The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-30
EASY FOR BURNS PIERCE.
THE STI-DAI RIDER WINS The 100
NILE RACE WITH MILES TO SPARE.
Elkes Is Baked" Before Half of the
Distance Is Covered. but He, Waller and
Miller Get share of the Purs~-Fr rec
Fight at Orange Race.-Othrr Races.

Elkes Is "Bsked' Before Half of the
Distance Is Covered. but He, Waller and
Miller Get u share of the Purs~-Free
Fight at Orange Race.-Other Races.
Burns Pierce. the Canadian -dav rider and
holder NJ the lt|I-u!!s record. defeated Harry
Elkes. the one-niie and one-hour record
holder. and also Charles Miller and Frank
Waller. the six-iay men. in the lvh-niie con-
test on the Manhattan Beach track yesterday.
He won in = style that showed him as true
champion al the distance. L. was a killing
race. ridden against a brisk sea breeze AZ
q pace that was al all times close 70 the
records. aad which a. several OF the in
termediAte distances went below the fig
ures. The condition IN which Pierce was
at the finish demonstrated rhat he could
Just as well have lowered the record for
100 miles II there had been any occasion for
him to do 50 instead OF riding Jus: > minutes
% Is seconds outside al L. As lie finished
seven miles and one Lap ah-ai 81 Waller. the
second man. and as the present words record
ot3hours "a m .nutes - -5se"3rI- is now held
by Pierce. there was no occasion for him TO
hurry toward the last That h. was fresh
enough TO have done 50 became evident when
he let out few links for The last r?i!H 81 the
hundred and covered il IN minute 81 80 see
onds
The race seemed 70 settle "7nc.usive.y thai
Elkas is not a luD-mi.e man. although he Is the
champion for the hour record. The lankv rider
from Gens Falls was in the lead nearly all the
way during the first hour. and for hat al hour
longer UP TO the forty-eighth nile he held his
SUPREMACY, riding with the grace and seem
ing lack Of effort that have made him popular.
After that. however he broke. HIS stomach
went back on him. it was said. and he seemed
baked" all the rest OF the way. although ne
LEI, the track twice As for Miller and Waller.
they showed themselves to be Just as
good pluggers they were when they
circled the pine track in Madison square Gar
den day and night. but they were not fast
enough for a distance that wnS 70 them 50
comparatively short. The pace began 10 tell
on them early in the game and they kept fall
ing behind. shifting the third and fourth posi-
tons between them until after RIkes went
wrong and came between them to take third
position. when Pierce finished Waller had
ridden 80 miles and > laps N thu 'h'se- LAP
track. Rlkes * miles 3, APPS, and Miller ~
miles lacking about 81 yards
have on the pu'llr was r!icaret by the Tre-.
ence .: about".''tD persons oT N" grand stand
and bleachers. although the big race was the
only one on the card. and the crowd remained
until Miller, the .ast man mad dI!-hTl ms
a Hh Sbe hs Hsd 70 40 TO r fe' n Mn t Per
ceived 10 per cent OF the stake. the second
man 80 and the third man - per cent The
The scenes on the track during the progress
OF the contest often rou-ed N" spectators q
wild cheering. as when the 'eadeT- fought
might 20 get away from cach o'h"!. tu! al
Other tim - the steady grind grew t"tlruS a.
divcrtEG cha-a:ter. and the" -e,i"v-d IN.
monotonY % the three aLu hat hour u
waiting for the winner. 10 eNo.Ye. III" motor
quad used by E:kes gave out scV
s5 'msi wi'ST esoS@ os. %ne o Of s
CAUSED moments 81 excitement The fun Of
The dsS wa T'a an + II Wo rams
er. who was upon the rear SCAT o: one q the
Waller, rat!ng machines. Marks coaNIrt and
th5oSEISas the !SWGTEEsy 1t vH Ma rc?ms
""&o11 far to go now - :" 80. you're no,
,a'0@Ehb MS Ss ES@' MY MY a IA, nj" Cont
stantly coaXinE the pace follower with gestures
10 keep "oSe L. the tandem. ~. n" -cN"n'y.
his hatits, ha d isroverrl sCaVinG for a picce
OF apple pir. amt asked to have II brought To
him on the nsNt change .! patc
those OF the sN-dsy races because ~ the men
eating aud drinking as they rode. although
3 yester lay they were Eeeling OIL niles II. e>s
wanted a drInk OF something else Tor his
stomach II was s-nt out on the racing ma.
| chine and handed down TO The competit0r
motor cycle. The men made way with tie
portion. whatever II might be riding meaD-
while with on hand on the ears and not slac.-
ening their pace. During the after Ta-t Of the
hong ride IL became a iavurite tricE with Waller
| To have hi hlndmpst pacing man lean over aud
sIoGEs ne ,G[ % III hrSa NTs '6c nee ns Wa
OF the lnAell and encouraged the siI-day
champion as he passed her.
Each OF the contestants emploJed two motor
one "quAd, which Fixes was permitted T. use