New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

,-.l-e- R.f- of Germany and lack
,-l.-k OF Melbourne. Australia. won the
s,x-dsv hicvrie race in Madison Square
-s~sen last night by a fun ap gained by
i, brilliant sprint in the wee small hours
- vesierdav morning. The two men who
.oi-ea forces when sol. Rutts original
,sr--sr ~-as injured on Thursdav and Mac
rs-lerd. Clark-s s teG--r1ate. broke finger
- q nasty spill well deserved their VIC
,orv Thev soon reCsined the lap lost under
-bs rules fCr teanins up afresh. ana not
,or-enr 70 vat Tor the anal one-uile sprint.
~ u-hich rrc long srinds have been de-
,isss ,r the past, jumped INTO the lead
~ stealing ancther Zap. an advantage
-hsv held 20 rhe END. in spite OF the many
futile attempts hv the three teams IN sec
ons place 20 vesr them down.
When The rsre was over Rutt and Clark
-osr ar sEnihitioa mile and Rurr won BY
ses-t SIX inches n s minutes Is seconds.
-hls fre crowd cheered.
P-o- end Forer. Bobhia Waltnour and
collins and Hi and stern were tied Cor
second honors when the race ended. ~ 70
orlcck. snd one-mie sprint settled the
srsl placing FOR second. third and fourth
rncrsv.
Foslsr Walthour snd Hiu were the men
and F5cle- earned second money for his
s.sr ~ beating walthour by a wheel and
q hsf Hn was length behind snd had
n be content WITH fourth prize
Fogler covered the last mile in . minutes
49, seconds
TIE Gsr1en vas literally packed with an
enthusiastic crowd 20 see the wind-up %
10 long ErgellinE struggle Even the
rEfters D-eIe manned. while the inclosurs
-ss q seerhins mass of hats. The specu-
srors. vLc Appeared % have bales of
tickets Tor the reserved sections. held them
a. sgcL fsncv prices that there were many
empty seats early In the evening. bat the
lsis corers we're glad - pa.-. and Standing
roou was al q premium By % clock
The-s vas lirtle real cause fer excitement
6ur--E The afternoon and early evening. :
re r-ders plc5ced along TOO tired - carry
un any Sustained srrlurs and dropped fur
ths- and further behind ire record. ~ s
cc.ock Rurr and clark. = no led the pack.
Ver- sevents--ss Ven miles behind TIE mark
ssrstEshed fer the lslth hour. The real
sv~tfe--enr ana the critical point ir the race
came shortly after o'clock yesterday
morning when cnlv tire owed in the wool
regulars we're on hand 10 enjoy ire fun and
% see Rvtt and Clark gam lap on Tire
iFnAF.c t-A- A1hr a pace II Al- NEAs
R1t suddenly shot out from the bunch as
ths riders we're rounding the Fourth ave-
me -r-- and gained three-quarters Of a
isc before th@ other contestants realized
ehsr vas hspoen.ng ana started AFTER him.
Eddie Root was closing i1 on Rutt when
rHr latter was relieved by Clarn. who
Er-ir-e5 long enough 10 complete the re-
rair6rr NJ The lar A. the end ~ the sprint,
Et.r lasted some time. Nan0ui and An
de-so- we've la2ped ter times and the Geor-
g. brothers two Or three times
A. cre stage ~ th- sprint. as Foct was
heinE relieved rv Fogler. the former ran
against clark and threw him against the
fen m The 9TH street side. which drew
warning from the referee Later De Mara
'sl against Emil Georget after the latter
hsc gained a lap without interference from
tre ether riders. and vas sharply rebuked
s7d warned 6v the refs-ee.
reer 70 clock ard noon Norman An
oersor. Who was paired with Tsnonl
Esined r-ree ~ rhe twelve laps that team
EsF behind. Al frs- the riders chased after
hin. bun later kerr ~ an even pace. and
'f' him C-f rFs three laps without an ef-
f'-t 19 s-op aim. Between AID . O'Clock
Anderson picked - three more LAPS.
shortly before 8 O'Clock in the afternoon
20 BILL. ~ -le E4ll-S-ein team. suddenly
siartec sprint and caught al q TIE other
ilae-s hy surprise. For eve minutes every
fHinz Vas IN Confusion On the track. the
riders berg strung cut al around the
course The sprint lasted eight minutes,
while RE gallery howled ard shrieked irs
spprovsl II ended when BOBBY Walrhour
burst a -ire or The 9Th street side q the
course
htier re excitement which attended the
tld-e- burst 90 speed had subsided. u
Wa found thar De Mara had been lapped
ono o. lad also Emil Georget Nanoni,
'ho had been weakening rapidly. was
Anpec twice The tapping Of De Mara
n-ght have been prevented II lawson. his
Team rlaLe. lad appeared on the track a
- minutes sooner.
A. e-9 o'clCck "a The morning a. the
AoefZ we're called from the track becaCse
or a splirtsred board a. the Fourth avenue
l-ia. eeTe-si tires were punctCred al this
poini and VIXEN an examination was made
= Was found llst a strip had become loose
~lc vas proyrucing. Some time was re-
cured 70 make tie necessary repairs. which
ioroea re riders 10 drop even further be-
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