New-York tribune., 1909-12-11
.Sir-Day Riders Many Miles
Behind the Record.


a. O'Clock this morning The leaders had
dropped some forty miles behind the
record established last year for the one
hundred and nineteenth hour. but while
the pare was comparatively slow during
the afternoon and evening there was more
sxcitenent than usual in the way OF
sprrts and spills. which had a direct
tssrins on the standing OF the leaders
The crowd had a chance 70 cheer and
shout 70 SIS hearts content shortly after
10 O'Clock IN The evening. when Anderson
and Vsnoni resained the lap lost earlier in
the race and fought their way up on
even terms with the leaders by clever
rIIse-
Wznoni came out 20 relieve Anderson
sur Etzyed IN the rear while Anderson
rode 20 rhe front and passed or ~ good
sprint. Thinking him OF the track, the
ether riders cid not pursue. ana by the
time they had walked I'D he was around
and had turned over TO Nanoni. There
were cheers from the crowd as soon as n
finished rubbing IT'S eyes and realized what
the piece OF cleverness had done for the
.Asrn-
lust before this Walter Rutt almost stole
Al Lap when Anderson made a futile effort
20 overtzke the leaders. The latter jumped
TIE pack snd gained half q lap before Fog
ger and Rutt could wear him down Fog
'ter could not hold on but Rutt gained an
other quarter OF a lap before Bobbie Wal
rhol-, heading rhe others. managed 70 cut
Gown the distance. In the excitement the
sseorgef brothers lost q lap.
Al bssS O'Clock q man. said 20 be James
a.. Brooks stood up IN his box and offered
zoo 20 any team thai could gain lap
b>fore midnight Even the sight Of the
znoney did not arouse the men until after
= o'clock when the spr1nting began which
finally resulted IN Anderson and Nanon
recovering their lost ground
But this heart breaking sprint evidently
slac its effect on the Anderson and Nanoni
.esnn. FOR another was started 5ust after
snionighf by Halstead. which lasted for
sixteen minutes IN which Anderson and
vRnoni not only lost the much coverted
Sap that had put them with the leaders.
s,ut also another that threw them back
with the third division.
Halstead jumped the heid in an effort
20 regain the lap he and Hehir were
penalized when they Joined forces. Going
I'D high on the Fourth avenue turn he
Jumped into 8 lead Of half a lap, with
Clark and Root after him riding like mao.
Ifehir relieved Halstead, and Rutt and
JTogler relieved Clark and Root This COM
lination soon passed Hehir as If he had
l.een tied. and instead Of gaining a lap
IIalstead and Hehir lost one Lawson and
Ilernara and Mitten and West also lost one.
and thc Georgets lost four.
r A Pye. Of Australia. who was teamed
With Patrick IIehir, OF New Zealand. was
badly injured early IN the afternoon and
taken 10 the New York Hospital suffering
with a broken collar bone. q bad cut over
one eve and possible internal injuries.
Anderson and Nanoni were planning 20
regain the lap that separated them from
The leaders. ana the former jumped out as
he came on the track 10 relieve HIS part
ner and quickly opened up a sap OF thirty
sards or so on the pack. Root gave chase
and the other riders tackled on but the
sprint lasted only q minute. Pye and
Percy Lawrence went crashing down in
heap. The ben rang and the contestants
slowed down as q dozen men rushed over
% pick up the fallen riders. Lawrence was
not seriously injured. bur Py-e, who hit one
~ the rail supports. was unconscious for
several minutes. When he revived lie
broke down ana cried like child from
complete nervous and physical COLLAPSE.
and the doctors did not hesitate 20 send
hin 70 the hospital and announce that L
would be impossible for min 70 continue
IN the race.
Lawrence suffered from q had shakinr up
sno q Erenched leg. and while ne continued
sn the race FOR several hours longer. his
retirement came Ar . O'Clock. when il had
s-en arranged for his partner. Alfred Hal
Stead 20 form q new combination by team
f,g up with Pat Hehir, Pyes old running
mate. with the loss Of a lap.
AT O'Clock yesterday morning the Off
Gals decided that German ana Csrapezzi.
the RECONSTRUCTED team thar was I5s miles
tehind the leaders, must retire and the
men were ordered from the track one
hour later FLOYD krebs ana George Cam
sTon. making up the New Eork-New Jersey
team. dropped out OF the struggle Krebs
hAd been N poor condition Tor twelve hours
or more. and was so weak thar De could
rot follow the pace. and. Furthermore,
wabble6 about the track so badly -hat his
presence Was a menace 70 the other riders.
Cameron could not get a new partner be
gore the time limit had expired. and took
what little consolation he could in his dis
appointment by going 70 sleep
This left ten teams Of the original seven
seen which began the long grind al one
minute after midnight .Dn SUNDAY IN the
struggle and the field was further reduced
by the in5Ury 70 Pye and the retirement or
Lawrence.
Emil and Leon Georget. making up the
Wrench team reEained three laps of th,e
four they had lost IA various sprints. and
sook place with the second division teams.
These laps were ia the nature of Eift
from the leaders. as when Emil Georget
Bumped the PACK At 80 O'Clock no eforr
vas made 70 run him down until h. had
0rcled the track twice. Al hour later the
srsfty Fnenchman 1umped sWay again 10
- shouts % the crowd. and picked ny an
rfher lap without much contention. When
hc rrsed 10 so on. however. and steal the
fap that would place him with the leaders
rhe other ridcrs woke up and followed him
without effort until he settled back 10 the
uld steady grind.
Al O'Clock. when the evening crowd
had gathered fn the smoke nlled garden.
four teams were tied for The lead. with
fife others lap away.
Ruff and Clark the rs~onstI7icted team.
who reEained their los, lap in a speciacu-
lar sprint on Thursday night. were the ia
Norftes win the rail birds. because 81 the
remarkable sDrinting ability o. both men.
Root and Fogler and Walthour ana Collins
are also expected 70 stay the distance. but
come doubt was expressed 81 the ability 81
gful and Stein 10 hold their place m the
Nan.
The r8ce viii come 70 an end az 10
O'Clock when THE riders VINO are tied for
fhs lead VIII fght n out IN a one mile