Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-17
Cyclists Far Ahead of Former
Mark ia Early Morning
Hours.
LlNART AND MADONNA OUT
Belgian PedaI-Pusher Com
plains of Strained Back and
Quits Race.

at Madison Square Garden Sunday
night, kept at their work during the
greater part of the morning today.
Despite the fact that the pace is
about the hardest OF any six-day
race of previouae years. the riders,
that Is, the most OK them, are stick
ing to their task and not a complaint
was heard while the big spirits were
on. The Victor Linart and Vincenza
Madonna team was officially de-
clared out OF the race at 4:15 O'clock
this morning. I.inart complained of
strained back and had to retire at
15:15 o'clock. Madonna had four hours
to get partner, but as the teams re-
manned intact during that time, he
was unable to get back on the track.
There was q runor current that the
Cavanagh- Percy team would be split
in order to allow Cavanagh to team
with Madonna The change, how
ever. did not occur. Piercy is not In
1he best Of condition and 1t Is doubt
full IL he will be able to last out the
race.
The record breaking pace which
the riders are setting has led Man
aeger Mcfarland to make a predic-
lion that the winning team will
smash the old figures into bits Sat
nrday night. Manager MacFarland
also predicts that 5000 miles will
have been covered by that time. Just
at present the team of Goullet and
Grenda appear to be the big conbi-
nation. Fogler and Hill have to be
rated, although Hill, during the
nights activities, did not look any
too good The Boston boy appeared
tired as he went to his camp short
ly after o'clock this morning. Fog
Ter is the battler OF old and is up at
every sprint Jackie Clark is another
rider who Is strong. It was Jackie
who brought the field partly up to
the Mcnamara Moran team when the
latter started the big doings Of the
week after 10 o'clock last night
Egg and verri on the Job.
OF the foreign contingent, Egg and
Verri are carrying out stiff pro-
gram. Egg does not balk at taking
the lead and he Is feared mostly by
the riders when out in front. The
Switzerland rider hasn't started
jam as yet, being content to Watch
the field and set a hard pace. When
about to leave the track Egg polishes
off ten laps at record-brealSing speed.
He did this twice last night and the
crowd was not lacking in applauding
him.
All through the night the cyclists
Kept banging at the former figures
At o'clock this morning the riders
had covered 6S7 miles and were
miles and laps ahead of the former
record of 629 miles and 3 laps made
BY Perchicot and Breton last year.
From o'clock In the morning the
riders gradually increased the pace.
The Offering of primes Is mostly re-
sponsibie for the records going by.
The little fellows have a chance at
the money prizes every time and they
Lever hesitate at giving the top
Hotchers a run.
Many Teams Falter.
From o'clock yesterday afternoon
The riders kept up merry pace and
continued their record breaking jog
throughout the morning hours. There
was little doing between and 10
o'clock, but shortly after the twenty
second hour the greatest lam" Of
the grind SO far this week occurred.
In the sprint which started at 10:17
o'clock the teams of Piercey and Cav
anagh, Bedell and Bedell. Ryan and
Wohlrab, Thomas and Hanley, Nit
ten and Anderson, Kopsky and Han
sen. Linart and Madonna and Dupuy
and Sores suffered the loss of a lap.
The sprint lasted about twenty min
lltes, and had every. rider on the
track while 1t lasted. The Wa.thour-
Halstead team was also penalized
iap, but later the officials rescinded
their action and the riders were again
placed with the leaders. Charles
Turville. who is taking care Of the
Walthour- Ha, stead combination, ap-
pealed to the officials, and his claim
that Walthour and Halstead were not
Tapped was upheld by the clerk OF
the course 1t was due to a wonder
full ride by Bobby Walthour that the
combination was enabled to get up
with the leaders, Walthour made
poor pickup during the sprint and the
team was fined s25.
Just before the 50o-niie mark was
reached 1t was announced that a
pine of $50 would be given. the prime
to be divided into $40 lots, the leaders
at the end Of each of the four miles
preceding the 500-mile mark to fig
nre. The team Of Piercey and Cava-
nagh captured the $50 and were given
but little fight for their money. The
other riders apparently were unwil-
ing to waste any strength in the
sprint, probably figuring on what
would happen later in the night. In
their surmise the big fellows were
right, as events later told Plercey
gathered in the first $40. and Cava-
hagh was right on the job in reliev-
ing his partner on the twenty-sixth
street stretch Both Pfercey and
Cavanagh alternated In taking the
primes
McNamara Starts Big "Jam."
The ride for the primes. however,
was only a forerunner to the big
Jam Before the 495th mile was
reached practically every one of the
teams had changed partners. they APP
parently figuring on the big doinFs
in advance In this they were right,
IS at 1917 o'clock Mcnamara shot
away on the Fourth avenue turn and
opened UP stretch lead. Clark and
Hill were after him. but Jimmy
Moran made good pickup and kept
mp the sprint where Mcnamara LETT
of. Around the saucer sped the held
with the crowd up and yelling fran
tic like for Moran and Mcnamara to
gain a lap, Root relieved Clark and
made I'D part of the distance. and All
Grenda succeeded in closing the gap.
In the meantime the Bedell and Be-
dell RYAN and Wohlrab Thomas and
.Hanley. Mitten and Anderson, Kop-
Sky and Hansen. Piercey and Cava-
nagh. Dupuy and Sores and Linnrt
and Madonna teams were plainly in
trouble. Cavanagh and Piercey had
spent a deal of their strength in 60
ing after the primes and they ap-
peared TO feel the effects of the
Jam Hanley claimed that Lawson
cut down on him and vowed that he
would make trouble for the Swedish
Polish combination before the end of
the week. Wohlrab protested that
his. team had not lost lap. but the
officials failed to respond to his APP
peal After the sprint the riders set