New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-14
Australian Outrides Field
in Final Mile Sprint
for Gold and Glory.
LAWRENCE SECOND
AND ROOT THIRD
Six Teams Break Long Standing
Record, Covering 2,75l Miles
on Garden Track.

UTSl dUiludl slA-udy DlCyCle race at MAUI
son Square Garden last night. He out
rode Percy Lawrence. of the Lawrence
and Magin team. Eddie Root, of the
Root Mcnamara team; Halstead, Of the
Halstead-Drobach combination; Nerri. OF
the Verri and Brocco team, and Fred Hill
who represented the Hill-Ryan team, and
who finished in the order named.
Goullet won by several wheel lengths
after riding a sensational well judged
race. He stayed back in the ruck for
more than half a mile before cutting
loose with a Jump that carried him past
his field as II II was anchored.
The final dash came as a fitting close
10 a record breaking race. At the start
Verri took the lead. with the field trail
ing, but the task OF pacemaker was not
TO his liking. and on the third turn he
yielded TO Hill, with Goullet in fifth
place That order prevailed for three
laps. when like fash Goullet rode high
ION the Madison avenue turn and, scoot-
ing down. flashed clear by two lengths.
While Goullet was winning the other
riders were having some stirring times.
The efforts of Root and Hill TO keep Nerri
lin the ruck Utmost resulted in serious
accident. Regardless Of consequences,
they pushed and showed the little for
eigner into Il ruck and pocketed him so
that he could not break through one par
ucularly harl shove sent Verri off the
track and do;En on the fat, but by good
luck he manSged to stay on his wheel.
Lawrence ashed into second place in
the dash. and stayed there until the end
Inches only separated Root and Hal
stead. while Verri was a length back.
The men covered 2,751 miles, which
broke the record Of 2.737 miles and lap
established by Mcfarland and Moran, in
1908. by Is miles and laps. Joe Fogler,
who. with Goullet, made up the winning
team. has ridden on five winning teams IN
the siX-day race.
Thomas finished in seventh and Cory
in eighth place.
The prizes to he awarded to the winning
teams are as follows: First team. sl,oV'
second team, $1,000; third team, SdoV'
fourth team, $500; fifth team. $500; sixth
team, $500. seventh team, $50, and the
eighth team 500
Al o'clock Frank Cory, the plucky
Australian rider, made several attempts
TO regain the lap he and Walker were
penalized early in the morning. Inc
other riders had no liking for fast WORK
and kept Cory well pocketed. Later
when Gordon Walker took the track ne
also started several dashes, but IT did
not take the others long TO bottle him up.
Toe Fogler was the leading spirit IN
the prevention of sprints and was roundiy
hooted by the crowd. Some time later
tho little game
and. with Fogler's aid. kept the Aus
tralian in check. At $50 Walker trled 10
jump the bunch, but Ryan skilfully col
lided with him and Walker fell with
bang. The referees with rare Intelligence
and impartiality refused 20 take any
action.
The field was reduced 10 eight teams
when the newly organized Briton ana
Packebusch and Carman and Cameron
teams retired from the race at Gio
o'clock They were several laps in the
ruck, and out of the prize money so they
decided 10 leave the field clear for the
others.
The worlds record for six DAYS racing
Of 2.757 miles and ! lap, estabnsheo Dy
FLOYD Mcfarland and Jimmy Moran IN
1903 was broken at 90 o'clock. Reginald
Mcnamara. Of the international team led
the field. The bell in the referees STAND
changed, and the poor, overworked star
spangled Banner" was pressed into ser
vice while various Italians. Semiucs'
Armenians and Greeks applauded
At go o'clock Thomas and Mitten. the
mldgets. and Cory and Walker were
called off the track, and the final dash
for the gold and what glory went with II
was on.
great crowd was on hand and by
o'clock there was not seat to be hau'
Peace and perfect order reigned, Tor there
was a squad Of detectives, who circula'cd
among the crowd In the arena and In the
cellar rounding up various SUSPICIOUS
characters and ejectng them from the
building.
Although great crowds have ATTENDED
the race the promoters have not reaPeu
any golden harvest The management OF
the Garden demanded guarantee OF
5000 before they would agree to hoidirs
the affair Hitherto the Garden peopie
received a percentage. The guarantee III
addition 10 the current expenses lhciuo-
ing the 500 prize money ana pohuseS'
has eaten I'D the receipts. so that only
comparatively slight margin remaihcu
for the promoters.
In the closing hours Of the race the
tprInters left the track TO rest up ior
the final dash, and the pluggers heiu
forth I'm all their glory. To the spec'a-
tors. however. II appeared as If every
man in the race was Splinter. FOR the
burning pace never slackened The
teams were out after the record, when
has withstood all assaults for 1--WE years
The field was reduced to ten teams
shortly before 6 o'clock. Perchicot ana
Breton, Applicants and Packeousch'
Clarke and Walthour Kopsky and Keefe
retired Perchicot accused Breton OF
Sinking his share OF the work, and said
that he refused TO ride re entire race by
himself No sair." Not the least dis
turbed, Breton teamed up with Packe-
busch, and the new combination was
penslized one lap, according TO the rules
OF the race. which made II two LAPS in
the rear in all Clarke and Walthour
were forced out on account of Injuries
10 Clarke, who has been in many falls,
and suffered in consequence
The early hours of the morning were
enlivened by numerous sprints. In which
Jackie" Clarke and Walthour led trying