The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-12

Julius ........ ......... - hours 10 houiS'
Just fifteen men out Of the thirty-slx
that started. lasted til the finish. NO
wonder, it was heart-breaking' h'hhg
ace.
AN day tho crowd poured IN. At p
II there was not sent left in the big
Madison Square Garden. by dusk
things began 10 look serious In the neigh
borhood of the Garden. Suddenly IN
epoctor Brooks put in an appearance az
the head Of a Gordon of go police Inc
Garden was completely girdlcd by blue
coats and they stretched across Madisoh
nvcnus i'm an unbroken line.
Slowly the clock crawled rounl. Weari-
" poor Miller led the van. Behind him
rolled Rice and Schinneer, riCing des-
perateiy. But it was a great race. -Four
men. Miller. Rice Schinneer and Hale
had beaten Halo's record of 1910 miles.
Hale couaued his own at 6:5L lie got
floral horseshoe In honor of H.
MELANCHOLY SPECTACLE.
The melancholy spectacle which had
been going on throughout the entire day
was frightened up 20 a great degree To-
night by the presence OF the mulutuue
and by the fresh and gay colors with
which the weary riders had adorned them
selves.
Toward the end the band struck up It's
,lveliest airs, and those OF the leaders
who had retired for last rub down re-
turned 10 the oval and started on with
renewed energy. which brought forth n
summit of applause. Although II could
hardlv he termed a race. yet there was
much excitement furnished by the re-
markable sprnting Of the long Instance
men. ,.,.,,.o,,,
When the announcors pistol indica'ed
that tho last lap of the lR hour race was
~eet and cheerod like mad. Around the
track the men shot. Miller sull In the
load with Schinncer. Rice, Hale and wall
Ter following. and the others In bunch.
Anna Held. who had been waiting IN a
no,, onnosite the official stand. stepped
ont on the track and bestowed gorgeous
,vreath of violets and roses on the Victor;
-,,uor tbon rcmountcd his wheel, ana
holding the wreath aloft, dashed arouhu
the track twice Az
Hyben ne dismounted he grasped the
hand extended by Hale whom ne mo
ehorn of his glory and MADE h'.'e
,neech. Hale escorted Miller around INC
track. and as the new ana ora cnaii ~ ~
moved along the crowd shrleAou '''0''
h0arse. ~. s..,,a,.
,rbere were cries for Rice and the sturdy
,,inor accompanied by his trainer iol-
,o,,.od tho others. To show his marVei-
,ous staylng powers Miller again got
-,st,ide his wheel. and following PAGER
rode two miles I'm little over nVe mn
,,,ee and then showed few signs OF the
fatigue he must have suffered
Tben tho others filed around the track
and were finally gathered together anu
bundled OF to the various hoteis 20 sleeP'
CONDITION or THE MEN.
win the exception Of Rice. Enterman'
ls.Af,paar none of the men
Inca 10 have suffered any mental et-
800 fron their long ride. All or the men
named had used narcotics 10 quiet thch,
yearly all OF the riders were IN as sooo
condition as could be expected. klVlerre
the French hicyclisi. who was ORDERED ou'
81 tho big race last night by the ponce
1ras much improved tonight at the Hote
Martin. His trainer even insisted thai
Rivierre had at no time been In the con
dItion stated by the police and reported
IN the newspapcrs. lie declared that 2
slight bruisc was all that allied his man.
"a n reward for their work of pain and
torture in covering hundreds OF mile:
awheel. Miller will get $500, aside from
presents from wheel and tire concerns
81, 500 Of this f. the winners share OF ih'
nurse. and 500 more goes for breaking th'
record
Toe Rice's share OF tho purse will b.
$500 and schinneer viii get 500; Tedd,
Hale viii receive $3.50. and Waller so less
pierce gets 500. Golden $50. Cannon Sl25
Tnterman and Rviorrc 500 each. and
TGkes SIS All tho riders who covered
more than 1850 miles viii receive a prize
probably so apiece.
Final scorc-l42 hours: Miller 20954
Rice 20S5: Skinner. 2OO07: Hale
1872 .; Waller. I SS31; Pierce, I,S2S: Golden
LIS: Cannon, 1905; Enterman
1897: Fixes, 1897: KIM. l6l6.s
Julius. 1905: Beacon. 1898: johnson
l.2Ta4: Gray. 1929; Rivierrc. 1887; Moore
1854. Rest previous record. 1910 miles,
laps IN Hale. IN 1896.