Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-05
FOREIGN CYCLISTS
IN GREAT FORM
"Chief' Coburn Reports That
Europeans Are on Edge for
Six-Day Grind.
TRAINING CAMP GOSSIP


training camp established at Clarks
across the pond are in the best of
condition. Brocco, Verri, Applicants,
Packebusch and Petit Breton put in
half-hour ticks on the home train
err" in the morning. In the after
noon, the first-named quartet took
to the road, while Petit-Breton hied
himself Vailsburg way for a stiff
workout around the big oval of the
Motordrome. Perchicot, upon the
plea of oVer-work, was allowed to
take q day off. He set sail immedi-
ately for the Big City, where, next
week, he will engage in the grind.
Chief among Coburns assistants is
Jim Tough, who has been with the
ad-trainer of the foreigners for
nected with the Coburn camp are
Willie Coburn, Jack Coburn, John
Donahue, Frank Alliston. Harry
Hendricks, Clarence Frost, John Laf-
ferty and Charles Stein.
Perchicot is the comedian of the
Little Ellis Island" on Central ave-
nue.. Not only does the Frenchman
sing in his native language, but has
repertoire, which he renders in a
pleasing tenor voice. His stories are
of the best according to Jonn Dona-
hue, who is one of Coburn's assist
ants.
Dave Coburn will have a greater
task on his hands next week than
has been his lot since he took up
| the training of riders. In addition
fn tho fOraiOn foam a will q
ton Kopsky and Keefe, Pye and
Walker and Cameron and Carmen,
which will make six teams in all.
Last year, Coburn handled five of the
teams.
The huge saucer at Madison
Square, New York, upon which the
six-day riders are to put in a Cruel
ing week will be started today. A
at work erecting the ten-lap track,
and the structure will be finished in
close to record time. The nearest
comparison to the speed of the work.
men in building the track Is the
rapidly with which they take it
down. Last year the bowl was RACED
to the ground and every piece of
lumber from the Garden soon after
daybreak Of the day following the
finish of the race.
Preparatory to the change from
this city to Gotham, the trainers have
converted the cyclists headquarters,
located few doors above the Velo-
drome on South Orange avenue, into
a training camp. Trunks, cases and
other travelling requisites adorn all
of the available space, while wheels
of bicycles. spare parts are sus-
| nnndad fTOy1a h0 THaK-o th..
different trainers hold sway, the prin-
cipal topic of discussion being the
merits of their respective charges.
Jack Neville, oft-termed Kramer's
right-hand man, ran nail in his
foot at the Headquarters" yester-
day. 1t took two men, one on Jack
and the other on the nail, to draw
the article of hardware out.
Petit-Breton, of the Perchicot-
Breton team, had the Motordrome
track all to his lonesome yesterday
afternoon about o'clock. The little
Frenchman relied off mile after mile
with a speed that his slender ply
Sique belied.
Paddy Hehir reports himself in
ffrSt-class condition, in denial of the
rumors that the injury received in
the Boston six-day race will handicap
the Clarke-Hehir chances.
The big four-cornered sprint match
between Kramer, Verri, Perchicot and
Clarke is attracting great interest.
The four sprinters have been doing
a lot of work on the Motordrome
track in order to be in the best of
shape for the opening night feature.
The score-board for the Madison
Square race has been completed. Wal
ter Bardgett had great trouble in get
ting a painter to undertake the work
of getting the names of Appellants
and Packebusch combination spelled
accurately, but finally succeeded.
Bobby Walthour, in his workouts
this week, has shown surprising form.
The Southern veteran has set the
pace most of the time he was on the
track.
Reggie Mcnamara is causing COM
ment by the way he has devoted him.
self to his training. Mcnamara seems
to consider every little brush during
the workouts a race for life. Many
claim that the Australian will be
stale, as he was in the Boston race.
Arthur Zimmerman, the former
chapion cyclist, will fire the shot that
Will send the six-day riders on their
journey at Madison Square Garden
next Monday morning, just after mid
night.
Ernie Pye is cleaning up the
sprocket of his big geared wheel. In
six day races Pye rides the highest
gear of any of the riders.