The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-10
MILLER IS TIRELESS
LEADER IN THE Sunday RACE
APPROACHING THE AUTO
Matte STAGE.
STEPHANE NOW OUT OF IT.
THE PACE SET ENTIRELY TOO
RAPID FOR THE BOY FROM
PARIS.
HALE AND ELKEs OZARK HORSES"
Both of Them Have Lots of Speed
Left, and May Yet Show
the Way.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Hale's record
for 1896 will look ridiculous when this
years figures in full are placed up
against it. In this contest Hale has
outstripped his own figures and was "a
miles ahead Of them at ninety-two
hours. Last year he had 1900 miles to
his credit and tonight he had covered
1880. Stephane, the French rider from
whom so much was expected, was Of
fleially declared out of the race tonight.
He had not been on the track since this
morning. He was thoroughly exhaust
ed Miller seems to be absolutely tire
less when on the wheel. He is fast ap-
preaching the automatic stage. His
eyes are straight ahead and were it
not for his occasional great spurts he
would seem to be lost to all conscious
ness. Hale and Elkes are looming up
as dark horses" They are the freshest
men on the track, with the advantage
III favor of the Glens Falls youth, who
still cuts a pace that the rest of the
bunch find it hard to keep up with.
He has had over twenty hours sleep
since the race started and lots of speed
is left in him yet. Hale astonished the
.throng when, along about $50 p. m, he
began to squirt. He looked as if he had
just gone into the race and rode along
for while at exhibition speed. He is
showing great form. Gus Burgland,
Millers trainer, says that the leader is
continually improving as the hours roll
by.
August Lehr, champion Of Germany,
who arrived on the steamship Trave to-
day and who will participate in special
races in the garden, visited the hall to-
might, and speaking about the con-
test, said: 81 think this is the greatest
race ever saw and feel sure that it is
the greatest one in the world"
To offset the criticism made in some
quarters that the track is not correct,
Charles w. Ashinger, the builder has
made an affidavit that the track meas
ures nine laps to the mile, eighteen
Inches from the pole.
The score at 1;15 a m. was: Miller, $4,000;
Rise. 130S4; Riyierre 1,5O4,5; aschinneer,
1850; Pierce. 1850; Elkes, 1,27O.7; Golden.
1242.S; Enterman, 1880; Cannon. 1,21O.7;
Kim 1lSS Sad Julius 15571 Beacon 987S
miles ahead Of the record for nlnety-seven
hours.
There was another set of match races to-
night The first, a pursuit race, be-
tween Ray Duer, Of Buffalo, and w. E.
NIosher of the Riverside Wheelmen. 1t was
won in miles 141a laps by Duer. Time,
5:46 3-5. The next was a mile between Jean
Gougoltz. of France, and c. S. Wells. of
California. The first heat was won in 2:35 3-5
by Gougoltz. Wells fell off just after passing
the wire.
Miller left the track at o'clock with 1888
miles 1 lap to his credit.
The second heat between Gougoltz and
Wells was won by the former in 2:37 AS.
Miller returned to the track after rest
of fifteen minutes.
Jimmie Michael rode five miles, exhibition.
paced, in 1910.
Police Inspector Brooks, with several police
surgeoss, visited the garden tonight and
made a thorough inspection. They said that
they found cause for complaint, and that
interference would be unwarranted.
E. c. Bald gave mile exhibition, paced.
Time. 1854 As.
10 o'clock. He returned in twenty minutes.
Pierce returned to the track at 10 p. m.
after an absence of an hour. Miller and
Waller INDUCED in a squirt at 1915 o'clock,
with Beacon making the pace. Rice was
close behind, with julius we'll up Schinneer
crowded the bunch with Enterman, Johnson,
KIM and Gray following Golden doing
little. too. Cannon, Hale and Fixes were
off the track at that time.
There were two falls during the early
morning hours. Pierce, who has been par
ticuIarly unfortunate in that respect. fell at
the Fourth avenue end of the track about
o'clock. Moore assembled so high on the
Madison avenue bank about o'clock that
he slipped down to the curb. He was injur-
ed. Schnneer also had troubles this morn
ing First he had to dismount to have his
wheel repaired. Then at $50 he fell off and
hurt his knee. forcing him off for twenty
minutes. He fell again at 715, but remount-
ed and was off again. At 1850 o'clock there
was a bad collision on the Twenty-sixth street
side of the garden. Rice was setting the
pace with schinneer and Rivierre sprintinng
behind. Schinneer and Rivierre started to
pass the leader. Schinneers wheel swerved
towards the outside and collided with RI
vierre and both riders fell Enterman, Pierce,
Moore and King were riding behind In a
close bunch and neither could clear the fall
len men. Pierce's wheel struck Schlnneer
and he fell, carrying the others with him.
All of the riders were pretty badly shaken
up but not badly hurt.
At o'clock the crowd had increased to
fully 5000. Pierce came back to the track
at $50 O'Clock and signalized his return by
dong some lively sprinting.
Arthur Zimmerman, paced by the 'black
and white" tandem team. made a third of
mile exhibition in :39 4-5. Jimmy Michael,
paced by tandems and triplets, rode a five
mile exhibition. No time taken. Edouard
Taylore the French middle-distance cham
pion, who is to race Michael. also rode, an
exhibition, paced by Gougoltz and Lamber-
jack Eddie Bald, followed the ''black and
white" tandem team for couple miles in
exhibition