The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-11
S|X-DAY RIDERS
ON LONG GRIND
BICYCLE TRANS FROM ALL WORLD
COMPETE IN MADISON
SQUARE GARDEN

NEW YORK, Dec. 1o.--At the csach
Of a six shooter In the hands Of ex-
sheriff Tom Foley, ct one minute after
midnight toright, fifteen hardy attn
letes, trained to the minute, pedalied
AWAY from the Broad black mark.
DESIGNATED as the starting point. on
their long six-day bicycle Journey tor
the championship OF the world Madn-
SON Square Garden, the scene OF many
not spia events and soon to be demoi-
ishea was once more the attraction
for thcurands who thronged the great
smrhi.heatre. and gave the hicyclefs
q rousing send on.
How many Of the fifteen teams, or
thirty individuals, the pick OF the
riders of the universe. will endure the
ceascieas grind depends in large
measrre on the pace that - set dur.
is.g liz first eight or ten hours, ana
the FIST few days. The condition OF
the participants Ii all that could %
asked for. and II superb health can
palI an individual through the six
days OF nerve-racking work. then the
fteen teams will be there at the mn
ish. always allowing for accidents.
The race gives every promise OF
being the beet ever contested. In the
first place, Frank l.. Kramer, the ma
tional cycling champion for the past
decade, will start and great interest
II manifested in this stars work
Kramer IL about the feetest rider in
the contest, while his partner. Jimmy
Moran. has the reputation as being
enc Of the greatest piuggers OF all
time.
German Team 10 Changed.
The elimination Ct the RHt-Stol
combination is 10 be regretted, bur the
management refused to harbor any
rider who quit In two races In sue
eession. This In what Stol did IN
1905 and 1910. are to leg trouble. Rult
failed to express willingness to team
UP with any enc else. 80 the big Gar
man rider will not he seen this yecs.
The promoters, however. were quick
70 realize the Importance OF having
Europe's best pedallers In the grtnd. 20
they psgotiated with several foreign
ers, who have come to the front IN
amaxjng IA hion during the past year.
A substitute team has been supplfod
by Germany, and the men are said 10
be even better than Rutf ana Stoi ever
were. Tho new combine 10 that OF
Lorenx and Saldow, who won ono SIX
day race ir Berlin, and finisied close
second In another. Lorenz Ia the short
distancer In Europe.
Others in the race are La Pie and
Van Houwaert. representing France
and Belgium. respectively. Leon
Georgct ard Maurice Br0cco are again
In iine. upholding tho emblems OF
France and italy. while Palmer and
Wells nuke up tho team from Aus
tralia and New Zealand.
New Bleed Eniists.
The infusion Of new blood into this
years race u notable feature. Ma9in.
Ryan and Cavenaugh are new Corners
at the zix-day mme. There are IT
least half n drSen other you'll Aters
who have l,~en IN the long tts.csee
lpastiMc but a \ ear OF 80, .a..d- all are
expected to show up well.
An innovation this year. and one
which II bound to bring out the best
efforts OF the ridees 10 the fact that
the riders will share In . percentage
Of the cate receipts instead Of riding
solely for . purse Of = nxed amount
OF money, ~ heretofore.
Here are the RIDERS AZ they teamed
UP tonight and wcre sent away:
Kramer and Moran. American: Fogler
and Clarke, America ana Australia:
Root and Hill, America; HalsteAd and
Drobach. America; J. ana n. Bsdsll,
America; Pye and Collins. Australia
and America: Cameron and Magin,
Scotland and Germany: Dc Mara and
Lawrence. America; Thomas and Stein,
America: Palmer ana Wells. Australia
and New Zealand: La Pfxe and Van
Houwae, France and Belgium: Leon
Georget and Brocco. France and Italy;
Lorenx and Saldow. Germany.