Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-05
AT IL O'clock Teams Had Made
Isl Miles and |
Lap.

HE fourteen teams that were tied
for first place in the six-day
race at Madison Square Garden
at IL o'clock today were three miles
and four laps ahead of the previous
record. They had ridden 251.1 miles at
that time, the former mark being PAT. 7
miles.
At 10 o'clock the entire squad had
made 229 miles and 4 laps, as against
the former record of 227 miles Z laps.
At 9 o'clock the riders had made 207
miles and 6 laps, being a mile and a
lap ahead of the previous record.
At o'clock fourteen teams were tied
at 1856 miles s laps. The Germain-V er-
linden team had made 1874 miles 4 laps
and was eleven laps in the real of the
bunch. The leaders were one lap ahead
of the record of 1856 mills 4 laps, made
by MacFarland and Moran in 1908.
When Georget started the sprint at
$40 o'clock the riders were two miles
and nine laps behind the worlds record.
At 6 o'clock, as a result of the wild
riding. they had picked up two miles
and seven laps of this distance, and
in the next hour, though the pace was
not quite SO fast, they made up the
other two laps, SO that the official fig
ures hung up at z o'clock. 1863 miles and
8 laps, showed that they had equalled
the worlds record for seven hours rid
ing.
AS a matter of fact they were half
a lap ahead of the record, but az frac-
lions of laps are not recorded this did
not show in the official score. The
riders continued to add to the record
from then on.
Opening Ceremonies.
Once more the bike bug is in his
element, for the big six-day race.
the annual classic event of the
bicycle world, was inaugurated for the
season of 1910 this morning in Madison
Square Garden, New York, at 1904,
three minutes later than the time set
for the start. The time-honored build
ing, where P. T. Powers sees fit tc hold
this annual event, was literally damned
to the rafters when Tim Sullivan pulled
the trigger of his revolver and the re-
sultant report and the puff of smoke
told the fans that the long grind, with
all of its attendant thrills and spills,
was under way again. Just previous
~ tliio OA
querer of Battling Nelson and chal-
lenger for the lightweight champion
ship of the world, was introduced, amid
plaudits and cheers so vociferous that
the building fairly seemed to rock on
its foundations.
The early hours of the race were not
fraught with the usual excitement. The
pace was slow and far behind the rec
ord and things began to drag. Occa-
sionally there were ominous Kisses and
groans, but those who were patient
enough to wait until after 1--WE bells
were more than repaid for their trouble.
There were no ~lap-gaining stunts dur
ing these first FIVE hours, but the lap
ping of Verlinden and German six
times in swift succession appeared to
be to the crowds liking. for it fur
nished plenty of excitement. The two
were apparently in very bad shape and
used very poor Judgment IN attempting
early in the race.
During 6 and Z o'clock they lost three
more laps and at S:16 o'clock with
a score of 1877 miles and s laps they
were hopelessly behind. They were Of
ficially declared out of the race at 1875
o'clock. They had lost nearly fifteen
laps and decided it would be useless to
continue the grind.
The report of the starters gun had
scarcely died away when GERMAN, rid
ing for the "French-B Belgium" team, as
this combination was called, started
out at breakneck speed TO steal a lap
right off the reel, despite the fact that
they had been told that any laps gained
during the first mile would~not be
counted. Apparently German was not