New-York tribune., 1908-12-15
SIX-DAY RIDERS PAID
DE MARA Has GRIEV4NCE.
Race Vas Fired" for Thinning
Team, Says DeUonouitch.

-t7i-ty-tvvo bicycle riders who took part in the
..x-dav race at Madison Square Garden last week
-e-eived their prizes and contract money st the
Garden yesterday afternoon. Eight teams finished
- race. and seven OF these pairs shared in the
-,-f-es The awa-ds were follows:
g an ne Mars and Hin. 800: Walthour and Root
sss srd Anderson and vanoni. 800. Palmer and
D-ohach finished. but were just out OF the prize
money
-re having of was done in secret there being no
re present in the press at the time each
-es-1 vas called in except the two riders. Harry
Pollok and clerk
TIE contestants bore different expressions as they
s-,s-ze5 from the room. but the majority seemed
se.isfed. Both De Mara and Hill were disappointed
g. their allotment, they said as they thought they
deserved more money account Of the showing
.Aez made Pollok told them to see M Powers
g. -fs cfce IN the Fuller Building. and both riders
sid they would make effort 10 get more money
f-o- hin
Teddy Devonovitch, the Russian with the whis-
ts-s who retired from the race by the man
sre-7err 50 that his partner Peter Droback. could
r,e teamed ID with Palmer after that rider lost
rs mate. Walker IN accident declared that he
rsd been handsomely treated by the promoters,
s-6 later said 1t fixed up for Mac 10 win;
Ru-- is the faster man
roere- whose retirement on Thursday after he
- hee- lspped by the leaders caused much COM
--e-- vas on hand but would make no comment
De Nz-z seemed particularly displeased with the
whole AFFAIR He declared that he believed that he
,o-l5 have beaten both Mcfarland and Rutt in the
ga sprint had not those two riders pocketed him.
Is Mara said that he had closed negotiations with
z-ro- B-syzr the Partisan bicycle race promoter.
- -ss been at the siN-day match, by which he Is
:, s7s- for three months spring in the sprint
-z-ss II Paris The young Californian. who is only
-vs-rv-7rree years Old. and who amateur
---r few months ago. said that he will start for
Eas-or -o-rro-roV take part in the Christmas
=. -fo4lr-holr race and that later he would
-s5z - - Louis Kansas City and Salt Lake City
ASKED = Re thought the promoters Of the race
--r-- -sz-e had hand in preventing his winning.
T,z Nara said. Well. 1t IS not likely that they
---z a-s-- II see cub at the game lick the old
timers
r--- would rot commit himself when asked il he
---vzr- he had used bad judgment in the final
s---- Al ne would say that he was glad that
- rad finished n good condition without having
res- hr-- HIS partner StoL had nothing 70 say
..r7e5-e-r Palmer. the Australian who remained
- ne -srz and punished himself leading sprtnts
z-z- his knees were troubling him. thought that
-. --s-sEe-ne-t should have taken cognizance OF
-+s Efforts and given him more money His partner.
re-e- 1--bzch. vas Of the same opinion
~--rf-z vas heard from either Anderson or Va
mn --o made u he Danish-Italian team Con
ce--.1g ne financial success Of the race Harry
pollok s5-lplv said. We did not do as well as IN
o-e c- two former years. but our receipts were
E-es-e, than last December
Nos o. " foreign riders will sail for their homes
o. Wednesday @ Thursday It has been estinlat-
= --z- -re race ves worth about $4,000 10 the
promoters