The San Francisco call., 1897-12-13
SiX-Day Riders Raced
on a Track That
Was Short.
Gained Two Hundred Feet on
Every Nine Laps
TraVerSed.
M ller's Record Materially Reduced
by a Careful Survey of
the Course.
special Dispatch to THE CALL

NEW YORK, Dec. 12-The managers
of the six-day bicycle contest that was
finished last night at Madison-square
Garden now admit what has been alleged
since the first day of the race-that the
track was short. To-day surveyors went
over the course, and, although it was
officially announced that the riders had
not travelled a full mile for every nine
laps, Just how short each mile was has not
been given out.
Miller finishe winner of the race and
209314 miles had been chalked up to his
credit. From what can be learned it is
believed that the track was something
like 200 feet short to the mile, and, there
fore, the actual distance travelled was
about 2O14 miles. Miller was 81 miles
ahead of Rice, the second man, and thus
the latter will have to his credit some
thing like 1874 miles. Schineer, by the
new figures, will have beaten Hale's old
record of 1910 by about 10 miles, instead
OF by 80 as the nominal figures recorded
last night indicated, while Hale himself is
much below his old record.
1t is stated by the managers that the
actual figures Will not be given out until
afiidavits have been submitted by the sur
and until other formal steps have been
taken to insure the correctness of the
records ordered by the men. Probably ali
this will have been accomplished by to-
| morrow, when the prizes will be dis
tribuled.
So much discussion has been aroused
by the relative receipts of the managers
and contestants that it has been decided
h. -
a purse. In addition 10 those who fin
ished. Rivierre, Notwithstanding the ia CT
that ne had been off the track more than
full day and night comes within the
list of prize winners, there being eleven
prIZes on the list.
Charles w. Miller, the winner of the
race, spent the night at Turkish bath,
and when he reached the Bartno di Hotel
| to-day he looked we'll He felt in good
condition, he said, and was I'll to ride an
other six days. He certainly did not look
like man who had gone through the
! terrible ordeal of working 1873 hours and
sleeping only four hours in the SIX days
! just passed. His.eyes were bright and he
said he was not in the least exhausted.
! Regarding his plans for the future, he
declared he had none, but smiiingly an
| nonnced that he had received a two weeks
engagement to ride three miles nightly on
home trainer" in vaudeville house in
! this city.
Joe Rice, the Wnkesbarre representa-
tive, who is always unfortunate and who
! was Just far enouga behind the leader to
| win second prize, was al the hotel sire tched
! out on sofa reading a newspaper He
was holding a little levee at the same
time.
"Oh, l am first class, thanks" he said.
EA
Dath ana woke up at 10 o clock this norm
ing. Then | had as hearty a break asst as
any man could want-lust a plain, sub
santlal affair without any frills. Then
took walk and came back for a loaf.
don know what / am going 20 do unless
1t Is 10 go back 10 work. l don't care to
say whether or not l shall enter another
six days contest. 1t all depends. II
things seem to come my way / will.
might have finished better if my stomach
had not gone back on me. l did no rid
ing OF any account until Thursday, but
| am not kicking"
Fred Schineer, the third man, who,
like Miller, halls from Chicago, did not
have much to say except that he was feel.
| ing 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 look s
[ 10 be In good shape, ard says he is. He
| tipped the scale al 164, his weight a. the
| start. Ali he complained of in the race
was that he hurt his knee in a fall during
the early part of it and was much bothered
by the injuries. Hale may start for home
on Wednesday. he says. unless he decides
to enter the s!x-day race at St. Louis
Golden said: ~ am getting old now; no
more slx-day races for me. We old fell
lows are dead uns,' you know. The
youngsters are too much for u.s.
Julius, the little Swede rider, declared: