New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-12

atuTday evening II Is ptcB1b.t iIlA 't-E
-,unt taken in will reach $4,000 1t was esu-
90 BY the officials OF the show that $4,000 AZ
.ssd the contest. This the largest crowd
,,,t ever attended siN-lay bicycle race At the
c.r5en and surprised oveu the promoters Of the
rss-
~, ana! sprint would doubtless have shown a
,- exciting finish had there been. last year.
.rgzl teams tied for the lead This however
.,ass 10 keep down the attendance on the last
,,rst 4 few laps only separated the seven teams
nat remained IL the OF the last day. and the
,yrhtest accident might have changed their posi-
tons. Root and Stol put up q great fight for rrst
tanors. The former beat the foreigner by twenty
eve yards and clearly oLtrode and outgeneralied
him Both men looked remarkably fresh when they
discounted from their wheels after their long
Grind and but for Coantenances slightly drawn
looked none the worse from their trying perform
snce. Each walked with firm step rs though
lie had just returned from q pleasant walk and
both said bur for t'fing soreness they feit no pad
effects OF tho long grind.
When Walthour and nine other riders left the
ysce On wednesday morning because NanderstuYft
and Sto1 we're allowed lap which they asserted
vas not coming Il them honestly. il was thought
that Walthour's absence from the track would keep
down the attendance. There Eere record breaking
crowds present for the remainder of the week.
however Walthour's announcement that the con-
test was fake. that he paid $3.50 day are
that he did not win tho race last year. althovg.
fist place was given 10 him, also expected 10
hsve damaging results. WaIthour failed TO back
~ his first angry assertions. though. and to-day
rtether sadder or not, is unquestionably a wiser
man than when he quit the race thinking that his
personal following was great enough to make any
request o. his imperative.
Keegan met more accidents than any of tho other
riders. but although he received 3 broken nose
snd wrerched shoulder he stuck to the end
lie did good deal Of riding that seemed foul on
the last days, and this was 50 noticeable that
the National Cycling Association promises TO in
vestlgate his doiugs.
The Manufactured stories Of the ''dou:ng' Of
he riders that we're frequently circulated to-
yard the close Of other siX-day races and the
assertions that teams were on the verge Of physi-
"a, and mental collapse we're wItnheld at this
show.
The air o. the Garden toward the close Of the
week was not unlike that of the subway, and
free circulation OF outside air will certainly be
benefit 10 those who attend future shows in the
building officials declare that they recognized
many who must have lived at the Garden, from
before the start OF the Sunday night until it's
finish. They managed, however, TO make shifts
and thus avoid being turned out. Food and drink
ooud be bought in the basement of the building,
ard for 2 week the Garden became lodging house
and hotel
Whether no the intercollegiate athletic games
VII ne held in Philadelphia next year has not yet
been decided At the last meeting OF the commit
zee OF the intercollegiate Association of Amateur
AIh4e1es OF america Soldiers Field. at Cambridge
vas favored. although il was not definitely chosen
The contests were held at Franklin Field, in the
quaker City, last year for the first time and were
me most successful far as the profits from ad-
mission were concerned, Of any meeting held bv the
association Franklin Field is rather undesirable
from the spectators point of view, because # is
necessary 70 make four shifts about the stands m
See the finishes OF the various races
The report from abroad that W E Schutt was
unable 70 come In in no better position than fifth
II the OxTord-Cambridge cross-country run on
Saturday was q surprise TO the admirers here
o. the former Cornell athlete 1t is possible that
The distance Of the race, which was seven and
& half miles, was too much for the Rhodes scholar
me intercollegiate cross -country in this coun-
tn which schUtt won last year. is six miles and
quarter
Tie Princeton hockey team played the Wander
SIS seven to q tie Of 10 . at St. Nicholas Rink
On saturday night, and the extra five minute
pef0c failed to change the result. The Wanderers
"oa The Amateur League championship last year
ena are considered the fastest hockey seven in the
cahuy The Tigers, 'by their great showing on
saturday night, gave the impression that thew
Ee the strongest college team that ever psaved at
q Nicholas Rink. There was no huke about the
e'lles' The Wanderers. while, of course lacking
NE AnisA and concerted team play that marked
ueT "oTA al the close Of the season, still had
HSF Test players 81 the lineup, and tried their
uTst 70 down the university skaters. Chislett the
goa Tender for Princeton, put up a mastery
s. and his surprising alertness otter called
is Is1 applause. After the game admirers Of the
es-e 9fe.sh o1e-ed the excuse that The Wanderers
'e lacking IN practice. How about Princeton?
Ah'res from this country FOR the international
tu'Aoaile cup race abroad close with the Auto
- W
hAs been known to have been rnade This
=, ne nsw so-horsepower Pope-ToIedo which
u receive its drst trial at the 0rmond- IOaytona
80 faces in January. II this car represents
oouhtry IN the Gordon Bennett race it will
- oo1ot make good showing. judging from, the
9e'e Performance of the 24-horeepower car that
The F ~ 5aiEd IN the recent Vanderbilt cup race
'"+ag Just what the can do.
lanes s Mitchell, Of The New-York Athletic
80 tAe former champion hammer and weight
"e'' viii compete IN the two championship
sHt contests at the PastiIne Athletic Club
"a 10 be held at Madison Square Garden on
-, iears Eve, and he expects to establish
r., record for throwing the 56-pound weight
o. HSeht The present record Of Is feet
- '.1Leh Is held by himself. He is he says do
= 'eet N practice. Others who Will probably
tell are John Flanagan, holder Of the worlds
80 loT throwing the J6-pound weight for dis
VINO may upset Mitchers calculations, l.
yacl, NeH-IOTk Athletic Club. ex-chann-
sxA9 D. putte.; John Hines: Star Athletic club
al and J. Foley, Mott Haven Athletic Club
Fssstt Ninon are h2ldehs Of Junior championships
Ulers 10y, st OF the above men, with several
cosfss;, WI compete IN the 24-p0und shot putting
S' Tor the a. A L. championship.
oofnell viii send one and possibly two men 70 the
,+sSd Junior foiis championship tournament
-ch vii be held at the NeN-York Athletic CIuh
vii JSSIi;sary q. The INTERCOLLEGIATE Association
osfnbL..i o JUS annual meeting in New-York on De-
sdo1tsd =, az which time the schedule viii be