New-York tribune., 1907-12-12
CONTEST N4RROWS DOU ".
OuIg Too Teams Noe Tied for
Lead in Sir-Day Grind.
lie SCOPE AT 2 O'CLOCK.

Only two teams are now tied for the lead IN
the six-day bicycle race in Madison SquaIe
t;arden-Fog.er and Moran and Rutt ana StoL
ks the result of a wild sprint early yesterday
afternoon two OF the four leading teams Were
lapped and from now on chief interest WIZ
centre in the efforts of the 1--WE teams WHICH
are onlv one lap away regain the fost
round A. II O'Clock last night nine teams OF
The original sixteen which started in the long
grind early on Monday morning were plouuih6
along, with the race just half over
AT $50 o'clock yesterday morning Sanuelsoh
and ATfften withdrew on account OF the weak
aned condition of the latter. and at O'CLOCK
wilcox and Williams left the track because
WILCOX was suffering from a broken finger
which he received in a mishap at midnight
The sprint which cost GOrget and Dupre anu
Krebs and Vanderstuyft a lap and a place Win
,he leaders came at las o'clock in the a1ter-
noon II lasted only ten minutes, OUT oullls
that time excitement among the riders anu On
lockers ran high and the big aInphl1ea'ie "aS
a perfect bedlam. Rutt began the rouole pS
jumping off with Moran in hot pursuit ana tIie
others working franticaly to keep up The Kill
,np nace was maintained for several miles, ana
every rider was the track the partners
changing frequently in an effort 10 hod lhelt
places. The Logan Bardgett. CALVIN whey ana
Dou-ning- Downey teams held their places. but
C,,,rget and Krebs dropped further and further
behind and were practically Tapped when hreos
fell AT the southwest turn and the gong ended
the struggle
Krebs was not injured, and quickly made a
protest against losing the lap on the ground OF
falling The judges would not sustain it, how
ever as they said Krebs was clear at the time
and was not fouled by any of the other riders.
I'm TIE sprint Lawson and Macdonald lost one
lap Krebs and Vanderstuyft one lap, Gorget
and Dupre one lap, and Vanoni and Breton two
laps.
AT sos O'Clock Krebs started sprint
Ian md all he
EXCEPT Vanoni who when it was over was
found 10 have lost another lap Gorget and
Dupre tried another spurt five minutes later
but everybody kept the pace and nothing was
accomplished. These little spurts were the de-
light of the crowd, which cheered every effort
made whether successful not.
At 1925 d. m. Dupre started squirt which
ended in Nanoni losing another lap This made
two laps that Vanoni lost in the hour between
8 ard o'clock AT O'Clock Vanoni and Breton
were gix laps behind the leaders Intermittent
b. squirting went all through the hour, but the
only loser was Vanoni, the others holding the
pace
In the evening the Garden was packed from
roof to basement, in spite of the fact that the
management raised the price of admission to 81
two days earlier than usual Seats could not
be had for love money by O'clock and even
standing room was at premium The crowd
disappointed in seeing any sensational
sprints Now and then rider would shoot
OUT as IL determined TO SledA ZAP Dut lIe oih-
were watchfuI and all hands would settle
down - the monotonous grind.
Fogler and Rutt bore the brunt of the pace
making during the early morning. Sprnts were
few and spiritless. At o'clock the field was
riding I26 miles behind the record of Elkes and
Mcfarland, made in 1900. The score at that
hour was 947 miles and one lap. OF the nine
teams. four were leading, four one lap
behind them and two laps behind the
leaders
There was some excitement at o'clock in
the morning when a woman sitting in a box
the eIth street side was struck in the face
with apple. Her husband started look
for her assaiant and a general fight ensued.
\ The uniformed guards quieted the combatants
u before great trouble developed. There was a
good sized crowd in the Garden at the time and
many left their seats. fearing disorder.
At O'Clock fifty men and boys made rush
the 26th street gallery entrance and tore the
doors from their hinges Nearly all got in be-
fore the inside guards could interfere
summary of the short races in the after
noon and evening follows:
One-auarter- unpaced exhibition by Thorwald
Eilegaard Time. 0-26.
Two-nfe motor between Charlie Turyille and
Fred. White-Won by TurVille. Time 3:27Eb-
Two-mie motor paced exhibition by Hugh McClain
Npaced by Fred WhiteD. Time $50.
Half mile unpaced by kramer Time. o:5e$s
One-mile tamareur: handicapD-WOn by F. Eiher
ts5 yards); Martin Kesser Ci5 yards). second. Time
one-rne paced exhibition by Bobby waithour Cpaced
by Gussie LawsenD- Time 1853.
Two-Enie motorcycle between Charlie Turville
Half mile famateur: handicapD-won by F. Hall
t25 yardsp9 @ Cameron tscratchD. second; F Eiher
Two-mie motor paced by Hugh McClain (paced
by Fred White Time S;Si-s-