The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-12-16

/ that had heen In circulation about him.
for he looked too well for "A sufferer from
the effects of drugs. The victorious for
/ eigners expect TO stay IN America ana
make a vaudeville tour, giving exhibitions
on home trainers.
Several of the riders were paid of yes
terday by Manager Pat Powers, VINO
took each team separately into his private
office and sent tie riders out with broad
smiles and pockets bullying with green
backs. Heretofore 1t has been customary
10 pay the riders on the Monday following
the race. but as the Garden is to be used
this week it was necessary to hurry the
matter along. The prizes earned by the
various teams were as follows;
Rutt and Stol. $500 $3.50 each); Fogler
and Moran. $1,000: Dupre and Georget,
500: Downing and Downey. $500; Calvin
and Wiley. $500. Krebs and Vanderstuyft,
$50; Logan and Bardgett 500.
Breton Is Rewarded.
Breton. who with Vanoni finished the
race, was promised a reward by Manager
Powers for his frequent sprinting thai did
much to keep up the interest in the race.
All the riders were promised their ex-
penses from the time they left home until
they arrived there again. This included
their camp outfits at the Garden, the wages
of their trainers and handlers and, with
the foreigners steamship passages, amount
ed to n ~good-sized sum. The crowds wero
smaller this year, too, than they Were last,
but all things considered, the week was
a profitable enc for the management.
The race was said yesterday by all the
veteran riders to have been the hardest
one held for many years. From the start
different contestants sprinted almost con-
tinually, and the spills were frequent.
Seven of the teams were forced out OF tire
contest by Thursday either from eXhaus-
ton or from injuries received In riding.
The terrible Jumping pace continued
throughout the week.
Twenty American and twelve foreign
riders begun the struggle. There were nine
of the former and seven of the latter left
at the end. Until Friday night they We're
behind the mark made last year, but by 10
o'clock that evening they had passed It,
and at the finish they were twenty miles
and three laps ahead of 1t.
The Rutt-Stol and Moran-Fogler teams
singled each other out at the start ms their
most formidable opponents and they stuck
together throughout. On Wednesday they
took the lead, having Tapped all the others.
aud thereafter they were never headed.
They were generally considered the fastest
in the race. TIL showing. of FRANK HalNla
and George Wiley, the farmer and mes
senger boy combination, was remarkable,
and they became popular for their game
ness.
Rutt is conceded to. be the greatest Ct
all six-day riders. Those who have FOL.
lowed the sport since 1t was 1~naugurnted
declare his equal never existed. He seemed
strong enough to ride a week longer and
all the time he had In reserve that sprint
which made him the master of every other
rider in the race. :,
Praise was showered on him from al
sides, but perhaps the greatest was ina
from Hardy Downing, who said, AFTER re
hecting: -
Not once did Rutt make afprotest. lie
fell with the others and shared many oil
their misfortunes. Several times he was
barely able to walk back to his training
quarters after spills, but each m III
came back willing to take more
---1a rr,. rraat1xy A9npREEnd nWpr his
defeat. He was confident before the finisl
that he could Jump Rntt and win. IL
tried to. but Rutt in turn jumped him.
Moran, Fogler's partner, said:
II think Fogler should have waited unit
the last lap before sprinting. He used bat
/ Judgment"