The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-12-13
7Hl SIX DAY CYCLISTS
Miller Wins the Big RACE ny Gov
ering About 2,0l4 Miles.
THE TRACK WAS A LITTLE SHORT

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Notwithstanding This, Three Men Ar,
Ahead of Hale's Reoord-The Racer,
Who Finished Are All In Excellen,
Condition, Despite Alarming Reports
New York. Dec. 13.-The big six da,
bicycle race. which ended at 10 O'CLOCK
saturday night, was won by Miller tn,
flying Dutchman" of Chicago, who IL
az hours covered 2093 miles and 4 laps
on a nine lap track. The distances Gov.
cred by the others We're as follows:
Rice, 2065.6; Schinneer, 20O7.7; Hale
l92o.2; Waller. 1881; Pierce. 1928; Col
den, IT'S; Cannon, 1905: Enterman
1887; {''verre, 1867; Elkes 1867
KIM, 1859; julius, 15O3.5; Moore, 1495, A:
Beacon, ls5o.S; Johnson, 1924; Gray.
1929
The above were the figures as origi-
nally given out. But the managers of
the race now admit what has been al
legged since the second day of the race
! that the track was short. Yesterday
surveyors went over the course, and,
although 1t was officially announced
the riders had not Travelled a full mile
| Tor every nine laps. just how short
each mile" was has not been given
| out.
From what can be learned it is be-
heVed that the track was something like
200 feet short to the mile, and therefore
the actual distance travelled by Miller
was about 2.014 miles. Miller was 67
miles ahead Of Rice, the second man,
ana thus the latter will have to his
credit something like 1,949 miles.
Schinneer. by the new figures, will
have beaten Hale's old record of 1,91O
by about IL miles. instead of 90, as the
original figures indicated. while Hale
himself is much below his old mark,
After this remarkable performance
Miller rode around the track several
times and then. to show his marvellous
staying powers. got astride his wheel
ana Following pacemaker, rode two
miles in little over five minutes.
AS reward for the week of labor
Miller will get $1,000, aside from pres
ents from wheel and tire concerns ST.
Soo OF this Is the winners share of the
purse and 5000 more goes fol breaking
the record. Joe Rices share of the
purse will be $500, and Schinneer will
get $500; Teddy Hale will receive $3.50
and Waller $50 less. Pierce gets 5000:
Golden s15O; Cannon, $125; Enterman
and Rivierre, 500 each. and Elkes, SIS.
so much discussion has been aroused
by the relative receipts of the managers
ana the contestants that it has been
magnanimously announced that every
man who finished will receive purse"
In addition to those who finished who
VIII receive prizes s. RiNierre, the
Frenchman. who, as tenth man, not
Wlthstanding the fact that he had been
Off the track more than a full day and
night, comes within the limit of prize
winners, there being II prizes on the
list.
Charles Miller, the winner of the race
spent the night at Turkish bath and
when he reached the Barthold hotel
yesterday looked we'll He felt in good
condition, he said and was fit to ride |
another six days. He certainly did NOT
look like man who had gone through |
the terrible ordeal of working 1873 hours !
and sleeping four in the six days lust
passed. His eyes were bright and he
said he was not in the least exhausted
lie has received two weeks engage
ment to ride three miles nightly on n
home trainer in a vaudeville house
in this city.
Joe Rice. the Wilkesbarre representa-
tive, was found at a hotel stretched out
on sofa, reading newspaper. He
was holding little levee at the same
time.
"Oh, am first class, thank you" he
said. Il went right to bed after a
good Turkish bath, and woke at 10
O'Clock this morning. Then ate as
hearty breakfast as any man could
want, after which | took a walk and
came back for loaf. l don't know
what ] am going to do, unless it is go
back to work. 1 don't care to saw
whether or not l shall enter another
six days contest; it all depends. If
thingia seem 10 come my way, I will"
Frc,S Schnneer, 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 ahuring under the
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year. He has almost lost his voice,
hut ne looks to be in good shape and
he says lie is. He tipped the scale at
1884, his weight at the start. He may
decid" to enter the six day race at St.
Louis in February.
Golden said: Il am getting old now:
no more six day races for me. We old
fellows are dead uns' now the young
stcrs are too much for us"
julius, the little Swedish rider, de-
Hlarrd: Next time | go in I'll make
hem all see things. I'm all right, don't
De afraid
Enterman, the youngest of all the
was resting at his home,
'ut said he was not used up at all.
Harry Elkes spent most of the day
n sleeping after having taken a long
walk in the morning. He will Spend
lis time in Florida this year in get
ing into trim for long distance con-
ests.
The others who finished are in salts
actory condition.
One important result Of the race will
'robahly be stringent restrictive
measure on long distance racing bv
he League of American Wheellner.
Hitherto these events have been con-
urted under the sanction of the l..
W., but A. Greasy Morrison, vice
resident of that organization, declares
nat he Will prepare and present at the
ext national assembly of the L. A. W.
n amendment covering the point SO
that it will prevent anv
ossible countenance Of such an event
I the future.
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Philadelphia. Dec. l3.--F'ire on SAT
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