The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-12-15
GOTHAM BIKE RACE.
Condition OF the Riders in the
Six-Day Contest at Madi-
son Square Garden.
MILLER Is HIMSELF ONCE MORE.

reels NO HI EHects trom Ills rsNtf"ofoin"fy
Enort-An the Others Talk the Same.
Barring Accidents, and Ready tn Go In
Again-Track Found To He Probably
200 Feet short To the Miie-Onciai kec-
ord at the Close.
New York, Dec. 13.-The managers of
the six-day bicycle contest that was
finished Saturday night in Madison
Square Garden now admit what has
been alleged since the second day of the
race, that the track was short. Yester-
day surveyors went over the course.
and although il was officially announced
that the riders had not travelled a full
mile for every nine laps just how short
each mile" was has not been given
out When Miller finished winner OF
the race 2O931s miles had been chalked
up TO his credit From what can be
learned it is believed that the track was
something like 200 feet short to the
mile. and therefore the actual distance
Travelled was about 2.014 miles. Miller
was sixty-seven miles ahead of Rice.
the second man, and thus the latter will
have to his credit something like 1.94s
miles. Schinneer, by the new figures,
will have beaten Hale's old record Of
1910 by about fifteen miles. instead Of
by ninety as the nominal figures re-
corded Saturday night indicated, while
Hale himself is much below his old
mark.
Managers VIII He More Liberal.
1t is stated by the managers that the
actual figures will not be given out
until affidavits have been submitted by
the surveyors who went over the course
yesterday and until other formal steps
have been taken TO insure the correct
ness OF the records made by the men.
Probably all this will have been accom-
plished by today, when the prizes will
be distributed. So much discussion has
been aroused by the relative receipts
of the managers and the contestants
that il has been decided that every man
that finished will receive a purse. In
addition to those who finished who will
receive prizes is Riverre. the French
man, who as tenth man, notwith-
standing the fact that he had been off
the track more than a full day and
night comes within the list Of prize
winners, there being eleven prizes on
the list.
Miller Fit for Another Race.
Charles w Miller. the winner OF the
race, spent the night at a Turkish bath,
and when he reached the Bartholdi no.
tel yesterday he looked we'll. He felt
in good condition, he said. and that he
was fit 10 ride another six days. He
certainly did not look like a man who
had gone through the ordeal of working
1876 hours and sleeping only four hours
in the six days just passed His eyes
were bright, and he said he was not in
the least exhausted. Regarding his
plans for the future he declared he had
none but smilingly announced that he
had received a two-weeks engagement
to ride three miles nightly on home
trainer" in a vaudeville house in this
city. Joe Rice the Wilkesbarre repre-
sentative, who is always so unfortunate
as TO be just far enough behind the
leader TO win the second prize, was
found at a hotel stretched out on a
sofa, reading a newspaper. He was
holding a little levee at the same time.
NOTHING SEEMS WRONG WITH RICE
Ncne 80 the Riders Seems to Have Suffered
Any Injury.
When asked how he felt he replied
"Oh, l am first-class, thank you. I went
right to bed after good Turkish bath
and woke up at 10 o'clock this morning
Then / had as hearty a breakfast as
any man could want; just plain. sub
stantial affair, without any frills. Then
/ took a walk and came back for loaf
I don't know what l am going to do un-
less it is to go back to work. 1 don't
care to say whether or not / shall enter
another siX-days contest; 1t all depends
If things seem to come my way i will
i might have finished better If my stom-
ach had not gone back on me. 1 did
no riding af any account until Thurs
day; but I'm not kicking"
Fred Schinneer, 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 same trouble
that affected him last year. He has 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. AL
he complained Of in the race was that
he hurt his knee in a fall during the
early part of ii, and was much bothered
by the injury. Hale may start for home
on Wednesday he says, unless he de-
cides to enter the six-day race at St
Louis in February.
Julius, the little Swedish rider, de-
elared: Next time I go in I'll make
them all see things I'm all right; don't
be afraid" Enterman, the youngest OF
all contestants, was resting at his home
but said he was not used up at all. Har-
ny Elkes spent most OF the day in sleep
ing. after having taken a long walk in
the morning. He will spend his time In
Florida this winter getting in trim
for long-distance contests. The others
who finished are in satisfactory condi-
ton.
The official score is as follows in miles
and laps: Miller, 1908, 4; Rice, 2.O26, 8:
Schinneer. 1000. T. Hale, 1920, g. Waller
1883, /; Pierce. 1928; Golden. LIS: Gan
non, 1,760, s; Enterman. 1,753, z; Elkes
1850, z; KIM. 1875. s; julius. 1903 s:
Beacon, 1850, s.; Johnson 1879. 4; Gray
1929; Rivierre, 1.47s z; Moore. 1 495, a.
Best previous record, 1910 miles laps
by Hale In 1896. Besides Waller, Rice
Skinner and Hale beat the latter
record. Miller will get $500 for his
weeks work, besides presents from