The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-12
CYCLISTS RACING IN EARNEST
MANY CHANGES IN POSITION
DURING THE DAYS WHIRL.
Newkirk.JacobsOn anu Ieandcr.IIrebs
Teams Gain Laps ana Now Lead the
Others Mcfarland Rec,ipcrstes and
INDUCES IN Some Exciting Sprints.


Upon ils fourth day. the week Ions
cycle contest in Madison Square Garden
which had before been a hard struggle
hut not exciting except IN spots. took on
the character OF a truly great race. The
changes that occurred in the standing Of
the men early yesterday morning put al
entirely new aspect on II. With two team.
a lap ahead, four tied for second place
another team in third place, two in foult /
place and one IN fifth place. there came
new incentive for fast work and attempts
al gaina. II became a bitter fight from
the time the o'clock score went up and
II will last Till the end comes on Saturday
night
Realizing what was ahead Mcfarland.
who left the track in miserable condition
after the big hustle, took his first long nap
sleeping hve and a half hours. He came
ou al noon looking much rejuvenated and
started III on "A series of short sprints
during In. alter uou when ..ctarlahd
was leading IN" t ing an alexander was
seooId place, clailai q made IA jump
lAal der Gld rot 90 after him H. lis usual
fashion, Tut let the bui ch 60 aroui d hin
10 give chase. Newkirk AID jacobson,
who hLow that their position puts e. ar,
man against them went to the referee al q
complained tha,i her" mus, Ice a deal o.
by which Lcai der would hold back the
bunch and let Mcfarland gain lap. 20 that
III" l~al der al Mcfarland tea ms could
work together again Il them. Mcfarland
H.d IL aEd.i were caution eu 10y the referees
successful tempt 20 sea. a zap occur
red al l0l5 at night wien f. or.on mad. a
lump and got a good lead keegGn re-
levtd him and inside Of a mile had won his
Ian
The relative positions we're shifted back
80 that th.rc Noie only four place groups
AZ 2.i3 O'Clock in the afternoon 10y Franz
krehs gaining a lap
The sprint that resulted IN the most inn
portant change Of place that has occurred
sine the rae" began lasted for a fun hour
with only partial subsistence for brief in
tervals II was longer sprint than tha,
which occurred on "Wednesday morning
when Breton and Darragun we're Tapped
and ls outcome was Of more consequence,
but II was not 30 SPECTACULAR and did not
arou-" the excitement Of that first great
ride. Both occurred az about = O'Clock
IN the morrg
The sprint in which Ncwkirk and jacobson
won their iaps began with "A sncak on the
part Of jacobson, who edged 50 slowly away
that suspicion was not aroused until he had
hfteen or twenty yards lead before ne
Jumped Then keegau, who had been UP
the bank waiting for his. flashed down and
joined jacobson With frequent reNri-
bunch in the fourth mile
The sustained sprint caused keegan and
Peterson 10 lose the lap they had gained
and another one besid" IT, SO that they
were one lap worse Of than before they
engaged in the venture Peterson was the
weak member of the reconstructed team.
Barclay and krebs also lost a lap to the
main bunch beside the one gained on all
by Newkirk
The rice by which Lean Ter and Floyd
krebs gained lap and were even place
with Newkirk and jacobson between and
o'clock Yesterday morning wa = even
more meritorious than the Newkrk jacob
son gain, because II was accomplished by
dint Of sprint without the assistance Of
any other team.
Before the pace frally settled back "a
a plugging gait Barclay and krehs lost
al other lap and Were alone in fourth place.
The old trick, which some COZ sider a
Joke, of putin < paper CoT1lucOpia In the
open mouth Of sleeping man, Is being
Dractised again this year. aid yesterday
mon in one performai CO Of IL al o'clock
nearly resulted seriously. The sleeper
awoke suddeil y and 10y the toss Of his head
threw the blazing paper on a pile Of old
! eweparers that lay between the seats on
the Twel ty-seVer H. street side The flames
loaped up several feet There was a Slight
shouted as he rode around, It's only a
joke It's nothing but a Joke" Most
every one knew il was a joke A police
man stamped out the fire aud there was
10 semhance of a panic
At $50 O'Clock last night the man who
tends door AT the entrance on the Fourth
avenue side of the Garden brought To
+. Edward Spooner, the chief scorer. a
small bottle Of bromo -,eltzer The door
keeper said that il had been left az the
door by "A woman who wanted il given to
George l1ander, the team mate Of Floyd
krebs. The bottle Nas III its original paper
wrapping and had the name Of George
leander written on il in blue pencil. The
top Of the wrapper had been opened and
the cork looked as if ii had been tempered
with. The writing on the package looked
feminine The package was not given TO
Lcander.
Shortly before o'clock Mcfarland started
a sprint. Floyd krebs fell back until two
thirds IT lap behind. Leander came ont
and after wonderful riding made il Ill UP.
The net result Of the ten minutes sprint wa,
the loss of lap by Barclay and Franz Krebs
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