Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-16

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Crowd s~ca Finish.


sew YORK. d.. I5-Root ond T1~'ar
hrsf. Downing and Hopper second. Rutt
and MacFarnrd third
These teams were winners M the elx.dqy
bicselo race concluded al Mrd.son squ1rc
gardon tonight The ms; milo was ridden
by Foglar, Downing and Root. respectively.
FOR The three first trans The time was
2l7 The distance covered by tho eight
teams remaining was 2.292 miles and two
laps Al the finish the riders were ~
miles and two laps behind the record sct
b. Miller and Waller Tor the same number
of hours IN 1897. The same team won last
years race, Root then making the inal
dash.
The order Of anlsh ~ the other tennis
follows, the partner riding the Inst milo
being placed first:
F9urth-McDonnid somcrvnle. coney
Ffta- MottIinr. Canoda: Lov,n. Ireland
SiNih-Clark and Pye Australia.
Sevcnth-DowncN Chelsea; Moran. Boa-
Eighth Georuet and Ge7rzet France.
F1nnI Dash Begins. .
At 1906, whom tho it4 hours Of riding
had become completed, all except the lead
ers were according to the rules, retired
from the track. Those retired we're Walt
hour and BcdcH. and breton and Sln'u Ne
son, both teams havlnF failed 10 make w
the one Jap lost EARLIER in the race. This
left eight teams. Just onc-hnif OF the Origi-
nal starters to fight out the finish at one
mile. Tho eight riders were sent away In
a good start and a., final dash Of ten tincs
around tho track proved TO be a whirlw'nd
ending. Fogler took tie lead at the start
and never lost II. though hard pressed by
Downing, who kept on almost even trims
At times only those at points. OF unusual
vantage were able 10 tell positively who
was In tho lead. Fogler, however, held his
slight advantage to the end. winning Ly u
narrow margin from Downing. who in turn
was closely pressed by Root. The others
finished In bunch.
The windup furnished sport that under
ordinary circumstances would have brought
the crowd that PACKED Madison Square gar
den to sunocatUn TO ats f,et M "lI.
demonstratlon 'rhe retirement Of Wal,ho r
and Beden and the. fact. that they were
not allowed several laps, which the sp.c-
tators believed should have been given
them resulted In such dissatisfaction that
the least enthusiasm Of the week was mani
Tested at the conclusion Of the cont St
When the retiring teams wlre ordered
from the track there wer shouts OF unfair
rulings. Excitement was intense when the
Anal squirt began, but the cheers witt
which the start was attended gre
fainter as the mtn rode On until the Victor
OF Root and Fogler was received with com
paratlve eooln S. Fog,er, during>the week
had been mixing up In several spills thai
prevented laps being made The prizes viii
be awarded Monday ss
Great Crowd Sees Finish.
During the last few hou OF the rae,
nunn 49,,
favorites. Not an inch OF room was un
occupied in the boxes, gale. its and in tn,
arena, and at least 1900 persons stood hnde
the track at the east and Uost ends unabl;
TO get glimpse OF thu, riders. kvea afie;
orders were given to close the doors, Mad
son avenue. was blocked with surgina
crowd. Police had all they could do tl
preserve order in the street For the frs
time uniformed men appeared in the build
ing and as result, rOwdyism was les
noticeable.
From O'Clock untn the end OF the rae
there was a series OF "spurts." .-
Cofey made an attempt shortly after
O'clock to get a lap and had succeeded Il
losing the bunch when the red flag wen
out and his work resulted in nothing. TIL
crowd Kissed the decision. Walthour re
ceived a great welcome when he came Of
the track at o'clock. The foreign rider
watched Walthour closely and at the slight
ct indication Of an attempt to sprint Cor
set who closely followed his rear whec
would shout a warning in French and tn
others would rush ahead of the southernel