Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-08
SIX-DAY RACE HAS SAME Old
FASCINATION FOR BIKE FANS

The intrepid Teuton got off to a good
lead, but was soon overhauled. Little
Lloyd Thomas, jumping from the
middle of the bunch, brought the
pack up to the flying leader in short
order and what had the earmarks of
regular Jam soon faded. In an
other short sprint that followed. Nor
man Hansen, of the Danish team, of
Hansen and Anderson, and Packe-
busch had a narrow escape from GO
ing over the top of the track on the
homestretch side. The pace was ter
rifle during the first half-hour, thir-
teen miles and one lap being covered.
Ernie Pye, of the Walker-Pye team,
was the first rider to fall A pune
tured tire brought Pye to the track
just before the end of the first hour.
Shortly after, Joe Kopslxy crashed to
the bottom of the track, causing much
alarm in the big delegation from the
Century Road Club, who occupy a
section on the north side Of the Gar
den, which is decorated with club
banners and emblems. FopSky has
long been an honored member of the
famous cycling organization. and he
is receiving flattering support from
the club. KopslSy, with his present
mate, Fred Keefe, of Australia. were
the hit of the Boston race, and they
are fast becoming the favorites In
this race. They are In front setting
a killing pace most of the time, evil
IDENTIFY figuring that as their only
chance is to wear the field down and
eliminate some of the teams They
are called the pest" team, and they
surely are pests in the opinion of the
other riders In the race. They are
making themselves popular, however
and popularity is synonymous with
dollars In the New York six-oay race.
Germans Show strength.
The German team, thought to be
one of the weakest in the race, is
showing great strength and consider
able aggressiveness. Their form is
a surprise to the promoters and the
riders. Shortly after l o'clock.
Packebusch started another sprint
and the others had to buckle down in
earnest to bring him back to the fold.
just before the second hour had
elapsed, Francesca Verri jumped
away and carried the pack at q fast
clip for number of laps. Big Alt
Grenda shot after the italian and the
latter quit when he saw there was
no chance to get any real advantage.
The riders fell behind the record on
the second hour. losing the advantage
of one lap gained in the first hour. An
even fifty miles was covered and the
record is fifty miles and two laps
which was a loss of four laps on the
record made last year by Eddie Root
and Paddy Hehir.
First Serious Spill.
At 9:15 a. M. the first accident of
serious nature occurred. Clarence
Carman. Elmer Collins and Packe-
busch crashed on the Madison avenue
turn. and Carman sustained dislo
Gated shoulder. Collins and Packe-
busch were cut and bruised, but were
able to resume the race again. Car
| man was the first to fall and the
spill was caused by rubbing tires with
the rider in front. The riders imme
diately behind Cafman and Collins
had a narrow escape from a spill that
might have been disastrous. AS they
swung high to avoid the fallen riders,
they almost went over the top rail
on the turn into the baekstretch.
Carman was carried from the track
in an unconscious condition. but was
able to resume the race an hour later.
During the interval In which Carman
was being patched up, there was a
fast pace maintained, but Cameron.
his partner, never weakened and
shouted to keep Carman off until
he was perfectly fit to go on again
Keefe and Kopsky, by their re-
lentless pace, carried the field around
and into a new record on the sixth
hour. The old mark was better by
almost mile. On the seventh the
pace slackened again.