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Show M'FARLAND'S THE TIEAM DEATH Fast Cycle Rider Thrown at Salt Palaee and Is Nearly Killed. RIG SLIVER FROM TRACK NARROWLY MISSES RBART McFarland Had Refrained for Years From Following Motor Cycle Pacing. The first serious accident, on tho Sail. Palaee saucor (rack in tlio cijjht years of ils successful career occurred Wednesday nifflit. when F. A. McFarland McFar-land fell during a motor race and missed death by a narrow margin. He foil at the end of six miles, four laps and JSO yards of what was scheduled a. twenty-mile- motor-paced race, riding rid-ing against. W. E. Sainuclsou. McFarland Mc-Farland 's tiro rubbed through and exploded ex-ploded at the distance named, when ho was traveling at a 1:25 gait. The fall occurred on tho north turn of the track, and McFarlnud slid over forty feci. A big sliver, five inches lonp from (he track, ran into his left side, breaking the third rib. The sliver struck tho lower part of tho rib and glanced downward, piercing his side. Mad it struck the upper side of the rib, McFarland would never have known what happened to him in the race, as the piece of wood would" have entered his heart and killed him instantly. in-stantly. As it was, McFarland was rendered unconscious, and was carried from the track. The greater part of his racing rac-ing suit was torn from his body, and the ugly gash in his loft side laid bnrc. Everybody thought that ho was dead from his general appearance, but Dr. White, who was immediately summoned, sum-moned, restored him to consciousness and extracted the sliver. McFarland complained greatly of his side, and found it vory hard to breathe. The doctor soon found that one. of his ribs had boon broken. It is not known whether all of the slivor has been extracted, ex-tracted, and there is danger of blood poisoning. A carriage was summoned and McFarland was taken to his quarters in Waterloo, accompanied by several of the racing men and friends. Pirst Motor Race in Years. Several years ago McFarland had a narrow escape in a motor-paced race at Madison Square Garden, rTcw York, and ever since that time he has refrained re-frained from riding in such races. lie is one of tho best paco followers in tlic world, but dreads the motor through his previous accident. In tho. fnll last night ho was taken unawares, and when tlic tire exploded his front wheel twisted around nnd throw him on his head and shoulders, barely missing miss-ing tho motor which he was following. Samuelson, who was coming a few yards behind, just missed him. The unlucky un-lucky race, was awarded to Samuelson. |