The evening times., 1898-12-10
Twelve Tired RiderS Doggedly
Cling TO Their Tasks.
TONIGHT THE AGONY ENDS
Miller i'm The Lead and COnfiden Of
Winning.
HIS Spectacular Wedding Cn the
Track to Give Zest TO the show
The Latest scores.

New York. Dec 10.-The sixth day of
the siN-liay bicycle grind in Madison
Square Garden has at last arrived, and
no one is gladder than the twelve tired
and pluclzy riders left in the struggle
against humanity. The terrible strain
which these gritty men have been forced
TO undergo since the race began, shows
itself upon them, for when they started
on their final DAYS journey this morning
the expressions on their faces were in
deed pitiabIe. Although evidently suffer-
ing intense agony the riders bore mp
Gamely.
Miller and Waller, the two leaders. who
have been pushing each other hard for
first place during the last 1wenty-four
hours, seldom let up their sprinting dur
ing the early morning. Waller, notwith-
standing his accident yesterday, was
making a desperate effort to regain the
lead again, and the weary all-night crowd
encoura ged him. He continued 10 ride
desperately with the hope OF overtalling
Miller before the finish of the race at 10
O'Clock tonight.
At midnight Miller was thirty-seven
miles ahead of Waller but when the for
mer left the track for an hour, the flying
Dutchman kept up the grind until he cut
his lead down TO nineteen miles.
Waller dismounted at 4:30 o'clock FOR a
rest and during the few minutes that he
was away. Miller gained two miles and
seven laps on him.
When Waller returned he and Miller
six laps.
Miller. either by intent or accident mar
rowly escaped throwing Waller at $50
O'Clock and the crowd hissed him so
continually that he left the track AT 6
clock for five minutes. BY this time
he regained the good faith of the hissers.
After O'Clock the crowd began to
leave the Garden.
Miller and Waller let up in their sprint
ing and logged at an easy gait Al 6
O'Clock Miller WAS FIVE miles behind the
worlds record for this hour, the record
being ,S5S miles and $50 yards ~ he
has been constantly cutting down the
record each hour since midnight there
is no doubt that he vii finally break the
record and score over 2,00t miles
The champion is confident that he viii
win the race. and in order 10 make sure
Of it, he has decided not to leave his
wheel until he is called upon to marry
his sweetheart, Miss Hanson, of Chica-
go The wedding ceremony VIII take
place This afternoon in the Garden and
in the presence Of The spectators Imme-
diately after the marriage he viii re-
mount his wheel and continue riding un-
Ill the finish. The score at S:15 was as
follows:
Miller. 1858: MAILER. 1876: Pierce,
I.Se97; Albert, l7S4S; Gimm. i.6Ses; Law
son 1865; Aaronson. 1855: Nawn,
1856; Forster. I554.5; Stevens. 1920:
Hale. ,i2O7; Julius, lil96.
The hour from to Io o'clock there was
some riding by the leaders, and especially
Waller and Miller.
Two excited followers of the race got
into an argument near the rail- on the
Twenty Street side OF the Garden at
1880 O'Clock and the discussion ended in
blows and a fight which threatened 10
carry itself out on the track and upset
the riders. The police interfered and
threw the belligeronts out OF the Garden
but the incident was only an extreme cX-
preston Of the way the crowd was root
ing for the fav0rites
1he j o'clock score was: Miller, 1850 G.;
Waller Iy0l.4; Pierce. So G: Albert I,7S0:
Gimm. 1913; Lawson. L712.3; Aaronson.
1872; Nawn, l,660.7; Forster, 1.609.5: Ste
Vens 1891; Hale, l4503; julius, 1865.
Just before ] O'Clock Waller returned
to the track having been off nearly two
hours.