The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
GREAT FEATS BY RIDERS IN THE
SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Miller Still Far in the Lead, but Be-
ginning to Show Evidence
of WEAKNESS.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-Hale's record for
1896 will look ridiculous when this years
figures in full in the international bicycle
contest will be placed up against it. In this
contest Hale has outstripped his own fig
ures and was twenty-four miles ahead of
them at ninety-two hours. \ Last year he
had 1906 miles to his credit, and last night
he had covered 1880. Stephane, the French
rider, from whom so much was expected,
was officially declared out of the race last
night. He had not been on the track since
Thursday morning. He was thoroughly
hausted. Miller seems to be absolutely tire
less when on the wheel. He is fast APP
preaching the automatic stage. His eyes
stare straight ahead, and were it not for
his occasional great spurts he would seem
to be lost to all consciousness. Hale and
Fixes are looming as dark horses" They
are the freshest men on the track, with the
advantage in favor of the Glens Falls
youth, who still cuts a pace that the rest of
has had over twenty hours sleep since the
race started and lots of speed is left in him
yet. Hale astonished the throng when,
about $3.50 last night, he began to squirt.
He looked as if he had just gone into the
race and rode along for q while at exhibit
ton speed. He is showing great form Gus
Burgland, Miller'S trainer, says that the
leaders condition is improving greatly as
the hours roll by.
Miller left the track at 8 o'clock last
night, with 1853 miles to his credit. He
returned after a rest of fifteen minutes,
but was compelled to leave the track again
at 10 O'Clock He returned. however. in
track at 10 p. m, after an absence of an
hour. Miller and Walter INDUCED in squirt
at 10:45 with Beacon making the pace.
Rice was close behind with julius well up
Schinneer crowded the bunch, with Enter
man, Johnson, KIM and Gray doing solos.
Golden was doing a little, too. Cannon,
Hale and Elkes were off the track at chat
time.
August Lehr, champion of Germany, who
arrived on the steamship Trave yesterday,
and who will participate in sprint races in
the Garden this week. visited the hall last
II think this is the greatest race I ever
saw, and feel sure that 1t is the greatest
one in the world"
Police Inspector Brooks, with several po-
lice surgeons. visited the Garden last night
and made a thorough inspection. They said
that they found no cause for complaint, and
that interference would be unwarranted
Henry Steinert, counsel to the Board of
Health of this city, speaking about the bike
btion and should be discontinued forthwith.
1t is not a scientific exhibition, but one in
which sheer brute force prevails If it can
be proven to the Board of Health that it is
detrimental to the life and health of the
participants, then the board can step in and
stop it,
Board, speaking on the same subject, said:
mo horse or locomotive could do what the
men in that race have. done up to the pres
ent time. The participants can never re-
cover from the effects of the strain, and l
would not be surprised if some of them do
not become raving maniacs before Satur-
day night
TO Offset the criticism made in some quar-
ters that the track is not correct, Charles
w. Ashinger the builder has made an afr
davit that the track measures nine laps to
the mile, eighteen inches from the pole.
The score at 2:l5 a. m. was: Miller, 1864;
Rice, 1926: Rivierre, 1921: Schinneer
LAST; Waller, 1,412-2; Moore. 1852; Hale,
1,402-1; Pierce. 1915; Elkes, 1865; Golden.
1,204-S; Enterman, 1,251-5; Cannon, 1907;
KIM, 11S8-1; julius, 1,170-S; Beacon, 1865:
Johnson, 1854; Gray, 912 Miller was 23l
miles and four laps ahead of the record for
ninety-eight hours