The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-06
Are Riders In
BicVcle Race.
Over 400 Miles Covered
in First Days Riding.

New York, Dec. Frank Waller of
Boston is the only contestant who has
broken a record up to the present time
in the six-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden. He now holds the
worlds record for continuous riding
He left his wheel at 40 o'clock this
afternoon, having ridden 314 miles and
laps in 16 hours and ten minutes
without dismounting, beating last
years record of PIP miles made by Ste
plane. Waller took a short rest, losing
two places i'm the contest, Pierce, fol-
lowed by Miller, passing him At the
end of the seventeenth hour, Pierce was
about miles behind Waller record Of
last year
The record made by hours today fell
short or 4 miles of those made last
year. Falls are more frequent this
year than last. Eight spills occurred
today but none Of the riders was So
riously hurt. The garden was we'll filed
with spectators all day and until late
hour tonight.
Ons of the early surprises and a
great disappointment to his many ad-
mrers was the retirement of Joe Rice
of Wilkesbarre, Pa, who quit work this
morning, having found himself IN no
state to continue the race.
Miller aroused the greatest enthusi-
asm this afternoon by setting a Won
derful pace for many laps. Fredericks,
NaWn and Pierce were entirely out
classed for a while, and only the vet
eran Waller was able to stick to the
champion and maintain his relative po-
sltion. Amidst wild cries of delight
from thousands of threats, Miller
spurted and tried to shake the tena-
cious Waller, but the big German knew
full we'll that, with two miles to the
good to keep up with Miller was his
end of the game, and he held his own.
Many cheers greeted the Teappear-
ance of the French champion. Freder-
icks, this afternoon. He had been off
the track about four hours, and it was
generally believed that he had quit for
good On his return, however, he pub
lcly announced that he would not
leave the track again for As hours, and
Immediately began to make the hottest
pace of the day Miller, Waller, Pierce
and Nawn, however, refused to be
shaken off and stuck close to his heels
About the same time LaWton, the
SWede from Minneapolis, took a short
rest and afterwards appeared with a
stomach rest, the first that has been
used in the present race.
Hale pays little or no attention to
pacemakers, preferring to go his own
gait, which appears to suit the require
ments OF Monachon, the stolid French
man, who keeps in the wake of the vet
eran from the emerald isle For hours
together this pair pursue the even ten
or of their ways.
Harry Fixes, the worlds hour cham
pion. with record of "a miles, 1920
YARDS, took spin little after four
O'Clock this afternoon, and put life
into the pack of racers They tried to
keep up with him, but could not do so.
Their speed was considerably increased
for half dozen laps, however. Ed
die McDuitle OF Boston came out on
the track and made dozen laps to a
sprint. Miller and Waller tried to keep
up with MN, and there was an exciting
squirt for a few minutes. They gave
1t up however and McDuttie left the
track after warming up a bit. Follow
ing were the scores OF the sixteen lead
erS at o'clock tonight: Waller, 390
miles, laps; Pierce, 40l.6; NaWn 3S5.2;
Miller. 3g44; CHM. 1868 stephens,
3S2. Hale, 3o3.2: Lawson $500; Schin-
er, 500 IuIVlHe' o4I'z; Juilus' 5000
Pilkington, 327; Aronson, 35l; Albert,
364.S; Frederick, 23l.3; Monachon, SOY.