The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-11

Breton and Vanoni., ,....,.,...... sos
Samueison aud H~olister. ............ sos
Melting and LOgRn".. ........... SOS
Hopper and Downing. ............... sos
Rutt and MrFarland u... ..........5 SIS
Calvin ana Wiley ,..,,,.,.....". son
Pye and Clar6 sos
Georget and Georget" ...........,. SOS
Walthour and J. Bedell .,.........,. sos o
Record for IS hours, Fixes and Mcfarland In
1900. $50 miles.
Thirteen teams we're left In the fourteenth
annual six day cycle race In Madison Square
Ga rden last night. as the contest neared the
end Of the first days riding. Curiousiy
enou Oh the riders we're almost thirteen miles
behind the record at 10 O'Clock. when t57
miles three laps had been ridden, the record
being 40 miles one lap, made by Fixes and
Mcfarland in 1900. when they won the race.
Between 5000 and 10000 persons were in the
bu Hiding at the time. a few OF whom resented
the stopping Of the six day riders while a
pair Of motor cyclists had q one mile match
race.
IL was a matter OF general comment last
night that the newly formed combination
was one OF the strongest ones in the race,
though much regret was expressed over
the accidents that had befallen MacLe
and Menus Bedell. 1t was the second time
that MacLean had come to grief at almost
the same spot in a six day race, rs he struck
one OF the posts on the outside of the track
in the 1908 race in the sixth hour and had to
retire.
OF the reams that were still in the race.
one represented the making of a new com
b~ination. as Bobby Walthour and John Bede ell
combined forces in the morning after injuries
he'd deprived them of their original team
mates. Walthour's partner. Hugh Mclean
Of Chelsea. Mass, had beentaken 10 a hospital
in the morning after being declared unfit
physically To continue. and Menus Bedell
was removed 70 the same hospital an hour or
80 later with a broken collarbone. The two
survivors were both very anxious, tocontinue
so they formed a new team. though they had
20 be penalizcd one lap behind the others.
all Of whom were on even terms.
Both accidents occurred on the highly
banked turn at the Fourth avenue end OF
the building and both resulted from the care
lcssness Of another rider. Vanderstuyft was
10 blame for MacIean's mishap. as he slowed
up very suddenly after a Wild sprint, which
resulted in the tumble that ended MacLean's
career in this years race.
Nanderstuyft's action so enraRed Moran.
who is a great friend OF MAcLean. that his
trainers had great dirioulty in preventing him
from striking the Belgian.
Though falls were directly responsible for
the elimination of the Schlee- Urban Mac
Donald and Krebs- Ruprecht pairs. there
had been many predictions made that neither
team would last out the race, An effort was
made to form a new combination between
the uninjured members Of the two teams,
Schlee and krebs, but this failed.
Schlee did not seem to think much Of the
erstw lille Flying Dutchman" az a partner
when they would have 10 lose a lap for re-
teaming. He did not say he might team with
krebs II he received a bonus. but IL was not
forthcoming, so a new team was not formed.
Charles W. Miller. who won the first team
six day Tace in 1880, when he had Frank
md XOlnK d0uRTnPT. 0Gg1lDlad Inc same
box That ne was married in Just eight years
ago to a day Miller is nov a Prosperous
and weighs 2is pounds.
During the afternoon the pace WINS very
riders leading most Of the time, Vanoni,
Stol, the Creurget brothers and Petit Breton
were the ones generally at the head of the
In one instance Breton was on the track
for an hour leading at a fast steady pace all
the time except for an interval OF Tour minutes.
Dave COburn, head trainer for the foreign
ers was very much pleased at the condition
OF his char gees. saving all oil them. were in
=, fine condition. and that the Georget brothers,
who started out rather stif as the result OF
their enforced stay at Ellis Island. were linn
Coplrn said that Nanoni IL especially strong
and that he thought last night Stol could have
defeated any rider on the track in a short dis
Whnt seemed to he the very earliest attempt
at lap stealing was started by WnlthOur at
. O'Clock in the morning after he had been
out for only n few minutes. He got FIVE
yards away by his Jump and quickly increased
Wnlthour and eau sht him in about half a
lap. The Atlanta boy seemingly. did not
know he had been oyertaksn and kept on
looked around 10 see Where the others '' %ers
and slackened speed when he saw Stoi az
his heels. Stol then jumped past Walthour
| on the pole and the latter was switched to
within a foot Of the outside, guard rail, Stol
did not Try 70 keep his advantage and the
Al twenty minutes after ? Stol tried a little
lap stealing on his own account. He made
up to him after a few laps Of hard sprlntinR.
Twenty minutes later Root was the hero
Of a far different episode, He was Just leav-
side of the track when Melting tumbled
down right in front Of him, Root rode over
the PROSTATE rider and smashed his bicycle,
| but was comparatively unhurt himself. Roots
wife was sitting In a box on that side of the
arena and she became hysteriCal, calling out;
My poor husband. my poor hllshand! in "A
very stacy tone Of voice. Things we're quiet
after that until fifteen minutes OF =, when
Leon GeorHet OF, France began q series of
wild sprints that lasted until I o'clock. Petit
Breton relieved NanOni nj 4l6 O'Clock and hit
ny a hot pace for twenty minutes, Then
Schlee came out TO take Urban McDonald's
place, and Breton tried TO outride him, but the
famous road racer kept the lead for ten min
uteS.
Breton went 70 the front again at as
O'Clock and set the pace until 525 o'clock,
when Nanoni came out. Frye minutes later
Leon GeoTget started a short sprint. but
George Wiley, the Syracuse messenger boy,
jumped out and got about twenty yards
away from the bunch. only 10 be overtaken
and passed by Wand erstuyft. The latter
got about twenty-five yards lead on the field,
but tired quickly and Moran pulled the bunch
up 10 him. 4 few laps later Calvin relieved
Wiley, and Root and Nanoni alternated at
sprintinE for a time In an evident attempt
20 bother Calvin and Wiley in making their
pickup.
Just at q O'Clock Stol, Downing, Urban
Mcdonald, Rupprecht and Hollister fell as
they entered the Fourth avenue turn. Several
bicycles, were entirely Smashed and some
of the riders tumbled against the inside railing.
At 0:l5 O'Clock Schlee and Mcdonald made
a determined effort to steal a lap. helm, thirty
yards ava at one time, but were finally
forced TO drop back into the procession.
Nanderstuyft started q sprint at 62S
o'clock, but when he saw how close the
others were he slowed up suddenly as he
left the Fourth avenue turn, His act ion
forced those behind MIN TO b~ackpedal and
the field was punched so suddenly that
Hugh MaCIean. Clark. Urban Mcdonald.
Rupprecht and Emit Georget were sent
crashing from their machines. MaCLean
/ had ridden TO the outer edge of the track
in an effort to avoid striking those in front
OF him. bur did not have room enough 10
get by. his front wheel hitting the guard
rail in front of The boxes. lie fell on his
shoulder and as he rolled down the incline
or ono another and were selt flying. too
,~iacI.sHn was picked up unconscious,
with blood streaming from, a CO on his head,