The times., 1899-12-10
MILLER AND WALLER WIN
They Cover 2,733 Miles in the Six
Day Bicycle Race,
/ Crowd of 5000 People Witness
the Men Riding LeisureIy to the
Ffnish-Order in Which the Con-
testants Came In-The Score and
Prizes New Records Established.

NEW YORK, Dec AT 10 o'clock to-
night Charles H. Miller and Frank Waller
won the six-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden. They covered 2,733 miles
and 4 laps, and were laps and about 80
feet in the lead. The teams were in the
same order at the end that they were ali
day today, excepting that the Frenchmen
lost lap in the last sprint of one minute.
The finish was not exciting because there
was no use in a special effort by any rider,
yet about 5000 persons stood up and howled
wildly as the men rode leisurely to the
end OF their journey.
The contestants did not seem to a casual
observer as much used up as they were
last year. One reason for this was that
they all were washed and shaved and clad
IN fresh clothes before going on for the
finish. All during the week they had twelve
hours in every twenty-fouT 10 be freshened
up. The spectators missed the features
that have been called brutal. The winners
were welcomed by their wives and showered
with fiattery and floral presents. They
walked TO their quarters without help. The
order in which the men rode over the tape
was: Pierce, Babcock, McEachren, Miller,
Chevallier, and Stevens.
The final score: Miller and Waller,
2,733-4; Maya and McEachren, 2,733-2;
Grimm and Pierce, .. .733-1; Fischer and
Chevallier, 2732-9 40; Stevens and Tur-
vile, 2,732-7; Babcock and Stin5on,
2, 1911; Schineer and Forster, >. .465-i.
Individual scores: Miller, 134S-2; Wal
Ter, 1856; Maya, 1861 McEachren,
1863; Gimm, 353-S; Pierce, 1873;
Fischer, 1877; Chevallier, 1852 1-1O;
Stevens, 1,334-S; Turville. 1879; Bah
cock, 1857; Stinson, 1850; Schineer,
1,231-9; Forster, 1885; Walthour,
1,4G2-2; AaTonson, 1865
1t was the first race of its kind ever
run in the country and the score from
the start to the finish IS a new record.
With the leaders only two laps-a fifth OF
mile-ahead of the record PAGER, it was
remarkable finish. Two laps might have
! been gained because of a man striking a
pedal as he turned a corner of the track.
A Lap was gained or lost repeatedly during
the six days through an accident just as
trivial. 1t was a sprinters race all
through. and the wonder of it to those who
follow the game is the showing made by
the old-time ''piuggers' like Miller and
Waller Against them were pitted some
Of the best men who ride in short dis
tance races on the outdoor track 1t was
generally thought that if the contest
should prove a close one that the sprinter
would win. That Maya and McEachren
I0e
week was almost as great a surprise as
! the speed of the long distance men
Miller half an hour before the finish was
relieved by Waller. His face was drawn
and his whole expression that of a man
who is OyertaXed but determined. He was
then TO take a short rest in order to be on
/ the track at the finish. His trainer looked
at him anXiOusly, as If he thought that
/ collapse might occur at any second. To a
reporter who remarked TO the trainer,
Miller looks worse than he did last year" >"
the trainer answered: 1t is a harder con
test"
Miller has won three six-day cycle races
in Madison Square Garden and he says pos
itively that he viii never enter another.
The prizes for teams and individuals will
be distributed as follows: Miller and Wall
Ter, first $500, and Waller will get s2O0
more for third place in the individual list.
Maya and McEachren will receive $7C0 for
finishing second in the team race. The
/ third prize, S400, will 20 TO Gimm and
Pierce, and the latter viii get 500 for
| finishing fourth in the individual race.
| Fourth money in the team race, $500. wi 4
go 20 Fisher and Chevallier, the French
men. The fifth team, Stevens and Tur-
vile. will split up 5000. The latter finished
/ second in the individual contest and will
receive $500. Babcock and Stinson and
Schineer and Foster each viii get 500 in
! team prizes. Stinson also got into the in
/ dividual money, winning $50.
Robert WaIthour won first individual
! prize, $500, with 1,402 miles and laps.
The only other man to finish in the in
dividual race was Oscar Aronson, who COW
cred ,O95 miles and laps. What prize or
inducement he was riding for is not known.