Show f II IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS I c PYE NEARLY KILLED IN FAn FROM BIKE Ernie Tries t to Steal Lap IK But Is Caught by t J McFarland r r. r RIDERS STILL HOLD EVEN EVE J. J J kc ul ci 1 luliC Sprints lint Hut rail to In o I I IzUe Fall Fall I Far ai ti I in ii long Grind I I. fi i iT t I T r I r New Nev Yolk Dec I 13 dul tins du- t I l h attempts to 10 lap each cach other othol were wen made b by the thc riders liders during dining the I night hut bitt no lIu change e in Inho the ho positions of tf the tam Of or the competitors com coin Downe Downey of Boston came the nearest to 10 gaining the coveted co la lap hut but c just as lils his hopes were abo about t to be i realized a spill occurred an and the ai r Vantage antage he had gained was lost ac- ac I I Jo to o the rules The men are arc awa behind the record but all p ap ap- I. I to be le in the best hest of condition I 1 and have havo not as yet shown the grind of or ti the last lust three days r c i IN It Nearly Killed r r- r j In a desperate attempt attempt- to gain g-aln a lap on his twelve e competitors In the six six- I day a race at al Madison Square Garden arden Ernie Pye Iye paired with Clark us as the Australian team nearl nearly lost his 1 life liCe In iii the afternoon on the treacherous trel hoodoo turn He Ile fell from his wheel in front of the other riders rillers and narI nar- nar I r wl escaped being run over o Plunging directly In the path of or the WhirlIng racers he lie rolled Tolled down the I I steep embankment t and lay half haIr Insell- Insell e a few Inches Inside of the oval 1 I ns as ins illS rivals new How past him one b by one nn ana imd missed his head by several inches inches inches' 1 Iyo 0 himself started the sensational sprint Taking the other riders com corn by surprise he lie suddenly shot the whirling bunch and v soon 1 I opener opened 1 n wl wide e gap gnp Foot by hy foot he forged ahead un until UI he was vas a full Cull half haIr lap Jap In the tho lead McFarland anti and Wal- Wal thour were setting the pace for Cor the others I For 01 five laps Pye Pe sped around the track half a lap ap to the tho good but 1 the lie distance was cut down HI nd at the end of the tue sixth lap he lie had had t 14 almost been caught Again Ag he started r to although becoming fast ex cx- k- k I. I hausted c b by his efforts and still led the J l b by few a yards as thc they rounded t the thu 10 dreaded curve e l I 11 In runt I of or lionel I At the moment tho the leader ea er of oC the trail trail- i in liS' liS racers reached him Pye Iye turned round to see sec where the ground they were wele and his balance His Ills bicycle skidded down the the- steep Incline on oti tho the bend and Jin JIO fell In the path of the tho other riders To Io the spectators It seemed as If the twelve riders must run him down lown 1 0 was stunned by his fall all but after liEs Ills attendants had worked over u him lini for fifteen minutes lie he reco S.- S. tn-cd tn sufficiently to again take his place mid relieve his team mate who had bad taken up ip the chase when he ho was l. l tR r t I It it t tV V s n a diCy- diCy ty tun of or sprints by tho riders rs and to attempts 1 l ly y an and Ded Bedoll Dedell to put them them- td i. i selves oB I on even terms with the leaders All AU attempts however were were- unsuccessful ful ul and lifter N eh failure the riders rillers would 1111 settle down to a monotonous that carried d them further and furth further l' l away from the record Pro I lu r 1 i McFarland l with his little German Germai the favorites partner Rutt Rull arc are now with the crowd The old om man of or th the I I cycling game Is riding u at as fast as h he 1 ever vcr did In his life and right up with l I the bunch In every sprint Another strong favorite Is Vanoni of or the Ital Ital- lan French team who has thus Catt fat Cat all 0 the for th the theother t l practically set pace it fresh and anti strong other riders and seems I 1 Naturally und anti Bedell have J their sympathizers who would like to j I sec CO the newly Corl d team regain the Jap ap P t they bey were penalized I It Is ld e evident nt that the strain of the I terrible grind was telling on the Root Root- team loom the winners winners winners-of or of last years yeut's rac racO more than any of or the tho others Both of oC the men were extremely 1 cranky y anti believed that thai the rail birds r were enemies who were trying to do do them Several times Root complained that bat the rail TaU bIrds were throwing 4 at him and trying to make him him 1 fall falI I 8 3 p p. p m. m Score m Score All AJI the riders ha had bad d covered cov coy with the ex ex- ered oroa 1228 miles and anti 3 laps of an and De Bedell who I 4 v yore vote re u a lOt lap behind Record 1 1336 miles mills J I 1 S lans made macle by l an and Wailer Waller In 1833 s. s At tho the end of the seventy fifth hour nil all teams learns tied at 1348 miles but WalS Wal Val S thour un and Bedell who are arc 1347 miles f.- f. nine laps Record 1170 miles nine S 1 saps Japs aps made by Miller an and Wailer Waller in III iniS iS- iS isoa 1899 |