Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-08
FOUR TEAMS Leave RACE
EIGHT TIED FOR FIRST PLACE
IN BICYCLE CONTEST.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW
YORK, December S.-The second day of
the six-day bicycle race found four teams
out of the contest. Downey and Logan,
Downing and HOLSTER. Kupprecht and
Bedell, and Brocco and Labrousse were
the men who dropped out during the first
day.
The lead was divided among eight teams
whose score was even and a little ahead
Of the best previous record for the same
period. One lap behind the leaders were
three teams on even terms. and still
further back the French team plugged
manfully on without apparent chnce of
winning.
A policeman who attempted to cross the
track on the 18th street side shortly after
o'clock this morning was temper arily
put out Of commission when Demara, rid
ing at high speed. smashed into him.
Moran, Anderson and Drobach were fol-
lowing Demara closely. and all went to
the track in a tangled mass. helpers ran
onto the track and assisted the fallen
men, who were all found to have escaped
with nothing worse than bruises The
policeman was badly cut about the face
and hands.
Cheers Greet Spurts.
The spectacular riding which turned the
Garden into a place Of pandemonium dur
ing the breakfast hours yesterday was
lacking for the most part today. Cheers
greeted Lafourcade from time to time Is
he put on speed and dashed ahead of the
bunch and picked up a lost lap Between
D and $3.50 o'clock he gained three such
laps easily, as the others made no at
tempt to follow him.
1t became known shortly after noon that
Victor Dupre. Of one Of the French teams.
was Ill. He was last seen on the track
at 100 this morning. Leon Georget, his
partner, chung to the leaders during the
long grueling hours OF the morning. Dur
ing the occasional sprints he held his
place and appeared to be going al strong
as eve: at l o'clock. It was considered
improbable that he would be able to hold
his place among tho leaders. should the
other riders decide to start short sprinting.
as he had been on the track Tor nearly
seven continuous hours, while the other
men had been frequently relieved.
At II O'Clock Faber of the French team
picked up lap on the other riders. but
had d hard time holding 1t until the
others slackened the pace which they had
set.
During the early hours Of the second
day. Lawrence Waterbury,, the polo
player, offered a prize of $500 to the
rider who could first gain lap on his
fellows Many attempts were made to
steal the coveted distance, but Mr.. Water
bury left the garden with his $500 still
in his pocket.
The O'Clock Score.
Between IL and IL o'clock, Patsy Logan,
who was thrown last night in a sprint
and received injuries which necessItated
his withdrawal from the race, came to
the track and took a seat in q box. He
was heartily cheered when those In the
garden learned his identity.
The score at the end Of the thirty
seventh hour. pm, was:
Rutt-Stol. 754, 2 laps; Anderson-Vanoni.
754, 2 laps: Dupre-Geoget, 754. laps;
MacFarland- Moran. 1854. laps: Fogler-
Lawson. 754. 2 laps: Palmer Walker. 754.
Demara, 754, laps: Walthour- Root. 754.
l lap; Devonovitch- Drobach. 1884, / lap;
Calvin Wiley, 754. lap; Faber-LaFour-
cade, TAO.
Record, 753 miles. laps.
Score at O'Clock.
At pm. the score was: Rutt-Stol, TIA;
Anderson-vanoni. TIA; Dupre-Georget. ia;
MacFarland- Moran. TIA: Fogler-Lawson.
IA: Palmer-Walker. 749; Coilins-Mitt
TIA: TIill-Demara. TIA; Walthour-Root. 77S.
3 laps; Devonovitch- Drobach. 773. 8 laps;
Calvin Wiley, 773, 8 laps; Faber-Lafour-
cade. 76S. laps.
Previous record, Tia miles. 3 laps.