New-York tribune., 1908-12-09

F-vs teams were tied tor the lead IN the six-day
rrvcie race at Madison Square Garden a II
r-rlork ssst night. some eight miles ahead % the
record u as miles laps fer the forty-seventh
r0-- made ~ FIkes and Mcfarland IN 1850
-rE sprint. lssJinE t1irty--fve minutes in the
s--e--oon scattered the leaders and caused the re-
-.-e-r-u- of the team made up OF GeorEet and
r.-7-ee Is -he latter had been fu. and GeorEet
----.7 not stand the strain Eleven or the sixteen
-az--s were SIN Vhi-Iing around the saucer track
rz~- ~5E-- su6 in fairly good condition. although
--e killing pace NJ Monday was beginning n tell
--e -s-e fast enough. however 70 make Il
possible Tor re leaders 10 gain almost eight miles
- t-e old record during the afternoon and even
,s-s- ire retirement OF Rrocco and Isbrousse
s-5 Downing and FolIister early yesterday morn
-r -re tz=Ive teams lsft n TIE race settled down
r g ztesdv. rono1ouous grind which lasted until
o---ock n rbe afternoon There vas an occa-
s5r-zf sprint with Fsoer his tesulrate- I-afour-
-sds stealing q lap and then. but as this pair
VS. over I've miles behind the leaders the otler
-5r- aid not take them seriously she pace fell
r II such 81 extent that shortly after noon the
rsck vss only four Iaps ahead OF the record In
srsz6 q almost four miles, as at O'Clock In the
r7-~i7E
AT -ris vas The cam before a storm. Shortly
after O'Clock n the afternoon a terrific sprint
reEa7 which cost four teams ap. put George- and
Trlrrs out OF the race sent Faber and Lafourcads
s--l1zE1ing along eight miles behind and ief5
r-a teams tied for the lead
When the sp-iuting taEan Georget who had
t4en or the track for seven hours in the hope that
RS partner Dur-e. would recover from 2 bad al
- K q stomach trouble. made q brave effort 2"
keen ID but after being laPred -wo or three times
rs- ron MS Wheel II sheer exhaustion and retired
g-c-7 the race. DurTe had been forced 70 leave
--s tack e. o'clock IN the morning and he felt
=r n s-v that 10 persuasion could induce him L"
leave his cot
-.-r--r Moran started the sprint which caused ali
re r-c-hle Al c.sn o'clock he iumped away from
me pack closely followed OK Rurt- and opened Up
gap ~ = third OF 2 lap. Fur = full i've minutes
--e rvo -ls1 set = T-EhtfUI pace, snd the othe7
--5--e we're soon badly strung out. out came re
reserve -Ie-s and for the oexr half hour most af
-rs men OF the track continuously relieving
@z-- ozhe- eve-v -pro three IaPs and keeping the
scorers busy. The Garden vas IN Gp-0ar- and
are -lss-s -ri-7eG around and around. and The
noise could he heard ont IN Madison square thar
= ---- -zS -~a5e 80 iu 20 see the fun
As--z7 and R--t found they could not steal away
ron --e o--a-s and settled hack. ruf the other
riders had bee7 stirred up. and lawson Jumped
-5e --1ur aCC such pace that tre other
tss--z ze-e forced - change back and forth con-
---1-cs--. Whe7 Lawson had enough D-Mars and
--ohzcb took turns AZ forcing mater ana al the
ri-s re crowd chee-ed and -h-e-al-
ne exci-ernen- lasted U1Ii5 o'-.c-.h- or fe~
minutes later and then IT was found that Eano7i
z15 Anderson and Palmer and Walker. Who had
oe~- o. even terms with the leaders. had lost
ls-. z1d THAI Wal-hour s1d Root and Wiley and
Calvin had also lost lsp. putting them JEo laUs
f.-1-5 -he i've -ear1s tied <o- tae 5ead- Devono-
r--r and Dro0ach alSo held their pace during tle
z75 sprint two laps away F'a5er and Lafourcade
lad -=en La7.ed and Tapped
e--=- that things gIleJe5 down again. and there
10 change I'd 20 = o'clock AS night in spite
rf some sp-furiHz from zine 10 time
There were fewer spills yesterday than on Mon
Ga. bad looking accident occurred about
clock YESTERDAY. morning a uniformed police
--sr attempted cross che track IN front n the
approaching -tFe-s H vas struck and knocked
c-a- uv D=mars. and in instant Moran. Aude--
and D-obarh fell in heap over them AL
- --a riders severe shsa king Up, bur escaped
--- and 1---rlz rsruo-rr@o their wheels.
The policeman Vas painfully cut about the face,
r-- vas NOT compelled ID leave the Garden His
injuries were dressed by Dr. Creamer. the track
physician
2 -as been decided that there VIII bs n0 exhi-
r'-tcr riding short distance events during the
any or-e- contest thar would uecessi-a-e
TIE =-E-zz- riders leaving tire track when Mile
sr7 Waller made the record 70 1899 the riding was
uc- abandoned fo- an instant from the time the
race opened .--l -ne finish. and in l42 hours -7Gs
and laps were covered