The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-13
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| WEEKLY 2-TIMES-A-WEEK 81 A YEAH
SCoRCHING MILE WAS SHORT.
DISCREPANCY OF ABOUT 200 FEET
NOW ADMITTED.

HaIe's Record Not Up to His Mark
of Last Year as Result of the
ChanEc-Every Nan Who Finished
20 Receive Prize.
New York, Dec. 12.-The managers of
the six-day bicycle contest that was finish
ed last night in Madison Square Garden
now admit what has been alleged since
the second day OF the race-that the track
was short. To-day surveyors went oven
the course, and although IL was officially
announced that the riders had not Travelled
run mile for every nine laps, just how
short each mile" was has not been given
out.
When Miller finished winner of the race
2,O93ia miles had been chalked up to his
credit. From what can be learned. it is
believed the track was something like 200
feet short to the mile, and therefore, the
actual distance Travelled was about 2,O1A
miles.
Miller was 81 miles ahead of Rice, the
second man, and thus the latter will have
to his credit something like 1919 miles.
Schinner, by the new figures, will have
beaten Hale's old record OF $40, by about
fifteen miles instead of by ninety. as the
nominal figures recorded last night indl-
Gated, while Hale himself is much bellows
his old mark.
1t is stated by the managers that the
actual figures will not be given out until
ahidavits have been submitted by the sur
veyors, who went over the course to-day.
and until other formal steps have been
taken to insure the correctness of the
records made by the men. Probably all
this will have been accomplished by to-
morrow when the prizes will be distrib-
buted.
So much discussion has been aroused
by the relative prizes of the contestants
that 1t has been magnanimously decided
that every man that finished will receive
purse. In addition to those who finished
who will receive prizes is Rivlerre, the
Frenchman, who, as tenth man, notwith-
standing the fact that he had been off
the track more than fun day and night.
comes within the list of prize winners.
there being eleven prizes on the Hist.
Charles w. Miller the winner OF the
race, spent the night at the Turkish bath.
and when he reached the Bartholdi hotel
to-day he looked well. He felt In good
condition, he said, and that he was fit to
ride another six days race He certainly
did not look like a man who had gone
through the terrible ordeal of working
eighteen hours and sleeping only four
hours in the six days just passed. His
eyes were bright, ana he. was not in the
least exhausted
Regarding his plans for the future, he
declared he had none, but smilingly an
nounced he had received a two-weeks en-
gagement to ride three miles nightly on a
home trainer" i'm a vaudeville house I'm
this city
Joe Rice, the Wilkesbarre representative,
who was unfortunate as TO be just far
enough behind the leader to win the second
prize. was found at a hotel stretched on al
sofa reading newspaper He was hold-
ing little lcvee at the same time.
"Oh, | am first class, thank you" he
said II went right to bed after a good
Turkish bath ana woke up at 10 O'clock
this morning. Then ! had as hearty a
breakfast as any man could want, just a.
plain, substantial affair, without any
frills. Then j took a walk and came back
for loaf.
II don't know what / am going to do
unless it is 20 back to work. don't care
to say whether or not l shall enter an
other six days contest it all depends. IL
| things seem to come my way, / will.
might have finished better If my stomach
| had not gone back on me. / did no riding
of any account until Thursday, but I'm
not kicking"
Fred Schinner, the third man, who like
Miller, halls from Chicago, did not have
much TO say except that he was feeling
| well, and that he would race again at the
| first opportunity.
Teddy Hale is laboring under the sama
| trouble that affected him last year. He has
| almost lost his voice. But he looks to be
in good shape and he says he Is. He tipped
| the scale at 1884, his weight at the start All
| he complained of in the race was that he
| hurt his knee In a fall during the early
| part of 1t and was much bothered by the
] injury. Hale may start for home on
| Wednesday he says, unless he decides to
enter the six-day race at st. Louis I'M
| February.
Golden said: 'T am getting old nows
no more six day races for me. We Old
| fellows are dead uns now. The young-
| sters are too much for u.s.
| Julius, the little Swedish rider, declared.
| Next time / go in I'll make them alF
see things I'm all right, don't be afraid .
Enterman, the youngest of all the con-
testants, was resting at his home, but
| said he was not used up al all.
Harry Elkes spent most of the day In
! sleeping. after having taken a long walk
! In the morning. He win spend his limo
| in Florida this year in getting into trim
| for long distance contests.
| The others who finished are in satis-
| factory condition.
| Manager Bunot had considerable to saw
| regarding the two Frenchmen, Rivierre
| and Stephane. He even went so far as
to declare no foreigner had a chance in
| this country against the Americans,
| claiming on this score that men We're in
the race simply to pace some of the Amer
| leans. Regarding Rivierre's condition, he
said the Frenchman's leg was in bad
shape, but that otherwise he was all
right. Stephaue's complaint was in refer
ence to the sprintlng that had been done
rIaf1 rid !.
| test.
One important result of last weeks six
days race probably win be a stringent
| restrictive measure on long distance rae
Ing by the League of American Wheel
| men. Hitherto these events have been
conducted under the sanction OF the
| League of American Wheelman, but A.
G. Morrison, vice president of that organ
ization, declares he will prepare and pre-
sent at the next national assembly Of the
League of American Wheelmen an amend
ment covering the point so thoroughiy
hat mill 49,