The sun., 1902-12-13
ACCIDENTS In CYCLE RACE.
M TIER BREAKS HOtLDER
BLiDF-LAPS GAINED AND LOST.
Many Minor spills In Mad WhIri In the
(:artirn-t:etting Ready for Final
sprint To-I,ight-Ieandcr and Jacob.
son VIII Make the Dash for Their Teams

on the fifth day of the six-day bicycle
grind at Madison Square Garden there was
a continuance of the lively SCENES, freqnent
-prinis and the shifts in pos ition that began
on Thursday after the race had two teams
in first place
The public, seeming to expect this, came
ont in force Doubled prices at the doors
did not keep them away and at 10 O'Clock
all the seats ana most of the standing room
We're taken There We're then eight team
left in the race. the same two teams TIED
for first place as on Thursday, four pairs
in second place, one team in third place.
one in fourth and one in fifth. The average
pace was faster than during the few days
preceding
The eighth team TO quit was that of Butler
and Turville. They retired shortly after
4 o'clock in the afternoon, because Butler
had his shoulder blade broken ia a
fall that involved him and Redell and
Newkirk
George Leander, the freshest looking man
in the race, became the favorite Of all yes
terday At night he was seen dancing
with n woman in the basement.
Although there was squirt every five
or ten minutes during the early evening
there were no gains or losses.
The first change In position after o clock
Yesterday morning came at near o clock,
when Root and Calvin. the New England
pair, got a well-earned lap and joined
the other four teams then in the second
division. Calvin started the sprint and
got "A good start before the bunch behind
realized what he was doing. After he
had gained half lap Of lead, his partner
Root came out and finished the job in three
laps. 4 defective spot on the track caused
Moran fall right after Roots gain but
the big fellow was not hurt.
Accidents came in rapid succession dur
ing the afternoon The first came shortly
after l O'Clock when Franz krebs 10 the
surprise of every one, had the temoriiy
To attempt To steal lap and he actually
gained haif the distance before being
caught. While the others were chasing
krebe, kecGan came out To relieve Peter
son. He walked across the track carcles-ly
just a. the riders swung into the stretch
on the Twsuty-Seventh street side. The
leaders IN the string swung clear Of HIM
but Stn-on ran full tilt into the lriShman
Both went down. k"egan was uuhuT',
but Stin,on'- hands and knees were severely
cut and lac got a bad bump under tn" left
eve Last night he was riding with both
hands bandaged This accident to Stiu-
son and tn" appearance Of a doctor - at
/ tend him brought out the fact that the
! with fractured collar bone. Stlnson
| has been in great pain all the time and h"
| shows IT,
At i37 O'Clock Root and Franz krehs
| had "A iGll without serious result. Al 202
| O'Clock Calvin and mrvillo nent down
| together.
The big spill Of the afternoon. in which
| Butler was yu, hors de combat. oCCurr, d
at $40 O'Clock, and again OTTO Maya, who
| has caused more accidents than any on"
else, was 10 blame kcegan was trying
| TO steal a lap and had half the distance
| gained Maya was ia front and concluded
| To- drop back He did So and for the second
| time fouled john Bcdell Maya did not
| fall, but Bedel did and Butler and Newkirk
| went over him Butler was helped to his
| training quarters, where he remained until
| $50, when the team was declared out
| It's the custom Of the mana gerner Ia have
| the tail-er ders leave the track about fifteen
| minutes before Ia" time for the race 10
| end That time to-right will be II minutes
| and ~ secoi.ds after ~ O'Clock A. hetwecr
| the Irar der-krcbs team ard the Ncwkirk-
jacobson team N" rid" for first place should
result in an easy victory for the fOimer
team, but there should bc "A noble struggle
| for third place between the teams of the
! second division. The team m.ml ers who
last night were scheduled Ia max" the fin
| ishirg dash were, Ira'd"r jacobson,
: Mcfarland. Moran. John Bedell and Root.
Al l45 O'Clock, k"egan started to~prn
| AMI gained third of "a lap.
TIE un,h g'ined thi. and when Peterson
! came out he a lap f,r the team.
Galv n and Root a.so lost lap placing
! tn, m IL Ntl pl '''.
! Barclay ard Kr b. { Il on' lap further
! brh nd
| Mis-. Alice Roosevelt, daughter Of the
| President, was among the spectators last
night She sat in a box on the Twenty
| seventh street side and watched the race,
| the exhibition and the aerial dazzle.