The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-28
MILLER LOSES sIx-DAYRACE.
Champion Could Do No Better Than
Third-Repine the Winner.

Kansas City, Nov. 27.-When the sew
en- riders remaining in the forty-eight
hour race took the track at 1875 this
afternoon to begin the last eight hours
of the long grind, the five leaders had
each covered $685. miles. Julius and
little Gus Lawson had eight laps to
7 their credit ON the SO4th mile Replne
was a lap behind them. Champion
Miller, who had lost three laps on ac-
count of accidents to his wheel, and
Waller, who also had been unfortunate,
were three laps behind the leader. Lin
gerf1elder and Ueiderhoffer We're hope
lessly in the rear. At the very start
to-day the riders began to sprint,
Champion Miller setting the pace, and
in the first twenty minutes he gained
lap on the field Little Gus Lawson,
the eighteen year old brother of the
Terrible Swede," who had been going
with the leading squad, wited un Ter
the killing pace and fell back a lap
within two minutes after Miller had
gained one.
AT 2:05 Ed Lingenfelder, the Chica-
eoan, and l.. H. Neiderhoffer of Min
neapolis withdrew from the contest the
former having covered TAI miles and
the latter 61S. This left the five lead
ers to battle for the $1,500 purse, with
only three laps between the first two
and the last man. The score at 230 was:
Miller continued to sprint, making
desperate efforts to overcome the two
laps against him. At O'Clock Miller
and Repine set killing pace, gaining
lap on Julius and Lawson and at that
time Miller who seemed pretty well
worn out fell behind lap. Little Law
son, too, was tired, and while the 9TH
ers were burning up the track he bez
came the victim of an uncomfortable
desire to eat. His eating caused him to
lose another lap for Waller cut out a
terrific pace and carried Repfne, Julius
and Miller around so fast that they
picked up a lap on Lawson, but Waller
soon afterwards dropped back again so
that he was loser by his own pace
making. John Lawson, the Terrible
Swede," who went out of the race last
Wednesday after dislocating his collar
bone. led in kissing Waller. The score
at 7:15: Repine 913 miles six laps; Julius
913.6; Miller 9135; Gus Lawson 1892;
Waller e13.
At 7:45 Miller led Repine and julius
in sprint by which those riders in
bunch gained lap on Waller and Law
son, and few minutes later, electrified
by the strains Of Dixie, Repine gained a
lap on the field. Miller attempted to
follow, but could not hold the pace
Waller had been ridden to a standstill
and left the track, not following the
others on the last lap. The final score
was: Repine, 961 miles laps; julius,
961 miles laps; Miller, 961 miles laps;
$50 miles 10 laps; Waller, $50
miles laps.
After the finish Repine was carried
around the track on the shoulders of
his trainers and friends. All the riders
finished in good condition, with the pos
sible exception of young Lawson, who
well-nigh exhausted Repine /,
established new record for forty-eight
hours The distance covered is 87-16 |
miles better than the previous record |
for a similar contest. Repine will real |
ze $400 and several special prizes for |
his weeks work; Julius gets $780, Miller !
$50, Lawson $100, Waller $75, Lingen-
'elder $75 and Niederhoffer $25