Evening star., 1898-12-10
1T is MILLER OR WALLER
Contest for Final Place in the Six-Day Cycle
Race.
Miller Has Slight Lead, Which He
Will Have to Fight Hard
to Maintain.

NEW YORK, December 1o-The last
morning of the six-day bicycle race OF
Madison Square Garden dawned upon what
bids fair to be an unprecedented and terrific
struggle for first place between the two
leaders. Miller, the Chicago man, and last
years champion. still leads, but close at
his heels comes Waller. the flying Dutch
man from Boston. Miller has been the
strong favorte for first place but at 0
O'Clock this morning only seventeen miles
separated the leaders.
The few hours that still remain for the
race afford small opportunity for the tail
enders to pick up, and. barring accident,
the first prize of 81 500 will go to Miller or
Waller. The race has now developed into
contest of physical endurance between
these two.
Out of the thirty-one starters only twelve
remained in the race this morning OF the
ten men who trailed behind Waller and Mil
Ter, Pierce maintained easy lead for
third place, though the Canadian seemed 10
have small chances for better honors. un-
less serious spill or physical breakdown
wrests the coveted honors from the present
leaders.
Tailender. Ont of 1t.
Julius, the last man on the list at 8
o'clock, was practically out of the race.
the Swede having declared that he only re-
mained in it for fun.
Stevens, the Buffalo boy, also admitted
the hopelessness of his case. and remained
off the track for five hours Hale, the pop
ular 1rishman, had no prospect of getting
place, but rode steadily SO to bring his
score up to the 1,500-mle mark.
Waller during the early morning hours
made frequent sprints, drawing Miller out
in good shape. Last year Miller was so far
ahead on the last day that he was able To
take a long rest. Today no such opportu-
nifty will be afforded him, and although
Miller was generally admitted to be in bet
ter condition than Waller. a neck and meek
finish is quite probable.
Less than 200 persons were present at
the beginning of the day. and the hag-
gard-faced riders got but slight encour-
agement from the handful of spectators
The Scores Today.
The scores at am. were: Miller, 1.s76
miles. 8 laps; Waller, 1851 miles laps:
Pierce, 1,soO miles. 7 laps: Albert, 1,734
miles, laps; Gimm. 1850 miles, 4 laps;
Lawson, 1855 miles, laps; Stevens, 1,49O
miles Aronson, 1.619 miles. laps; Nawn,
1,60S miles. laps; Forster 1854 miles. 5
laps; Hale. 1,420 miles, laps: julius. 1,149
miles, g laps.
The scores at 10 am: Miller, 1906 miles
Waller. 1,SsS miles: Pierce, 1,S19 miles, 6
laps; Albert, !, 747 miles: Gimm, l 107 miles
Lawson. 1,677 miles, laps: Aronson, l.
63I miles, 8 laps: Nawn, 1.61S miles; For
ster. 1911 miles, 3 laps; Stevens, ,i95 miles:
Hale, ], 49, miles. 6 laps: Julius, ,165 miles,
2 laps.
The scores at 10 noon: Miller 1926 miles
laps; Waller. 1897 miles. 8 laps; Pierce,
1,S3 miles; Albert, 1,766 miles, 5 laps;
Gimm, 1,733 miles, 6 laps: Lawson 1857
miles, laps; Aronson, 1,65S miles, 3 laps
Nawn, 1.64l miles; Forster, 1000 miles;
Stevens. 1,5ol miles: Hale, 1,45o miles. 8
laps: Julius. 1,165 miles, laps.
The scores of the ridsrs at 1 pm. were:
Miller, 1906; Weller. 1904: Pierce, l.
S41.6: Albert, 1,7S0; Gimm, 1,737.s; Lawson,
1,712.3; Aronson. 1879; Nawn. 1,660.7.
Forster. 1903; Stevens, .5o1; Hale, 1,45o.3;
Julius, 1,165.
The scores of the riders at 2 pm. We're:
Miller. 1925; Waller. 1.913.6; Pierce,
1854: Albert, 1,79o.3; Gimm, 1.749.1; Law
son. 1.716.7; Aronson, ,6S9.S; Nawn ! ,667. 8;
Forster, 1,620.5; Stevens, 1,501.2i Hale
/. .451; Julius. 1865.