New-York tribune., 1909-12-09
Riders Far -fhead of Record IN
Sir-Day Race.
CYCLE SCORE AT ? O'CLOCK.

] farlHrM atA NffaN IN lftr 4
Ths field in the siK-day bicycle race n
Madison square Garden vas not reduced
,ssrerdsv. hur three more teams lost
lar So that only seven were tied for the
,-sf v-hen the eleven o'clock score vas
posted. A. mat time the leaders had COW
e-es ItIs miles and six laps and were
sixteen miles and Two laps ahead OF the
worlds record for the seventy-frst hour
made Iasf wear by Hiu and DeMara
Most ~ tire excitement % the dav was
crowded into a space Of twenty minutes
shortly before o'clock. after many %
.rose VINO had been waiting patiently al
-re afternoon Tor something 20 happen
rad gone home 20 dinner and before the
evening crowd rad hegun 20 gather. some
~orr thousand persons were in the Gar
con. however. when sprint began that
cost Two ~ tire teams which had been Up
us-H the lesders a isr
When icsst expected. Clark. the Aus-ral-
ia sprtnter Jumped the field. and quickly
followed Hv Rutt. opened up q gap of about
twenty feet Alternately pacing each other.
the Two riders gained thirty Yards or
rn--s. which they held for a couple Of laps.
vhsn Hslstesd, ny terrific sprinting. drew
un Trainers EUarTned around the track
getting out The men who were resting, and
IN few seconds 81 tventy-siK riders were
On ne track a. once
There was So much confusion that even
tre officials had hard time figuring out
Just V -nt had happened a. tsle conclusion
r. '-e sprint which lasted about twenty
minutes Their it was found that cam
los- -s7 putting them back in second
place vtth Anderson and vanoni snd Hiu
End stein. and that Calvin and Keegan
snc ire GeorEets had also lost smother laa.
putting then In third place Two laps be-
hind ne leaders.
y. vss freely predict-d on TUESDAY even
irr that tho riders could not maintain the
70 cord breaking pace and here 20 stay the
distance. tUt there ives 10 let-up In the
mad v1ir' during the afternoon or evening.
and r spite of il al most OF the men ap-
pesred 10 be cutie az fresh and quite as
She 10 respond 70 every sprint as in the
f-et few hours % the struggle. Instead 81
.-onpins behind Tho records made last
wear. tho leaders kept setting new figures
fo- everv hour. and late in tie afternoon
we're more rhan ten miles ahead of the old
marks
1r srf-e - the fac that the biggest
crowds arc IN the Garden during the after
-oou and evening. when The riders are re-
r- Urged 70 jump OUT and steal a lap, the
rr-iuts that have made material change In
r..- standing % the contestants have come
80 odd hours when only the dyed-in-the-
voo- enthusiasts have been on hand 10
ENJOY -ne fgn. Three teams lost lap
early Tuesday morning in one of the widest
END most rrotrscted sprints IN the race.
srl .t was carly YESTERDAY morning when
smother prolonged struggle cost Pat kse-
zsu and Frank Calvin lap, which, iudg-
irr from the condition ~ the former. can
never 10 made NJ. The third important
change. as told came a. the dinner hour
end 1ervcen crowds so 70 speak.
CAV or TUESDAY Calvin was forced
'0 do most - the work FOR his team.
keo-sr complained of cramps IN his legs
srd Wss not equal 10 doing his share. The
rfrer riders were quick 20 notice tfis, and
-er before . % clock in the morning Ancer-
son jumped oar and. alternating with Jackie
Clark carried the rack along al such a ter
-fr pace t.at keegan and Calvin could
uo- ao'd on and were forced 10 drop back
ono -ap. The team lodged protest. bur
r-e referee did uot allow b. The sprint
lasted a FUN twelve minutes.
Gs-latr and CaraDezzl. the reconstructed
-cs-. r.erc Tho clowns of the struggle YES
iertsr. The former left tho track about
o.Io b. and in was af-er O'Clock before the
'.aHar could be persuaded 20 relieve him.
in tgls time me team lost twenty-five mii.s.
sHd se tlev kept dropping further ana fur
they l'hiDG during The day some Of the
otHe~ -eers took it ur-on themselves %
T'tr.-r tho Management Tor not forcing
mo mon 20 withdraw.
Iu ~r.-r ~ rhe fact thar Gerrnain and
tsrsrezzi were hopeIessly beaten. they wor-
rso -ho ofHe~ riders more or less by start
TX srrirrr from time % Zine. This served
~ ar-Es ths crowd and keen IL stirred up.
s0f f1r tlat reason. TO doubt. the riders
see allowed % continue
Hs'sfer end IssHrence who ere riding IN
s's-csv ra~o for the first time. attracted
more attention than heretofore yesterday
hffTes NJ fheir boyish appearance and be
tIn0 - rrH old veterans - tho long grind.
Nff1er showed any signs % weakening
yesterday afternoon and they themselves
srn"ared tn he conhdeuL that they could
far o. fhe fuish.
Ms~Far'and and Clark. Rgtt and stol
sHc Root and FOgIer are the fsvorites with
Tie crowd and arc generally picked 20 he
n st ft~ 6nish This is because - their
sn'Fr ability ~ sprint and stay rather
i3r because they appear TO be any fresler
~ stronger thau THE other teams which are