Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-10
SIX DAY 'P[DS.' :
The Big Race Started In New
 York This Morning

Entries in Any Six Day Race-Heg- elman and Cavanaugh Lead for the First Hour-All Nations are Repre- sented-Jim Jeffries Started the Bunch on Their Journey.
 Men of almost every nationality formed the teams that started in the six day go as you please team race III Madison Square Garden at l2:oo tnls morning. James Jeffries, the worln beayvweight champion, fired the shol that started the forty-three teams anu +ba annlause that followed shoW1u that the old sport had not lost It's co- terie of enthusiasts. The rules that governed the recent six day blcycle race are in force in this race. NO iIail is allowed to remain on the tracK more than twelve out Of twenty-Iour hours. The change from the oiu style will make the contest series 2! sprinting matches, and the men VIII be changing positions constantly. Ihc winners of places will receive So.0Oo which is to be awarded III prizes
 Many features will make the race interesting. Ameriean, German. Gu ban. Italian, Irish, colored and other teams from all parts of the world make LID the collection of spfinterS and To < (iiStance pedaSrr.9ns that st3rteh E:yety trade and many professions are represented. Father and son struggle agains.. each othe-; brothers hid each otter. and old-timers and new cnthusi- asts IF the six day game will contest for the rrizes anu the long distance worlds championship. in some in- stlnres wives and ii lghters are act ing as trainers, while encouragement IS sem forth to tee various compcti tors fIom all parts Of tne Garden.
 The race will be continuous one of 142 hours and will end at 10:05 D. m. next Saturday. During the week sprint races and exhibitions will be given. The prizes will be awarded as follows: First. $1, 800; second. S1.O0O; third, S75O; fourth, $500; fifth, $50; sixth, $250;, seventh, S200; eighth, Si75; ninth. $50. and tenth. $125.
 George Metkus of the Pennsylvania team crossed the wire first at the end of the first mile, covering the distance in 4 minutes, 59 3-5 seconds. Pat Cavanaugh, the veteran, made \occa- sional sprints after the first mile was covered and showed his heels to the other ''peds" up to the fifth mile, cov- ering the distance in 31 minutes 30 seconds.
 The last six day walking race held at the Garden which was completed was in 1888, when George LittIefeld of England made the record of 623 miles, 1,320 yards. This was an in dividual race, however, and although several other attempts have been made to hold individual contests, none has ever proved successful.
 A few minutes before midnight the men Daraded around the track with flags of their representative countries. The teams are as follows:
 English team-Len and Joe Hurst, London.
 Irish-German team-Peter Hegel- man, New York, and Pat Cavanaugh, Ireland.
 German-English team-John Click, Philadelphia, and Tom Howarth, Lon don
 Scotch-English team-George Nore- mac and George Cartwright.
 American team-Peter Golden. New York. and George Tracy, Kinderhook, NY
 Pennsylvania team-Martin Fahey. Shenandoah, and George Metkus, Shen- andoah.
 American team-James Clark. New York. and George Jenkins, New York.
 Indian team-William Davis and Dennis J. Carroll. Hamilton, Canada.
 American colored team-James Dean. Hudson, N. Y., and Ern M Campbell, Hudson, N. Y.
 Brooklyn team-James Graham and Bob Jones.
 Cuban team-Henry Shelton and Gus Guerrero.
 Pop Elkes's team-James Smith. Albany, and Sam Davies, Saratoga.
 C. A. R. team-Sammy Day. Phila- delphia, and Gilbert Barnes, Pitts burg.
 Cooperstown team-Connie Coughlin and George Mcclellan.
 Bayonne team-James Frazier and Jerry Sullivan
 French English team-Leon Brisack. Havre. and James R. English, Corn wall.
 Elizabeth team-Jay Eaton and Gus Nowka.
 Portland. Me, team-Matthew Jolly and John Allen
 Nutmeg team-William Hart. Bridgeport, and Carl Goldsmith, An sonia
 Harlem team-Jack Kearns and Jack Kiernan.
 Allegheny team-Lou Taylor and Charles Trainer.
 Seaside Physical Culture team Lawrence Heer, Rockaway Beach, and George Heer, Rockaway Beach.
 Williamsburgh team-William Ray, Brooklyn, and Tom Finerty, Ireland
 Rockaway team-Albert Desmond and Herbert Jones.
 Australian team-Matthew Diehl and August T.. Horst
 Jersey City team-James Fallon and George Harrington
 Italian team-Andy Cuneo and James s. Morando.
 W. A. c. team-James Feeney and William Feeney.
 German team-William Peters and Henry Brennels.
 German team-Frank Keller and Eu- gene Gropp.
 Harvard team-Sam Myers. Cam bridge, and Patrick Dineen, Cam bridge.
 Twenty-first Ward Edward Gordan and Mike Lyons.
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