New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-08
.GJMM WON THE RACE.
.u,rxTY-FouR HOUR CONTEST GOES TO
THE PITTsBURG MAN.
,,- FINISH WAS AN EXCITING oNE-MAN,
,,nrRs DROPPED OUT BEFORE THE END.

- FINISH WAS AN EXCITING ONE-MANY
RIDERS DROPPED OUT BEFORE THE END.
.,. c,mm. OF Pttsburg won the twenty-four-
ace AZ Madison Square Garden last night by
-, two and a half feet from Pierce. who in
Or heat out Turville by a few inches. while
~.as-,ck the Swiss. fourth. not over a wheel
,.ncth behind the winner. 1t was one Of the most
a,,ne nnishes ever seen on a track in this part
90 ,bs country. and the FIVE thousand spectators
,,sd until the windows ratified.
y, ,ealty IL was a race OF one minute with
oapctorv endurance battle OF q hours and 50
,,,,es Only four men were In at the DEATH and
~ struggled for that $1,000 first prize as athletes
,tr struggle when such desirable bait is held 80
ose 10 their noses. At $3.50 p. m. the contest had
r-oved down TO five men-Pierce. Gimm Tur-
.n,s Frederick and Lawson. The first four men
80 on even terms, while Lawson was three laps
4, ,be rear Then It was announced that all the
,sr riders would be ordered off the track for the
,.s afeen minutes Of the race. so that they would
80. interfere when the wild sprint for the tape was
started In earnest
When the five men had the track to themselves
.Ae real manpuvres began. Lawson tried again
,rA again 10 steal away from his rivals and regain
Ia, on his opponents. but every time that he
snrnted the others after him like a shot.
r,oallv Lawson that he could not gain an
,,,h on the others and abandoned the contest to
eli inten's and purposes. Then the announcement
nros made that the bell would be tapped one min
r,a before the race was to end and that pistol
40, would indicate the finish Of the race. except
cha, the actual finish would be at the tape.
For .he last five minutes Frederick was In front.
NTH Fierce next. Gimm next and Turville last.
The Swiss tried every known trick TO get some
ore Of the Americans to do some Of the pacing. but
.,ben he ran up the embankment they did likewise,
s,a they followed In his wake whether he rode
Cos, or slow The Swiss grew nervous and turned
o,ound several times. and his handlers were of
tho oplnion that these tactics did much to defeat
him
WHOM the bell rang denoting that the riders
,aa about half-mie more to ride everybody
u,as IN the alert. The cang OF the bell was
drowned in a mighty shout. as Pierce was seen
% snrint away at a terrible pace Before the
r,hers were aware Of what had happened Pierce
had gained a lead of probably twenty yards Then
the others gave chase. and 1t was royal s.tu ge
nnntn The pistol cracked denoting that they were
on their last lap. 49,. , c,x
coming strong the outside. caught up to PierGe
as the wheeled into the stretch. All Tour mn mn
strug. lied for all there was in them up thaI Idsl
Few va IDS Gmn was on the outside. with Pierce
On the pole and Frederick and Turville not
a ngh GS db d. sb@n fens length While
Turviile Pierce and Frederick were so close TO-
s sein no sS; until the oica announcement was
made Many thought that Turvilie passed r ,ied
rIe5t AT the finish lire, and that re was eht'ieu
'OrieTce's friends say that he would have wen
n he had not started his sprint so carly nan
e pin the wnd-Vg Of usssis TO- sand
S s wSngr I' viii P0 get Os and the prizes
less until they reas the eighth man. VINO pro Is sy
pectcd receive s29 Miller novel, abininq in
shoTt.disiance races We're held after the END IND
~ The long race but In none Of them was me
blood walmed up as i was in that terrible o"e
Gmm 'th The winner has done his best work as
read rider He captured the se,r and he
0pt IN
about twenty-five years OLD. ana "eisn ear aS ~
be in better physical condition at the finish IMAM
Of the other riders dc miles or more thsn seven
NILES hs y'H"fT 1"1s ~ Of the first
'o THE ou,ters or those who were unable to stand
the strain or were ordered from the TRACK num-
s s8gT r ddh"e ene h Sas and having
y te.eI mss hsv hs S Sasp fall 0e He scored
lo2 miles. Aaronson was the next 10 stUp ors tban
Albert p had done Hekss father, who is, is NEWS ANS
paper man. requested him 10 STOP ana hke 1ng DO
I mules so1 to he his d crt 81 he quit At CIV
Nawn n gave no excuse when he stopped after
secuted the dea that he ma nad Ssfn s miles piled
Up Sh ia the souiherner ordered from the
s2k at ss5rsed With Hf hd pac %as' two S %
riders Waller. the veteran six-day pugSe1' 9u,'
n an gsguS had dis scpimnaed against him He was
oSiv one Ian behind the leaders when he left the
track If torture Lawson had slipped upon some
greasy substance on the track. and the zap tnass
he los, was given back 10 him. Waller demahueo
that the lap he lost account or a punctureu W
be given 10 him. and when this was refuseo
Dutch" said that they were not reatine MIN
fairly and ne refused TO ride further.
ing accidents the finish would be between stevens
Frederick Pierce. Gimm and Turville Gimm ana
Frederick were the freshest men In the race
Stevens looked like death and his face was Drawn
and haggard but he had plenty OF speed, ana none
OF the others could shake him OF: stevens coui9
not stand the agony. however. and he quit at 90
D. m and refused TO return 10 the track, althousn
assured OF a prize OF some sort. Pierce presenteu
a disgusting appearance. Had the manasement
stopped the race for five minutes every SIX hours
the spectacle would not have been so disgusting.
The men suffered severely. Miller really was out or
the early in the day. leaving the track ire
Quenty A.,
Outside Of the suffering Of the competitors. me
feature Of the race yesterday was the catlke
watchfuness Of the leaders. The one OBJECT or
each was IN make a sudden squirt and gain zap
on his rivals Frederick the Swiss. was the ooldest
man OF the lot for he made frequent enorts 70
shake Of his pursuers but he could not succeed.
He. Stevens and Pierce had a chance TO steal
lap on the others early In the afternoon put iouI
rdng by julius stopped the sprinters The three
10 the centre Of the track. compelling FREDERICK
and the others to pull Julius was warned oy
me referee, but the damage had ALREADY oeeh oohe
The score at the finish as follows:
No Name N,resrans No Name Miles Laps
l-Gimm ........ 45O 05-Lawson 4as
2-Pierce ........ $50 O6-Julius 43a
s-Iurylle go. $50 Q7-Hale .......... 4 4S3