New-York tribune., 1906-12-13


and lap. ulade by Miller and Waller in 1899
Try as they will walthour and Bedel seem
abie TO make I'D the lap they behind the twelve
other teams that remain in the siX-day bicycle
race IN Madison Square Garden Both WalthOur
and Bede are considered among the fastest r1dess
in the world. but the other men in the race have
thus far been able 10 hold them. This may be due
"a measure 10 the fact that Bedeu has been suf-
fering from indigestion. that his stomach has not
been able retain solid food. aud. as result he
has not been able 10 DO himself fun justice. He
was better yesterday. and last night riding
much stronger than on Tuesday. Up 10 Il O'Clock.
however. his team stu lap behind.
The crowd big that by . o'clock the police
men were turning hundreds away who wanted TO
ger inside The Garden. These who did get in filed
every nook and corner ~ the big amphitheatre and
standing room was at premium. II was an en-
fsusiastic crowd. TOO. and every sprint was wildly
cheered
During the morning there was no attempt 70
change positions. the foreigners having apparently
ridden themselves out Dope" in large quantities
YVES administered 10 several OF the riders early n
The day being necesitated by the strain which the
men have undergone in the last two DAYS BY the
fast pace and desperate sprinrs
Pluck has been shown by John Be5er who for
twenty hours did not taste q morsel Of food owing
70 an attack OF indigestion. brought on by worry-
ing over the lap lost through forming the new
team This has caused him TO ride poorly. and
when al o'clock yesterday morning his trainers
heard him ask for something eat. they were
oVeT5oyeG They prepared him some beef tea and
the Juice OF an orange. There is little doubt now
that Bedeu viii be in better condition to do his
share n regainins the lost lap
During spill. end while the red flag" was out
caused by puncture 10 the tire Of MacFarland's
wheel Emil Georget rode out in front ot the bunch
snd got half lap ahead when he heard the shouts
of laughter Of the crowd He then sat I'D and
observed thst the red flag was out and that his
sPurt would De Of no avail. The other riders were
scarcely moving.
An incident which Ivened Up the otherwise i7.u
morning occurred between 10 ana Il O'clock when
party q men and women took place near the
toward the partv ol3 - ~ ne ne ne aroma me turn
hand with what 10 al appearance was a green
nA ano tucked under his jersey amid the cheers
s - Ine Grove Iaen ES each OF the riders came
short aIne there vas 81 enthusiastic lot of riders
posed was sget' TndeT fbeS- ~ lA' [iey SUP
vas rlotoUs over the incident. but MacF aTiand was
TftoeTs laughed al one another and the crowd al
Pc OF the Australian team. tried TO steal a lap
stJL nItS ~ pslofs O'CLOCK he was Immediately
his effort failed. When Pye was in the Lead balf
Sen0s ss 15eI e feA rom his wheel Al the Fourth
--io' aiitINly escaped pling Up on top Of him. lie
!he most interesting feature Of the afternoon
W. AS @l,en MAI ooWney, Of the Irish team, made
riding that has yet been seen He eained baif an
Jimmy Moran Moran he'd The es8 y FOR ii pe i{ ia65
c-sss.S csIne OF the tiack again and in
was spill near tie 9TH street -rr-aT7ce a,5S
nlley 2Jeorger and Clark down. The vows
aid not Ike The looks Of the performance and 5esar
% Mss Heretofore they have applauded There
were many who declared in loud tones thai e. w.
sn eoucated fall and had for It's Durr0se ~ -
test OF Downey n his effort 10 gain l9n - .lis
We me case II was successful AT 0'cl0clr +sre-e
Nt'e nlhe Lho2sand persons n the Garden
"A lCInbef OF punctures around O'CLOCK Las >,
the belief that somebody had thrown gr1II15 eIses
OF tacks on the track. The referee him ~ -
Ieo ssc1ceLt nag. but . careful exar1f-7arFo-, -.
nssLse nothing or the track but few hfs ~
Rspe.. eIo re riders went back 70 work While
&c., ~, was BENG wiped with blankets The
.ssSsrs kept rp slow pace on the foor al he ~,
squad resumed riding - -N@0 wien l-4e
,Dutch waller, OF the famous team ~ Hrf1r.- -
,aeIs Who mas been almost conrtnrlaIi[- -. 80
20 e-1s-i 1eS tne race was begun, challenged NilIeT
a .lleLolN pursuit race lake plsos SrTrs,s- -
Lex lilree days for $500 side Neiff1er ne
Sonoiton 70 r6e. and Waller SAID he Tb-tI = - n "a
oe 6Ae hs OLD mate could provide so-1a - l l--al
rs, f-ssi Ior ne crowd y they met IN race 4so
q o9qle rtoot appeared on the track shortly s...
pc-osk ana paced the string for foza, =, a
-bs Y.,,S SS.p eno then Nanoni took The jead s@t