The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-09
GRIMM WON.
How the wheelmen Rode for Weary
Day.

york-asa Record Breaker It Was
Not Success.
New York, January 7.-Louis dimm oil
Pittsburg was tonight declared the win
ner of the "a hours bicycle race that was
begun in Madison Square garden at 10
O'Clock last night. lie finished a wheels
length ahead of Pierce. Turviile was
third; Fredericks fourth and Lawson
lfth. Behind them were four Others
who had dropped back lap or mile OF
so and had no chance. The finish OF the
long race resulted In sprint and &c
give the four men who bad chance &c
win free field, three Of the other com
petitors who had survived the struggle
were asked to retire from the truck II
minutes before the time expired. Wher
this was done, John Lawson made des
perate effort to make up the three laps
that separated him from the leaders sue
cesded in catching them mapping ano
gained a lap He tried to repeat 1t, but
the others were after him and he failed.
Gimm rode $50 miles In the "a hours,
seven miles behind the record made by
Pierce in the recent six days race at
the Garden.
I he final score follows: Frederick, $50;
Pierce, 450; Turville, 450; Girnp, 4o0;
Lawso 449-6; Hale, 1884; Miller, I'D.
When daylight broke in the Garden this
morning 10 original starters were ssiii
keeping up their tireless grind around tne
track which Is SO small that II makes one
dizzy to ride around II for mile. Inc
men were 90 closely punched that every
body realized that, barring ACCIDENT tns
iinish would be sensational. Inc crown
was a small one compared to thaI wnII VIII
witnessed the start, but 1t grew through
out the day until it filled the ouiidlng 10
OVERLOOKING, There were perhaps oo0
persons in the Garden at day ight, anu
= glance showed who they were lhey
were the "all nighters, the nrst 10 come
and the last to no, the six DAY regulars
who pay admission at the start anu sieep
on the benches, eating peanuts, with an
occasional glass of beer TO WASH tnein
down, until driven out ut the nnlsh.
One of the earliest arrivals at the dar-
den WAS Mrs. Miller, wife OF the six-day
champion. When she saw her husband 5
score on the board she was heartoroken
but Just then Charlie sped by In one OF
his sprints, nodded and smiled at his vile
who rsrained confidence and said with
smile. "Oh, Charlie will win, all right.
just walt awhile Some of the ether TEL
lows will have TO slow up. 1hey can I
stand it, and Charlie will catch them 80
but Mrs. Miller was disappointed. Inc
race was heart breaking one from Tue
start. 1t was not so much question OF
speed and endurance because some OF the
fastest long distance riders In the race
notably Miller, the six day champion,
were unable to do what the first four men
did. frederick, Pierce, 1urville and
Gimm never left their saddles for a mo
ment. They even refused to take nourish-
ment and stimulants from their trainers
when the sprint was on. Every Dody
realized that to get behind lap would
be fatal Waller, who was one OF the
fayorites, lost lap through an accident
to his tire Friday Dight and for 10 hours
he made a brave struggle to regain his
lost ground. He tried to catch his RI
walls mapping, at times starting desper-
ate sprint, but they were all watching
him. as they were eaeh other, nha .ne
moment he started past them they were
after him and always caught him after
u chase, sometimes long, sometimes
short one.
Eighteen men started Friday, but at the
end of 20 hours nine of them had been
compelled to give up the struggle
against nature Most of the men were
in apparent agony all through yesterday
afternoon, the exceptions being 0iinm
and Frederick.
Pnkinton and Albert retired early In
the race, the result of severe falls. Al
bert was so badly hurt that he could hard
~ walk. Hicks quit at O'Clock in the
morning for the same cause. Nawn. the
Irishman, retired an hour and half
later because the alternating fast and
slow pace had broken his heart, although
he had gone through the recent six day
race.
Ashinger, who had the misfortune to
carry number 10 upon his back. tratled
along painfully at the tail end of the line
through the morning. DE was evident
ly suffering and not in condition, and as
he was being Tapped time and again,
was therefore declared out of the race.
Aaronson also had Ell ough in the morn
ing The leaders kept well together.
There seemed TO be no chance for any
one to gain an advantage. Eddie McDuffee
and harry Elkes came on the track for a
practice spin and some of the fastest men
In the long race tackled ON In the hope
less until Miller, the six day champion,
who had fallen TO the rear because Of
stomach trouble, which compelled him
to leave the track several times. stole
two laps on the fast bunch by riding that
was simply phenomenal. Miller was the
first of the eleven leaders TO leave the
track, but the fast bunch soon dwindled
to eight. Later in the day Chapman and
Barnaby retired and Waller, although
he had fair chance in case OF accident,
retired also.
John Lawson, the little Swede from
Chicago, who had held his own against
every attempt to leave him, finally SUE
cumbed to the terrible strain at O'Clock
and dropped back, shaking his head as
Miller 8 artod one of his periodical
sprints. Within a minute he had been left
and all his chances of winning Were
gone. 1t was said that Miller realizing
he had no chance, was in the race 10
pace and aid Stevens. but II this was so
Miller's work was done in such clever
way that no one could detect any I'm
fair jockeying or pacing.
Frederick, who was practically friend
less, had been about his work quietly,
but effectively, from the start. lie ac-
repted every advantage and avoided every
danger. He said before the race he
would not leave the saddle. All through
the day he was apparently the freshest
man in the race, and early in the evening
mis- repeated attempts TO get away from
the leaders by sudden, sneaking sprint,
eaused his rivals great anxiety. One of
his trials was almost successful He
gained half lap but fortunately for his
rivals ran foul of Oscar Julius who had
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