The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-12

shadow. Between and a. m. Rice
and Schinneer collided. Both fell from
their wheels, but neither was seriously
hurt. About an hour later the two men
stopped once more and it looked as if
neither of them could continue. The
trainers and the crowd rushed toward
the rail where the two men lay half
dead. The trainers had to fight their
way through to get to their men. They
pie ced the riders on their wheels and
again started them. A few minutes
later Rice slid off his wheel and rolled
down the incline, crashing into Enter
mans wheel Enterman was thrown
headlong. Rice's wheel was bent and
broken, but another was quickly pro-
cured and the Wflkesbarre boy, with
an idiotic stare in his drawn face, wob-
bled around the track once more. After
Schinneer and Rice had one more fall
they were dragged from the track and
given short rest. Hale, who has been
gradually gaining upon Schinneer, was
in good shape The winner of last
years contest showed few signs of the
strain which he had undergone.
AS the hours dragged on and the hag-
gard riders neared their goal, their
mental condition became worse. Rice
was raving nearly all the time. He
thought he had lost his eyes. He grew
angry with his trainers because they
would not give him tissue paper to fill
up the eye sockets. A little later Rice
was convinced that Teddy Hale was
the only friend he had in the world. His
pleading with Hale not to leave him
was piteous. Miller, on his wheel,
seemed strong as ever, and his mental
condition was not nearly SO bad as
many of those who followed 100 miles
behind him. But off his wheel he was
as weak as child. He had to be lifted
from his saddle and could not stand
without support. The Transformation
which always accompanied his re-
mounting was marvellous.
LOST HIS HEAD.
Waller exhibited the spasmodic
energy which characterized his riding
when he was in the lead. He was evil
IDENTIFY making a desperate effort to
overhaul Hale and appeared to be in
excellent condition. Hale kept up his
steadypace and took things quite coolly.
About II o'clock Rice conf1ded to his
trainer that one side of his head was
coming off. He insisted that he would
lose it, so a large bandage was tied
around his head and he was satisfied.
The police surgeons made another
descent upon the garden just before
o'clock this afternoon and two of the
riders were ordered from the track. All
the competitors were made to submit to
examinations, but all except Golden
and Cannon were pronounced able to
go on. These two men were al'nOst
tied for seventh place, and neither
would quit the track unless the other
cid. The surgeons appealed to the
trainers to take the two men off, but
they declined. The surgeons then took
matters in their own hands and the
men We're dragged from their wheels
and commanded to remain off the track
for half an hour each.
From to 5 o'clock Schinneer III third
nlace, made desperate effort to catch
Rice. He knew there was no chance in
the world to land first money, and he
determined to cut down the twenty-five
miles between him and second place.
Rice. however, cheered by the Wilkes
barre contingent. as we'll as by some
thousands of his friends, was not to
be so easily disposed Of. Round and
round, faster and faster the two men
tore at a terrific pace for almost an
hour, but neither gained the advan-
tage Of an inch. The race was a pretty