The herald., 1897-12-10
Opposed by the New York
Health Officers
IF SOME MEN Do NOT GO MAD
TWILL BE A SURPRISE TO THE
PHYSICIANS
The Eighteen Riders Already Half
Delirious From Lack of Sleep,
Still Grind Out Miles
A ssoc.ated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The early hours
Of the fifth day Of the great six-days'
bicycle race showed eighteen men still
pedaling away for honor and profit.
They were all seemingly determined.
with the possible exception of Stephane,
who had developed case OF stubborn
ness which his trainer had a hard time
in combating. The motion OF the
wheel Is beginning to affect the riders
brains, and even in the fitful snatches
of sleep which they allow themselves
they imagine they are still riding. The
men must be forced to sleep In most in
stances by the trainers.
The wonderful endurance of the men Is
best shown by the actual time spent In
sleep by the leaders. Miller had slept
lust one hour and six minutes in the first
seventy-two hours of the race. Rivierre
rode 1910 miles without wink of sleep
and he then took two hours. Waller had
slept three hours. Rice five, Moore six,
Pierce six and half, Golden nine and
Stephane seven hours In the same time.
Elkes made 1000 miles in the first sew
enty-two hours despite the fact that he
had slept twenty hours.
Pierce, who has been particularly un-
fortunate, fell at o'clock this morning
and Moore ascended SO high on the track
that he slipped down to the curb. Both
were uninjured.
The pace during the morning was ter
rife.
Vol OF ho t,o y fc
ing about / o'clock, and kept 1t up for
three hours. Miller, who had been Sleep
ing, jumped In behind as soon as he had
returned to the track and both men
raced the track lap after lap. Hale let
himself out in dead earnest this morn
ing. Beginning about o'clock, he reeled
off lap after lap at such pace that RI
vierre, who took the pace from him, had
to drop out. Hale, 1t is claimed, is just
beginning to show his true form and will
be heard from at the finish.
At 10 o'clock there was bad collision.
Rice was setting the pace with Schineer
and Rivierre sprintlng behind. Schineer
and Rivierre started to pass the leader.
The formers wheel swerved toward the
outside and collided with Rivierre. Both
riders fell. Enterman, Pierce, Moore
and King, riding behind in close bunch
could not steer clear Of the fallen men,
Pierce struck Schineer and fell, carry
ing the others with him. Pierce and
Schineer were carried to their quarters
but after being rubbed for few min
utes both remounted and amid the
cheers Of the crowd again set out on
their long ride. The others had mean
while resumed their places in the race.
All of the riders were pretty badly
shaken up, but none badly hurt.
Harry Steener counsel to the board OF
health Of this city, speaking about the
bicycle race today, said: 1T Is a brutal
exhibition and should be discontinued
forthwith. 1t ls not scientific exhibi-
ton, but one in which sheer brute force
prevails. If 1t can be proved to the board
of health that 1t is detrimental to life
and health Of the participants, then he
board can step In and stop It,"
DR.. Martin Of the board Of health
speaking on the same subject, said: "NC
horse or locomotive could do what the
men in that race have done up to the
present time. The participants car
never recover from the effects of the
strain, and I would not be surprised II
some of them do not become mad before
Saturday night"
The score at 2:15 a. m. was: Miller
16O6.4; Rice, 1926; Rivierre, 1924;
Schinneer, 1887; Waller, 1412.2; Moore
1882; Hale, 14O2.1; Pierce, 1915; Elkes
1855; Golden, 1245.S; Enterman, 1856
Cannon, 1210.7; Kinse, 1881: julius
HOS; Beacon, 946.5; Johnson. 1884;
Gray, 912.
Miller was 234 miles and four lars
ahead Of the record for SO hours. There
were several match races tonight. A
mile race between Jean Gougelz Of
France and C. S. Wells of California was
the most exciting. The first heat was
won in 2:35-35 by Gougelz, and the
Frenchman took the second heat ir
2:37 AS. Wells fell off after passing the
wire.