The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-10
THE SIX DAY RACERS.
Remarkable Endurance Of the Cy-
cling Champions in New York.
THEIR BRAINS MAY BE AFFECTED

An OhdcIal OF the Board OF Health De-
clares the Exhibition Brutal and
Dangerous, Hut Police See No Cause
For Interfering with the Contest.
New York Dec 1G.-Hale's record
for 1896 will look ridiculous when this
years figures in full will be placed up
against It. In this contest Hale has
outstrlpped his own figures, and was
"a miles ahead of them at 90 hours.
Last year he had 1906 miles to his
credit, and last night he had covered
1880.
stephane, the French rider from
whom so much was expected was
officially declared out Of the race last
night. He had not been on the track
since morning. He was thoroughly ex-
hausted.
Miller seems to be absolutely tire
less on the wheel. He is fast approach
ing the automatic state His eyes
stare straight ahead, and were it not
for his occasional great spurts he would
seem to be lost to all consciousness.
Hale and Blkes are looming as dark
horses" They are the freshest men on
the track, with the advantage in favor
Of the Glens Falls youth, who still cuts
pace that the rest of the bunch
find 1t hard to keep up with. He has
had over 20 hours sleep since the race
started, and lots Of speed is left in him
yet.
Hale astonished the throng when,
along about $3.50 last evening, he began
to squirt. He looked as If he had just
gone into the race and rode along for a
while at exhibition speed. He is show
ing great form. Gus Burgland, Millers'
trainer, says that the leaders condi-
tion is improving greatly as the hours
roll by.
The motion Of the wheel is begin
ming to affect the riders brains, and
even in the ftful snatches of sleep
which they allow themselves they i'm
agine they are still riding. The men
must be forced to sleep in most in
stances by the trainers. They want to
be up and away at the pace which has
shown no tagging since the start.
This is most plainly evinced in Mil
ler's case. With more than so miles in
the lead Of the second best man he is
anxious and insists upon sticking to
the track. Not only that, but he spurts
whenever any one offers him a chance.
He is Jealous Of every lap made by the
others, and is fearful lest during an
interim Of rest his lead win be stolen
from him. As matter of fact he could
spend three hours on his cot without
serious loss. but his trainers cannot
convince him of that.
The wonderful endurance Of the men
Is best shown by the actual time spent
in sleep by the leaders Miller had slept
just one hour and six minutes in the
first 70 hours of the race. Rivierre rode
1,124 miles without wink of Sleep and
ne then took two hours. Waller had
slept three hours, Rice five hours,
Moore six hours, Pierce six and half
hours, Golden nine and three-quarters
hours and Stephane seven hours in the
same time. Elkes made 1000 miles in
the first 70 hours, despite the fact that
he had slept 20 hours
Henry Steinert, counsel to the board
of health of this city, speaking about
the bicycle race, said:
TT is brutal exhibition, and should
be discontinued forthwith 1t is not a
scientific exhibition, but one in which
sheer brute force prevails. If 1t can be
proven to the board of health that it is
detrimental to the life and health of the
participants, then the board can step in
and stop it,"
Dr. Edward w. Martin, of the health
board, speaking on the same subject
said: mo horse or locomotive in the
New York Central could do what the
men in the race have done up to the
present time, The participants can
never recover form the effects of the
strain, and I would not be surprised
If some of them do not become raving
maniacs before Saturday night"
Police Inspector Brooks, with several
police surgeons, visited the Garden last
night and made thorough inspection.
They said that they found no cause
for complaint, and that interference
would be unwarranted,
The score of the leaders at 2:15 a, m,
was Miller, 1,G06; Rice, 1927; Rivierre
1522; Schinneer LAST; Waller, LAP;
Moore 1,426 Hale 1,4O2; Pierce, 1872;
Elkes, l,2S61A Golden, 1,255; Enterman
l,251h; Cannon, 1,211; KIM, 1,1S8; Ju-
Illus LII. Miller was 234 miles and 4
laps ahead of the record for SO hours.
The Michael Chase Contest.