New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-11
ROOT AND D0RL0N FIRST IN CYCLE RACE
YIN FROM STOL And VANDERSTUYFT IN THE FINAL
SPRINT-KRAMERS NEW RECORD

Palmer and Agraz and Downing and Limberg. It
IS probable that never has foreign rider gained so
many friends young Stol, the Holland lad. In
frequent sprnts in the early hours of the morning
satisfaction that comes from getting their moneys
worth, and he chiefly responsible for making
the three teams fall by the wayside
Keegan and Logan delighted their ever faithful
following by gaining lap in the afternoon Keegan
has been hurt more than any one else in the race
To-day, for the small his team won, he Will
have to show q broken nose and a Wrenched
shoulder, both injuries received early in the week
Early in the day II thought that he might re-
tire but he determined to hold out in spite OF
these painful injuries. He has been heartily cheered
for leading in many fast sprints since his coun-
tenance made the acquaintance of the track.
The Garden quiet the traditional
Quakers' meeting yesterday afternoon, when Hugh
MacLean. who retired the contest on
Wednesday with Walthour and the others who
quit because they declared that StoI and Wander
stuyft received & lap Illegally was TO leave
seat in one OF the boxes and go over to Keegan,
then standing near the track Ready to relieve his
partner. lie whispered into the of the bat
started off at a furious pace. After he had twice
him sent off TO flying start by MacLean. He
gained too.
LOGAN'S QUICK RETURN TO TRACK.
Logan, when he left the track, did not get off his
wheel but was held 1t by MacLean the
fiat and after Keegan had made three laps
Keegan was also kept his wheel and after two
laps Of the track again relieved by Logan.
This kent up several times, MacI1ean hold
ing each man his wheel and showing him off
to a flying start Keegan and Logan had the
hardest kind of work to gain the lap. Gougoltg
and Breton changed frequently. did Root and
Dorloa and StoI and Vanderstuyft. They finally
managed 10 do after nearly three miles had been
ridden. There large crowd of heegan ad
mirers In the Garden, and they hoWed dellTlously.
NacLean. too got his share of cheers
This put heeean and Logan ahead Of Gougoltz
and Breton, the French team, who considered
strong pair up TO the middle Of the race. 1t was
thought that keegan was in a condition
throughout the night, he rode in a most eccen-
trio Fashion, wabbling from time TO time, and often
he looked as If he would be responsible for
l erous spill.
samuelson and Williams had hard Job to keep
up with the pace in these sprntS, and Root and
DOrlOn and Stol and Nanderstuyft also had their
troubles. No this lap gained than
Netting. of the T'urve- Melting team started
TO gain a lap. He was allowed gain it, his
team was SO far behind 1t was that he stood
Z lap The other riders had kept up a steady, fast
pace. which Netting and Turville unable TO
cope with. and they gradually dropped behind until
they were Tapped
The number of miles made by the finishing teams
beat that Of last year, which 23lS miles and
laps. The record for six-day race, however.
was hundreds of miles from being approached. 1t
is 2I33 miles and laps. made by Miller Waller
in 1889.