The evening world., 1906-12-12

falling on the track the moment -
appears that the teslIr. now lap pe-
hind. has an opportunity to regain tho
lost distance Twice yesterday and lass
night. when 1T looked as tiIoshsh the zap
was resa.ned. Foaler and then Roo'
want aprawlfng on the track.
Al asssp tlrna elthes Wnlthour or
B.del1 was d half lap ahead OF tue
'ssanch. with two men as pioah p
tween, and seemed TO have the lup le
gained, the red flag from the scose
box flashed in the face OF the sre,riH1ter
and the Wild ride for the lap Was los'.
Kisses followed the falls las, hizhs
and continued at intervals to-day wheh
ever n spurt was attempted. Tor the
rn---stataEs-t ant to- soc l. -falr- flsld ana
no favor with the ridors on even Terms,
II is not particularly the mattN OF
betns, foiled In their effort to regain the
Ian on which the Walthouh and Bedcll
carip base their protests. but every
tirne ono Of these riders tries 10 jump
Tho field and sprint out q lap IN tha
lead ne lnsea more vitality than In
days riding. and vitality counts for
eyeryth!ns Ia gruelling race OF this
kind,
BS Tonight the trainers will be even
l'carrying their charges from thei'NI
wheels into the camps at periods OF
irest. For Walthour II niny be sad
| that he has never been In better con-
dit!on during the hard race than this
time. lie eats well. sleeps we'll, and
| feels well. What moro could be asked
| lrne samo Is true OF Bedeii
| Now az To the matter ot rsgaining
! that lost lap, whioh IS The main theme
q, conversation and argument among
| thot,sa nds In gathe Garden as well as In
| The training camps. how Is 1t 10 be
done7
| i, !s no einch to leave twelve good
| riders. all In fair condition. for the
,',.noment the sprint Is started the tu!i
doasn Is at ones heels like pack OF
BOUNDS In tho chase. II is no violation
4 OF camp secrets to say that Walthour
| is TO be the stable choice and Beoeh
the runner up. There will be no com
4 blnatton with other riders.
While making his second daring at
tempt 10 steal lap just after an ac-
icident before noon, Leon GeorBet the
French rider. puncturcd the front tire
OF his wheel on IA splinter and went
crashing down thc'-trnck on the 1Wen-
ty-rcyenth street bank Of the track
! THE red Nag went up, warning the
other riders not 10 sprint. and the
rtrrauchrnan T wns taken from the track.
, He recovered quickly, however. and
J, resumed his ride without asking for
: relief His brother WAS asleep down.
0 stairs. and Georget did not care tc
, have him awakened
= just before II o clocK Vanoni started
. another sprint which threw the oarls
o tnorning crowd into excitement, IL va:
!, kn effort TO gain o. lead SO that Breton
6 who relieved him. might make up ms
!. Hap from bis lead
, a box phrtY made up OF three mer
< and three women on tlla TWenty-siNtf 4
street side OF the ,rnck tried to enie
lats the example OF the brokers IN hand'
!.aS out money to-tlc rfdeis, aud cnussF
Z il rush OF all raiioirds toHthat Side y
= the Garden. Il
-j These women whose actions seemed
80 smack OF the effects or wiusAhad nf,
: gricxnnustiblp supply of troslSS crisp
|, green5aaks of all denominations, and
= every rider Was taking few as he
d passed. TIE riders wee beginning tt
!, hnye visions OF now fur coats FOR the
. winter.
Z After an hours stay the women dis.
appeared from the box. Some OF tina
!, riders In the mean time hnd gone to
= THAR quarters cToscf inspection re.
4 sealed tho sorrnwful fact that the
{; pretty green bills we're parts of q
I. bundle Of stage money
y When Emil George came out on tn,
track TO rclicve his brother. Leon, II,
l