The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-13

Calvin ana Wiley -, ...,..,....,.i 1870 \
rye and 1910
Georget and GeorRet.. .u....,.... 1910
Walthour and J. Bedell. ........... 1910 7
Yesterday seemed 20 have been pick ed
out as a sort Of try, out day by many OF the
members Of the thirteen teams still riding In
the fourteenth annual ak day cycle raoe In
Madison Square Garden. A dozen teams
we're still tied for first place. with the Wslthour-
Bedell team the one lap behind the others
they had been penalized for making q new
combination after the elimination Of their
partners.
Though the general admission price had
been doubled. 40 many persons were willing
TO pay a dollar to get in that the box ofices
were closed at q o'clock and no more tickets
were sold. IL had been the custom to raise
the general admission price to 81 on Thursday
or Friday during former races. but this was
the first instance where the public interest
Wednesday night.
The raise in price seemed to make no DIFF
ference. as the building appeared to be almost
as full az il was on Sunday night. when the
race began. the attendance that night being
estimated at IL 1000 persons. All Of the arena
boxes and seats were filled. there we're people
sta nding up in all the tier boxes In addition
TO those who had seats and all OF the galleries
were damned, while the track enclosure was
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practically impossible and the temporary
double stairway by which spectators reached
the basement had a constant stream OF men
md boys going both ways.
r. +. Kelsey, chairman OF the National
Cycling Association Board OF Control and
chief referee for she race. issued the follow
ing signed statement last night concerning
the DownPy-Moran lap stealing attempt dur
ing the late afternoon:
The spill which needed the attempt az lap
gaining by Moran and Downey probably
prevented a misunderstanding bet veen that
| team and the officials. As Moran actually
relieved his mate when Downey passed him
first. Moran's score was counted and
Downey was not in the race until he had made
a full stop on the Invent y-seventh street
stretch according TO the rules and subse-
duently relieved Moran. The field passed
Moran while he was waiting for Downey to
pass him the second time"
One thing about the race which has aroused
considerable amused omment from old time
riders is the popularity enjoyed by John
Bedell since he Joined forces with Walthour.
Bedell has always tried hard to win any race
he has competed in, and there we're many COM
ments last night to the effect that Bedell
should he the one by rights who was shedding
the reflected approval Of the multitude instead
Of the more subtle Southerner, who under
stands far better how to cultivate the good
opinion of the spectators than does the former
Long Island clam digger.
The special events were run again both
afternoon and evening. though the crowd
did not enthuse very much over them. In
the afternoon Hoyt defeated Derosier in their
one mile motor cycle match in / minute 4s 2-5
seconds. Michael Ferrari won the half mile
amateur handicap from the 80 yard mark
in / minute , SIS seconds. David Mackay
being second from the 30 yard mark. while
George c. Cameron Of the New York Athletic
Club was third from the 5 yard mark. Paul
Guignard rode a two mile paced exhibition
in 3 minutes rs rs seconds.
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race in l minute 80 rs seconds. The one
mile professional handicap went to I'd ward
mark. Walter Bardgett Of Buffalo was
second from the 40 yard mark. and Floyd
was , minutes IS seconds. Guignard rode a
three mile motor paced exhibition in 5 minutes
Min the arst and worse half of the race
drawing TO a close, it was the universal COM
IN ent OF the trainers that II was a very, I'M
usual thing for a dozen teams 10 be tied for
first place. The com parative absence Of hard
sprints has been a great factor in keeping the
| leading dozen intact. while the unusually
hard, steady pace has served to put several
riders into good racing trim who were not
quite fit " hen the contest began.
According to the wise ones among the
! trainers there were two OF three teams which
would not be able TO remain very. long with
the leaders but Al these individuals We're
were the particular teams that they sus-
pected Of weakness.
About the only definite information that
could be learned regarding the physical con-
ditiOn OF any Of the riders. concerned John
Bedell. lie was said % be suffering from acute
Indigestion. This Information was accom-
| clan had predicted that the Long Islander
sfaictioH might have been painful, but he
certainly rode like a man Introubled by ills
in the afternoon. when ne led for a mile the
pursuit. OF the attempted lap s%tealers. Downey
The armed truce aspect Of the race began
to disappear yesterday and cots started TO
appear az part OF the equipment OF most OF
the trackside camps. Sonnet INES the rider
maps on these cots so as to be available in
stantly if an attempt at lap stealing were
started by any one,
said last night that despite the perhaps uni
verssl belief TO the contrary the riders
track and the track enclosure fence on the
Invent -seventh street side OF the building
are able TO sleep sOundly by a very simple
eXpedient This IL nothing more remarkable
than small wads Of cotton batting placed in
the riders ears while he was rest ing.
Another instance which went far TO give
the Downey-Moran team reason to rail al
their i'll luck began al IL minutes after II
last night, stol Jumped away from the
Walthour chased after him all alone. caught,
the H~ollander, went by HIM and continued
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pulled the bunch almost up to Malthour,
and when the latter looked around and saw
how close his opponents were he stopped
sprinting, the field punching.
Moran suddenly jumped from the top Of the
bank at the Fourth avenue end of the track
and gained a third Of a lap In a sprint of one
lap, partly because Walthour, who had been
eading, did not see him when he sprinted
past. DOwney made a fine pickup and
sprinted his hardest for Ave laps, having
gained se~ven-eiRhths of a lap when the red
flag again dashed the hopes OF DOwney and
Moran, for Samuelson had tumbled TO the
track as he entered the stretch on the Twenty
Sc venth street side OF the track.
At ll4O o'clock first Walt hour and then
vandersf uyft enlivened affairs by sprinting
for a couple OF laps each. Breton and Root
pulling the bunch up to them. Just before
this Melting tumbled while riding on the
bottom board of the Fourth avenue bank and
Mcfarland fell over him. but neither was
injured. .
The management opened The two ticket
offices at midnight and began selling general
admissions again. a. enough spect at ors had
gone 10 make room for more.
A real attempt at lap stealing was started
by the Moran pair at four minutes
20 Z O'Clock in the afternoon. Downey was
on the track at the time and was riding some
where near the end Of the line. when he no
ticed that Moran had come to the track side
TO relieve him. So Downey suddenly made
! q lump on the TWpnty-spVpnth street stretch