New-York tribune., 1910-12-10

7-7-esponsive 70 the cIamoring Of the
--owi. seemingly obliyious even to the fact
that they were pedallins. the eight teams
left in the six-day cycle race circied the
szucer-shsped track At Madison Square
Garden last night Il was q grim process
so- as the eight Wheels strung out. one
behind the other. never swerving from the
-,oIs There was not one rider among the
number but was wane and hasgsrd- Their
.ges were dull as with the hopelessness of
d-vdzerv- Their movements bespoke the
Mechanical action that comes from long
continued toll. without the fash Of spirit
a- the spark Of dashing vigor- The last
.-oiI-s 81 the competition were al hand
Zach was reserring what power there WAS
-7 hin fer the final burst or speed FOR the
.a5ef prize.
After \ desperate sprint. which lasted for
= period of seven minutes, shortly after
midnight Rutt and Clarke succeeded in re-
rainiug one OF their lost laps The sprint
.-entuaIly cost the team Of Cameron ana
= 2
7,-ohael team. suffering from recent IN
4rrjes. retired from the race al O'CLOCK
That brought a laugh and some acuoh
Jimmy Moran. Of the frish-AInerican team
tried 70 hit UP q fast pace tie mao IIeo
,rlceess.t1Ilv during the afternoon IheA nc
- 4o-qss ahead for a lap and had car
7ied TWO otner pairs-Fogier and f1l4l' 90
1zsb:- and C1ouIlet-aICrg with him TO q lie
.7s- 1Eirteu and Thomas, and Collins aho
-,-ob.cb had been eliminated from the
.5,,a--aarp lie. as the two pairs dropped
hack 20 second place
+ was shortly after O'Clock that AloIah
,iisplaved the first showing OF spirit eiaI
lad been seen for several hours FHe as
s,s wildly disorganiZed riding were al A-e
ne chelsea boy could do be olc not gan
an inch. Still the crowd, eager 70 C&'cl a.
s--av-s of excitement. rewarded MORAN Will
rounds OF cheers
Each Of the sixteen riders haOnten AtAe
signals OF physical distress. Both Moral
3 D. v-ho have led in the sprinting
x+nca the beginning. were in sore STRAITS
T,s E4i1i of the Boston-New York team
,-abhIad along at times. steering such q
,eurse as might a ship without rudder-
only constant urging on the part OF TIE
--afners and goodly supply OF stinulaIts
kept the men on their wheels AT times
-ba racers slackened 70 a snaiis pace. The
1ld records were ever falling. further and
further behind. Under the spur OF the
trainers the pace vas slightly Etteo' Dut
Il failed 10 hold for long
Clarke and Rutt. who are three laps be
hind the leaders. seemed 10 he IN better
condition than any of the others They
appeared 10 be holding themselves in re-
serre. Each followed every increase OF the
speed. There was no attempt. st least
during the late hours Of the night. 70 gain
the distance that separates them from the
foremost trio.
Root and Moran led the tied group
They were so far behind the record, how
ever, that the-e Is no chance, as 1T miles
and laps have been lost 10 the former
figures They were then at AIT miles and :
1aps- As the race ends tonight at 10
O'Clock all hopes Of hanging up q new dis
lance mark have faded
Seemingly Indifferent to their surround
;rgs. the yells and cheers Of the crowd,
eight weary cyclists IN slow procession
<.ircled the track day dawned yesterday
JaorninE. Their order remained unchanged.
Rive teams were tied for first place, two for
second. While Rutt and Clarke. the newly
e-gaTized team. brought up the rear. So il
,oniinued through the morning Even the
segulsrs became hstIess. Occasionally either
Butt OF Clarke, whichever happened 10 be
,su the track. would start & sprint The
attempts At overcoming the two laps, how
ever. We're haIf-hearted. and the other
seven riders seemed disgusted at the inter
'uption Of their plodding pace Rutt made
r. desperate effort early in the afternoon.
but Eddie Root Of the I-ish-American
team. headed or The German and matter
settled back TO the old routine
Like d fash 0lt Of 4 clear Sky. how
ever, there was z pell-melI rush about $50
O'clock that worked material change IN
Eae standing Jimmy Moran, Of the Irish
American team. and the Australian, Pat
-iek o'SuIliran Hellir. started the excite /
ment- Fer half al hour the Garden was
4 seethiug cauldron. The noise was deaf !
eIiHE- No one seemed 10 know anything
except that eight teams were engaged IN
struggle 70 which al previous sprints
"'re as nothing
outside the limits Of the track il was /
Ike ri9t Within the narrotv strip train /
Fs Vere working with feverisii haste. Re (;
-'"fs. among all the teams. were frequent +
Moran and Hehir as they started appeared
T. max 4 Simultaneous dive of the bank 1
aleIE IKE 9th street SIDE. In q tWluking /
77ey Uer- L quarter lap ahead Of the others. /
--oot and Goulie1. who had been resting, 4
'ii~1ed 20 the rescue. They took up their I
Is~tDer's sprint and succeeded in getting a /
zap.
't tho best riding seen so far In the
-ong race Fred Hin and Joe Fogler OF
he EOston-->ew York team. finally pulled !
~ even with the lea ders. their relief Work |
rs.nE superb i was almost by inches
thar the two made up the distance When
ffey finally came up even with Moran
nd Hehir, Joe FogleI riding for the team, |
-raiiIng al the latter's elbow, the cro"d
rose as one and cheered in a way that |
-lreaIened To crack the roo<
u was a long time after the riders ha"
H--Ietly resumed their ceaseless I'edaihhs 1
fisI the excitement died down 1heh il
lss seen taat the break had come ps
F-hIea three OF the pairs. Root and Moran
lpgler and Hil and Helir and DouH''
reTe tied for t~st place one lap DehIAu'
llitten and Thomas ard Collins ana Dio-
sacn were on even terms In secohi p'@"
Still another lap in the rear Cameron anu
1falstead and West and De Mara were
led Yer third place Rut- and 'iaih
brought up the rear, three laps 10 the oh1-
Through the late afternoon and cary
evening both Ruft and 'lsFke eniiVeheo
The race by unexpected bursts OF speeu-
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