New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-13
NFARLAND WINS In
DESPERATE SPRINT
RIFT And DE NARA Al
TTTTOR'S WHEEL.
Big Crosrd Secs Three Teams Tied
in Sunday Race Fight 1t out
in One-mde Dash.

Atlantic 4szr, won the stx-day bicycle in
Madison Square Garden last night Rutt ana Stol
last Years winners were second. and Hill and De
--.-z who were riding in the long grind for the
first time third. These three teams were tied at
the END Of the race AZ hours az 2SI miles and
len g new recor5-three miles and i've laps ahead
q the CID mark. The distribution Of the prize
money vas decided by one-rnile sprint in which
Mcfarland Rutt end De Mara represented their
respective teams. Mcfarland won in desperate
%rish. With Rutt and De Mara close Up, TO the
~iId shouts q the crowd
Mcfarland by inches IN that last sensational
nile dash. In the last twenty yards Of the last
lap he came from behind with remarkable burst
Ct speed. ard earned the decision by q scant IA"
wheel from Rutt. with DeMara Tapped on both.
when The race came to an end At loo2 O'CLOCK
IL. track cleared and the three men selected
70 Hzht II cut in that last supreme test clrcleo
around SLOWLY As each got on his wheel the
crowd gave him impartial cheer and each team
Seemed almost equal fsvorlte There was some
thing ike e hush as Butt, Mcfarland and De
Mars lined up. and then clear and sharp came the
crack Of the pistol.
Rutt 5unnped away IN the lead. with Mcfarland
rling4nS 70 his rear wheel and De Mara holding a
similar position behind Mcfarland Around and
around the track the three men sped at a fast
pace bur apparently content for the time with
their relative positions. At the sixth lap Rutt hit
u the pace, keeping e wary eye on Mcfarland, TO
that he did not get the jump on him IN the maj
-p-irt.
By this tine every man vas his feet and the
Garden was IN an uproar- Going into the seventh
ian Putt s.iIl showing the way increased the pace.
and the final sprint was On Mcfarland and De
Mare were content 70 lie in behind tbs pacenaker
until the last Jap. when both made jump 10 taks
tire lead.
Butt worked desperately TO hold his advantage,
but Mcfarland would not be denied. and in the
last twenty yards forced his way TO the front and
won bv the rarrowest margin with LIE Mara Only
g foot o. behind.
The finish was so close that the crowd do not
lroz who had actually Won Then z great cheer
rent I'D as the ofdcial announcement came Moran
he ,---7s on -
-3,r re=rn rode slowly around. side by SIDE Whlle
.pere was more cheering Hardy hao !HeS ieiI
she .rark when Rutt and Stol and De Mara an
1-i1 ci~ced around TO give their admirers chahhe
- cheer. 80, ,,z.
The last dav Of the race was filed with incident
80 .xoi+Ar,ent Desperate sprints and spill or
two served bring the crowd up TO hlsh S'a'7
- exr3ternent-even to frenzy at times
v-.1,bo11r and Root VINO lost lap early IN the
-soe and had been unable 10 get On even terms
x-i+b the three leading teams. hutt eno SIol' L7
Nara and Hill and Mcfarland and moran. me- cue
desperate efforts from tine TO time tnrousl,UI ~
st +o,,r+een hours 10 regain the lost ground Inc
leaders also took turns in trying TO steal away
sro--f,- after o clock ln the evening Hill. who
vas riding ar e lively pace IN an enor1 10 gam
u, m The others punctUred his tire It had been
.,ror,oe5 that tho rule regarding the necessity
for rider v-hc has r1ishap 10 be relieved oy ms
rsrtner Or TO and continue the race oelore
she other riders have made five laps. or oe penal
tied would be rigidly enforced; so when Hill.
-, his rnc711red tire the other riders. led by Stoi
and Moran. spurred out to try and make five laps
before he could be -eieved- They had made four
and half laps when De Mara came on the track
70 relieve his paTtrer,
CLOSE CALL FOR RUTT AND STOLA
Then De Mara decided he would make 1t lively
Cor the others and struck out with Stol and Root
Rinse behind. They had gone only little way
when stoIs tire was punctured, and there vas
r71sh BY the other riders TO make the five laps be
fore Stol could be relieved The entire field had
made I've and three-quarter laps before Rutt got
or the track TO relieve Stol. The others kept up
she pace. but Rutt pedaIed so fast that he made
hack the fhree-quarters Of ZAP he was behind in
tuenty minutes.
During This time the Garden was in an uproar.
4he crowd shouting fsvoritcs they passed by.
urging them TO faster efforts There was. perhaps,
more excitement than at any time since the race
began.
While the riders still in the heat Of the
& test De Mara. who was leading with Moran close
behind him, ran into Drobach at the south end OF
me Garden and himself crowded against the
fence and fell headlong from his wheel He re
oeived nasty cut the right knee. He was i'm
rrediately relieved by his partner, Hill De Mara,
however, remained off the track for only three
minutes. when he vas back again and led the field
II another squirt for three laps
Early IN the day the special policemen employed
bv The management cleared the Garden Of the all
night sleepers. and in the words Of certain poet.
j
then" But the seepers were not at ell overaUed
r. the Pinkertons and generally declined to leave
For time II looked II the special policemen
going al the the strife.
Crowds o. men and boys danced with glee IS some
Of The more daring Of their number snatched club
helmet and made merry with IT.
Soon the Pinkertons rallied 10 each others SUD
port and eventually the aH-nighters we're driven
outside whence they could only return after p,Ir-
chasing another ticket It great disappoint-
uent 10 some aho counting staying 70 the
finish
Again about O'Clock in the afternoon all the
reserved cleared out but this time there
was sernblance Of disorder After this the crowd
for the evening began 10 come in Before O'Clock
ever reserved seat and almost ell Of the other
seats Rad been sold. and standing room was at
premium Long before the leaders were 10 lire up
for -1he final sprint there vas not an empty seat
anywhere and numbers Of persons standing
tn the stsles Spectators. IS usual got hold Of
come Of the tickets did thriving business as
long the tickets lasted
RIDERS GAIN IN WEIGHT
Al If the riders who stu remained in the race
we're weighed n the afternoon. and the results
were Interesting The weighing showed that twelve
OF the sixteen men had actually gained in weight
since tho start OF the race two rad neither GAINED
nor lost and only TWO had lost weight. Bicycle
enthusiasts argued Immediately that this proved
that cycle racing good for the health The
Veterans Mcfarland and Nalthour gained more
tEGn any % their competitors. The former added
seven pounds since the started and the latter
vas close second with gain OF six Drobach
and Anderson had gained four pounds each; Calvin
and Collins, three each. and Vanoni Moran Mitten
Rutt Sfoi and Roo. each. DE Mara ana Wiley
we're the men who had neither lost nor gained
= hile Hi and Palmer lost several POUNDS each
h. Ie-5 chin --o-,