Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-01
CYCLISTS TRAINING
HARD FOR GRIND
Last Batch of Foreign Riders
Joins Six-Day Squad at Mo-
tOrdrOme Saucer.

With the exception of Eddie Root
all of the riders who will compete In
the New York six day race are now
in Newark. The last batch of for
eign riders arrived in this country
Saturday on the French liner Lor-
raine, and they Immediately came to
Newark to prepare for the big event.
The Europeans who arrived Satur-
day are Andrew Perchicot, Hans
Packebush. Lucien Petit-Breton and
Willie Applicants. The Lorraine had
a rough passage across the Atlantic,
and for five days the riders suffered
from sea sickness. They all looked
well upon their arrival, however, and
suffered no Ill effects from the rough
voyage.
The foreigners lost no time in get
ting down to the business of train
ing. Yesterday afternoon they took
to the roads and put in a good days
work. With the exception of Apple
hans, all of the Europeans have COM
peted in this country before, and are
more or less well known to the fol-
lowers of cycle racing here. Perchi-
cot, who is teamed with little
Maurice Brocco. rode at the world $
championship meet and subsequent
meets here last year, and also started
in the grind of a year ago. Packe-
busch, who, with Applicants, will
represent Germany in the six-day
contest, was one of the sprinters i'm
ported last summer during the war
between the Velodrome and the
Motordrome.
Breton Fourth Start.
Petit-Breton, whose real name Is
MaZan, the sobriquet, meaning Tit
tie Breton" his birthplace being in
Brittany, has competed in the New
York race four times, and is one of
the greatest long distance riders In
the world. Three times he has won
the Tour de France, which is worth
close to $1,000 to the victor, and last
summer he was leading and almost
assured of another victory In the big
road classic, when a bad fall put him
out of the running. Breton's efforts
are confined entirely to long races,
and with a mate of Perchicot's speed
to do the sprinting for the combina-
ton, France will be represented by
one of the strongest teams in the
race. Perchicot, 1t is said, is Won
derfully improved rider, and 1t Is
doubtful If there is a rider in the
race with a better finishing sprint.
Just how good Perchicot is, and how
much he has improved will be shown
on Saturday night, when he will
clash with Frank Kramer, Jackie
Clark and Francesca Verri, the fast
Italian, in a French style match
Applicants Is a likely looking fell
low, although his six-day record is
not brilliant one largely on account
of bad luck, which has marked every
long grind in which he has competed
Last year he went to Australia to
and his LINK" was with him on the
ocean. The steamer on which he
sailed broke her propeller when 40(
miles away from Sydney, and fol
eight days was tossed aimlessly by
the seas. The unlucky German land
ed the day before the start of the
race, and was in very poor shape, bui
he went through the grind and hi;
| individual mileage was 1875 miles more
than any other rider.
The American riders with the Aus
| tralian entrants and the European
who arrived a week ago are training
at the Motordrome and they are al
In top shape 1t will be the best fell
and the best conditioned bunch o
| cyclists who ever started in rae
in the Garden that will line up To-
the start on Sunday night at mid
night. Paddy Hehir Fred Keefe anC
George Cameron, the riders who sus.
tanned broken collarbones in the re.
cent Boston race, have recovered from
their injuries. and after a week OF
training are as good as ever.