Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-11
WHEELS STILL SPINNING.
The Six Day Racers Are Close
 to the Record.

The Leading Teams Are Watching
 Each Other CIOsely-lt Looks Now
 Like q Hard Battle for the Winners
 Only Lap in Difference Between
 Any Of the Teams
 yaliantIy the leaders in the six-day bicycle race are bending to their task
 bending tO it morning. noon ana night. win weary limbs but unfalter- ing purpose reeling on ths miles All Of them are weary. but all of them possess that quality known as game ness. Last night there were many thousands in the Garden to cheer them. and the cheering of the crowd with the music Of the band put new life into them. To-day and tonight they will need this inspiration more than at any previous stage of the race. and probably mOre than at any stage of it yet to come. because the trainers say that this will be the crucial day or the contest. The rider who gets through today and tonight in any thing like fair condition in all proba- bility will be able to stay to the finish
 The leaders fought hard to retain their positions in the race last night. Mile after mile was clipped off. and before another day has passed the rec ord will be in danger of being broken. In the early morning the men settled down to a loafing pace. but i'll the evening spnrts were frequent. At o'clock the leaders were only miles behind the record. The forty-third hour Of the race saw the men reellng off 20 miles and laps.
 The attendance at the show is in- creasing. At s o'clock in the evening there were 5.0U0 persons ill the Gar den. Half an hour earlier King and Samuelson. the latter rider relieving his partner. made q daring attempt to secure the coveted lap which would put them in line with the leaders. The attempt of the Mormon Boys" was q grand effort Billy King sprinted and gained an advantage of q quarter of q lap amid tremendous applause. His partner relieved him. but he only held his advantage little while. Walthour soon catching him. McEachern then relieved Walthour.
 There was much talk in the train ing quarters about drugs being admin istered to the riders. This was de nied by the trainers. but it is probable that strychnine is used. Chevallier shows the effects of the drug, as does his partner. Fisher. The drug is be- ing used as a bracer.
 During squirt by the Mormon com bination early in the evening Bobby Walthour stood near his wife and watched his partner. McEachern. tack on to Kings rear wheel Seeing that the attempted "stear' was failure, he retired for q rub down. Waithour said that he was feeling ill excellent condition, and, barring accidents, he expected to see his team capture the first prize.
 About 9 o'clock Walthour set out to gain the coveted lap. The attempt was futile and he retired in favor of 1 McEachern. his partner. Changes | were frequent. Maya and Wilson. the Quaker team, are doing well. They i were in the lead much of the time and they took part i'll every squirt. Che yallier relieved Fisher about 9 o'clock i and started out to make q fast pace ] At 10 o'clock the crowd numbered about 5000 persons, surpassing the seculu uds dtteHuduCe Ol dlly pre- | Sious siX-day race.
 About 9:a0 o'clock McEachern be- came weary of setting the pace. He rode high up on the bank at the Madi- l son avenue turn. In doing this he | slackened his pace and the other rid | CTS had 10 do likewise Babcock 1 grazed Halls wheel and the latter rid | CT fell Maya rode over Hall and fell l heavily Both men were uninjured | .lnd the lost lap was restored to them. | The 300 mile mark was passed after | forty-fiye hours and two minutes of | riding. Wilson was leading the field | at the time.
 Frank Kramer. the 1901 champion, 1 gave an exhibition sprint. He rode | afOund tue track for several miles and | made rings around the long distance riders. Albert Champion made a Jaile on his motor machine in 30 4-.,. | Ab0nt midnight it was estimated that | tile crowd in the Garden numbered I0,- | n.0 persons.
 Jimmy Michael. paced by Albert Champion. rode two mile exhibition | saee behind the motor maehine in 3:16 3-5-