The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1897-12-13
SIX DAY CYCLISTS.
Miller Wins the Big Race by Gov
ering About 2,0l4 Miles.
THE TRACK WAS A LITTLE SHORT

Ahead Of Hale's Record-The Racers |
who Finished Are All I'm Excellent
Condition, Despite Alarming Reports
New York, Dec. 13.-The big six day
bicycle race, which ended at 10 o'clock
Saturday night, was won by Miller, the
flying Dutchman' Of Chicago, who in
142 hours covered 2O93 miles and laps
on a nine lap track. The distances COW
cred by the others were as follows:
Rice, 2O65.5; schinneer. 2OO7.7; Hale,
1902; Waller, 1881; Pierce 1923; Col
den, 177s; Cannon, 1905; Bnterman,
1887; Riverre, 17467; Ellxes, 166O.7.
KIM, 1868; julius, 15OS.5; Moore, 1854;
Beacon, 135O.S; Johnson, 1894; 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 it was officially announced
the riders had not travelled a full mile
for every nine laps, just how short
each mile" was has not been given
out
From what can be learned it is be-
lieved that the track was something like
200 feet short to the mile, and therefore
the actual distance Travelled by Miller
was about 2,O14 miles. Miller was 67
miles ahead of Rice, the second man,
and thus the latter will have to his
credit something like 1,949 miles.
Schinneer, by the new figures. will
have beaten Hales old record Of 1910
by about 15 miles, instead OF 80, 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
and, following a pacemaker, rode two
miles in a little over five minutes.
AS a reward for the week Of laborI
Miller will get $1,500, aside from pres
ents from wheel and tire concerns; ST.
300 of this is the winners share of theI
purse and 5000 more goes for breaking
the record. Joe Rice's share Of the
| purse will be $500, and Schlnneer will
get $500; Teddy Hale win receive $3.50,
and Waller $50 less. Pierce gets 5000;
\ Golden, $3.50; Cannon, $125; Entermanl
and Rivierre, $100 EACH and Elkes, $751;
| So much discussion has been aroused
| by the relative receipts of the managers
and the contestants that 1t has been
magnanimously announced that every
man who finished will receive a purse"
In addition to those who finished who
will receive prizes is RiTierre, the
| Frenchman, who, as tenth man, not
withstanding 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 IL 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 well. He felt in good
condition. he said, and was fit to ride
another six days. He certainly did not
look like a man who had gone through
the terrible ordeal of working 1888 hours
and sleeping four in the six days just
passed. His eyes were bright, and he
said he was not in the least exhausted.
He has received a two weeks engage
ment to ride three miles nightly on a
"home trainer" in a vaudeville house
In this city.
Joe Rice, the Wilkesbarre representa-
tive was found at hotel stretched out
on a sofa, reading a newspaper. He
was holding a little levee at the same
time.
"Oh / am first class, thank you," he
said. II 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 I took a walk and
came back for a loaf. 1 don't know
what I am going to do, unless 1t is go
back to work. 1 don't care to say
whether OF not I shall enter another
six days contest; it all depends. If
things seem to come my way, I Will"
Fred Schinneer, 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 laboring under the
same trouble that affected him last
year. He has almost lost his voice
But he looks to be in good shape, and
he says he is He tipped the scale at
1854. his weight at the start. He may
decide 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
sters are too much for u.s."
Julius, the LIE Sewedish rider, de-
clared; Next time go in I'll make
them all see things. I'm all right, don't
be afraid"
Enterman, the youngest OF all the
contestants, was resting at his home
but said he was not used up at ALL
Harry EllSes spent most of the day
in sleeping, after having taken long
walk in the morning He will spend
his time in Florida this year in get
ting into trim for long distance con-
tests.
The others who finished are in salts
factory condition.
One important result Of the race will
probably be a stringent restrictive
measure on long distance racing by
the League Of American Wheelmen
Hitherto these events have been con-
Quoted under the sanction of the l.
A. w, but A. Cressy Morrison, vice
president Of that organization declares
that he win prepare and present at the
next national assembly Of the L. A. w
an amendment covering the point SC
thoroughly that 1t will prevent any
possible countenance OF such an event
in the future.
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