The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-28
Cycling.
REPIHE WINS The BICYCLE RACE
HIS SCORE WAS e61 MILES AND
FOUR LAPS.
julius Was Second, One Lap Behind
Young Lawson Fell Down at
Finish and Came In Fourth.

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov. 27.-Bert Re.
pine of Nashville, Tenn, won the forty
eight hour bicycle race that began in
Convention Hall on Tuesday afternoon
of last week and in winning the race
established a new record for forty
eight hours. The distance covered, 9ol
1-3 miles, is 81 10 miles better than the
previous record for a similar contest
Charles W. Miller of Chicago, the here
tofore unbeaten champion of endur-
ance races. made a determined effort
TO maintain his supremacy, but series
of accidents on the track punctured
tire, broken crank, and another mis-
hap, caused him TO lose ground that ne
could not recover from the lucky Re
pine and the equally lucky Swede, os-
car julius, who rode without slip or
miShap.
Julius finished second to Repine, a
lap behind, and Miller finished a lap
behind the Swede. Young Gus Lawson,
OF Chicago, the 1S-year-old boy, who
rode for forty hours with the leaders,
withered under the hot pace Of the
last day and finished six laps behind
the leader. Boston's Flying Dutch
man." Frank Waller. was a bad fifth,
finishing quarters of a mile be-
hind ReDine.
Six others of the eleven starters had
dropped out earlier in the race. John
Chapman, of Atlanta, and Oscar Plum
mer of Kansas City, fell out after
eight hours. Fred Nelson. of Chicago,
went OUT on the second day and John
Lawson of Chicago, fractured his col
lar bone by a fall and retired, after
having ridden 324 miles. Ed Lingen-
fielder of Chicago and L. II. Nieder-
hofer of Minneapolis, went off this af-
ternoon after. having covered over 600
miles and earning a share of the purse
Interest today centered in Champion
Miller, who was counted on TO sprint
and gain in the final struggle the laps
lost through hard luck He did sprint
and he recovered two laps early in the
afternoon Then, late tonight he gain
ed another lap, placing him on an equal
footing with the leaders.
But there proved to be another sprint
er in the person of Repine. A brass
band figured in the struggle. After the
riders had weathered a long sprint,
without having changed their positions.
and were riding easier, the band struck
up Dixie" The effect upon the South
erner was electrical. His wheel shot
TO the front and before his competitors
were aware of it, he was a long way
ahead. The band continued and Re
pine continued and before the last
strains of Dixie had died away, Repine
had gained a lap on his pretty well
winded followers. This lead he held 10
the end.
Repine will realize $500 and several
prizes for his work, Julius gets $3.50,
Miller $3.50, Lawson 500. Waller $75,
Lingenfelder $50 and Niederhofer S25.
After the finish ReDine was carried
around the track on the shoulders OF
his trainers and friends. All the rid
ers finished in good condition with the
exception of young Lawson, whose face
was badly drawn and who appeared
well nigh exhausted
The final score was: ---l
Repine, 96l miles, 4 laps; Julius, 96l
miles. 8 laps; Miller. 961 miles. 2 laps;
Lawson, $50 miles, 10 laps; Waller. $50
miles. laps.