The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-06
FALLING BY THE WAYSIDE.
STURDY CYOLERs Nv THE GARDEN
KNOCKED OUT BIZ THE PACE.

jay Eaton, tho Leader Of Monday Night,
| Lr,ves tho Contest Owing to n Fall
| Davidson and Boaks Ret'ro-Nins Tenm
! Remaining, Two Tied FOR First Place.
slowly. but in n way that bears promise
| OF an ultimate graphic and clear cut pres
| entation, the difference between a aix-day
| individual pedalllng match and n hammer
! and tongs relay race for the same timo
| is being worked out at the Madison Square
| Garden. Last night II was too early for
| positive opinions. but sufficient evidence had
| been produced to raise n question as to
| whether the old style OF sx-day bicycle
race was not moro humane than
| the relay contest enforced by the Law that says
a man may not ride more than twelve hours in
twenty-four In such a competition. Most OF
the men In the race now going on
are riding In one-hour. two.hour or three
hour stretches. While they are on the track II
| ia for a fierce battle OF speed and not steady
grind. while they are of they cannot sloep
nor truly rest.
The prizes offered for individual records Is
largely responsible for this. All the men
are anxious to be one OF the first FIVE.
whether their team Is broken IN or not.
II Ia not wholly satisfactory that the team 10
leading. He wants to be ahead OF his partner
There 10 no conspicuous suffering. but tho
1uCTthSlHk VI Hupb III tho Iuhho L'lS "
tale OF havoc that Is woiully suggestive
to the Imaginative mind. Shortly before 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon the race lost
two men who were counted upon to last to tho
end. Ono OF them. Eaton. might be said
to be the particular star OF the contest,
in 40 far rs making hot pace Ia
concerned. He has long been known
as The Indoor King" while wathour
his partner is also noted as II board track
rider. Eaton had fail. in which Cham
pon. the french srrinter.. Waller and
Aronson to slow M and swcrys Eaton went
RS eres s"d rny ,h2"s aps to him.
which placed him even with the three teams in
Eaton aud wnlthopr were, one lap ahead Of
oil at the time Of the acct lent. The former
and after REACHING his quarters Eaton found
himself IN such condition that he decided #
try ' ioT tho indiyidua score Th% ot%. F
's rSn.on 'n anil Ksom: gt Wat ner G rs4s
because o. stomach trouble at $40 O'Clock
Aron -on ike ,Wnlthour. continued "a an eirGrt
Davidson and Boake. the Canadian team. left
the race Ssriy gs'iTsTiay mor yi.,S, III. dr.
leaders las, night and found thai som" OF
Z tnS mon hEe III tne ONhTNTphEHl nervous
, condition that they generally reach about the
third or fourth day. when nothing sui~
them. and they quarrel with thor traiu-
crs over trItirs and refuse to be doci.c
Ono man. who would ho least sus-
pected Of such thing. refused TO sleep
and be rubbed down. and when food was
placed before him pushed 1t away. saying that
he would have what he wanted or tast" moth
ing. This is one OF the old time ak
day men. Miller ard Waller nre about the only
! pair who are being Il ted and handled the
same as in sN-uaY race. The others are cat
| Ing pretty much what they want.
From Monday midnight until the thirty
sixth hour tn" standing OF the men remained
| the SAM. Eaton AMI w1lthour leading by a lap.
with Mll,.rInd Waller. Pierce and Gimm, Naya
After Eaton's retirement II again became n
three-cornercd night between the three
leading teams. with no one being
able TO make a sneak aud gain the coveted lap.
There were one or two spills other than Eaton =
in the early par; Of last evening. They did
not result in injuries. but because Of
L. fnll by wathour. Glmm lost a lap He
wanted the loss allowed for. but N" referees
o'clock Pierce and Gimm Dropped into
third place. leaving only two teams battling on
even terms for FIRST place.
At midnight yeatnrday. whom the f0rty-eighth
hOur was m pletei tha