The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-12
THE GREAT BIKE RACE.
Mlllvr tho winner In the Six Day
Contest

''''''' WV " HlN'I w tlr HtA IfAy
Contest
New York. poc, lL-om, of the gira,e
crowds that over nllod Madison saunrc
Garden Ntls collected wnhln its walls TO.
nlE'ht II had surEri into the vast ring 10
Hs'' Miller. Of Chicago croSs the tape the
winner of the great six.dAy blcycl. ras..
From start TO nnlsh the race has been
tho most interesting ever ui,nrs,ed
Fh"aAanda upon thousands have poured
lHo tho place day after day and nigh,
after nirhl until It II safe 10 say thnt
l" "o people have sccn the rrmarkabI.
contest Tho ncc has been auccrr.ful
from overy pola of view. from a sports.
mans standpoint ani from "A htisir, =.
standpoint. Tho gate receipt. will ea.flv
rrach teo.ooo. leaving IN. ,nArhRen.,, n
Rood account Tho crowd thai sathcrd
'arrr tonight was disappointed In nndlns
tn" firut nve leaders on The truck They
w~f'r saving Themselves for Tho Anal
squirt. but thr spectators saw som.thing
~ondoFTnl' Oscar JuiuS the plucky ~.
'lc sW'-de. who has made such a splonala
showing despite hla poor training. ro,, an
nnfaccd milo exhibition lust 20 ~, haw
he felt lilo did Il In ?.ss t,s This ~purrrd
'ho Ru'ford Picncc's manager. to say
ih" his man could run a mile In is min
un"~ after getting through with his bi.
cycylc. but IN would not p-.rmlt II miles.
SON" one wagcrcd tiOOO on T. Oscar In
nus Is tho most talked Of man In the ring
WIN trainers ahat did not know tb-lr
business, without being In any sor, n,
condition h" accomplished 1901 miles.
KIM ls another surprise lie was tend.
ing har In Rains Hotel Sunday last and
" midnight he wns on thu track ready n
start In tho race, ami has over iea, mile.
10 HIS crcdit
Jus, u men ont Of the Sc that started
hs''d un'il tho nnIsh No wonder: for Il
was hcart-bre0klnR. killing pace Not
one today could change his pincc ON TIM,
hh'ck scorr board that ha, stn,,4i IN.
poor fellows In ~, face for slx lor,
weary days few rode fast to beat out
Rvl"rre and Moore, Nho had places on
mat board. though they we're out OF the
race Some dH Il: others failed
About o'clock Inspector BROOKS NM in
an appearance nt the head OF Gordon OF
% police. Tn, yarlcn was compIc,c,y
sirdlcd by blrcoats and they STRETCHED
across Madison avenue In an unbrolen
line Then came the crowd nehtlnr c,r
p'"r''' The arena was packed with hu.
mainly; not soul mon, was TO be held
The bluccCNts hlossomed OH, every
where, They surrounded tho ,rock
They actcd as ushers In every aisle
Slowly the hands Of the big clock cram,cd
around; YEARLY poor Miller led the vnn
Behind him toIled Rice and schin Ter. rid.
lrg desperately At Ia miles an hour while
earlier In the week % miles an hour had
been easier Rat Il was vre,t rnce
Four mHn, MIller Rice. Schnner and
Hale. had beaten Halc's record Of 1910
miles, Hale cqunlcd his own record Mt
6;S' He got the lcral horseshoe IN honor
OF It,
The fnal score OF the bicycle race for
iis hours was; Miller. eO9sG Rice eoee.
schInner SOO.7; Hale, lssO2 Waller 1889. 4:
Pierce, 1898; Golden, i77S; Cannon 1905:
bnterman 1857; Elkes. 1867; King 1865;
Julius, lsOa.5; Beacon, lS5O,S: johnson.
1874; Gray, i2o.S; RlvIerre. 1867; Moore.
1851
The best previous record was 1901 miles
and 80 laps. made by Halo In 1896.