New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-07


tWenty-rhird hour TWO teams were forced
% drop our % the struggle during the day
on account q accidents and another Was
enable 90 follow the pace and was plodding
along more than a mile behind the others
Iu other wears the field has been reduced
ana new teams formed in the first TWENTY
sour hours bur there was no sign Of weak
erinE among ans 81 the leaders last night
ard the riders watched one another so
closely thar any attempt 10 steal a lap by
quick Jumps or continued sprinting was
fooled
just before midnight Shirley ard Ger
man the British French team. we're de-
ta-s5 oUt % the race. as they were too far
behind 10 have any chance.
.ferrCe Wiley, = Syracuse and Peter
pra5a-L. no Boston. making I'D the Mes
sluge- ECy" team were the first 10 drop
ouf of tre struggle. Wiley fell and broke
DIS Irft colarhone shortly after the race
began and Drohach was forced out as he
Uas unable 90 secure a new partner before
tlf tame limit expired. Shortly before noon
Patrick Logan, If Boston. suffered a had
sTI. and lisl0cated his shoulder, which put
-r end -1 The hopes OF the Boston Buffalo
ts.n. as Walter Bardgett was unable 10
secure a partner before the four hours sine
showed lad elapsed. and was forced 10
le-vr me track
German and Shlrie.-, making NJ the Brit
.el-tr-nch team. lost lap III a wild sprint
between and Ia O'Clock yesterday morn
-- Eddie Root started the trouble and
".s helped along by Jackie Clark the
ertcr Aided 10y their teammates. Joe
sIer ard Floyd MacFarland. they led the
.-0H such a merry chase thar the riders
Nsr0 strung out over the huge saucer in a
NaT thar made II almost impossible TO keep
rack ~ The various teams. AS many as
.aniy-fve men were on the track al the
-.'H" time, some % the riders relieving
f..h other every few minutes in the effort
a.. hold tnelr places and not lose a lap
-' looked tor time a. II Root and FoEler.
making uD the Little Old NCx York"
.Ham. and MacFarland and Clark. the in
irrational team, night gar lap on The
others. Hut the effort proved fruitless. as
with one exception tie various teams were
able '1 hold their places. German and
shirley were the unfortunate ones 10 lose
... coveted Zap. The Former. who Is a
-s 0nd Breton and exceedingly popular
..-h the crowd. because Of his willingness
.H keep things stirred up by constant
printing. was largely responsible for the
--W record established for the fourteenth
..Gr
Whenever tho little Frenchman was on
.-s track no kept trying % regain that lost
ar and made his bravest effort between
and clock in the afternoon. "A hen be
s.-- jumping out in front. and carried the
"a Is along So fast that - miles and laps
were covered in that particular hour.
Al a O'Clock the riders had covered 80
es ard ] lap. and were almost three
r- behind The record Of % miles. made
scar ago Al . O'Clock. however. the
...1 had covered 'I2 miles and laps, just
..e laps .. tlan the record estab-
-Ted HF 81. r3 lac Nara IN 1SlS Last
-rar ths wra .Ha-e1 more or less between
a. and O'Clock of the first day. and COW
cred only Is miles and laps. which ac-
counts iD part for the fact that the pack
..1 make nap three miles ana set z new
mark in one short hour. when carried
along lr a fast pace
I~ The evening. shortly after O'Clock.
E... German was OF The track. another
sprint with Anderson showing the way.
T.r -la B-itish-French team h0pelessly ouI
r. -.a race. Shirley was unable 10 follow
tra fast pace. and was Tapped time and
tr. again. German was aroused from
f.r-l sleep and hurried 10 the rescue Of
l- partner but too late 10 prevent the loss
C. eleven laps
Clark tre Australian sprinter amused
trs crowd ia the evening by coming on the
fse-l with "a false nose and mustaches.
Srul ~ those present thought this indicated
f.ar Clark was not himself, and that he
Sos beginning 10 feel the strain, but he
settled down 10 riding a. II able TO keep
cr Indefinitely.
Fresh air was ar premium most OF the
afternoon The smoke from hundreds Of
..Ears and cigarettes hung like pail over
tle u.E amphitheatre. and the riders were
r0-.-l % struggle on, urged constantly 10
fresh efforts by the shouts and cheers OF
t.r crowd. under conditions that made
tra.r sh0f ~ speed and stamina the more
remarkable.
The race has lost none Of its popularity.
fslE.ur from the attendance The Garden
vas crowded all the afternoon and packed
ID the evening. Hundreds who were on
hand Cor the start OF the race. one minute
after midnight on Sunday. were still in
their seats last evening. doing their best
tH keep awake 50 as not 10 miss one min
lte ~ the struggle going on before their
eyes. This was largely true 81 the occu-
pants ~ the gallery, some OF whom. no
coubt. will hang on FOR another twelve
ho-rs or longer. 70 save the price OF ad-
mission.
some excitement was caused IN the early
afternoon when an unidentified man. who
had heeL IN the Garden since the race be-
gan feI over IN an epleptic ~ during one
90 the sprints. and was hurried of 10
Bellevue Hospital IN an ambulance. where
later he died.
More than i've thousand persons sur
founded the track a. : O'Clock IN the morn
ing. d record attendance for that hour OF
The opening day. ane the crowd increased
and grew sE the Gay advanced until II
o'clock last night. when standing room
was az a premium. and II vas estimated
A. fully twelve thousand persons. The nd
ere appear 20 be 80 much better rnstchec
han IA previous races that interest has
grown from the start
Plenty o. efforts were made from time 20
Zine during the afternoon and evening by
-ne team or another 10 gain lap. and
ts q result a number 81 spills, some Of a
flectacular nature. resulted. but beyond
ne injuries 10 Logan and Wiley the vari-
sus riders who went doWn escaped with
eW bruises or a shaking uD.
Root and Foeler and sMacEarland and
-lark appeared 10 be the favoriles with
be crowd. although n was much too early
or even the most enthusiastic 20 make any
weeictions as 20 the probable winners. To
al appearances. all the men still In the
ace were IN good condition az y o'clock
sst light. with one Gay N tbs long Ex
sS~s lien