Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-13
WEARY CYCLISTS
Cheered on by Fully 10000
People Wednesday.
Twenty-nine Miles Behind Record at
End Of Third Day.
Waiihour's Grea. Spurt. -Four Teams Now Tied
for the First Place.

New York. Dec. Eight thousan- 4
people at Madison Square Garden. late
Wednesday afternoon, saw Walthour
fresh from n two hours rest. try Il
steal lap on the other riders in the D.
day bicycle race He was unsuccessful
but worked the crowd up to pitch of
great enthusiasm.
For a time is appeared that the At
Ianta rider would gain the coveted and
long sought lap. For three miles he
kent the terrific pace. Il speed that was
said by veterans in the 6-day work 10
be remarkable.
Fredericks and julius were passed in
the order named by the flying South
erner. who was then relieved by Nc
Eachern, the latter following UP the ad
vantage gained by his mate.
After an exciting case of mile. Nc
Eachern let UP the pace, but Fischer
relieved Chevallier and kept the pace
Rot. Changes came every few minutes.
When the men finally settled to SLOW
pace the tailenders had lost a lap. Me-
Laren, Samuelson. Julius and Freder-
icks had been Tapped. Had cEachern
kept UP the pace set by his partner the
team would have been a lap to the
good.
At this time. soon after ) O'Clock, the
men were Is miles behind the record and
were riding 1T about 1?-mile an hour
gait.
There were a number of features added
to the program during the evening. Short
distance sprints by professionals and eX-
hibitions by Mchacls. Kramer and Cham
pion amused the crowd.
At 70 o'clock. there were ln,bD people
in the garden and the ring inside the
track was jammed The short distance
aprtnts were exciting. Gougoltz lost both
mile heats to Schricbcr IN %, and ,. - -.
Howard Freeman Of Portland. Ore, ant
Owen S. Kinblc of Louisville. rode mile
heats best TWO in three. and Freem1A
won each time in go - and 2l5 10.
Champion attempted to lower the record
on his motor pacod machine fr a mile
hut could not do Il. He mad" The mile in
LII -.
rode a paced mile behind Champion for
the record. but did only - l-!-slow
time.
mind C"ainpion. going thc hrst mil" II
lts -. ..nd two miles ia 81. -
~ N. .ath hour. ]" p'ci"ck- III" Head
cTs - the f-dty confess ". - miles
AMI laps behind The rcc0gu.
Shortly before midnight. Eu' I"r Wvnt
olt on the track 10 relieV" Mclean. He
sprlnted ahead and gained about halt 4
lap. McEaCh~ru's saddle brnk" and Wai-
ihour WIS dragged from q sound si'"p
TO Jump into his saddi" and relieve his
man. Half asleep. Walthpur struggled
cut onto tn" tratk am!d tn" wildcs, vN-
,-it-ment ou TIN part OF III" racers.
Although Fuiler vH< "Itt 4" r.'ii..v. Me
L.an. ~, latter hal not ~ mo ntyd ANA
was sIriutiIg Wildly around tn. oval.
WaithaIr dtd not know who u inliw. III.
men ib-ng strung clear around Tho oval.
Bcli.fS cam" ana went. uud ~ times h1tl
team mates pT a team would 10" riding
4. once. Mclean and l:utl.r. hnth riditi-
II terrific pace. finally succeeded Ia
gaining a lap. The EItl"r l"if the track.
In an instant there WAS a crowd arounl
he referee. protesting against th' ai-
lowancc OF IN, lap gained ny Mclean
and Butler. The lap WAS not allowed. o.'
IN" ground thai neither uIu had di--
mounted while they made the gain. TT.
rules require that one 10 r,. men sha'i
disrnount when hi, relief GOES "u tie
track
Eutl"r left tn track after midnight.
declining TO resume uutil th" referee mad
given him back lap h" claimed was inn
properly taken away from him.