Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-10
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.

formed In mid-week, early today
gained the two laps that separated
them from the leaders in the six-day
race and were then on even terms with
b Root-Moran, Hehir-G oullet and
Fogler-Hil1 combinations.
The Rutt-Clarke team was three laps
in tho rear at midnight last night but
got back one lap before 2 o'clock
Then they started In to make I'D the
rest of the lost distance. An effort
made at about 1850 O'Clock failed, but
at $50 Rutt shot put from the bunch,
and In a jiffy had put an extra lap to
the credit OF his team.
Then, three minutes later Rutt and
Clarke, relieving each other frequently,
by some of the hardest and best rid
ing on record and amidst a tremendous
demonstration, drew away from the
bunch inch by inch until a full lap
was to their credit. and they were up
with the three teams which had been
heading the procession.
The -four leading teams in the six
day race had covered 1896 miles and
4 laps. There was no change In the
relative positions. of the teams, the
leaders riding 1852 miles and 4 laps be-
hind the record.
OF the thirty riders who started the
six-day grind last Sunday night at the
Madison Square Garden but sixteen re-
manned at 10 o'clock this morning. At
h a hour the teams OF Rutt and
Clarke, Hehir and Goullet, Fogier and
Hill and Root and Moran had trav-
eied 2,351 miles and 8 laps. Mitten and
Thomas had covered one lap less, West
and DeMara two laps less inc Cam
eron and Halstead, who were Tapped in
the early morning spirits, were three
laps behind the leaders.
Lap-Gaining starts.
The lap-gaining early this morning
was unexpected. Between the hours of
l and 6 o'clock the real battle of the
big grind was fought and Mutt ana
Clarke proved to be far superior, both
in generalship and strength.
All kinds Of tactics known to the
riders were tried, rough-riding, French
riding, stailing and intricate combina-
tfons, were used In the course of the
contest, but the little rocket from Aus
tralia and the big husky flying German
proved to be more than a match for
their opponents.
Several times early in the evening
Rutt and Clarke had made vain efforts
to recover one of the lost laps, but the
field was too strong for them, and after
flying around the sauce for several
laps, at lightning speed, they were
however. things took a different as
pect.
The First Lap.
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Moran closely since Has o'clock, and
he at last succeeded In shaking Fogler
off his rear wheel. getting a good POSI-
ton at the rear of the field. His sprint
was timed to the second, for when he
darted down the bank at the Madison
avenue turn he caught the rest nap
ping, and before they realized what
had happened he was flying up the
back stretch, with a good 50-yard gap
between his rear wheel ana the field.
Moran was the first to get after him,
but he failed to cut down the distance,
and when Jackie Clarke relieved Rutt
he had nearly half a lap to his credit.
Fol- some reason Clarke did not display
his usual burst Of speed, and he failed
to increase the distance. After two
or three laps Rutt again took up the
race and increased the pace by a uqar-
ter of a lap. The crowd of fully 5000
wildly excited fans was on its feet by
this time, imploring Rutt TO go out to
get the lap, and Rutt went out and
completed the first lap
wild Riding.
Between IL and 4:30 o'clock this
morning there was more excitement
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entire race. Rough riding and fouls
galore were perpetrated by the nerve
racked bike riders. On n occasion
during a lull Paddy O'Sullivan Hehir
deliberately knocked Jimmy Moran off
his wheel while passing the tape.
Moran fell onto the railing, but was
only slightly scratched.
Second Lap.
1t was at 5:57 o'clock that Rutt and
Clarke went out and gained their Sec
ond lap and n few minutes later they
went put again and had regained their
three laps when the 6 o'clock score was
posted.
injured and Out.
Peter Drobach met with injuries this
morning which compelled the retire.
IIlSHl VI AAl6 lCaui. LII u SPIN OOLOAO
sunrise he sustained a broken collar
bone.
Crooked Ushers.
A bunch of ushers who were relieving
Powers of some of the gilt which should
have been the portly ones were re-
leased right and left during the last
few days. The ushers and the special
police had a working understanding
together, according to a. reliable source.
Those who paid general admission were
approached and offered seats for a
apiece, as a rule, and when the
owners came along there was
a hubbub. Spoilers, both female and
male, were hired by the management to
put a crimp into the game and a score
of the ushers were dismissed.
Clarke and Rutt Tapped.
When Clarke and Rutt were Tapped
In that sprint yesterday afternoon they
were considered to be hopelessly out
of it. 1t was even limited that they
might drop out, but any one with half
an y could see why the promoters
would not allow them to retire. That
they regained their three laps so sud
denly is the sensation of the race.
At n time last night Root caught
Clarke and the rest of the bunch nap
ping, and had half a lap on them be-
fore thew woke nm Five timas the