New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-07

At ~ early hour this morning there we're SIN
seventeen teams in the six day oicyc4e IH7
Madison Square Garden plugging a4ole' -
casoually giving fast sprint IN az -
rstn 2 lap The wild stories Of the ''15.' . 80
c-szv from the strain have not 'eei' -
- Z e little too early foT ulese ie+'- -
n "a manufactured. but no DOUBT. - -
expected IT. their usual strength anu 'u'
FORE the week comes 10 an emu. 49,, 80 ,-
- -,.-e ~ the fact that the riders are many
- ,La1-tr5 the record. the crowd last evening
sIIz ere-z part Of the big building NaIthou1
- ,r.Broe are again the faVorlte team ana '"e
-.y-s assert that II MEnToe can 60 ms snare
= III 10 = sure thing for Walthour to ger
- .-a when the times comes Tor the final
- -o-roItz and Breton are showing Up We'll
= -f5e win such apparent ease mat they are
..5s-a7 q DANGEROUS team. Nanderstuyft and
sol e another foreign team '1dlng well
r.--lz, before O'Clock this morning Root made
-. - gain 2 lap and led the riders merry
.. FAR several laps His partner Dorlon re-
-, zt-- md II appeared that the team would
-.i- rbe necessary distance The other riders
rs-a also relieved by their partners, who We're
s-ssr and they soon oNerhah'ed the I4'eT anu
,bar the last riding stopped
r-s.rsr -reered on by . delegation from the
r--.ots- vew-York Athletic Club. spirited con
.f-sr,v bztvreeu II and Il o'clock last night with
,,. making any material gain. Monroe attached
. tfr automobile horn TO his machine. and kept
.oo-i,r IT 70 the annoyance OF the foreigners.
..7.-frser Fam rode quarter Of a mile in . 3-5
s-or5. Kramer rode half . mile in - 10 seconds
The worst accident Of the race 50 far took place
shortly before noon yesterday Hooper slowed up
q, be relieved by his partner. Williams, who vas
directly behind him. smashed into him, as did
K-ebs and Munro. The last two fell Williams,
v-5o was picked up unconscious. X was thought
-bs+ he received serious injuries. but after care
FIJI examination ny Dr. Dreamer It was found that
Fe was suffering more from shock than from any
hing else He was only able TO ride at short
ID ,- Sam
ue!scu doing most Of the work One Of the other
-.ssrs ran over Nunroe's arm. and injured It
vs-ey His wheel was also wrecked. Kreos's
Jeff hand vas badly cut
The ACCIDENT caused much excitement ard the
r5;es had a. they could do 70 keep the spectators
Of tbe track There were r1naors that the other
riders were combining plot to put Walthour
and Nurroe cut Of the race. they are considered
TIE most dangerous pair The reports. however.
dil not bother Walth0ur and MUnroe. FOR they have
heen long IN me game to be tricked, and it
would have to be wise move TO put them out OF
rs oontes.
The attendance for the third night surpassed
that Of any other corresponding night long dis
lance races there being 200 people in the Garden
a. 70 O'Clock
Patsy Keegau tried TO Jump the bunch early
In TIE evening vaer his team mate Logan was
coming 70 his relief nut Walthour overhauled him
after four laps By turns others Of the racers
took u the sprint. Rockowitz was almost tapped.
but fell from his wheel II is believed that this
team viii he out Of the race within forty-elght
hours. Walthour continues strong. and jumps from
his wheel to walk TO his quarters unaided after
each Of his spirits All , 2 other riders have TO
be assisted from their wheels Throughout the
Cav e lesurev pace was set.
The foreign teams in the race are in good condi-
non and premise To finish strongly. Downing and
Lmberg, Caldwell and Hooper. Krebs and Fogler.
who are lap behind the leaders. are doing good
sprrung, especially Caldwell. He is the largest
nan riding. ana promises 10 regain the lost lap
before the finish
At oc!ock. the so-ty-fourth hour the leading
Hans were seventy and q half miles behind the
record Shortly after O'Clock the crowd saw one /
q ne best sprnts OF the evening. Breton jumped
Asa On The F0urth-ave- bank, and came down the /
sIsleh At a Tremendous rate, with WalthoUr after
Nh For half dozen laps the two raced around /
ne rack twenty yards in advance Of the bunch. |
-lT eloEe shouted 70 WalLhOur pass the French
1aa and when he did the mob cheered louder still
II he afternoon Willie Fem broke his own /
ooro Tor one-Gfth Of mile going the distance in
- - seconds The previous time q As sec I
ones. Frank Kramer, in his attempt 70 break the
VOTES record Cor one-quarter Of z mile held by
himself vas unsuccessful hut he rode the dis
~aos IN the record time Of p 4-5 seconds 4 pur-
=. race between Miss Margaret Cast and Miss !
lalne Bayar5 proved very enjoyable 10 the /
taa'ors Mss Cast the race, she over /
ing her opponent IN half mile. the distance /
-s covered in I minute p seconds.
--| hrst seven hours Of yesterday ran smoothly
- IioeFs kept steadily at their perpetual grind (
- 1efe were practically no attempts at stealing |
4eaa and IN consequence the pace was slow /
- ne cyclists fell further and further behind /
1~04o- Seven O'clock in the morning fotnd /
- more than thirty-elght miles behind which /
SS--es4!y made certain that this years SIX DAYS
set no new mark, and that the figures set by /
- ,shc Mcfarland viii stand mistaken
Esrs Lafee measure 10 the slow pace accidents
one 11ti ttlent n the course Of the night In thu
tbs e tlat occurred FLOYD Kreos was thrown an
u.s c--s-so1-aye. end Of the track when his rear
hin S 81 on He saved himself from those behind
t.csnssts lLfo"ing himself down the incline and
guy Keesan. Of the Boston team known as
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