The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-16
Cycling.
ELKES MAC FARLAHD
Win the Six-Day Race at Madi-
son Square.
10000 PEOPLE PRESENT
THE AMERICAN TEAM TAKES
FIRST MONEY.
10000 PEOPLE PRESENT

New York, Dec. 15.-Before nearly
o000o people jammed into every avail
able corner of the great Madison
Square Garden, Harry Fixes of Glens
Falls. y. Y. and Floyd MacFarland of
san Jose. Cal. the American team, won
the six-day International bicycle race
by a wheels length from Burns Pierce
Of Boston and Archie McEachern of
Toronto, the Canadian team. Caesar
Simar OF Paris and Jean GougoItz Of
-Ionre Carlo. the French team, were
third. a lap away. The distance COW
cred by the winners was 2.62S miles
and seven laps, this being 1O4 miles and
seven laps behind the record of Miller
and Waller, made last year. Karl
Easer of Berlin and Fritz Ryser Of Ber-
lin. the German team. were given
fourth place. with 2,5S6 miles and four
laps To- their credit, they having retired
from the track about two hours before
the close Of the race. being satisfied
they could not possibly cover the forty
two miles and three laps that lay be-
tween them and the leaders. Michael
Frederick of Paris and Jean Fisher of
Paris took fifth place. with 1852 miles
They drew out at o'clock tonight.
Frank Waller Of Boston and w g.
Suuson of Boston gave up just before
o o'clock this morning. content with
sixth position and their ,. sos miles and
one lap. Q. Y. BabCOCk Of New York
and Louis Gimm Of Pittsburg, who,
after the accident to their partners.
rode for an individual score, We're re
Quested lay the management to with
draw from the track this afternoon.
Babc0ck was then at 1,506 miles and
one lap, six miles ahead Of Ginm.
Three Teams in Final Squirt.
From fourteen starters the race had
narrowed down to three contestants
for the final squirt at the close. All
through the day the Garden was pack
cd. At o'clock in the morning there
were but five teams in the contest. They
We're Fixes and MacFarIand, Pierce and
llcEacheTH. Simar ard GOugoItz. Kaser
and Byser and Fischer and Frederick.
The two leading teams and the French
men were wary of the tricky kaser
who had done such brilliant work on
Friday. and who had gained three Iaps
E.hes and Simar had to resort to trick
cry 20 keep him back many times on
Friday and today kaSer would gather
himself at the TOP of the bank for
squirt but the moment he started out
either Fixes or Simar would cut off his
track forcing him to SlaCken down.
With the retirement of Waller and
StinSOn early in the morning and
Fischer and Frederick early tonight
there were but four teams left on the
track when the crowds began to pack
the Garden
BY S o'clock the main floor seats and
inst balcony were black with people
maSsed there and alOnsW the railing Of
the ring in the center. Way up in the
gallery under the ROOF a sea Of faces
was turned down on the track. There
were nearly 10000 people packed inside
the great building In the vast crowd
the riders had hosts of friends. Even
she foreigners received plenty Of en-
enlargement They were hOWled at in
LIMOGES that neither one understood
and they were cheered on by shouts of
hundreds Of their own COUntTymen. 1t
was American. French Canadian and
German, the one against the other.
Every jump of a rider brought the
great crowd of people to their feet
shouting, yelling and cheering them
selves hoaTse in their excitement.
Band Aroused the Riders.
The band in the center of the garden.
which reused the riders to their finest
efforts, tired and strained though they
We're was drowned time and time again
by he UprOaTOuS enthusiasm Of the
spectators.
Ea5er and Ryser. who were hope
--H~-E Dtll4l+u the lrctitI-or IEti1tu JUST
o. S o'clock leaving the track for q
great final effort Of three teams, the
american. French and Canadian ElkeS
and AIacFaTland were on equal terms
with Pierce and McEaCheTn for first
place. with the Frenchmen Simar and
G0uEOitz one lap behind and riding
hard For the final squirt NacEariand
relieved EIkes. Pierce relieved McEaCh-
eru and GCugOltz took Up the track
from SimdT. The men were chasing
one another around the boards. SEEM
i-gly as fresh as on the day they start
Cd the race. none daring to try 70 squirt
-Hr fear Of firing himself out for the
final lap
Three minutes before the hour of the
close of the race the pistol announced
the time for the final efforts The three
were riding closely punched. GOugOltz
was first 10 shoot out. He set a ter
rife pace. mcfarland was but a
wheels length behind the FTenChman,
and almost scraping his rear wheel was
Pierce In this position the three kept
q hurricane pace for the whole Of the
last mile.
Pierce Makes Desperate Effort.
When the gong sounded at the end
~ the eighth lap Pierce made a des-
l-rate effort 10 squirt ahead Of Mac
NI.anf- He was unsuccessful, though
De closed up the gap slightly. GOu-
E'.Lz was gradually being OverhaUied
inch by inch. On the last lap Mac
lar-and crept ahead, with Pierce after
him. and the two OF them passed over
-l1 tape In that order the Frenchman
but fraction Of a second behind in the
sprint. but a lap behind in the race.
There was no holding the great crowd
ana the people howled themselves
l.arsn during the final sprint jumping
70 their feet, waving hats. coats, every
'nlaE the men could get their hands on,
while The women franticaHy whirled
their handkeTchiefs. The three men
continued riding around the ring amid
inc greatest excitement.
Fixes and mcfarland get 800 in
cash and the championship Of the
world for siE-day team racing. Pierce
and McEacheTn get $1,000; Simar and
Gougoirz, $500; Kaser and Ryser. $500:
Fischer and Frederick. $500; Waller
ana Samson. $3.50: Babcock and Aaron
son $50, in all. $500. In addition to
ms d considerable sum viii be dis
'Ioured as bonus money to those who
made serious contest in the race, but
We're obliged TO withdraw on account
OF accident or other cause