The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-10
Rutt and Clarke Start Fast
Sprint, but Fail to Make Up
Distance.
HEHIR AND G0ULETTE
HELPING TAIL-ENDERS
Riders in New York SiX-Day
Race Pass Thousand
Mile Mark.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Far behind the
record, seven weary teams wero still
grinding around Madison Square Gar
den tonight in the siX-day bicycle
race The end will come at 10 o clock
tomorrow night.
AT the end of the ono hundred and
weuty-socond hour but sovcu teams
were left of the fifteen which started
Monday morning in the six-day bicycle
race. Collins and Drobuch Withdrew
after hot sprint al ! O'Clock tins
morning. in which Drobach fell and
broke his collar bone.
After the teams settled down again
ii was seen that Rutt and Clarke had
regaiped one lap, while Cameron and
Halstead had lost two more.
At n. NJ the score stood:
Root Moran, Foalcr- Hill. HchirGou-
let, 222S.9; Mitteu Thomas, 222S.S;
West Demara. Rutt- Clarke, 222S.7 :;
Cameron Halstcad. 222S.j,
The record for the ono hundred and
laps. madc by Dcmara and Hill in 1908.
Midnight Score.
At midnight, tho one hundred aud
twentieth hour. the teams stood rs
follows: Moran-R Root, Fogler Hill,
Hchil-Gouct, 2l95 miles, s laps; Nit.
ten Thomas, Collins Drobach, 2l95
miles, laps: Cameron Hafstcdd, West
Demaru. 2195 miles, 4 laps; Rutt'
Clarke, 2l9j miles, 3 laps.
The record for the ono hundred and
twentieth hour is 2321 mics, made by
Rutt and Stol III 1908.
Al 10 o'clock tonight the teams
stood:
Root Moran. 2l60 miles. ! lap.
Foglcr- Hill. 2l6o miles, lap.
Hehr-Goulct, 2l60 miles. | lap.
Mftcu Thomas. 2lG0 miles,
Collins ,Drobach, 2l60 miles
Cameron Halstead 2l59 miles, laps
West Demara, 1853 miles. 9 laps.
Ru,t- Clarke 2l59 miles, S laps.
The record for the one hundred and
eighteenth hour is 22S5 miles. D laps
made bv Demara aud Hill in 1908.
Every rider is beginning to show
cf ffccts Of the strain, and only constant
urging by trainers aud substantia
supply of stimulauts keep the mcu oil
their wheels Ever since "Wednesday
the contestants have dropped bchipc
the world 5 record.
Clarke and Rutt are in better condi
ton than tue others. and the spectators
were calling. on them constantly to
ght 10 sprint.
Rutt Is Unsuccessful.
The 2000-milc mark WAS passed by
the six-day riders today with Free
Hill leading The riders are loahnl
IlcuH il Il HIIpcn-HliC an npui Hs'it CIV
arc now about ninety miles behind tb'
record.
Hutt aud Clarke arc still the mixers
the remainder of the field being con
tent TO hang on. 1t has developed tha
Hehir and GouIettc are in "A comblna
,iop with Rutt and Clarke TO assist tb
latter in gaining back their lost ground
Early this afternoon Rutt, who re
licved bis partner, Clarke, made a.
effort fo ret hack the two l3ps hi
team is behind. There was much ea
citemcut during the sprint, but no lap
were lost by the teams.
One Of the surprises OF the race ]
thc riding Of Thomas. the midget Cal
forpiau. who is taking care of hlmsel
splendidly and mixes III everything tha
is started.
The score at 5 clock, the end Of tb
10ist hour, was as follows:
Root Moran. 1854 a.: Mitteu Tboma
1Ss47; Fogler- Hill, 1sS4.7; Collin
Drobsch, lSS4.7; Hcbir Goulettc. 1854. Z
Cameron Halstoad, 1884 g; West-Dt
mara, 1854 g.; Rutt Clarke. 1884. >.
The record for the 101st hour
s., made by Miller and Waller l
1899.
The 10 clock score. 106th hou
showed five teams for first place wit
1863 miles 3 laps, two teams tied fC
second place with 1863 miles laps, an
Rutte. Clarke 1865 miles ] lap: The re.
ord is o050 miles laps, made by MI
Ter and Waller in 1899.
- The u clock score. the 1e3tb hou
showed fly teamsN Nied at 1895 miles f
first place; two teams tied at 1892 milo
laps for second place. and Rutt al
Clarke 1892 miles laps.
The record is 2os6 miles y laps, mac
hy Miller and Waller in 1899.