Evening star., 1898-12-07
SHOW EFFECT OF STRAIN
Riders in Bicycle Race Half Through Their
Contest.
Miller is Pushing Pierce Hard for
the First PIace-Watier
Good Third.

NEW YORK. December with less than
half of the six-day bicycle race ridden. the
competitors in that event are today show :
ing the effect of the physical strain to which
they are subjected.
Pierce. the Canadian wheelman who was
in the lead Il good part of yesterday. but
who resigned the place temporarily In or
der that he might have little rest IS not
in condition to justify confidence that he
Will stay 10 TIE finish and win the honors of
the contest. He rides with evident effort
and experiences trouble in the swelling of
his legs. His trainers are having difficulty
in keeping him in form to ride
AT am. Pierce left the track for forty
five minutes rest and in the interval Wal
Ter Set our to reduce the Canadians lead.
which was seventeen miles over Miller. the
second man In he race at that time. Wal
Ter passed Miller several times before the
latter took any notice of him and then
there was season of sprinting between
the two men. Miller left the track at /
O'Clock. being gone for twenty minutes,
during which time Waller improved his
opportunity as best he could.
Pierce was seized with stomach trouble
at O'Clock and this ailment necessitated
his retirement from the track three times
in almost four hours. Miller meanwhile
managed TO cut down the leaders big lead.
and at > o'clock taking the lead for the
third time since the race started.
Pierce Looked PitifHi.
Pi~rces face wore a pitiful look as he
slowly rode around the track. and he stag
gered when he dismounted Miller left the
track for a short rest just after O'Clock.
His rivals kept on. and Pierce. who was
only a mile and half behind a the time,
had soon covered this distance and again
taken the first place. The fact that he had
recovered what he lost while he restsH dur
ing the night seemed of more benefit to him
than sleep
Starting out at a good pace. I've began
circling the track at fast rate Waller,
Fredericks and Stevens were the only men
whom he diu not pass, while Miller vas
resting At o'clock he was six miles
ahead of Miller. Waller being third in the
procession
doctors to leave the track for a rest. the
former leaving the track at O'clock and
the latter at : o'clock. Lawson. the Ter
rible SWcGe. from Minneapolis, did some
fine sprntIng and attracted much attention
by his steady perseverance and fresh con-
lition.
After o'clock Pierce set to work to re
gain the lead. and accomplished his pIr-
pose so effectually that at o'clock he led
Miller by six miles, with $40 miles to his
credit. Waller held third place. with 921
miles. and Albert was fourth in the list,
with 9ll miles chalked opposite his name.
The Scores.
The scores of the fifteen leaders at m.
We're: Miller. 90 miles; Pierce. a2;.5: Wal
Ier 9G6.2; Albert S93: Stevens, S1e; Gimm,
S39; Lawson, S39: Nawn. S31: Hale Sl3;
Aronson 7S4; Forster. 746: Schinneer, 1;;@;;
Julius 1%1: Joyeux. 723; Pikington. 7lN.
AT 10 am. they were: Pierce. 90 miles
laps: Miller 951.1; Waller. 939; Albert.
92;3: Stevens. 9U4.S: Gimm. S72.::. Lawson.
S12.6: Schinneer. TO; Julius, 1oa.5: Joyeux,
I52 Il; Forster. 1872; Pikngton. 14LS.
The scores at l. O'clock We're: Miller. 90
miles laps: Pierce, 313.9. Waller, 911l.
Albert. 950.2: Stevens, 9ls.T; Gimm. Sn7.3;
Nawn .SSS.2: Lawson. .s73.5: Hale 800: Aron-
son. S46.1: Schinneer. 79o.2: julius. 7D1.6;
Joyeux- 1856: Forster. 1878. Pilkington.
1914.