Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-12-10
SIX TEAMS THREE
MILES AHEAD Of
RECORD
Six Day Bicycle Race at Mad
son Square MARRIED by Series
Of Spills; PIucky Riders Con-
tnue Grind,


Ivy morning Jourhat SpecNil Leased Nirel
New York, nee. ia serious spill
last night robbed Gutt and clark, and
Root and Fogler of two hard earned
laps and slowed down the pace OF the
six-day bicycle race at Madison square
garden.
Under the rules q lap four-tifths
won goes for naught in "a spin. 1t
must he a fun lap to count. bur there
is always a chance for "a distanced
tanender to rob the leaders bl a de
ltberate fan and there were cries to-
night Of "fakir" when The tumbles
came opportunely to please the crowd,
At 10 o'clock last night the s%printers
had apparently given up trying TO
gain distance and the score stool IT,
S31.3 miles for the leaders as against
| 1,S2S.3 a year age.
At 1890 there was a bad smash mp
directly in front of the Judges stand
in which Pye, Walthour and West all
went down in a heap. West was badly
cut about the head and had several
of his teeth knocked out. but plucRily
got up again and rushed into the race.
Five minutes later. Clark. of The re-
constructed team of clark ana Rutt
shot out from the bunch in a furious
sprint that lasted six minutes. When
the riders strung out in file again it
was found that the Judges had award
ed Clark and Rutt the lap they lost
as a penalty for combining anew.
Hardly had the riders rested from
the last sprint when anothe r cant,
this time Stein ana Hi made Il dash
for - lost lap, They got it and at II
O'Clock the score stood
Root and Fogler, Lawson and De
mara. Walthour and Collins. Halstcad
land Lawrence, Pye ana Hehir. Rutt
and Clark, 1.S51.7, Milton and West,
cameron aud Krehs, Anderson and
Nanoni, 1~.S516; Georgets, 1,S5t.4;
German and C%arapezzi, LIS.
The record for the ninety-fifth hour
was 1850 miles, made last year by
Mcfarland and Moran.
Sprint after sprint followed. The
auditorium was Just settling into its
seats when Root and Eogler tore away
at breakneck speed. Relieving each
other alternately they held their gait
for seventeen minutes. but were UNI
able to draw away from the others in
the scramble.
In the scramble, however, Lawson
and Demara dropped back TO secoud
division, Anderson and Nanoni lost
another lap. Cameron and Krebs two
laps, The Georsots almost fen out of
sight.
During the sprint Togler drank
champagne. but Root too 40 stimu-
liant. Score at I a. m:
Rutt and clark. Hin and Stein. Root
and Foglcr, Walthour and Collins.
Halstead ana Lawrence, Pyc and
IIehir, 1,S99.2 miles; Lawson and De
mara. Mttten and West. 1881; An
derson and ,Nanoni, 1889: Cameron
and Krebs, 1883; Georgets. 1.SSS.S;
German and Carapezzi, t.755.
Krebs tired ana was Tapped repeat
eddy IN spite of the efforts of his part
uer to regain the distance. The record
FOR the corresponding hour made a
year ago was 1.SS5.1.
At . o'clock the score was;
Rutt and Clark, lin and Stein. Root
ana lfogler. WAlthoUr and Collins,
IIalstead and Lawrence. pyc and He
hir. 1.906.1; Lawson and Demora, Mit-
ten and West, 1906, Anderson and
Nanoni, 1869; Georgets, 1907 :;
Cameron and Krebs. 1862; German
ana Carapezzi, 1.755. The record for
tho ninty-eishth hour was 1905
miles made by HIN and Demara in
1905.