The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-14

o'clock In the afternoon, when Ksegan
Who Ia fast and strong, but who has beer
dubbed the headlsss Irishman.' because
Of the want Of Judgment In his riding
team was only one lap ahead Of the Keegsn.
Peterson combination. was the only one
in the string who cared much whether
heeRan got lap or not and he led the
pursuit, When he tired, the rest Of the
riders did not take up the chase and Keegs q
with Root and Calvin. A friend gave
kcegan $50 for gaining the lap and the
1rishman turned it over to Nat Butler
whom he upset on Friday.
The pursuit OF Reagan by Calvin illus
trated the curious double competition
While the riders who were in first and Sec
ond place were battling with one another
for the big end OF ths purse, the third place
men and tail enders were Watching one
another narrowly and all trying TO get
as far up, on the ladder for prizes as pos
sible. When a tail lender went out for q
sprint i was his nearest neighbors In the
score who gave chase
At ass o'clock jacobson started for q
.toal, but Leander got away from the bunch
and tackled on behind him. They we're
relieved by their part ners and nearly half q
lap was gained, but New kirk and Floyd
krebs were not strong enough and the others
caught them, During this sprint Calvin
toppled from his wheel through exhaustion
pure and simple. and Law for couple OF
seconds at the foot Of the track unable
TO help himself. Maya's tin. blew up at
about the same time but he did not fall
The scores made in this race, except for
he first eight hours, are vel behind the
Records Of the three previous years. The
contest started too furiously and the spirits
all through were too frequent and too long
sustained for the total mileage TO show up
oil t.. s,t.s ~
steal laps than ever before. When they
made jump and started sprint they did
not give II up so soon as they did In earlier
races and the tactics Of the pursuing bunch
we're different, for instead Of slackening
the speed when runaway was caught
they would keep 1t up in the hope Of drop
ping some tired man IN the. string All
This told on the 1der 20 that the pace
after the sprints was not q fair gait. but a
slow one There were hours when only
fourteen and fifteen miles we're made and
one hour the mileage was twelve.
The best record for n six-day team race
was made In the 6rst one ever run. That
waS In 1850. when Miller and Waller GOV.
cred 2,73S miles and laps in the week
The top score in 100. made by Mcfarland
and Fixes. was 2e2S miles and 7 laps. The
top score last year made by Nahhour
From this 1t will i've seen that the record
has been lower every year
During the last few days Of the race
some wondered why the tai'-enders re-
NAMED IN the race. Others have gone 80
far as 10 say it was cruel and unnecessary
to force men to ride when they had no
chance TO finish one. two three. The secret
Is that all Of the eight teams In the race
since Friday were sin the money" Origi.
nally there we're ten pieces Of money, but
this was changed, and the purse viii be
81, $50. split as follows
Frst prize, 81 800; second prize. 81 900
third prize. $3.50; fourth prize. $500; fifth
prize, $500; sixth prize, $3.50. seventh prize
500. eighth prize, $50