New-York tribune., 1902-12-08
SIX DAY RACE BEGINS.
.Srteen Riders Start at Midnight
at the Garden.

.r,e,..re off, were the words uttered sinultane-
ous1v by nearly ten thousand spectators at Mad'-
-, Square Garden few minutes after midnight
7,e- evening. They announced that sixteen riders,
-anresenting as many teams. had started on jour
ev cf a week on bikes" 1t is the fourth inter
.ti,nal team championship race, and the men
we're sent on their long journey by a pistol shot
aa5 hv DRY Dollar Timothy D. Sullivan
Tong before the beginning of the race spectators
terar 10 arrive and by 10 o'clock nearly seat
,n the big Garden occupied A concert was
eiven by the seth Regiment Band. When one OF the
riders made his appearance On the track. no mat
,ar what his nationality, he received with
much enthusiasm.
The race this year promises to be of the best
ever held as many well known riders entered
a strong favorite is the team composed OF Harry
Frkes and Eddie Bald Elkes the win
ming team two years ago. with Mcfarland
mariner. He showed in that contest that he can
well keep up the tremendous grind which is neces-
sary II Is said by those who know the abilities Of
tctb men that it will depend on Bald Just what
position the men will hold in this This is
Rald's first appearance in a six day race. He was
once a champion sprint rider. He retired from the
track. but has lately returned to it. Mcfarland
has MAYA a partner The latter the
taar1 that captured second prize last year. Wal
thour and McEachern, who won that race. will not
be seen in the struggle McEachern met his death
on the track following motor.
The record for 1s2 hours, made by Charles Miller
and Frank Waller in 1899, is 2,7S3 miles and four
laps. Although the race last year many miles
behind this distance. 1t was extremely successful.
owing the fact that five teams tied when
the time for the final lap. Walthour. who
made the final sprint for his team this
sion won victory that viii long be remembered
by the thousands who witnessed II.
There have been several changes in the ccndi-
tons of the since they first held in
1871 Previous the last four years the riders
compelled to ride alone for 142 hours. resting
whenever nature compelled them, through :ome
mishap 20 their limbs. But by an act of the egis-
lature in 1885, after Charlie Miller for the sec
ond successive year. had defeated the pick of the
American and European riders, it required
that competitor in any Of six days could
ride than twelve hours a day. The manager
then conceived the idea of forming teams of two
men each each riding twelve hours day,
resting whenever desired
Under the conditions. If a rider should lose
his partner. he viii be permitted to double up with
any other rider who has lost his team mate. In
combining remnants of the lower scores
Of each team will he counted, and should they be
lied with the leaders in the race the reconstructed
faarn will ne nenaIzed one Ian No rider however
who has been out o: the race longer than four
nan. The track is built about the same as last
The teams entered in the race are Stinson and
Krehs and Barclay Jersey team: Butler and Tur-
Vile Quaker team; Ieander and Floyd Krebs
Western team: Mcfarland and Maya California
NeWkirk and jacobson. England team: Bald
and Elkes. all-American team: Gougoltz and ka-
French seam; Heller and Doerfinger. &c man
team; Breton and Darragon. Asatian team; Loot
Emile Lootens led in the first lap At the mile
appiauded The time for the mile was 2:22 as
Br the time the tenth mile was REACHED Bren-
r9n y9,5 Jacobson and Bedef had lost a lap and at
12:45 a m. Bedell. Leander. Mcfarland, Moran and
Butler. had gained a lap. The score at a m was
follows