Show 1 ALTHOUR STILL I AfUR THAT LAP His Efforts to Catch Up With Leaders Enlivens Six Day Race 4 M M Mt Special to The Herald f New York Dee 11 No amount of 0 4 sprinting by such stars stan as Bedell and 4 could shake off tle Salt Lakers to today today 4 day in the race It If any anything an 4 thing they are arc developing greater speed than the easterners and for as the race progresses pro resseR Mc Me McFarland 4 Farland Downey Downe or Fogler Forler are arl as a arule 4 rule at the head of the procession 4 while Samuelson Hopper and Hoi lIol 4 4 lister Pye rye and Clarke are content to 4 remain in the middle nIddie The action of 4 the latter riders leads to the belief that they the are holding some sprints in 4 reserve Samuelson started away from tho the group like a streak at 9 t t tonight and held a long lead for tor several laps but was finally overhauled Pye Pe and amI Clark are arc rid riding riding ing well and claim that they will be he among tho the leaders in the final sprint Saturday night 4 M M t M M HK New York Dee Dec 11 Thousands of per Eons Fons were again drawn to Madison Square Garden today and tonight to witness the bicycle races which began at midnight Sunday Sunda night nl ht The rhe most Inter Interesting Interesting esting eating features of or grind were the attempts on the part of of At Atlanta Atlanta lanta anta Ga and his team mate Bedell of or Long Island to make up the deficit of one lap Jap which they incurred yesterday when they doubled up as a reconstruction team Trey made frequent spurts ahead of the bunch but each time they failed to mako make a gain came camo very nearly fooling the field late hate tonight when he gained almost a lap after a desperate sprint but unfortunately unfortunately there was a spill and although h was not in it under the rules he lie was not allowed the tile advantage he had gained Long Night Grind There was as no change during the night In Iii tho tim number of or teams trains contesting or orin in their positions Now and again the thousand or so spectators who lio remained in UI the place all night were enlivened by byan 11 byan an nn occasional spurt on the part of the tho riders but on the whole the night was waK un uneventful eventful A few spills occurred but none ilone of the riders was seriously hurt to put them th m out of tim the contest althour caused most of or the excitement in h the early hours especially when lie he nade one desperate attempt to retrieve the lap which he lost when he was corn com compelled to change partners after the acci accident ned cel dent to Hugh McLean Me Ica n his original team teammate teammate mate matI Try as he would however the theother theother other riders hung to him and he was com corn compelled compel pel ed for the time to desist lIe He Is con coit confident however that he lie will eventually a this purpose althour is t and encouraged by his young wife v ht he Is frequently at the John JohnI I partner now is a rider and this combination Is isard feared fared ard by b the other contestants Are in Good Condition Every ery rider remaining in the race nice ap In good condition today They are area a fast lot and could If they thc would let themselves out endanger the record They pro 01 however reserving r their strength for forthe fo forthe the trying days at the end of or the week The Tho score at 7 T a m rn of all the tho teams and ami Bedell was miles milesa 1 a nd fie laps the tho score of that pair was till bit miles and four laps laPH The rhe record for this hour is MO to miles and four fiur laps made by b Elkes and amI MacFarland in iSCO IX t 12 a iI in m H tho the twelve lending teams tennis had hind covered 1170 6 O miles and six si laps hails antI and Walt Lour Jou and Bedell were one lap hap behind the thel l rs tR with miles five fhe laps At t that hour the leaders were 27 7 miles MX six Ix laps behind the record At 1 o clock the twelve leading teams bad covered 72 I miles and Be Bedell dell deli were wre still one lap lal The leaders Wel weke thirty miles behind the record At 2 p m in the standing of the riders was as unchanged The twelve leading teams liMl id covered miles 1 lap and and Bedell miles Tho The leaders were 32 i miles 7 laps behind the th record a m score Twelve teams miles C G Claps laps Japs and Bedell miles S Slaps laps Record for fifty hours is 1 2 laps lars |