Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-12
SIX DAY RACE.
Eight Teams Are Now Left in the Big Tol1rfa me0t

Madison Square Garden. where nine weary limbed wheelmen keep up their dizzy flight, mile after mile. around the precipitous oval. Practically there was no change last night in the posi- tions of the men. Bikes and McFar land, Pierce and McEachern still led the French team. Goulgoltz and Simar, by one lap, but Muller and Aucoutrier were dropping behind. All except the last team in the race are miles ahead of the worlds record.
 The arena seats were packed last night; the ''intield" was swarming with those curious enough to seek the in- side of the rail by the underground staircase; the boxes had more than the usual number of occupants, while over the gallery rails hung the regular all nighters, with whose wells for more speed and more excitement the great hall resOunded. It was such q crowd as one might expect to see when the finish of the big race is in sight.
 Hour by hour the riders go steadily on. Last midnight the leaders were not far short of the 1000 mark. hay ing travelled as far almost as q trans atlantic liner will steam in the same length of time. Former worlds cham pions look on ard sagely say. The pace that kills and declare that the men never can keep it up: but, notwith- standing the record breaking. most of the riders look to be in better condi ton than they or others were In praci- ous six-day contests at the expira ton of the same lengths of time. The leaders all say they feel first rate, and there is little reason why, with proper handling. they should not go on to the end at just as fast pace as that which attracted the thousands there nightly to see the grind.
 There was only one real accident during the night and day. The riders began the forenoon hours with q whole sale fall. in which more men piled over each other inside of two seconds than ill any miShap hitherto. None was seriously injured. although Pierce was badly cut about the legs and McFar- land received varied array of bruises. II happened when Frederick had just relieved Fisher. In the scramble for places that usually occurs at such times Waller and Gimm came together. Mcfarland rode into them and fol lowed in the tumble. while Simar. Bab- cock and Pierce. following fast be hind. were piled on top of the heap. When the men and wheels had been sorted out of the miX-up it was found that most of the riders were more or less bruised and two of the wheels were demolished. The referee de cided to attach no blame for the acci- dent. and the lost laps were returned.
 The second fall of the day occurred in the afternoon. when BaDcocll and Fisher ran into each other and fell from their wheels. Neither of them was hurt and they were up and on their wheels again at once. The ref cree restored the distance lost to both. Soon after this a whiStling sound was heard on the track. and the tire of GougoltZ's wheel f1attened under him. Before he could get on another wheel Bikes dropped over his handle bars and let himself out. leading the bunch flying around for gain of lap on the unfortunate E'renchman. Simar re- lieved Gougoltz immediately. and made a fine spurt to regain the lost distance. but without avail.
 In the afternoon Jimmy Michael gave an exhibition mile behind a tan dem motor cycle in 1:35 2-5. Schofield and WeiSing rode two two-mile heats. the former rider winning goth, his best time being 3:12 1-5.
 Gougoltz was much wrought up over the puncture sustained during the af- ternoon and declared that his wheel had been tempered with. To avoid such a possibility in the future, what ever the facts in this case. Charlie Murphy. the 'mile-a- minute man." was appointed custodian henceforth of the foreign riders wheels. Gougoltz got a lot of encouragement from the crowd. He was cheered many times in the evening.
 Elkes is surprising even his most ar dent admirers. and his team mate. Me Farland. who was i'll yesterday, is now all right. Pierce and McEachern are ill superb condition. Bikes passed the 90O-mile mark at S:44 o'clock, followed q second later by Pierce.
 kaser started the widest enthus. aSm of the race shortly before midnight by making jump out of the bunch and gaining half q lap before the others could get q spurt sufficient to hold him. He held on to the gain until his part her. Ryser, came out fresh and took up the run. His freshness and the mad cheering of the crowd, which num- bered 10000. helped him to gain the rest of the lap. and when he got to the wheels of the last bunch again he was given one of the heartiest cheers of the race.
 kaser then came out again. and took up the run with another attempt to do the trick which had been so success full Bikes was too wary this time and prevented any gain. In few min utes Aronson made jump, and in remarkable dash of speed got q lead in about two minutes, or less than Il mile, had gained q lap. The cheering was almost as great as before. us the gain put him and his partner even with Turville and Gimm and Waller and Stinson, and only three laps from the leaders.
 Jimmy Michael rode an exhibition mile behind q motor tandem in 1:51 1-5. James Hunter of the Harlem Wheel men won two onemile heats in 2:54 and 2:36 4-5 from Lester Wilson of Pittsburg, and MajGr Taylor rode an exhibition unpaced half in 5G 10 sec onds.
 The score at l q. m.:
 Miles. Laps. Bikes and Mcfarland ... 1885 8 Pierce and McEachern- =. .9S5 3 Simar and Gougoltz ..... .9S5 ? Turville and Gimm .9S5 0 Waller and Stinson .9S5 o Babcock and Aronson .... .9S5 0 Fischer and Frederick .... .9S4 8