The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-10
SIX DAYS BICYCLE RACE.
ance Has Been started In Madi-
son square Garden.


New York. Dec. 9.-The sixth annual
International six days bicycle race al
Madison Square Garden was started at
midnight tonight before over six thous-
and people. The race is held under the
auspices OF the American Bicycle Racing
Association. and fourteen riders of In
ternational reputation began the l42 hours
grind. They represented as many pairs
who will race for the six days as teams
No man VIII be allowed 10 ride OF tho
track more than twelve hours In any day
but these two men Ia each team may re-
lieve one another al any time that suits
themselves. Al the end OF the six days
racing, 5000 !n prizes win be distributed
among the riders.
The track this year Is banked very
steep ana IS several feet higher at the
out-ide than last year.
The following are the starting pairs
the first mentioned IN each pair being
the enc who started FIRST for the team.
G. W. Miller Cnic3EJ, and Robert wal
thour Atlanta Ca
Hugh Mclean. Scotland and Alex nc
Lem. Scotland
oscar Ar.nson. Sweden. and oscar
Babcock New York.
W. G. sunson. Boston. and Frank wal
Ter. Germany,
John Dubois. Brockton. and Floyd
Krehs. Newark
H. G. Ewarts. Glens Falls, and Floyd
Mcfarland. san Jose.
II r. Blocker. Brooklyn. and Frank
Albert. New York
Joan Gougoltz. France. and Caesar 81
mar. France.
Carl Kiser, Germany, and Fritz Ryser.
Germany.
Joan Fischer. Switzerland. and Michael
Frederick. Switzerland
Rudolph Muller. Italy. and II. Aucou-
trior ltab
Charles Turvine. Philadelphia. and
Louis Gimm. Pittshurg.
r. J. Colgan. Trenton and - Dickcr-
son, 49,.
Burns Pierce Boston and Archie Nic-
Eachern Toronto.
The Lawson brothers. John and Gus.
sent their entry Ia too late and did not
start. Fitzpatrick and Lineenbelter. the
German team; Maresca and Sassfrd. the
Italian team. and Nikadon and Holman.
the Berlin team. cd to qualify. ana
were not allowed 10 start
Speed will be the chief factor I'm the
race. FOR among the men are Harry Fixes.
the worlds middle distance champion.
Stnson, who recently rode more than
forty miles ia an hour; Floyd Mcfarland.
the handicap king. and Jean Gougoultz
the swift Frenchman- To offset these
mems brilliant PUSHES 10 tho front the
slower ones will have TO use all the gem
eralship al their command and during
the week there will be many an interest
ing moment.
Last years race was won by Miller and
Waller with score OF 2.753 miles and four
laps. Walthour won tho individual prize
continuing alone after his partner had
dropped out.
Shortly after the start the men showed
speed. The frst lap was finished with
Fixes in the lead followed by Stinson. MIL
Ter. Aronson. G0ugoultz, Dubois and Tur-
vile In the order named, with tho rest
punched.
with the enthusiasm az It's hight. Gou-
goulfz on the seventh lap. broke into "a
wild squire and gained thirty feet on
Eikes. The latter and Stinson. by a big
squirt. caught up with him. but Gougounz
held the lcad 90 the end Of the first mile.
which ne made IN 2:29 3-5
The pace was very fast during tho first
hour Fixes was in front az the end OF
the hour with q miles s laps; Gougo.tz
second. at his saddle post. with the others
closely punched. trailing Immediately be-
hind.