The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-13
MAC FARLAND WINS.
SIX DAY BICYcLE RAGE AT MADI-
 SON SQUARE.
The Pace Was Fast from the OPening Day 10 the Finish---nfany Des-
 perate sprints Att
 feusufed.

Madison Square Garden. New York. Dec. 12.-Floyd Mcfarland the vete- ran bicycle racer of California, won the sixteenth initial six-day race for the team of MacFarland and Moran at Madison Square Garden tonight, and set a new distance record.
 Rutt of the Rutt-Stoi German-Hol- land team, finished second, and De- mara of the Demara- -Hill team, the for mer of California, and the latter of Boston, was third.
 The final sprint of one mile was between the representatives, of these three teams which were on equal terms as to distance covered the others were willing to give them clear track.
 All. the riders except Mcfarland, Rutt and Demara. left the track at 10 o'clock and one minute later these three rid CTS. who had led the others by one or more laps for the past three days began the decisive mile.
 They started at a good clip and spfinted desperately for the last three laps. MacFarland got the lead and finished scarcely five feet ahead of Rutt, who was the same distance ahead Of Demara.
 The leaders covered 2,737 miles, one lap, In f42 hours, which is three miles, seven laps ahead Of the record set by Miller and Aller in 1899.
 Following is the standing of the eight teams that finished the race, in order named:
 MacFarland and Moran. 2.7s7 and one; Rutt and Stol 2,737 and one; Hill and Demara, 2.737 and one; Wal thour and Root, 2,737 and none: Coll lins and Millen, 2.7se and nine; Calvin and Wiley, 2,736 and eight: Anderson and vanoni 2,736 and four; Palmer and Drobach, s2,723 and four. Former rec ord, 2.733 miles, four laps.
 The money prizes that went to the surviving teams were divided as fol-
 First, stsoo; second. s1.ooO: third, $700; fourth. $500; fifths $500; sixth, s250: seventh, s20e.
 Early in the evening, probably 12,000 crowded into the Garden. occu- pying every seat and every foot of standing room that afforded a view of the elfpse.
 Attention was largely centered upon the leaders. the Rutt-Stol, MacFarland- Moran and Hill-Demara teams as they wound around the course, wearily watching each other for the least sign of an attempt to gain lap. The lead CTS were constantly on the alert to prevent their nearest rivals, the Wal thour-Root team, from gaining the one short length of mile that meant the addition of another man to the list of contestants in the deciding mile rush. There were many short sprints during the evening, under the inspiration of a big, enthusiastic crowd, but there was no change in the relative positions of the teams, During a hard sprint, started by Moran, Walthour collided with Demara, and both fell but neither was injured.
 The pace was fast from the opening day. Throughout the week almost every succeeding hour showed new records over those established by Mill Ter and Walthour in 1899 and Bikes and Mcfarland in 1900. Several of the teams we're forced to drop out un- der the pressure, while accidents eIim- mated other combinations. For the past four days, however, the leaders were those of the closing hours. All three pairs showed remarkable stay ing powers, Rutt and Stol, last years winners, being picked on form by many from the start to close in the lead to win out in the sprint. The veteran. Mcfarland, on a previous winning team, riding with the steady going Moran, was another strong fa- vorite. .4~ 9'-~4H
 2Walthour and Root for the last three days, have dogged the heels of the leading teams using eeYry trick of the cycle to get on even terms.
 An interesting feature of the race was the weight of the men, which was known at noon today, 132 hours after the start last Saturday night With but three exceptions. the riders gain ed from two to seven pounds during the race. Rutt gained two pounds; Stol two; MacFarland, seven; Hill lost three; Demara. no change; walthour gained six; Root, two; Collins, three; Millen lost five; Calvin gained three; Wiley, no change; Anderson gained five; Vanoni, two: Palmer lost two Drobach gained four; Moran gained two.