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Show and Orphee, the French runners, who I are leading in tho six day go-as-you-please race at Madison Square Garden, are gradually Increasing the distance I between themsehos and their nearest competitors. Late tonight the French- j men had almost a nlnteen mile lead and .the trainers picked them as the likely winners of the race, barring accidents. ac-cidents. Oxygen was administered to one of tho contestants today with good results. re-sults. Dlneon, whose game struggle has attracted attention, gave signs of weakening, but after getting the oxygen oxy-gen he seemed as sprightly as at the beginning of the race. Corey and Hegelman, did some last work and displaced Feegan and Curtis from fifth place. Pat White, the Irish long distance runner, made an exhibition exhibi-tion run of ten miles in 58.40 1-5. GIBOT AND ORPHEE LEAD IN GO-AS-YOU-PLEASE New York, March 11. Averaging a fraction over five miles an hour, Gibot |