The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-20
SIX DAYS RACE IS ENDED
MEIER MAINTAINS HIS LONG LEAD
TO The END
With PAGES Lined and Fnrrowed.
snd Their Niaas Assr0, the Re-
manning Des~n Racers End Their

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ever more heartily welcomed The approach
!Esg Geese 81 4 contest than &id the dozen
remaining contestants Il ne International
&$x-siag race 81 Mechanics pavilion when
- o'clock tonight they entered apQa the
/ iast hAit doz@n hours AZ remarkable test
o. endurance. Noshiag hat The nearness
., t7e finish and ths st3fsu1us 81 = chseT-
tH& crvw& could 5aye kept the zser a.
tsesr task Human endurance had reached
the posat where reason deserts tie body
ard y5fa. collapse was lmmIneaf.
Miller deserves bis victory, and his rec
ord will undoubtedly stand for years 70
GENE. No previous contest has Deem 50
sfubooTaIY eonseste4 from start 10 boEsh,
and no similar number e alsa have shown
snch wonderful! pluck and endurance.
Crowds that Almost riyaied the attend
anas & The closing hours u the Madison
s1uare contest last December remained
10 tne big pavilion throughout Saturday
night and sunday.
Il vas a nozy bat sympathetic and I'M
psrtfa. crowd urging ard encouraging
/ each riser IN turn. There aas plenty % en-
I fhasfRsrn too. when Miller. AZ the end II
the l25EA haar rode his two Shonsauasn
! nile in 42a 3D. wnpacgj. A. $50 o'clock
Z tnss morning Miller was II houFs IS HnIn-
sstes ahead IT his <ew York record
As .ae dag wore Oh Nprir1ng became
( l1ffeqHsnt e1ce2s 10 the cases % Sae1
/ ard gaYnaby wh8 ~eEe repeatedly charg-
g ell WIKI sHtf<ss 40 @Ak 1A'a+'~'
! Came oas to exhaust SheiF charges u d
| sid sprint.
| THE nghg ST t8e iast half dorm hours
| vas between FgedeTtcks and Aarotson tor
! se..srd place For sine y seemed as Il
/ Freaerlcka would ssfccee3 IN oSeFhau4lng
| the Swedish rider. bat with TIE assistance
: d Julius pacing AaroDsan made 9@nie
r.ge shrauzhuu; tae afternoon ana evening,
/ and a. 6 o'clock apparently DAD se01is"
/ t,inra w-eny d9Wr me line TODAY. drop
ring mile after nile 20 Aafonsoa stt9
! freler.eks and Vii be beaten uy rae also;
/ (sefnm vas Unable 80 overcome las pns 80
( sxeaknasa though ne tried hard 10 40 Sc
/ Hale wss ~ had shape mentally aH Gay
| Hv imagined himself riding 10 san joss
His physical condition Was eo9o, h""EFtAF
| ard he kept steadily AZ work.
! al Inro,ggI saturday nSat ana 9ItlSsS
/ a. ,,anr Tired fellows faded ana %gra.
| with siravgn faces and staring eyes, cir
j c;ea fae track sometimes at a sIiAi p"SS'
and fnen again under TIE iiiflp.hes 81 -
/ ep{rime marches bY the bard ana ttr hFk-
| gtsg u friendly Yosces encouraging 1h@Hi 70
| s.4ur~x- tits cd man" or You're al fl&ht,
/ the F.aera would increase theF SLfstd IL
| "a f@w Laps and shen drop back INTO Inc
| old rat
| Authorizations haunted the tired brains
| OF meat OF the contestants at fFeqsiFfiA ii'-
/ ;ersals. and their EaSaFies present. roe
/ and !s!tiah.e Frederck@ tho SAiss1 rider.
| has bad more tban MS sf1afe Of them Al
| oys time }Ie eft the Hark and Was Some
| tifne afteTRard found paering through
| crack N ths other riders Upon being
| urged te return TO liks task, The poor reno"
| declared he would not 20 GA a&a-a wine
! 80 many thadetns "Vit t1liE nto.ta1L , ''.a'I
! Thasfaf4iefns existed only In hts dss&1Fdeteu
insaises Late saiafi"{ nif ;hTo,i sfs ,b-
! carete - ness 81 an attache o. the ba5.alnS
| in crossing she track regardless q tne
/ approaching rider lie Vas thF0~n Ni9-
| Iefstfy apa4hst the ros OF trainers cook
/ ing booths and gaz rendered UNCONSCIOUS
! FOR some time. RE soon. however, fssaiIif5s
! his weary ride and made the pace Tor a4i
| the Others Or the tFaek FOR hoaT9-
Barnahy. the Boston rider. has been
! ss4ost erTatc ina his actions Ter q .tf44 dass.
/ A. a <orn.er he Is entitled 10 fsst place
! among the contestants. and - A-@s'Fs
ready for brush, either n III a dlndf 80.
/ anr{ffa me xhfsrf-sfistanet events Ur uith
/ any one az tbs lo1g-ais'asscv u3vTl- lie
/ Iara ke s. rse6rti~brtal1sr for a. feH l@Es
/ and tHen PROBABLY d5su}ouliiA ESu.tLF x
: sa:lna there 81 something wrong with BIS
. wheel Al one tss1e be i2iu"i 4fc0fd ana
! rode IN ne J!g@ctlun oQpeasie 80 t9tJ " AtSh
/ tae ots2er riders were ft1Se'sus saying re
! is,res RsrgA0y imagined himself lneo-
fnQt5te. ana Insisted ols having q cAE8r that
H. gi.Sat puG smoke Is 0e whirtgd abosIt
aoia Nan. Alberts. too. became st nttie
qHcsr'' }n GtS ml@3 during the Gay,
( and woaid ga no Further unfit hu Rad efa-
+ vasea h.s taaas ia % new pair - ksd
I gloves When THESE wefe furnished Rim
! by has tpJuigent trainers. ZEE rgnauuted
/ his WacI and pcdaled chesFfNilF along
( with his friend Hale Male ny the WaF.
has neen riding iD splendid form. though
/ at times ne t@Caac cranky and mad" ua~
reasonable requests of mis- trainers " a*p
Hale teok d notion 10 rest ha Gsd So re
. gArsilcsS og ere cxpn@f uEs{l1pS ot has al
. WISER lie seldom sEg1ufed hut pi0}ded
steadily ou, and III the end made SPLEEN
alG average
Pl}klns;an-s hobby has .een a diet ~
pFuues IN the exclusion og almost AL 9th
sr kinds af food tQd ~ this frg.t be- par
took pieatafu3y
Miller Is - narvei 81 endurance 1t snav
bs said ~ MIN. too tAat he aas used his
head a. much a~ hsS 0a0scie to this So
pYsaae test ~ endurance He has leen
systematic throughout the race HIS Per
s tvtis ~ rest have been Shost and at fire.
. Quont intervals He did not continue "a.
tgf steady grind uoFN re- became entirely
exhausted before seeking a rest but ~
stated times would leave yhe track far
hss arysSiua rooms "a istfe hrs trainer gave
hifa alteration fer periods ranging frofa
HfTpcn minutes 70 haH &fs hour Hts
fssf4z.~t ABSENCE fFan fne track was thtr-
Is minutes Iu3jka some of the other
r33sfs Nilser seldom made pace si.t a.
way kept close IA the vear ~ the sfTong-
set rl3er NhoIn ne would follow ike a
shadow. ny this system he We're down