Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
CYCLISTS To RACE
IN A LONG CONTEST
Floyd MacFarIand Will Take
Part in the Six-Day
Struggle.
Vanderstuyft Comes From BEL
gium to Try for the
Prize.

NEW YORK, December S.-Floyd Mac
Farland, Long Mac" the favorite Of the
six-dayrace FANS will ride this year in
the big grind at Madison Square Garden,
beginning tomorrow night. The news Of
MacFarland's entry in the six-day race
will be received with enthusiasm by the
lovers of the sport, who turn out each
year for the big event in the garden There
Is no more popular rider in the world to-
day than MacFarland. and he is, If pos
sible, a bigger favorite among the New
York contingent than anywhere else. Wal
ter Rutt the champion of Germany, will
be MaGFarland's partner. Rutt stands forth
as one Of the greatest cycle riders that
ever 5ourneyed to this country to compete
for the great prize. He began racing In
1900. and came at once into prominence
winning the grand prize at Hamburg. in
which such champions as Mayer Huber
and Arend were competing.
Three thousand miles for chance to
win a prize. That is the trip that Arthur
Vanderstuyft. the plucky little Belgian
cycling champion, who for the past two
years has been contestant in the six-day
races, teamed with John Stol Of Holland
has just made for the purpose of taking
part in the six-day race at the garden.
The management of the race, in search
for new faces and new champions, had re-
jected Fandcrstuyft and Stols entry this
year. This refusal was not good enough
for Vanderstuyft, and, without a word to
any one except his partner, he took
steamer for America and in person de-
manded that the entry of the famous Bel
gum Holland team be accepted, and it
was.
Vanderstuyft began riding a bicycle in
1895. He is twenty-three years old, weighs
al pounds and is only five feet three
inches in height, but he makes up in the
width of his legs. 1t would take a column
to enumerate the Belgian's long string of
victories. He won the Bel dor in Paris
last year and broke the worlds human
paced twenty -four-hour record, riding dur
ing that time 943.666 kilometers.
His victories this year have been numer-
Gus. Starting with the Grand Prix at Mar
settles, in France, he continued his win
ming streak and ''copped" the Grosser Som
mer Preis of Berlin and the Golden Wheel
race of Theptow, and finished second to
Darragon In the worlds championships at
Geneva, Switzerland.
Vanderstuyft is well known as a six-day
plugger, making his debut in 1903, when he
and Sampson of Belgium were team mates.
Vanderstuyft and Stol were tied with the
leaders, Root and Dorlon. The team lost
first position only by being beaten in the
sprint that decided the tie. In 1905 the
two little foreigners finished fourth
The Preliminary Races.
A large crowd witnessed the preliminary
championship cycle racing meet of the an
nual international six-day bicycle race at
Madison Square Garden tonight. The re-
suits follow:
Quarter mile, national amateur championship
Won by James Zanes, Newark. n. j.: VI. vanden
Dries. jr., New York A. c., second. Time, o. 3 IS
Fivemile motor-paced race-Hugh Mclean of
Boston defeated Floyd Mcfarland of San JOSE
Cal. Time, S.O44. The Californian led for -four
miles, but in the fifth mile lost his pace, and Nc
Lean won out by half lap.
Motor cycle race, mile in heats (best two out
of three)-Won by Fred Hoyt OF Bridgeport, Conn,
who defeated j. de Roster Of Springfield Mass
De Roster the first heat and Hoyt the last
two. Time 80 40 1873 As. lbs 1-5.