The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-05
FAVORITES IN THE LEAD.
OLD-TTuERs SHOW THE WAY IN THE
sII-DIY CYCLE RACE.
Eaton and wnlthour in First Place with
Mayo and McEachreu, Miller and Wal
Ter and Pierce and Gimm close Behind
Seven Teams Quit-Onc O'Clock score.

siN-day team race went through yesterday
and last night at a pace well cacu-
lated to wear out the weakly ones
and thin the ranks. The pace began
TO tell In less than three hours after the start
and the prospect last night was that not
moro than seven o; the nineteen teams
that started will be In at the IN.
ish IL was tho complaint OF many
that the six-jay races "a formerly run were
not sport. but were solely torture tests The
present contest IL not open TO this OBJ.
lection, II Is decidedly good piece
OF sport. It Is as much like the twenty four
hour race that was held in the Garden last
year "a any contest that II could
be likened to. That race was
remarkable piece Of fast riding from beginning
to end. with the leaders finishing inches apart.
There is promise OF a similar spectacle next
Saturday night. Four OF tho teams have kept
| together with about the same score since the
| start. They are Miller and Waller. Mayo AMI
NcEachren. Eaton and Walthour and Pierce
and Gimm. These men watch each other as
! narrowly as puglsts in a ring. and they are
| riders whose records Justify the belief that
they will remain to the end and barring
mishaps keep together.
Behind them on the score board last night
were three teams all less than mile behind
and there were others whose records war
twelve teams riding at 10 O'Clock. with the ex-
ception Of Fisher and Chcvaler. did not In the
ewes OF the talent class with the frat seven
pairs. Az there are only seven prizes offered.
the teama which are n mile behind and below
| seventh place have little 10 encourage them In
continuing The men on the lower uart ~ the
list can not Justly buoy themselves on the hope
Of the leaders breaking down. for although II
Is Killing pace, man has always Il chance to
rest without losing ground because 81 being
able TO call on his partner.
One ot the chief surprises NJ the race has
been the style In which the staid ''pluggers"
o, six.day fame. Miller and Waller.
have stood the hot race. The men
have been riding at n rate % from
| twenty 10 twenty-thres miles, and vet this
| pair. who were reckoned 10 be stayers. but
not fast. have held their place with the leaders.
| and have. nj moreover. doEo a large part OF the
paoemakng.
| II was not until last night after the men had
been going for eighteen hours that Il
began 70 be- appreciated that this IL
not q rlodding test but strictly race
| In which the essential feature Of men
striving their utmost 10 pass each
| other and run away Is ever present
and likely TO remain. Every man on
the track is as wary as competitor In q one
mile championship and the attempts to make
| lump" and run away occur every few laps
The process OF changing OF by the team
mates Is one Of tho Interesting features
When It Ia desired by a trainer or his
map on the track to make sh.'t
team Ru rs, nec s He 10 n6 tfS the chS
scorer, The notice Is transmitted 20 the bal
! The fresh man comes out aud mounts at
the starting tame His Rrea, object Is 20 over-
take his partner and shift into his place WIN.
tho, DO this his Shs w ss Of d ALI,
new conner even II hs Ia not upto his partner
track + usually The siG1 al for al
ns 70 pat that ar rea sseE
as the new man takes his mates place"
tIen GENERALLY starts put 70 run away IN an
efIort 70 open gap and gain lap: This re-.
sn lime in and aS fe' INA. the sol Raee a, 'o
stirring clip until the newcomer tires and talls
make The pace again Thos%r who haye, done
Ar9n - and KTSamer. Cheval!-r all Fisher
Miller and Waller are the tavorites with ,he
crowd snd the other leaders cone in
! i strongly expressed. The fore gners 30 not.
Tor there are scar,s Of Prenchmen md FrencE
women scattered about III" Gnricn who
cry GU: to them In their na'y@ t"4sue the
u this respect u" match is mani
fssaS ns Ginass R1er mat tcr"
tors also have their c9ntngep"es Of ro0tcrs
The positions Of the men on their wheels
partakes more q the typical racing pose
f hH1 @ 2' .as 'fAy srn il which ah th s'
heavily s,aSi h9@dI" bars sGd hieky
not likely % be. Many OF IL, wheels
& nothing suggestive Of q ionr-disiance ra'e.
Tss % Hsn are w ~ FdFS high racine
cyeie in the rnec The e" sos,nT T"s'., SfS
as varied and iansitul as mana, They
S2qa hSs s K a.ns cray Sy qt " ' lmE
ssvss the them ,r, shout wSsscvc, time
lers waist, Waller with his, b!a"k .rimnc t
Most Of the men ride without hose. their bare
Zee, being stuck into their lowcut riding shoes.
and, the former siN-dsy races 10 found in the
feeding OF tho men. In, the long crnLs o. ~
row Of tables and display Of culinary arrara-
sG, male ,s a. the
s'" ayn dSga Sf" Task I" G"u from "% wSaE
ments. st tn" tahe OF the French
riders Trainer Kluge preSdcs over an array oi
celery. apples, oranges, grapes aud Other doll
cacies that suggest n Thanksgiving dinner
When of the track the i9r"iencgs partnte ot
Frenchmen who were here last year they 81
not Insist upon having Tino while In training
| Miller and Waller nre the only oncs whose
wives are. assisting in the care o!
them. All tho teams have practically settled
into a system of short shifts Of ono hour on
and one hour on although several pair
at time The men all looked fine last night
but II is prophesipd by some that u they
continue to ride in one hour shifts tho
contests will prove moro narrowing than
the individual race hefore the end Is reached
The attendance was light last night. hut whs
| made up NJ those VINO watched closely and
vented their enthusiasm freely
! The mishnps have been few thus far. The
first fall was taken by Riyierre hall an
hour after the race started An hour
and Stone went down and the nr1t
last night there were only twelve teams lsft
IN the race. Those who dropped out in the
order OF their going follow;
: Scor,
T"ami M. Lap,
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