The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16
SIX DAY RACE ENDS
ELKEs AND MCFARLAND TOOK OFF
THE FIRST PRIZE.
FELL SHORT OF THE RECORD.
Deaf THB SECOND TEAM ny ONLN
A WHEELS LENGTH.

they Rode 2.62s MILES aud seven
t.aps-Frcnch TENN WAS Only
rhird of lap Hchlnd the Win
ners-Mtnncrs Got $500, second
Team - 100 and the Frenchmea
sSOO-Hidcrs Kcpt Up a MaddcninE
Pace az the Ciose.
Scw York. Dec. I5-Beforo nearly 5000
people. damned into every available cor
uer OF thc great Madison Square Garden.
Harry kcs OF Clens Fails. y. H., aud
Floyd Mcfarland % san jose Ca3. the
American team, won the siS-da}s inter
national bicycle race Pos wheels length
from Burns Pierce of Boston aud Archie
McEachern OF Toronto, tho cauadiin
team. Caesar simar q Paris and Jean
Gousoltz % Monte CARO-. iho French
team. we're a third OF lap away.
Tho Distance covered uy the winners
was 3 s2s mlles and seven LAPS. this being
500 miles ana seven laps behind the record
% Miller and Walier made last year,
Kari Kascr aud Fritz Ryscr OF Berlin. the
German team were given fourth place
with -lss miles. aud four laps 10 thcir
crsllt. tnsy having retired from the track
abou, two houn before the close OF the
race being satisfied that they could nos
possibly cover the forty-tvo miles and
.hrcc laps ,hat lay between them ana the
leading team.
Michael Frederick OF Paris and Jean
Fischer Of Paris took NTH place. with
1855 miles. They drew out al O'Clock to
night. Frank waller Boston, aud ". c.
stinson OF Boston. gave up just before
O'Clock this morning content with sixth
position and their 2.SS miles and ono lap.
o. y. Babcock OF New York and Louis
Gimm Of pittsburs. who after the aooi-
denis 10 their partners. rode OF for an in
diydulI score. were requested by the
management 10 withdraw from the track
this Afternoon. Bahcock had then nade
1866 miles ami one lap. SIX miles ahead OF
Gimm.
From fourteen starters the race has mar
rowed down 20 three contestants for the
hna. spur, a. the CLOSE
There were but four teams lcft on the
track when tho crowds began 20 pack the
Garden tonight BY o'clock the main
floor seats and FIRST balcony were black
With people massed there and aionF the
iaAaiNA OF Atlf fNih il NlAf fftlAFf- ANftt
were nearly e0m people packed inside
tho great building In ,he vast crowd
The riders had hosts a. friends. Even the
foreigners received lots OF encourage
ment. 1t was American. French. Cana
clan and German, the one against the
other. Every jump Of a rider brought the
great crowd OF people 90 their feet. shout-
ing. yelling and cheering themselves
hoarse go their excitement
Riders MRddcnine Pace.
For the final squirt Mcfarland relieved
Elkcs. Pierce relieved McEachern and
Goug0ltz took W the track from Simar.
The men we're chasing one another around
the boards. seemingly az fresh as on the
day they started the race. none daring 10
lry 10 squirt for fear OF firing himself for
the final lap.
Three minutes before the hour OF the
close Of the race the pistol announced the
time FOR the final effort The three were
riding closely punched. G0ugoliz was frss
10 shoot out ahead lie SCI a terrific
pace Mcfarland was but 9 wheels
length behind the Freuchman and almost
scraping his rear wheel vas Pierre. In
this position the three kept a hurricane
pace Tor the whole OF the last mile
When the gong sounded the end OF the
eighth lap Pierce Inade a desperate effort
10 squirt ahead Of Mcfarland. lie was un-
successful. although he closed up the
gap slightly. Gougoltz was gradually be-
Ing overhouled inch by inch. on the last
lap Mcfarland crept ahead with Pierce
after him and tho two Of them passed
over the tape In that order. the French
man but a fraction behind IN the race.
There was no holding the great crowd
and the people howled themselves hoarse
during the nnal spirited sprint tumptng
To their feet. waving hats. coats, any
thing the men could get their hands on.
while tile women frautically waved their
handkerchiefs The three men continued
riding around the ring amidst the great
est excitement
Elkes and Mcfarland get 1900 In cash.
and the worlds championship; Pierce aud
MeEachern get Si.0o. Simar and Gou-
eoliz get $50. Kaser aud Ryser, 500,
Fisher and Frederick. 500. Waller ana
stsnson, $3.50 Babcoek and Aronson. $50.
in all $500 In addition to this con-
siderable sum will be distributed as bonus
money 10 those who made a serious con
test IN the race but were obliged 10 with
draw on account OF accident or other good
cause.