The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-08
WALLER BREAKS DOWN
AND ArILL ER RUSHES TO THE FRONT
IN TIE BIG GARDEN RACE.

well Un-Rice IL nidinE with 1ncrensina
Coundsnoe-Haic stii Persistent and POP.
uiar-severni Others Hang on PiuckiiJ.
The monotonousp odalling OF wheels continued
at tho Madison Square Garden yesterday, but
there were 30 many changes in the standing oil
tho riders that tho six days race afforded ospo'
cial interest. To SEQ a number OF wenry riders
20 around q yellow board track. lap after lap,
10 not particularly edifying or instructive. but
tho fact that the ond of every mile was liable to
cause a breakdown on tho part Of some one oil
the contestants made things so uncertain that
the crowd managed to keep pretty wide awake,
both after midnight yesterday and during the
early morning hours.
Frank Waller, the speedy German. who
Jumped into tho lead on Monday and kept up q
terrific pace all night, was a probable winner In
the estimation OF the public critics who thought
they know something about tho game. But
tho shnrps who recalled the fact that in many
previous races Waller. after tall sprinting dur.
ing tho first twenty.four hours. generally
showed signs OF wcariness. were on tho alert
for q collapse. The fact that he had enjoyed
but forty.throe minutes of sleep up to IL O'Clock
On Monday night was an indication of a failing
ef physical stamina.
When Waller loft tho track, therefore, at /
o'clock yesterday morning, no was about ready
20 drop thon. But he received a good rest. and
his trainers did their best to put him in proper
condition to continue. Later no seemed to DO
himself again and began to roll of the laps in
fidiculously easy fashion. But the strain was
beginning to tell on him, and his face soon wore
an expression OF excrucinting pain. What with
tho black goggles to keep the glare out Of
his eyes and tho long-visorod cap that
shaded his sombre features. Waller was any
thing but happy in appearance as he labored on.
Boon no called for refreshment, and when
6chock, his trainer, did not respond with avidity,
Waller proceeded to pour forth abuse that was
o sure sign that he was growing irritable as to
mind and temper. Not long after Waller caught
wheeled around tho Madison avenue curve.
Say you can't do me. and you know It'll" he
n hat wns the signal for trepidation among his
trainers and friends, for they knew that he was
on!the verge OF a,collapse. When Walter final
chair. he out loose with:
You people are trying to do me here, and I'm
mistaken. You can't pd make Ike a m monkey i1S1' Of SoG m re-
Not In a thousand"
Trainer Shock would not stand for such treat
pent, He quit Waller and joine forces with
Miller, who was rapidly forging to the front.
Waller, after that, was of and on tho track at
short intervals. lie appeared TO be all broken
Charley Miller. tho =" Flying Dutchmnn.' who
ni i sG took Advantage %iS Mas sSw OF w '"H s9s p S@tiinff e snS
lapse and began pedalling IN great style early in
LUG uIIeTlOOn. lie soon look the muCh-CONctGQ
lead. and soon increased his advantage so that
his followers were wild with delight. Miller's
makeup was power itself. His legs looked
strong enough to stand the strain throughout
the week without suffering from a pain or an
ache. His face, however,, was a bit drawn, prob
little sleep since the race began, and believes
that no Shouts continue as long AS possible
eprinting ut any and all times made him a great
fayorite with the crowd that reached nearly
1000 persons In the evening. and he was con.
Stcphane. the funereallooking Frenchman,
who has been hanging on to tho leaders ever
stay. Though rathcr slight in build. he pos.
sessss ths steel and wire in his muscle that
appears to ride with a, system, for no
never cuts loose after tho s%printcrs and
sse%s ~ fs IIIi5rss coSntr sGSna aa ast% R HilTi9ys.
4, by far the more powerful in build.
bis riding denotes bulldog tenacity to the fullest
degree. Rivierre, while usually following a set
well handled and his trainers feel hopeful, al.
though thoy realize that tho race is very young
Joe Rice. the wilkesbarrc boy, showed so
much Improvement during the day and night
that his friends and en- ndmiring crowd of
"rooters" began to- roalize that no still had a
ggoSd change to land the money. His trainer.
70 make him follow instructions. but Joe has
finally snccumbed; Rice. If he received the op-
" W MS OWh way, W'lulu nave SET
the pace from the start and probably by this
time would have been in the same bout
upon tho Wiikesbarrc boys mind that the race
would be q long one; that 1t would be folly to
SseseS Snd t h,ntse ht n nrinag t m,d first two or three
I'll along about tomorrow. Rice would then be
IN shape for a heartbreaking finish. As 1t is
hour, and at z O'clock last night he was only
siSteen miles behind first; place:
Only sixteen miles! That distance probably
peemS q terrible task to an ordinary wheeiman
put to these hardy travellers it is a mere baga.
telle. To Rice it appeared to be SO easy that he
wanted TO cut loose right away and capture the
Don't you do it!' commanded Murphy.
into a steady pace. and toggcG Miller with a per.
sis!ence that must have been annoying.
Fred Schinnccr, the Chicago boy. is also in nm
has been handled with care and has received a
ance. Schinneer is easily the ~nattiest and most
graceiul rider IN tho race. and is particularly
popuiar with the women, who have been turn
But what Of Teddy m@lel That seemed to be
inc i.a4lng question all day Yesterday. The
hours early in tho morning and received so
much RELIEF that he expressed n strong desire to
resume what had then become an uphill fight.
30 Hale mounted his trusty wheel and got out
on the boards early. He had not ridden a milo
, hen II was noticed by tho exports that he was
IN hotter condition than on Monday, and as
ne Increased his gait tho crowd realized that
Teddy was himself again, at least for a tempo.
w thiNt bT
hind the leaders. and that meant a fearful stern
chase during tho remaining days Of the week in
order to get even a part OF The purse money.
Hale. however, saw that IL was possible to over.
haul a number. of tho men in front OF him. and
as he did not forget that four whole days re-
main before the finish Is reached. he could not
be blamed for %exer;ing himself anew.
Ill was n Caseof cramps that did me-" said
Hale, y but In all, right now, and hope III be in
AZ The end, III at least try"
5Hte Of trayelai y day, and was within haiiing
distance OF the top. Last year no finished
strong, and there arc many who hope that ho
VIII DO the trick again, and land higher up. too.
TREY, the colored rider, Is far in the rear, but he
PODS along as il he did not care whether school
Kept or not, In fact, he wobbled so much last
night mat The crowd expected to sec him fall in
Reading provided the most important with.
arawal OF the day. Al 8 O'Clock in the morning
the ,plucky Soldier threw up the sponge. His
Thighs were so stiff that he could no longer
push the pedals, and whom lie left tho track Tor
the last time he WAS hearthrokcn. The veteran,
Ashlhger, also retired at 4 O'Clock in the AFT or.
noon. fe said that he had suffered intensely
from tho cold ,atmosphere in tho Garden and
could not use his limbs. Other riders who could
sot st"nL nv Eal, were Bsrnaby, Blnkeslee.
only nineteen men still anxious to finish.