New-York tribune., 1911-12-11
RIDERS SET STIFF PACE
Fifteen Cyclists OF on Long
Grind at Bark OF Gun.
BIG CROWD IN ATTENDANCE
Garden Rings with Cheers ss
Tom Foley Starts Annual
Six-Day Race.

Fifteen riders, representing a. many
teams. started at 1901 O'Clock this morning
the annual International -ix-day bicycle
race in Madison Square Garden. Loreuz
Georget. Van Houwsert Moran Foglcr
HIN, Palmer. Pye. Drobach. John Beden.
Ryan, Cameron. Calvin, Stein and De Mara
were the starters for the respective te9ms
Scarcely had the starters gun. fired by
former Sheriff Tom Fo"y ceased 20 echo
among the rafters Of tho building when
the riders We're squirting around the hiAh
banked saucer at breakncck speed.
The pack was we'll punched, and Loon
Georget OF the French-Itallar team, 'eJ 70
the first lap. 4 merry pace was main
tained in the effort % smash the long *
isting record Of 25 miles and : laps for the
FIRST hour. held by Gougoltz and Fred
Kaiser In the race Of 1872
ON the eighth lap Of the nrst mile re.
of the Australian-American team spr.nted
out into the lead and the crowd Aoviel
itself hoarse Pye held bis lead sud
fla shed by the mile post IN minutes q
seconds
The lead thereafter aiternatsd between
DeMara. Bedell and tjorget. The pace was
hot and the crimson Jersey Of Wilhelm
Lorenz. the sprint champion Of all Europe
marked the leader at FIVE miles. vita ~.
time 10 minutes and seconds. Lspizs
then took MS turn in front and finished Tho
first ten miles in % minutes p secopis
II was some time before the men settled
down 70 a STEADY, conservative speed
A rough spot on the bank Of the Mad.
son avenue turn caused several puncture.
The FIRST spill occurred shortly after ne
fifth mile Lapize tried 20 relieve Van
Houwaert, but ran into him, and the pair
tumbled TO the track. Joe Fcgler ard
George Wiley piled up over the wreck but
none were in any way injured, end he
crowd cheered the fallen riders as they re
gained their feet and rode on.
It was the same OLD crowd which packed
the Garden. They came early, prepared
for long stay, and we're anxious to famili.
arize themselves with the hot dogs" and
commodious lunch counters which adioin
the LIQUID refreshment booths provided BY
the genial Harry stevens. who has acted
as host az such fixtures for many years.
Men Of many nations, positions and ages
met and rubbed elbows. Enthusiasm was
unbounded and all were prepared 70 root
for their favorites.
BY the time the riders took their STA.
tions dense fog Of tobacco smoke hung
over the shining track but the hawk-eyed
boys in the gallery recognized their men
and greeted them The foreign riders were
not without friends and syrnpathizers.
Lorenz and saldow. subjects Of the Kaiser.
took their posts on the bank. while ths
usually stolid Germans cheered nightly
The riders from the Latin countries Ters
greeted even more enthusiastically ard
MANY we're the "Vivas," which greeted
Georzet. Brocco an1 Lapize as they swung
into position. Wells. Palmer and Pye. who
will represent the British lion, we're a!so
popular with some OF the gathering
The Yankee riders, however we're tte
men who received the plsudits OF ta>
crowd. Jimmy Morsn, VINO with E1ele
Root, Of New York, made up the Winning
team last year, but who is teamed WIZ
Frank Kramer. Of East Orange. the Amer
icsn sprint champion, came in for an ova-
ton. Kramer has never completed SIX
dsv grind. He started once before, ou'
dropped out after few hours. Grassy
RYAN and Frank Cavanaugh, the Newark
team are carr NlllS At4t WIZ A''t-N- -
SPECTATORS with them Cay3naugA naS
never ridden d professional rare before
RYAN. his partner. had entered WIN
another man, but the later was hurt ID
training. and Cavanaugh took his place
Jackie Clarke, the Australian, via 100
with Joe Folger. the Brooklyn veteran ana
winner of previous grinds in the Garden
II IS Il matter Of regret TO tho olIume
visitors at the race that Walter Rutt' o.
Germany. and twice winner Of the grh1'
will not start. Rutt was one OF the mos'
popular men who ever competed ana Ms
whirlwind work in 1902 when, teamed WIZ
Jackie Clarke, nc captured first honors py
gaining two laps IN the last few hours VI
the race, is still fresh in the memories "
the crowd. In Rutt's place, however
Willie Lorenz the champion OF al Elrope
who is expected 10 give a creditao'e q"
count of himself.
Seventeen cyclists OF the East arc rioins
this year and four are from San FranciSt0
The Bedell brothers. Menus and john O.
Lynbrook. Long Island. who have ridden IN
many races, are entered again, aud I've
plucky little Calvin and Wiley, ot syE|
cuse, are also after gold and glory. ,