New-York tribune., 1909-12-05
PARENT In DEFEAT
LOSES BEHIND PACE.
Walthour Uins Cycle Race in
Madison Square Garden.

bicycle champion. was decisively beaten by
Bobby NsithOur tn Madison Square Gar
den last night in ten-mile race. The
Frsnchman was behind from the start, and
was defeated by distance OF two and
half laps. or exactly quarter OF a mile.
Nslth0ur showed wonderful speed through
out. snd successfully shook OF every chsl-
lsnge the f'renchmSn mace. His time was
Is minutes SIS second. Each won q race
abroad. and Nalthour now has the rubber.
Nslthour started like fash, and I'm the
first lap gained half the length OF the track
on the Frenchmsn. AS the men started at
opposite sides OF the Garden, Nslthours
hal; lap put taem on even terms. ana they
rsced along side by SIDE.
Al the end OF the third mile Malthour
began 10 draw sway. and by the time they
had covered thirty-two laps the Seutherner
~as q lap in the lead. lie steadily in
creased this despite a plucky attempt by
Parent 10 cut it down. and passed his op-
penent for the second time on the nnai
stretch.
Frank Kramer defeated Jackie Clarke.
the Australian. in a match race. The first
heat was al one mile. and Kramer had lit
tie .difsculty in winning by han wheel.
Hss margin over Clarke in the half mile
hest was the same. SO that no third heat
~Ss required Kramer's victory in the
mile came after a well judged piece OF lid
ing The American never let Clarke get
the slightest advantage. and held the race
well in hand from the start. The nrst
couple of laps both men iOafed along, each
alert and waiting Cor signs that the other
man was really TO shoot cut. Clarke sud
Denly sped of 81 the beginning Of the
fourth lap. but Kramer was waiting Tor
him and together. not more than wheel
length apart. they tore around the tracA
Clarke made a splendid spurt in tbs last
lap bu, was not equal 10 catching Kramer.
kramer clinched his victory by winning
the half-miie heat IN much the same fash
ion He had the inside Of the course, and
stayed there from start to finish. Clarke
rose well but try as he would, he could
rot lessen the distance between himself and
Kramer. and the American won again by
lust half a wheels length.
New York. or at least that portion OF
New York that finds enjoyment in bicycle
contests, turned out in full force 10 well
come I'm the lSoe season. From the nigh
est crsRnses up among the Tafters down
&c sne immense open space incioseo oy the
saucer shaped path, the Garden was
packed with a yelling, shouting mob TX
seemed that every one was smoking for
before the doors had been open half an
hour there was well defined haze in the
smphitheatrs. and by the time the races
were well under way the air was clogged
tight with neeking tobacco fumes.
The heats IN the preliminary races pro-
Nided enough ex,itement To keep the crowd
on tip-toe during the waits for the more
important contests. Then. too. there were
several spills that mOmentanly silenced
the crowd. but as sOon as il was seen that
nothing serious Was wrong the shouting
began again.
The 5rst taste OF real racing came in the
fsn-mile professional race that preceded
the WalthOur-Parent contest on tie pro-
srsmme. Jackie Clarke vas content 20
wait in the rear until three laps from the
end. when he few into the lead and won
by eight feet -
Practically al OF the riders in the six-day
race went into the Ien-mlle contest as
last lmbering up before the long grind.
Floyd Mcfarland and Joe Fogler led the
riders and set the pace for more than half
the distance. each man having twenty-six
laps TO his credit. Fogler led at the fourth
and NTH miles. when MscFarland tore out
and got commanding lead. which he held
for the next two miles. Al Halstesd. Of
Sacramento then took hand ana led al
the eighth mile. hard pressed by Pstsey
keegan. OF Lowell Mass. who fTst at
the ninth mile snd up until Clarke cut
loose only three laps from The END Eddie
Root Of Boston. fell I'm behind Clarke on
the final spUrt and finished second, with
George Wiley third and Iisistesd fourth.
The summary follows:
sJne-nIle match race profess .onai Mon bv
frank l. kIamer. East Orange y. J. A !
Clsrks. Melbourne. Australia. second. Time
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HAT -nnlle match race Cprofessional,.--won by
Prank J.. Kramer East Orange y J.: A. J.
Clarke Melbourne. Australia, SECOND. Time
l.l0 Is.
GusIter-mils rsce lanlateuTt-Wsn b. William
Van Den Dries. New York. Jacob Magin. " r.
q. Nheelnen. second; John Brennan y. T. Y
Mheelusen. lhird IiIae O.Si 3-5.
Ilalf-Enile fhancicapD-Won hy Arthur Land
bers. The BtOnN go YARDS. .MsuToe Van Den
iDries. New lork tsO Yards second. Tony
feoarila. East Orangs. y. J.. third Time.
Ten-mile spTofessionsl l--N0n by A. 7. Clarke
Australia; EDDIE Root. Boston second: George
WILEY, Syracuse. third: Al Halstesd Sacns-
Ten mile motor paced-N0n By n 6 Wal
thour. Atlanta: Charles Parent Paris France
second Time ls:0eas
The seventeenth annual revival OF the in
teTns;iOnal six-Gay cycle race viii begin
ct Madison Square Garden tonight Thirty
worlf make up the seventeen teams which
pistol shot fired BY "Big Tim" Sullivan