The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-06
sIx-DAr,s BICYC1E RICE,
Waller Only Man to Break Record
 Standing of Riders.

Standing of Riders.
 New York, Dec. 5.-Frank Waller of Boston is the only contestant who has broken a record up to the present in the six days bicycle race at Madison Square Garden. He now holds the worlds record for continuous riding. He left his wheel at 4:1o this afternoon, having ridden 314 miles and s laps in IS hours and ten minutes without dis mounting, beating last years record of 272 miles made by stephane. Waller took short rest, losing two places in the contest, Pierce, followed by Miller, passing him. At the end of the 17th hour Pierce was about five miles be- hind Walters record of last year. The record made by hours to-day fell short by three or four miles of those made last year. Eight spills occurred to-day, but none of the riders was seriously hurt. The garden was well filled with spectators all day and until late hour tonight.
 One of the early surprises, and great disappointment to his many admirers, 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 enthusiasm this afternoon by setting wonderful pace for many laps. Fredericks, NaWn, and Pierce were entirely outclassed for a
 while and only the veteran Waller was able to stick to the champion and maln- l tain his relative position. Again and | again amidst wild cries of delight from
 thousands of threats Miller spurted and 1 tried to shake the tenacious Waller, l but the big fellow knew full we'll that
 with the 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 appearance 1 of the French champion, F'redericks, l this afternoon. He has been or the
 track about four hours, and it was be- l lieved that he had quit for good. on his return, however, he publicly an nounced that he would not leave the track again for forty-eight hours, and <
 pace of the day Miller, Waller, Pierce
 and Nawn, however, refused to De shak' en and stuck close to his heels. About I the same time Lawson, the SWede, from
 Minneapolis, took a short rest and al terWard appeared with stomach res
 the first that has been used in the pres
 ent race. Hale pays little or no atten
 ton to pacemakers, preferrlng to go hl'
 own gait, which appears to suit the re
 ouirements of Monachan, as the stollt
 Frenchman keeps in the wake of th'
 veteran from the Emerald Isle. Fo hours together this pair pursue the evei tenor of their way
 Harry Bikes, the world's hour cham pion. with record of 34 miles ls22 wards took spin little after o'clcef this afternoon and put life into th' mack of racers They tried to keep Ill with him but could not do so. Theil speed was considerably increased 10 , half a dozen laps, however Eddie Nc
 Duffee of Boston came out on the tracl , and made a dozen laps at a sprint Miller and Waller tried to keep up wit ! him and there was an exciting spurt 10 t few minutes. They gave it up. how , ever, and McDuffee left the track af
 ter warming up bit. A feature of tn , evening was to have been five mil
 exhibition by Eddie McDuffee of Bostol
 An unfortunate accident cut the exhih F tion short. When MeDuffee starte to follow his pacemakers some of tn
 six days riders kept to the inside of tn , track. After he had gone about mil , a tandem which was to have picke
 him up at the Fourth avenue end of tn garden slipped down the incline of tn : track and the riders were thrown in heap. One of the pacemakers, w. | :, Hicks, fell against post and receive ! severe cut on the head. Miller one ( Il the six day men ran into the lander = and was thrown from his machine. H e was not badly hurt and quickly rt i mounted. McDuffee was knocke = against Teddy Hale's wheel and dis
 cated his right thumb.
 d Pierce, who was riding in magnificel e form, broke the record before 10 o'cloe r tonight. At that hour he had riddle s 419 miles one lap or $50 yards bett d than the record made by Waller in la l. years race for the same number O hours.
 2 Jimmy Michael rode paced mile e e hibition in 2:16 tonight.
 n The score of the leaders at o'clot if were: Pierce 471 Miller 470.2: Wall @ 465.5; Nawn 44S.2; Gimm 442.7; Stevel l. 444.9; Lawson 427S; Albert 425; Ha ,- 41S.7; Aaronson, ,4O2.1; Sinner 4OO5; Pil Q ington 4O9; Turville 393.7; Julius 373 ', Monachon 37G.1.