first five leaders off the traeE Thay
! were saving themselves for the hnal
/ squirt, but the spectators saw some
4 thing wonderful. Oscar Julius, the
/ plucky little SWede, who has mace
such splendid showing, despite his
] poor training, rode an unpaCed miie eA-
hibition, just TO see how he telt. lie did
1t in 2:25 As. This spurred Ike Bulford,
Plerces manager, to say that his man
could run mike in l. minutes after
getting through with his bike but he
would not permit this unless some one
! Wagefed $1,000 on it. Oscar julius is he
most talked of man in he ring With
trainers that did not know their 3ast-
| ness without being in any sort Of con-
dition. he accomplished 800 miles.
hlnZe is another surprise. He was
| tending bar in a Raines hotel on sun
day last and at midnight he was "a
the track, ready TO start in the race.
over 500 miles go to his credit
Just 10 men out of the So that started
lasted until the finish. No wonder. for
1t was heart breaking killing pace.
Not one to-day could change his place
on that black score board that has
stared the poor fellows in the face for
six long, weary days. few rode fast
to beat out Rivierre and Moore. who
had places on that board. though they
were out of the race. Some did il, others
failed.
All day long the crowd poured in At
D p. m. there was not a seat left in
the big Madison Square garden With
dusk things began To look serious il.
the neighborhood of the garden Sud
denly Inspector Brooks put in an APP
pearance at the head of a Gordon of 80
police. The garden was grdled by blue
coats and they stretched across Madf-
. son avenue in an unbroken line
Then came a crowd fighting for place.
Inc arena was packed with humanity,
not soul more was to be held Blue
coats blossomed out everywhere They
surrounded the track. they acted as
uSherS in every aisle. It was a splendid
sight, for all but the poor riders who
nave struggled for week for fame and
dollars. And round and round they
doggedly pedaled While the crowd tried
to urge them forward. Slowly the clock
cfaWled around. YEARLY poor Miller
led the van. Behind him toiled Rice
and Schinneer, riding desperately at 10
miles an hour, while earlier in the week
~ miles an hour had been easier. But
II was great race. Four men-Miller
klce. Schnneer and Hale-had beaten
Hale'S record of 1910 miles Hale
equailed his own record at 6:57 O'Clock
lie got a floral horseshoe in honor of it.
" hen the announcement indicated
that the last of the 142 hours race was
al hand, the vast audience rose to iIs /
feet and cheered like mad as the wheel |
men came to stand. Anna Held who /
mad been waiting in a box opposite the |
Official stand stepped out on the track
and bestowed gorgeous wreath Of vio- /
lets ana roses on the victor. Miller then I
remounted his wheel and holding aloft +
the wreath aloft dashed around the F
track twice. When he dismounted. he I
grasped the hand extended by Hale,
whom he had shorn of his glory, and +
made little speech. Hale escorted Mil f
Ter around the track and as the new
and the old champions moved along
the crowd shrieked itself hOarse. There F
miner accompanied by his trainer. fol-
lowed the others. To show his marvel
Gus staying powers, Miller again got
astride his wheel and following a pace
rode two miles in a little over
five minutes, and then showed few
signs of the fatigue he must have suf-
fered. Then the others filed around the
track and We're finally gathered to-
gether and bundled off to the various
hotels 10 sleep.
The final score for the 142 hours:
Miller, 2093.6; Rice. 2026.5: Schinneer
2,o0O.l: Hale, 1922; Waller, 1881;
Pierce, 1,s2S; Golden, LIS; Cannon
], 1905; Enterman. 1.753.7: E,lkes. 1907;
King, 1858; julius. l,503.5; Beacon, /
!, ,350,S; Johnson, 1874; Gray, 1.22g.0,
1.476.1; Moore, 1854
Best previous record, 1910 miles
laps, by Hale. in 1896.
As reward for their week of pain and
torture in covering hundreds Of mites
awheel Miller will get 81 500 aside from
presents from wheel and tire concerns
81 800 of this being the winner share OF
the purse, and $40 more goes for break
ing the record Joe Rice's share of the
purse will be $500 and Schinnccr will get
500. Teddy Hale will receive $50 and
Waller $50 less. Pierce gets s21p. Golden
sl5e. Cannon SIS. Enterman aud Riyi RE
Sl00 each and ElkeS So. All the riders
who covered more than I359 miles viii
receive a prize. probably S5n apiece.