Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-13
AFTER THE BIG RICE.
All the Leading Contestants in Good
Shape.
The Track Alleged to Be Short,
and the Records Made Will Pro-
baby Be Cut Down a Little.
Every Man Who Finished Will
Receive a Purse.

New York, December 12-The man
| ayers Of the six day bicycle contest
that was finished last night in Madison
Square Garden, now admit that which
has heen alleged since the second day
OF the great race, that the track was
short. To-day surveyors went over
I the course, and. although it was Off
cially announced that the riders had
not travelled d full mile for every nine
laps, just how short each mile" was
has not been given out.
When Miller finished winner Of the
| race, 2,09312 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 dis
lance Travelled was
ABOUT 2,014 MILES.
Miller was 67 miles ahead of Rice, the
( second man, and thus the latter will
have TO his credit something like L.
949 miles. Skinner, by the new fig
ures, will have beaten Hale's old rec
| ord of 1910 by about fifteen miles, in
stead Of 80, as the nominal figures re-
corded last night indicated, while Hale
/ himself is much below his old mark.
1t is stated by the managers that the
actual figures will not be given out
until atldayits have been submitted
/ by the surveyors who went over the
course to-day, and until other formal
steps have been taken to secure the
correctness Of the records made by the
men. Probably all this will have been
accomplished by tomorrow, when the
prizes will be distributed.
So much discussion has been aroused
I by the relative receipts OF the man
ayers and the contestants that it has
been magnaninously decided that
every man that finished
WILL RECEIVE A PURSE.
In addition to those who finished who
Will receive prizes is Rivierre, the
Frenchman who was tenth man. not
withstanding 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
Charles w. Miller, the winner of the
race, spent the night at a Turkish
/ bath, and when he reached the Bar
/ thCldi Hotel to-day 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 lock like man
who had gone through the terrible or
deal Of working 138 hours and sleep
ing only four. hours in the six days
Just passed. His eyes were bright and
he said he was not in the least eX-
hausted.
Regarding his
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE,
he declared he had none, but smil-
! ingly announced that he had received
| a tWo-Weeks' engagement to ride three
/ miles nightly On home trainer" in
a vaudeville theater III this city.
Joe Rice, the Wilkesbarre represent
ative, 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. Tie was holding a little
leyee at the same time.
on | am frst-cIass, thank you" he
said.
i went right to bed, after a coed
turkish bath, and 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 l took a
walk and came back for a loaf.
II don't know what ! am going to
! DO. unless il is to 20 back to work.
/ don't care to say whether or not / shall
enter another six-day contest; il all
depends. II things
SEEM TO COME MY WAY
I Will. I might have finished better if
MY stomach had not gone back on me.
/ lld 10 riding Of any accoun. until
Thursday, but I'm not kicking
FREQ aClinGeer. the third man, WHO,
like Miller, halls from Chicago, lid not
lave much to say, except that he was
feeling we'll. ana that he woul- race
again at tie first opportunity.
Teddy Hale is IaDorng under the
same trouble that aHected him last
year. He mas almosg lost his voice.
But he looks 70 be il COED shape, and
he say9 lie is. He tipped The scales at
It,, his weight al the start. All he
complained Of In the race Hgs that he
hurt his knee In fail during The early
part OF ii and vas much bothered by
the injury. Hale may enter the six
G1y race at s.. Louis Ia February.
Golden said: Il am getting old now;
no more siX-d6y races for me. We old
fellows are dead 'uns' now. The young
stors are
Too MUCH FOR Us"
julius, the little Swedish rider, de-
clared: Next time / 90 in, IN make
them ell see things I'm all right, don't
be afraid.
ErserEan, the youngest Of at the
contestants, was resting at his home,
but said he was not used UP a. sll
Harry Fixes spent most Of the day in
sleeping, after having taken a long
walk in the morning lie viii spend his
time in Florida this year in getting in
10 trim for long distance contests. The
others who finished are in satisfactory
condition
Manager Bunot had considerable to
say regarding the two Frenchmen Ri
WE'RE ard SteDhane. He even went
50 far as 10 declare that no foreigner
. had fair chance in this country
against the Americans, claiming on this
score thai mea were in the race simply
to pace some Of the Americans Re
gard5ng RIvierre's condition. he said
the FTerchman's leg vas il bad shape.
but that otherwise be Eas ali right
Stephane's complaint was in reference
to the sprinring that had been done by
the exhibition riders during the con-