Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-16
CYCLE RACE ENDED.
VICTORY PERCHED ON AMERI-
CAN TEAMS BANNER.
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New York. Dec. 15.-Before nearly
2o'ooG people jammed into every avail
able corner of the great Madison
Square Garden. Harry 1lkes, of Glenn
Falls, n. Y. and Floyd Mcfarland of
san Jose, Gala. the American team,
won the six days international bicy-
Gle race by Il wheels length from
Burns Pierce, of Boston, and Archie
AlcEacharn. OF Toronto, the Canadian
team Caesar simar. of Paris, and
Jean Gougoltz, of Monte Carlo, the
French team, We're Il third OF a lap
away. The distance covered by the
winners was 2,625 miles and laps this
being 10i miles and seven laps behind
the record of Miller ana Waller, made
last year Karl Kaiser and Fritz Rey-
ser. OF Berlin, the German team, were
given fourth place. with 2,5S6 miles
and laps to their credit. they having
retired from the track about two hours
before the close of the race, being sat
isiied that they could not possibly coy
er the ~ miles and laps that lay be-
tween them and the leading team
Michael Frederick, of Paris, ard Jean
FISCHER. of Paris, took fifth place. with
2,532 miles. They drew out AT Z O'Clock
tonight. Frank Waller, of Boston. and
w. {. Stinson, of Boston, gave up Just
before 3 O'Clock this morning, content
with sixth position and their ., eos miles
and one lap. O. V. Babcock. of New
York. and Louis Gimm of Pittsburg.
VINO after the accident to their part
ners, rode on for individual scores.
We're requested by the management to
Withdraw from the track this after
mon. Hancock was then at 800 miles
ana zap, miles ahead of Gimm
RACE NARROWED DOWN.
From fourteen starters the race has
narrowed down to three contestants
ior The final squirt ut the close
There were but four teams LEFT on tho
track when the crowds began to pack
the sGarden tonight. by s O'Clock the
man floor seats and first balcony were
black with people massed along the
railing of the ring in the centre. There
were nearly twenty thousand people
packed inside the great building In
the vast crowd the riders had hosts of
friends. Even the foreigners received
iots OF encouragement. 1t was Ameri-
can. French. Canadian and German
the one against the other. Every jump
or rider brought the great crowd of
people 10 their feet. shouting yelling
ana cheering themselves hoarse in
their excitement. For the final spurt
Mcfarland relieved Fixes, Pierce re-
heVed McEachcrn and Gougoltz took
up the track from Simar
The men were chasing one another
around the boards. seemingly as fresh
as on the day they started the race
none daring to try to squirt for fear of
urinS himself for the final lap
THE FINAL EFFORT.
Three minutes before the hour of tho
close of the race the pistol announced
The Time for the final effort The three
were riding closely punched. GougoltZ
was iirst to shoot out ahead. He set a
tefililc pace. Mcfarland was but n
Wheels length behind the Frcnchmon
and. almost scratching his rear wheel.
was Pierce. In this position the three
KEPT a hurricane pace for the whole of
the last mile.
When the gong sounded al the end
OF The eighth lap Pierce made a des-
perate effort to squirt ahead of AIcFor-
lard. He was Unsuccessful althourb
ne closed up the gap slightly. Gougoitz
was gradually being ovcrhauled inch by
men. On the last lap Mcfarland crept
ahead. with Pierce after him, and the
Two OF them passed over the tame in
mat order. the Frenchman but n frac-
tion or a second behind in the sprint
but lap behind in the race. There
was no holding the great crowd and
me people howled themselves hoarse
during the final spirited sprint. hmm
ing To their feet. waving hats Goals
anything that men could get their
hands ON, while the women franticaIlv
waved their handkerchiefs
The three men continued riding
around the ring amidst the greatest eX
element.
THE PRIZES.
Eikes and Mcfarland get $1,000 in
cash and the worlds championshin.
Pierce and AlcEachern get 81 900: Simar
and Gougoltz. $500; Kaser and Reyser
5000; Fisher and Frederick. $500: Wal,
Ter ana Stinson. $3.50; Babcock and
Aronson. $3.50; in all 81, 800. In addition
10 thls a considerable sum will he dis
trlbuted as bonus money to those who
made a serious contest in the race. but
were Obliged to withdraw nacount
OF accident or other good cause.
CAMS Eieur