New-York tribune., 1908-12-12

ne -he 6uBsh row only a few hours away the
- reeliug around the saucer shaped track IN
v5sS'n Square Garden IN the six-dEy bicycle race
- riding wiIa great csution. always on the alert
: r.sn Tap OF prevent being Tapped themselves.
.-s-s--v in fear Of falling and losing precious
L. ard ever watchful Of the score that they may
rrr ahead os the old record and thus win more
--7~ and money Riding has become second nat
~ 70 the sixteen men in the race Instfnctfvely
ny srri1t when some one else shoots away, and
~ -l6e with the mechanical precision OF ma
sae. Unless q bone IS broken they are seldom
III Hv q fan for they seem utterly unconscious
bruises Al through the evening there was much
.--ous sr1-3u-t-E-
Z was ~ 4 O'clock last night that Vanoni, OF
d. lazlsh-I-altan team, n starting to sprint
u --h street side Of the track. had a bad fall
Isl as he was rounding the Madison avenue curve.
s1se---E three other riders and being knocked IN
--s-ous himself The accident was caused BY the
firing CE Ta1oni's wheel he was thrown down
~ hank and he overturned Calvin. and Dernara
-z Root were also carried down with them Va
,--fs wheel ives smashed The other three riders
--as=5ateIv picked themselves Up as the bell
-snr Later he returned 10 the track appearing
-- - Hrrle the worse for has fan
F7s-v yesterday morning the pace slackened con
5estly and the riders dropped far behind the rec
ri s5abIished nine years ago by Miller ana va
l. T7--- as -be dav advanced and hrst one team
-= men another started away 10 gain a lap Lle
- lew faster and while nile after nile was
--rz-ed the riders slowly crept nearer 70 the
Il 4--.-zs un-r az last they we're finally reached
81 passed
-~-- Palmer and Lrobac6 was ahead Of Miller
= walters -ecord the leaders having completed
.sls miles and nine laps. OF one mile and eight
= move than The winners IN 1893 The spr1nting
-s E=u- ur almost continuously, ana Lhe crowd
- --se!f hoarse Those who went 70 the Gar
! zf-r their minds made Up that six-day racing
- ----- s-r-- and brutal could not help enIhUse
- -Es- heard the cheering and saw tie men
----- LID and down The ern5ankments and around
sar--- ze-er = o'clock il the morning McFaT-
s-s --- a nasty spill at the Madison avenue turn
! IL 7-zz high I'D on the ern5aakulent the tire
: his --a- wheel burst. and he went rInnbl1ng
4 .-v- ---eEsI- no one was behind him He was
----as fer q few minutes and picked up by
-~--e-x who found him suffering from only slight
----si--z about the right shoulder. He renOUnt-
= -r---=- wheel after about five minutes, and
---1rzez along with -l1e bunch as = nothing had
aEusaec
7ee bursting tires caused trouble several times
5---z re day About o'clock in the afternoon
Hg-z, vra IS riding with Mcfarland. began
/ sr-- and had gained a lead Of more than q
carer OF a Tap when his tire burst, and he
-z-Ez5 hezz-unz down The er1banEnent- As IS
zsa--r .ae case he escaped with q few scratches
5- Be lal 60 leave The track, his partner taking
1zoe
E-zzr 1-lEarIaod CT Moran generally n
11- 5-r--- rh= afternoon and the credit for
-zElag --- old figures goes 70 them
Ea-s- and DrotacE are now more than eight
le---- --e leaders. 5U- Jhey figure that they
z--lre chance. tOT there are seven prizes and
E ac-5a-- might puJ One Of the other teams
--= race. Palmer is making game fight
- Is knees are bruised and he also suffers from
zz---a-.=--. ADDED this he Is troubled with
=rzs
Fz-l-. relieved Anderson about . o'clock. and
-z=l-z-z-g l-Ea1 q sprint, which didn't end until
p Lad gained q lap, bringing this team within
- a1s ~ -le leaders. and only one behind
a-=T --1 Calvin So quietly and with such ap-
izz-- ~ effort did Fauoni cut down his oD-
--t5 Lead rlat Few persons knew he had
=-=- L.. uEril rae o'clock score was an
-zlel
4 lr-l tae early evening Vanoni and An
-S- relieved each other, ara invariably the
-lle-I rley TOOK The track they bent low over
-= 1zl--=1~-z and began = furious sprint.