The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-12-10
COLLAPSE OF THE WHEELnEN
SEVERAL DROPPED OUT OF THE
RACE YESTERDAY.
Miller Is In the Lead, With Waller
Thirty Miles Behind-Riders Fall
Asleep On Their Wheels.

New York, Dec. 9.-The struggle be-
tween. Miller and Waller for-t the first
place in the six-day bicycle race con-
tinued all night. Miller was leading at
2 O'Clock this morning, but at Waller
was five miles ahead, having taken adj
vantage of Miller's rest interval. Meth
er Miller nor Waller had taken any rest
TO speak of up to a. m Pierce, on the
contrary, took a rest of nearly and
hour and half between 4 and 6 o'clock.
Seven O'Clock found the three fight
ing gamely, Miller making desperate
efforts to catch Waller. There were
signs that Waller was wearing out.
Twice within a few minutes he fell on
the track, once taking Miller with him,
and the second time causing Stevens to
take somersault over him. No one
was seriously hurt.
Pierce tried to keep close on the heels
of the two leaders. He is fresh and
apparently using his hard sense, and is
waiting for the rest that both Waller
and Miller will need after their strug-
gle to make gains on each other.
The two F'renchmen, Monachon and
Joveux, the Austrian, Cistac, and
Pilkington, dropped out of the race
during the night. All these men were
ordered off by the referee, at the sug-
gestion of the board of health doctor.
Schinneer dropped out of the race at
S:35 a. M, with LISA miles. nine laps
to his credit. His wife and his physician
advised him not to return.
Lack of sleep began to show its eff
feet on the men today. Lawson awoke
from a, sleep on his wheel and wanted
to know why he was riding a tandem.
His trainer brought him to his senses
with a little ammonia. Stevens became
stubborn, and refused point-blank to go
on the track, till his trainer humored
him by giving him a new pair of tan
bicycle shoes.
Other racers showed chiIdishness in
their ways. Walters trainer is afraid
Waller has little chance of winning,
unless Miller should fall or weaken.
Before midnight Miller had beaten
the worlds record, made by himself a
year ago, and his friends believe that he
will be able to remain ahead of his own
record until the race is ended.
A large crowd thronged Madison
Square garden all day, and at midnight
thousands of enthusiasts remained to
cheer the jaded six-day riders. Miller
began to gain over his opponents early
in the evening, and at 8 o'clock he was
only five miles behind his record of
1897. He then left the track, remain
ing off about thirty minutes.
At o'clock Turville withdrew from
the race, with 1885 miles to his credit.
At midnight Miller had 1879 miles and
six laps to his credit, about five mil 5
ahead of his record at the same place
last year. Waller, the second man,
had 1,749 miles and eight laps to his
credit He took about half an hours
rest tonight, and when he returned to
the track appeared to be in good condi-
ton.
The scores at 2 a. m. were: Miller,
1903; Waller Its; Pierce, 1,736; Al
bert, 1868; Gimm, 1,616; Lawson. 1888;
1900; Stevens, 1881; Hale, 1885; Julius,
1896
While Miller was ahead of his record
at midnight, he was three miles, 40
yards behind at a. m.