New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-09
TWO RIDERS OUT
OF SIX-DAY RACE
Pye, Battered by Falls,
WithdraWs; Grind Too
Much for Bedell.
.SPRINTS AND SPILLS
MARK THE CONTESTS
Sixteen Teams Running Behind
the Record of Last Year at
Madison Square Garden.


Sixteen teams are left in the interna-
tional six-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden. Ernest Pye, of the Tas-
manian team, and John Bedell, who, with
Frank Cory, made up the Mutt and JEFF
team, withdrew from the contest.
Pye resigned shortly after o'clock af-
Ter one of the widest sprints of the race,
i'm which the riders pumped themselves
out, and which resulted in the loss of
two laps for Keefe and Kopsky, the
Pests. Under the rules, Walker had four
hours in which to find a partner.
At 1919 o'clock Bedell announced his
retirement, and Cory al once teamed
with Walker. suffering the penalty of one
lap, according to the rules of the race.
ALI Grenda, of the Irish Melbourne
team, started a mad dash. and with the
field in close pursuit. circed the track at
breakneck speed. In a trice he gained al
most half a lap The crowd roared and
he drove ahead. throwing his every ounce
into each drive against the pedals. The
field strung out, and IL seemed that
Grenda would lap every other man on the
track.
Keefe and Kropsky were the first TO fall
back and were soon passed by the entire
field AS the pace continued Kropsky and
his partner lost more ground and were
passed for the second time. Many be
lieved that Perchicot had been Tapped, but
the judges ruled TO.
The sprint ended when Cameron, of the
New York team, fell on the Fourth ave
nue. turn. He was not injured IN any Wa!
and soon remounted After that the rldels
settled down to a steady grind, and at II
o'clock were six laps behind the record
of 5l2 miles and laps, established %!
Kramer and Moran in last years race.
Hard. furious riding. in which the Tor
eign riders led the way, carried the pach
four laps ahead Of the old record for the
eighteenth hour OF 400 miles and lap
established by All Grenda and Ernest Pye
I'm the race last year. This was al 3
o'clock last evening.
Despite the gruelling pace all the riders
appeared TO be in good condition with the
possible exception of the Keefe-Kopsky
team.
All Grenda and Jimmy Moran, the Chel-
sea milkman, frequently broke out in
mad endeavor TO gain lap. Wild riding
and dangerous falls provided many thrills
for those who held down their chairs until
carly yesterday morning. The most SEN
sational sprint. lasting nine minutes, and
the first serious accident of the race came
together shortly before O'Clock.
While the sleepy riders droned over the
handle bars. dreaming. perhaps. OF a land
l where oil is sleep and soft cots, Jimmy
N Moran. whose early training equipped him
especially for early morning activities
leaped out at a heart-breaking pace Be
fore even tho crowd realized II he was
almost quarter of lap to the good and
riding like mad. Grenda. his partner. was
rushed out on the track and. taking a
good lead on Moran. drew him along
So the pair widened the gap until almost
half lap was gained. Grenda took up
the pace. and was going on the wings Of
the wind when. on the Fourth avenue side
of the building his rear tire blew out with
bang, and he crashed TO the floor
Petit Breton. of the French team. lead
ing the pursuit. hit Grenda and fell. while
Verri Lawrence Carman. Mtten and
Hill. all well punched and riding as fast
as they knew how, swept around the
curve and piled up in mass of smashed
wheels and twisted handle bars. Grenda
and Breton were knocked out completely
and had to be carried to their quarters
Carman, too. was hurt. and ii was ru-
mored that his collarbone had snapped
under him when he fell This latter was
proven untrue.
After a delay OF perhaps two minutes
the race was resumed, and Fred Hill went
out and jumped the field. Joe Fogler and
Jackie Clarke drove out in swift pursuit.
The sprint lasted only about three laps,
when Clarke and FoFler were in collision
and fell Ernie Pye hit the pair and piled
up in the wreck. None was badly hurt
and the race was quickly resumed. Pye
was the worst of for he had had several
spills.
At noon time the men were two and one
half miles ahead of the record for the
twelfth hour of 27j miles and laps estab-
lished by Brocco and Berthet i'm last
Years race. The men then settled down
10 a steady grind, with the pluggers Of
each team riding while the sprinters
snatched a few hours sleep. For the next
four hours nothing of moment happened
Jackie Clarke forced the pace and kept il
well up above the city speed limit. Jimmy
Moran rode the four hours alone while
Grenda rested
At O'Clock the sleeping rider was
hustled out on the track. Before he was
relieved Carman went out on sprint and
gained a full quarter Of a lap. Lap after
lap he sprlnted with the field in pursuit
and the crowd bowling. After one mile Of
furious riding Carmaus rear tire blew
out and he quit the track. Grassy" Ryan
started another sprint, but 1t was short
lived affair. Other dashes were made, the
riders alternating in setting the pace, and
as a result the ground lost in the steady
grind between noon and early evening was