New-York tribune., 1907-12-09

pace when James ]. Corbett fired the starting gun
At the end Of the first mile there had been no
changes in the starting positions. Do"ney leaui"7
With excellent police arrangements OH ''te 'u'
side Of the building, there was niue c''3
the several entrances to the big alnphithet're VIZ
tho doors were thrown open a few moments dI'c'
midnight and by 1880 o'clock the galleries were
filled and OF the reserved seats were 0C'Ni
There was a conspicuous absence OF the u'aoiui
which prevailed on previous occasions INSIDE tte
Garden at the beginning of six-day race ana '''o
policing OF the entire building by special o'"cer'
was effective.
The first nishap OF the race occurred in the sew
enth lap of the second mile when Harvey Reyholus
and Nat Butler fell at the northeast turE' Known
as dead mans curve" but five bells gave the
signal that the accident unavoidable ana
neither team suffered a penalty. Benyon also went
down in the third mile. but resumed few seconds
later without penalty.
Before the start of the race the riders paraded
around the track and each was cheered 10 the
echo while the band played bar or two from the
national anthems of their respective countries
When the Yankee-Dixie team. Matt Downey and
Bobby Wathour. took tho track, and the oand
rlaved several notes OF Yankee Doodle swing
ing into Dixie the big crowd seemed to go al
most crazy with excitement and prolonged
cheer up for the popular pair About $50
people had got into the Garden in time TO see the
start
From 1880 o'clock the crowd outside the Garden
gathered quickly and before II o'clock IL was esti
mated that there about four thousand persons
In line. Across the street. in the park fully three
| thousand more gathered. waiting their turn
TO got in line. At the gallery entrance two double
| lines stretched away down &th street TO Fourth
avenue parting there. line running north TO
| 18th street and the other south 10 24th street
From the main entrance Madison avenue two
lines of people stretched 24th street ON the south
and 10 9th street the north. Inspector Schmitt-
berger sent to the Sd Sub-station for half Of the
two hundred men he had reserve there. about 10
| o'clock. and at L the others were called out
Completely around the Garden they formed q cor
don cutting of all traffic 2eth and 9th streets
| from Madison to Fourth Even residents
| in that section those who claimed 10 be such.
| we're not allowed pass the police lines only
those who got into the line of prospective ticket
buyers being allowed inside the boundaries formed
! by tho police
| Pinkerton to the number OF one hundred
were posted about the hall and an hour before the
time for the doors to open ali the officials connect
ed with the were on hand. prepared for their
duties In addition 10 the private force hired by
the management numerous painclothes men from
the city Police Department were In the Garden.
According to the riders and their trainers. they
had been using the track during the afternoon yes
terday, but that time there were no city police
present 4 few OF the men started to circle the
track before midnight. with the evident idea OF
warming up n little before the start but were
stopped by the officers. with the order that ac-
cordinS to orders, riding was TO be allowed on
the track until after l. o'clock.
Probably one OF the fastest sprinters in the race
La Is
Donald the Chicago-New York team Lawson
IS well known Frank Kramers rival. and when
il comes TO fast riding he has an advantage over
most his competitors. The riders included many
champions. gathered from various parts OF the
world. They all looked tit for the strugge' which
will continue until IL o'clock on Saturday night.
The rules which have prevailed in previous con-
tests govern the and no rider Will De per-
mitted on the track than twelve hours each
dav The new saucer pan track. which was ouilt
for the contest is remarkably fast and the riders
who tried IL in practice spins declared 'hdl fecolo
time might be expected - -.
The list of contestants, with color oi caps edc"
team will wear, is as follows;
French team tbIack red)--No /. Louis Dafrason
Frame; No. 2 Petit Breton France 1po,t., Rr,t
German-Holland team tblacko-,So., o. ""i''f 'N
Germany; No 4. Johann Sto, Holland. r,,,,s
Jacauelin France; No. 8. Carlo vanoni. Italy. xr.
French team Iwhite ard backlmHo' q Leon "0''h
fFhhSS. Isb .F,nGsh team green-No Harry Reynolds
BaIbrggan Ireland No 10 James benyoh: L0 fi Bobb,
Walthour Atlanta Ga; No l.. MhtO boNnIS. ,1.S .,
Intercitv team uan)No. Il. Joseph togier' Nationa
Athletic Club. Brooklyn: No "A James Moran, Sostoo
Chicago New York team red)--No; 10 iyer Lawson
Chicago: No. 16 Urban Macdonald New fGrk, ~. ~
irish American team tgreen AMI whl,e 30 np%i !.
Patrick Logan. Ireland; No. 49, Walter ~ Bardeett
Long Island team tpnkl-No. 10 John Beden
1ynbrook, Long Island; No 20. Menus Bedeh' Lyn'
brook. Long Island. -. . =, r,,- -
ine San Jose cal; No. 80, Nat Butler Boston.
7erman n American Belgian team (orange and black
No. -. Floyd krebs, Newark y. j. NO ~ arthur
The M1r7nona (Ted and oxford gray)-No @5. s II
Wilcox salt city; No. 20 Saxon Williams. Sal
The Farmer and Messenger Boy Pink and gTeen,--No
q Frank Calvin New Milford. Conn., No. 2s. Georg
iitab Iowa team uight blue and tanl-No. -, ". f
samueson salt Lake city; No 40 W. h Mitten paven
Atlantic Pacific team oxford gray and baek)No 81
Charles A. Sherwood New York City; No ~. Carl a
Iiuberg, jose, Cal.