Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-08
HE SIX DAY RACE.
Sixteen Teams Started Plugging
 Early This Morning.


 Was With the 'Leaders-One Team Has Already Dropped Out Because of an Injury-Ten Thousand People See the Start Off.
 Amid the plaudits of an enthusiastic crowd of 10000 persons the tenth an- nual six day bicycle race was started In Madison Square Garden last mid night, when Representative-elect Sul- hvan fired the shot that sent sixteen of the thirty-two riders on their long and wearisome grind. While the first sixteen men were whirling around the steep-banked track their partners sat around in convenient places, waiting their turns to grind out the miles for a week. Just before the start, Eddie Bald. the team mate of Harry Bikes, objected to No 13, which was dealt out to him, but after a little talk with the managers he accepted it. ''If I lose,' said Bald, ''blame that hoodoo 13 for It."
 The following men were the starters for their respective teams: Kaser, Doerfinger, Darragon, Barasquin, Bouisson, Maya, Bikes, Moran, John l Krebs, Barclay, Fenn, Peterson and Root
 The American riders have a much larger aggregation of foreigners pit ted against them than formerly. They are mostly ''unlznowns," however. Gougoltz, the Frenchman, made good showing last year, but his partner be- came sick. With Kaser this year they are thought to stand a fine chance for first prize.
 Archie McEachern and Bobby Wal tllour. who won last year, are not in the race this year. McEachern was killed riding in Atlantic City and Wal thour broke his collar bone three weeks ago.
 The usual bowl for, a track has been made, but much sleeper than before. Its extreme grade at each end of the Garden is about 50 per cent so that a pace of forty miles an hour may be reached with perfect safety. At the sides of the track the grade is 25 per cent. This is because the ends act as a chute, bringing the riders into the straight. sS .>,.
 The riders are going after the fol- lowing prizes: First, $2,500; second, $1, 800; third, $1 .25O: fourth, $500; fifth, $500; sixth, $4OO: seventh, $200; eighth, $125; ninth, $7. - The race is for 142 hours from the time of starting, which was 1912 o'clock The riders may ride or rest as they like, except that no one man on any team shall be on the track more than twelve hours in any twen- ty-four. This is because of the law of the state which forbids riding full six days Any laps gained by any rider sacrificing himself for one or more of the others will not be allowed. "Pocketing" is not allowed. and any rider thus kept back by others shall not lose the lap.
 An accident by purcture, broken handle bar, a broken chain or a broken pedal shall not lose a. rider any laps. There is an innovation this year in that a rider losing a team mate by sickness or accident may pair off with another such man. A restriction is that in combining the lower score must be taken. and if this puts them with the leaders the remnant team will be penalized a lap.
 Newkirk was the rider who led at the end of the first lap. Fenn was the leader at the end of the first mile. 4 2O4-5 seconds Fenn also led at five miles, his time being II minutes 5 1-5 seconds.
 At 12:45 Breton, Leander, McFar- land, Butler. Menus, Bedell, GougolH, Moran and Fenn had gained lap on the others. Calvin fell, but his loss was restored to him. Heller and Pc terson each lost lap soon afterward Maya of the California team was the leader at the end of fifteen miles, ill 34 minutes 54 2 seconds. He also was in front at the end of twenty miles, in AT minutes 10 4-5 seconds
 At the end of the first hour with Maya leading the score was 9 miles 21z laps. The record made last year for one hour was 24 miles laps
 At :35 when Peterson was relieving Hedspeth, the negro rider, there was collision and both went down. Breton fell over them. Hedspeth had his collar bone broken. He was removed to Bellevue hospital and he and Peter son are out of the race.
 Although Willie Fenn and Patsey Keegan were both born in this coun try and are essentially native riders they glory in their designation, as the Irish team. and both of them are rid ing with Irish flags at their girdles greatly to the delight of Fenn's father who was cheering his son from the track side this morning.
 The score at o'clock this morning was as follows:
 Name M, r. Mcfarland and Maya .49 { Gougoatz and Kaser ......49 { Breton and Darragon ....... .4g Stinson and Moran ......4 .49 { John Bedell and Menus Bedell. ..49 { Newkirk and Jacobson ...49 { Butler and Turyille ...... .49 { Leander and Floyd Krebs ..... .49 . Keegan and Fenn .....-.......4 .49 ! Calvin and Root ..........4 .49 { Barclay and Franz Krebs ......49 { Buisson and Bruni .49 { Bald and Bikes -....-.......... .49 { Doerf1inger and Heller .....49 I Lootens and Baraquin ........49 {
 The record for two hours was 4 f11.- rs,7I Tor