New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
No Tumbles Result Seriously,
However, and All Contestants
Remain in Race.
SCORE AT O'CLOCK IN SIX
DAY RACE.

Thomas anh Stein ........... 1000
Gni,in and WILEY ............. io0h
Til, rcrerd for the forty ninth hour vas
oo6 miles and laps, made by Rutt nnd |
StoI In 1900
WhirlluR along at top speed around the
high banked track. the fourteen teams
which are still I'm the siX-dsy bicycle race
at Madison Square Garden continued thelr
record breaking pace last night Al the
forty-siSth hour the men had covered sV
miles 1 laps. over three miles ahead OF the
old record for that time
Sprints were frequent. The spurts falieu
to alter the relative positions of the team
and none of the falls was serious. Two
nasty spills followed within fifteen minutes
of each other.
At 5.s0 o'clock I'm the afternoon LOrenZ
i,nopad out and led pell-mell chase ana
Kramer. following close on his trail had
almost caught up when his front tire be
came detached and he fell. Palmer tell
over him and was thrown high on the
track while John Bedell and Hill piled up
on the wreck. Two wheels were smasheu'
but the riders escaped with a shaking up
and minor bruises. Later Collins sipPeu
on the Madison avenue turn ana went
down, but was unhurt.
Brocco. the speedy little Italian Is easily
the idol Of the crowd. He has done more
10 keep interest in the grind ahNe thah
any other man. His every appearance Is
greeted with cheers.
The strain of the race shows on the races
of some of the men, and already 'heS
look haggard and worn. Those VINO arc
unaccustomed to riding Indoors complalHeo
bitterly of the smoke-laden atmosphere
which affects the throats and eyes ana
even the experienced Wiley and Fred Hll
rode with big automobile goggles covering
their eyes. Charley Stein, Of the KID
team" has developed a most monstrous
Crouch" and growied and kicked over
everything. For the lack of something pet
ter TO do. Jimmy Moran rode around the
track in the morning and sprayed the sleep
ing boxholders with syphon OF Nchy'
His little Joke cost him nasty fall Whhe
he was rounding the Madison avenue turn
but he was unhurt.
Much to the disgust and high indignation
of the week-long members VINO came
early on Sunday night prepared to STICK IL
ont TO the end, the Garden was ordered
cleared by the management at $50 O'Clock
Yesterday morning. a squad of husky
special policemen was busy for the greater
part of half an hour, for truly the ways
Of the gallery gods were many and devi-
Gus. Failing TO hold their places I'm the
balconies, the boys swcoped down on the
foor, but they were all thrown out. Com
planning bitterly. they filed through the
exit; and as he prepared to buy fresh
ticket one boy was heard to grumble: "Gee'
And It's only Tuesday, too! Amt they
got gall, Charley?'
The roof of tho old Garden was then
thrown open. and a squad of expert clean
ers made the building splc and span, ready
for the new crowd which soon filed back
eager TO view the race, and hoping for
spirited burst of riding. which might pos
sibly alter the complexion of the contest
It seemed scarcely probable that the leg
weary athletes looking drawn and wan
after their exertions and far behind the old
records. could pull up on even terms ana
then proceed to establish new standards for
future riders TO erase If the grind Is to be
continued. At 3 o'clock Yesterday morning
the riders were three miles behind the rec
ord Of 574 miles and laps established by
Fogler and Hill last year. From that time
on. however. the pace quckened, and gradu-
ally the riders crept up on the old marks.
-Four o'clock found them only a little more
than a mile behind and o'clock found them
still gaining.
Some of the most spirited sprnting since
the grind began followed and at o'clock
Eddie Root led the field past the post with
n new mark The riders had covered dis
tance of 631 miles and 6 laps, which broke
the record of 629 miles and laps made
by Mcfarland and Clark last year. In spite
Of the terrific cxertIons the men all ap-
peared TO be strong and the pace was as
steady as when the starting gun was fired.
At 7 o'clock Frank Kramer led the bunch
to a new record Of 64S miles and laps,
which displaced the old mark Of 646 miles
and laps held by De Mara and West.
Seven hundred miles were reeled off a 9 40,
with the popular Brocco in the van.
The hard work told on the men at last,
and while riding along at moderate pace
shortly before 10 o'clock Jimmy Moran's
wheel skidded, and he crashed to the boards,
carrying Joe Fogler with him. The bell
rang and the race was suspended for five
minutes while the doctors examined the men
for possible injuries.
Pye led a sensational sprint shortly after
; O'Clock I'm the afternoon. He rode high
on the west bank. and. like a meteor. rushed
into the lead In a fash he opened a gap
of forty yards on the pack and rode like
mad. Fogler rushed on the track 10 re-
lieye him. and the killing pace was main
tained for five minutes. Reliefs were fire.
auent, but when the riders stopped for
breath the relative positions were I'M
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