New-York tribune., 1908-12-11

With two more DAYS 20 run. the field in the six
6sv bicycle race in Madison Square Garden was re-
duoed TO eight teams last night. This just
hsl5 the number which began the long grind one
minute after midnight Monday morning At Il
o'clock last night three teams-Rutt and Stol, No
rsn and Mcfarland and Hill and Demara-were
tied Tor the lead. was the case Wednesday
night. while Halthour and Reot were one lap away.
lap that looks harder TO gain the hours go
~. The other four teams were from two laps 10
I've miles behind. The leaders after falling seven
iaps behind the record for the eighty-eighth hour
r. oclock in the afternoon increased the pace but
were only one mile and nine laps ahead Of the old
mark for the ninety-ifth hour OF lS45 miles made
b. Miller and Waller in 1928
The gruelling sprints and fright9u pace told their
grim tale during the fourth dav, and three teams
dropped cut One Reconstructed team came back.
however. made up of Palmer and Drobach Walker
Palmer's old teamrnste fell from sheer exhaustion
early yesterday morning and broke his collarbone.
the second accident Of the kind in the race Devono
witch. he OF the ghskers. Drobachs original part
ner, dropped out early IN the forenoon when he
found The need Of rest and sleep compelling which
made it possible for she other TWO team up just
sE minutes before Palmers time for securing
rev partner elapsed. Fabcr and LafoUrcade were
literally driven from the track in the early hours
as they eighteen miles behind the leaders
They We're game. and wanted to stay in the race
hut the Judges ruled 81 was not fair 70 the other
riders. as inadvertently they might be responsible
tor an accident
leaders when Walker fell and suffered his injury
but when Palmer Joined forces with Drobaoh the
new team was forced take the score Of the for
nae- Russo-Annerican combination with the loss Of
81 extra lap. which put Il last, nine laps behind
Later they lost more ground
One bad spill came at noon. when five riders went
down n heap. but all escaped with few bruises
and general shaking up The race was stopped
<or Eve minutes and then all resumed riding
Walker was half asleep. and riding like an AL
toaton, when he fell shortly after O'Clock in the
morning He was just rounding the Madison ave
turn when he suddenly dropped over as if from
collapse, and rolled down the bank. He seemed
n good condition when picked up and asked v-bar
had happened Neither he nor his partner who
WIS hauled from his cot after q sleep Of only ten
minutes knew how serious the injury was Walker
thought his arm was sprained. and Palmer was led
70 believe that his mate could soon relieve him
Tired he was. Palmer rejoined the other riders
tnd IL no soft tones announced tnat he going
io lead q number of sprints. in The hope that he
could drive Devonovitch from the race, so he
could team Up with his partner, Drobach.
Il TIE hope that Walker could return 10 the track
e. any moment, Palmer kept up the pace and at
.--srvals would gain half lap before the others
coald wear him down
At $50 o'clock Walker sent note TO Palmer, and
he latter read II he rode around the track. He
crunpled the paper in his left hand, dismounted
st the north stretch and left the track with tears
Il his eyes He said Walker had announced he
could not get back into the race Walker was taken
tie Polyclinic Hospital. but stayed there only
tFo hours. He was sitting in q box daylight,
watching the other riders.
i ves O'Clock il the morning when the judges
declared Faber anI Lafourcade, the French team,
q the race, and ordered Faber from the track.
Faber made = proposition that he be teamed with
Palmer but the latter declared that he would wait
tu- faster partner or not ride.
A. O'Clock son-e men started free-for-all fight
.ust lnsids the main entrance. but the police sup
pressed quickly. and the alI-nighters found
more comfortable position and went sleep again.
E'te- Palmer came ont 70 team up with Drobach
q 80 o'clock Devonovitch tie track and
dscl5e6 70 start final sprint The others did not
take nm seriously until Palmer relieved him, and
then The pack started N wild pursuit. The crowd
yelled ard cheered until Palmer caught the bunch
and gained the lap This was allowed az first, bat
{ protest was fled the ground that Devonovitch,
who retiring. had been instrumental in gaining
The lost ground. that the Judges reversed their
Decision, and Palraers brilliant sprint went for
nothing L-ate IN the afternoon Palmer and Dro-