New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-15
German CyCliSt Carries Pair to
Victory in Thrilling Sprint
to Decide Tie.
NOSES OUT JOHN BEDELL
c;x Combinations Compete for
First Honors in Mile Test,
Which Brings Contest
10 an End.

.-.,.s,n annual six-day race at Madi-
s,uara Garden last night. while
-. ,bousard spectators looked ON.
uJ,p the speed Of the wind, Rutt. who
..rrasautcd his team in the final sprint Of
nv. six teams tied for first honors, crossed
.h. ,,re a length i'm front Of John Bcdell,
NJ 1.vnblook. Who rode for the Long Isl
.rd.Ioua team
tscse CLARK. who rode for the Aus
.-sg,r.t american team Of Clark and Hill.
ras third. Eddie Root, who. with Paddy
,totir made another Australian-Amcri-
-, cor,ti~. -to.. was fourth. Collins fin
shed nth ana Crcnda and Pye sixth
When Rutt crossed the line the crowd
.,o,d up and .hccrej him 10 the echo.
The hand b,azed iorth the martial strains
= tbe German anthem Die Wacht am
pbein" while many Of his counuYmen
io,nsd IN the chorus Forgotten for the
moment was the fact that once more a
foreign rider had outridden and outgen-
sralled the best Americans.
For FIVE laps ne let Jackie Clark set
the pace bu, or the sixth turn Of the
rack he flashed 20 the fore. never TO be
headed.
For The second consecutive year Joe
Fogler has been on q winning team. In
the race in 1911 nc teamed with Jackie
Clark. Foglyr has been on four winning
teams since team racing was begun in
800 In 1898 and 1906 he and Eddie Root
won the grind
A special SQUAD Of more than one hun
dred detectives was on duty all night
and kent the front lobby clear. Several
known characters We're warned away I'M
der penalty Of arrest and some few others
were gently ri-kod by detectives in
search .ur .r... .- Weapons. None was
disCcT,.t'. Sppedr' lot iio d
TIE prize money TO be divided Will
amount to $3.50 Rutt and Fogler. the
winners will receive $500; Bedell and
Mitten. who were second, $1,000: Clarke
and Hill. the third team. $3.50; Root and
Hehir. 800: Drobach and Collins. who
were fifth $500: Grenda and Pye, the sixth
team 800. Kramer and Moran will re-
c.ve 500 for finishing seventh. while Per-
chcot and Egg and Walker and Wells
will receive 500 and 500, respectively, for
winning eighth and ninth places.
The battle for second place, however,
ragged on as bitterly as had the fight for
first honors, and it was a case OF dog eat
dog all the way on from the sixth lap un-
IN the finish between Bedell, Root and
Clarke. When Rutt took the lead on the
sixth lap. Root and Bedell went out after
him with a burst of speed that left the
other riders strung out behind them like
the tail OF a kite. Root however lacked
the power 10 stavc off the mad dash OF
Jackie" Clarke, who rode with the power
OF desperation. Slowly the white jacket
Of the Australian Crept up on the flying
Beden, but John was not done yet and
he put on that last desperate ounce that
flung his wheel over the line slightly in
advance Of Clarke.
One OF the surprises. and. in fact.
disappointment to many, was the failure
OF All Grenda TO show up better Many
there were who believed that he ana
Eddie Pye would prove the most formi-
dable combination. In many OF the sprints
IN the last few days of the race Grenda
and Pye fairly ran away with the field.
When the crucial test came. however.
Grenda benched and finished bad last.
While the crowd hailed the victor in
regal style Bedel was the real hero. and
the great old rider was lionized when his
name was announced as having won sec
ond honors Many we're the hands eX-
tended when he left the track. and many
we're those who patted him on the shout
der 20 say well done, old boy; well
done"
The riders covered 1851 miles and
laps. which is 70 miles and laps behind
the record for the race. established By
Mcfarland and Moran back in 1908.
Frank Kramer and Andre Perichot met
to ride off the tie for seventh and eighth
moneys. and Kramer won easily by more
than length. II was called a sprint, but
the men rode at a pace like that Of a fat
man going up a steep hill. Suddenly. on
the seventh lap. Kramer jumped the
Frenchman. and won coming away. In
the parade Of the riders after the race
was over Moran and Kramer were Missed
and booted by the crowd.
Promptly at e:55 the teams which were
not tied for first honor were called on
the track and the six leaders rode alone.
Big BIZ Devery, the best chief OF po-
lice that New York ever had" fired the
pistol at the start Of the last mile, when
resulted in the grand victory for the
plucky German-American team and the
sight for which the crowd had waited
long and patiently was on. And what
crowd Il was Crowds are all similar, and
Sn-dsy race gatherings in particular. but
this vas not the crowd which roved the
Garden IN the early days OF the race
They We're quiet dignifed and well be-
hayed for the greater part, and there was
not a single rough house" in the closing
hours OF the spectacle.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the race lost
one OF its spectacular characters. when
Brocco the fiery little Italian, decided TO
leave the track. There were only nine
money prizes, he explained. and he STOOD
little chance. Furthermore. the money
ne might win was not worth the energy
Necessary The crowd was sorry TO lose
nm, and when Peter Prunty. in stem
'rian tones, announced the withdrawal
OF the little fellow the crowd cheered him
long and loud. demanding that he Stick
out With BTocco and Berthet out.
why nine teams remained.
Vne OF the gamest fights seen in many
Jay was made by Gordon Walker and
Jumbo Wells. the Australian riders. Two
ops In the ruck and all lost save honor.
'he team from the far-off island conti-
hen' refused TO own defeat From $50
Vc'ock until just a few minutes before