New-York tribune., 1908-12-08

s--s-a Garden Both rnen carried the
-7,,vo,.1fc Hospital s4th street Bedeu suffering
--,e q fractured collar bone. and Logan with in
-s-1sI injuries
AL O'clock last night eight CT the original six
..- teams were tted for the lead. having covered
.es lies and laps IT twenry-three hours almost
.A-se niles ahead OF the old record OF 400 miles and
& ,s7s. nsse by E1kes and Mcfarland il 1900. The
.,-etr- riders spur-ed OF by the promise OF extra
,-.ze -o-ey. kept the pace Up, and the Americans
Ags . follow OF lose lap Records fell from the
.-s- hour and the race promises 10 be the fastest
= the history Of siS-day racing
- sr-e-7rrtnE 70 make the turn at the southwest
-e- q the Garden about o'clock in the after
nooz Menus BedeII- oS the Long Island team, was
sozed and before could get clear another riders
vheeI came n contact with The rear wheel OF his
hcvcle. Re vas thrown heavily. landing on his
=rht shoulse-. and was picked up IN semi-con-
sroUs condition 4 hurried examination by Dr.
C-ea1e-. the track physician. disclosed the fact
that he had broken his right collar bone
A. the tine OF the accident Bedeu and Rupprecht
Ware up with the leaders The latter had four
hours which secure another partner. but fai-
--E withdrew from the race. John BedelI, the in
--ad mans brother also suffering from broken
collar bone received II much TIE same way in the
s.z-5ay -ace II Boston recently
Logan t1 sprint which began al $50
O'clock IT the afternoon. Walthour. who had lost
g LAP early IN the DAY. Jumped away II an effort
-- regain e. and the pack followed II mad pursuit
Eo-1ding ire Fourth avenue turn BrOcco came IN
collision with another rider and fell II e heap
Logan and Mtrte1 going over him Logan landed
his head and picked uP II an unconscious
ro-=.Lur. Ee revived later. but complained Of IL
-e-ze pain. and Just before o'clock was removed
r0 RE hospital II a ambulance This left Downey
without partner
t. big Garden vas crowded al day. ard last
evening standing room was 81 4 premium. The
r5e-s vht-ed around the saucer track n air thick
and heavy with smoke As f the race had Just
h=E-n- There was 10 sign - tagging and the fast
paC- maintained from the first vas kept up until
only -he straEEIe-s were left II the building
~ o'clock II the evening. or al rhe end Of the
eighteenth hour four II the sixteen teams were
practically out Of TIA race. The T-aIiar-French
S-occc snd Labrousse- had been Tapped time
s1E again some ten niles behind the
headers The French team F'aber and Lafourcade, /
vas more than nile behind the men. finding the
pace entirely TOO fast They kept going IN order 10
So -Lei- expense money Just after o'clock /
R-p--echr Who had been unable 10 secure q new
pz---e- when Be5e- vas hurt. retired. and Down /
evs retirement was expected at any time as after
LoEz-s injury the chance vas small of his finding
-ea1Uz-e
q the other twelve teams eight were punched IN
the Lad wt-E four others zap away The sprint
tts- caused most Of The trouble began yesterday /
-l---z- Lls- before o'clock Its equal has rare
q. II ever been seen II the history OF six-7ay I
racing The Mid dash lasted tVrenty-seven min 4
ard during that time every Of the SIX {
Ter teams was OF and or tie track dozen tines
Z vas almost impossible 70 keep track Of the
-6e-z and the early morning crowd was IN a 4
t-E-z--
Moran of the Pactac-A-la1tic team. started rsre /
Ep---- and rs partner. Mcfarland took il up /
The -tde-s were strung oUt around the track IN e
s-sv. every mar riding fcr dear life. When Il
a. over Fzhe- and Lasou-cade had lost twelve /
LAPS zlc 8-occo and La51CEsse six. while Downing
s-1 HOLSTER. Va-hou- and Root Devonovttch and
-l- = r---- had r-4rl
one eacr.
s7.-s came AZ frequent intervals al day. but
mos -f The riders were lucky enough 70 escape /
tez bruises Al few minutes before :
O'clock q the morning. during Cre Of The success
sion -5 sprIrts q trainer attempted 70 cross the
sracA q ne tape and vas struck oy Fa5er, VINO
Ezz -=z5-1E Ezber was thrown from his wheel
az --zo-1Csse went over hin Although the Two
Eez were shaken Up considerably. they remOUnted
-1s-- wheels and started CT again The trainer was
C--v slightly hurt
At 80 Fa1e- who had been upset three times
during the morning. fell heavily during sprint
Erczer and he received z Few cuts. but after a
s---- rest he E0r on the track again
Between n and L o'clock Roger L-abrousse. Of .
--a L-z.aa-F-erca -eau. afforded no little excite
ne-- b. his spriuring. but IN tie long run he and
rs Es---e- were the losers. Il just % o'clock
Tns- --z5rousse started in and raced around the
track evidently putting about al his strength on
re pedals E5e kept this Up for an hour. and then
~ ire st-a1 severely. Bu- even during hours
extreme effort ne had gained no material advan-
-aEe- for re ee.6 KEPT Up the pace which ne set
zSrs- = O'Clock -a5rousse showed the effects Of
rs hard work and his face contOrted
though with pain. He Jagged for second, and
t1zr encouraged -He riders opposing him. and
1g ere -ley forged ahead and Tapped him tine
snd again
SHORTY after o'clock Brocco. who had been
pounding away ever since he relieved LabTousse
aega1 - wonder where his partner and why
II -ac not returned -o -he track just he
-e---Is f2ost anxious the announcer shouted
lA-oIgh the negapaoue. The italian French team
Eas quit
This mace Brecco r=dhor and -ryrnDfrz f-o-D his
N-e--- -7 rushed 70 tHeir dressing room where he .
- use laa a tew ter-td words Al the end 4
81 me conference The Frenohraau made il known
Ga .Ee race --- s7I D1-A
= -a= spin late iu the af,s--,, 49, -..-, r.---
was injured Brocco and two o,,e- - -
5-l1ec- ny J1ey recovered su.clz,,- and ze- s,o-
-a~A q "ofA DoVFney. not knowing houz rat,,, .
-3s4@ vas 1-T- 2oi7ed n every sprint tba- ,oI-
owed, and lee IRE Dack when IRE fou- hss.t,
nile marx passed. he oc-,-,-,.as --- -
unc- the nineteenth hour CT the ra-. -- s
81 r-les and beating TIE best previous -s,a-s = /
one mile ant eight -aDs ~
Dutch Frank Waller. who for the last -, 49,,
-as Eeld rEe siz-Gay record OF Z7z8 r7sfee 49,. 80
1rS called a. -le Garden early in the evening -
when Ee saw t-e furious pace tae riders vvera SET
--g and tla old records being broken he said thar
--C-gr he EF-v -ears old he would pfcs a,r
cze of -l- riders IL rhe present race and pu- ED a
record rhat would stand for another ten years r-r
-.5.-g his old record was broken lie only wanted
sre Interested person he said. pur up s. 200 10
sr- z-h 1s partner 81 case he beat the old record
TIE IrsIizn-French team. Brocco and Lab-oussa
retired c-ofn the race a. 80 This Ie-t twelve
teams -n the race