The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-13

s~printing while McEachern went on the
track t Q do the plugging. n after another
MeEachen and Walthour threatened NJ
right, get outi- The attitude OF the Of
fcials In the matter a explained by
Referee r. r. Kelsey who was on duty at
the time as follows:
1T Is the idea Of all lovers Of honest sport
conditions. In a contest OF this kind acci-
dents should be barred. They are. 4
man who loses a lap or several laps through
an accident Ia restored TO the place he
would nave had II the accident had not
occurred, It is a poor rule that nanno doe lss mo- =
lap through an accident, neither should a
team be allowed a lap that they gain be,
cause OF an accident. When Walthour and
McEachern gained their lap, there, were
three men down and out for the time being.
Walthour and McEachern were not riding
against the full field and therefore we de.
cided that the lap that they gained shouid
not be accredited to them. VOLTA tout. =.
There was considerable variance OF
opinion among trainers and spectators
concerning the wisdom n justice OF TINS
decision. Walthour and McEachern won
their laps by hard and honest sprinting
and many thought they should be credited
to them. The argument OF the ge-
ment seemed logical to others who wanted
TO see the contest continue on close terms
lfb IflstIld KtTS vi Nit NV hdu bbSS'uNohg
nothing to do with ii. They are not in
volved in any Of the decisions OF equity,
The race Is being run under the sanction
Of the National Cycling Association and
the ruling of the Board OF Referees IL arbi-
trary and final.
Again Yesterdays races and exhibition
rides kept the competitors from making
fast time but the side events were OF a
decidedly interesting character, as was
attested 10y another mountaineering atten-
dance and high enthusiasm. In a Pur-
suit race. George Leander OF Chicago beat
Floyd Krebs of Newark in llH laps in the
time Of 2 minutes 30 3-5 seconds. In a one
mile heat race, best two out OF three, H., b.
Freeman Of California and George Schrteber
of Brooklyn had a close argument. Free
man taking the first and third heats and
Schrieber the second. Each time the
victory was gained by less h a length
The times were: 8 minutes SO As seconds;
3 minutes 10 2-5 seconds; 8 minutes 20 4-5
seconds. Albert Champion rode an ex-
hibition mile in 1 minute q 2-5 seconds
Jimmy Michael rode two miles In 3 minutes
IL seconds
The men in the long grind were not looking
as we'll last night as they have been. There
were more lines in the countenances, and
when tho riders counted and dismounted
they were more ~noticeably assisted by their
trainers. The pace has been slackening
steadily. At 10 O'Clock last night the lead
ers were 81 miles behind the record and II
seemed utterly beyond the bounds OF prob.
ability that they would reach the record
figures before the l42d hour. Babcock and
1urville, the team Of the Century Road
Club Association were the recipients OF
two bouquets OF flowers last night. They
are the first team ever entered in a race
by a club with expenses paid. A delegation
of the {. II. c. A. has been present TO cheer
on this pair every night and last night a
collection was taken by Capt, {. !. Staubech,
President Of the association, 70 defray
the contingent expenses OF the. team.
The dropping out Of the team of Also
tians was a natural consequence OF their
fall and they were withdrawn with a llttlc
moro than 1923 miles TO their credit. That
again four American teams tied for
the lead The Fisher spill occurred at
POS o'clock in the afternoon.
Between and5 O'Clock In the afternoon,
McLnren. the Englishman, who certainlyis a
Splinter, cut himself loose and caused the
other change in positions. Walthour WAS the
man who led the oun this time and the
was o~verhauied by all except
Lawson, who Jagged when the hot pace
That was where he WIS Tapped,
in consequence the relative positions
we're again changed, as shown by the score.
At 0 O'Clock last night the steady board
ars" got together and passed a vote of
70 the management, because the
ransoms in the roof had been opened
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sent. of the tobacco smoke and foul air.
In deciding not 10 allow Walthour the
APP gained at the time OF the early afler-
spill, the referee concluded also 10
-estore to Newkirk the lap that he lost at
he time. v althour was in ron OF those
yho fell aud New kirk was behind them.
This KEEP. NcwEirk and Munro eve with
he leaders.
At 1885 o'clock Hall and King. working
With one another, stole away from tho other
iders and gained a lap 10y tho pretticst
piece Of speeding and seneralship tina,
las been seen during The race. 1mmedi-
Itely after Walthour started a sprint that
the ridera out az rim soldiers on
This was followed nv the most
general and trcmulons outbuTst 81 sprint
that had been seen since the race began.
King Of the Hobo" tear Hal, the English
nan. MAJ Butler and OTTO MAYA were re-
.pousible for most " il. There was a
continuous rGcc for about twelve miles,
u the course Of which tho positions Of the
were fatefullv shifted. Tho OK
Itcmcnt Of the 500 spectators vas in
cnso. Tho result 81 II all Is shown IN the
niduig'' scorc. as appended