Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1914-11-20

| The New York six-day race this
year is the hardest in its history
Every rider in the grind will tell yol
| that Joe Fogler. who has been vic.
torious in six OF them. says thai
| Manager Floyd MacFarland has In
vented a new kind of six-day racing
and he doesn't want any more of it
Jimmy Moran. the one-time bear
| cat" swears that he will never even
! lcok at another six-day grind. and
| the other boys in the race are 50
tired and weary that they haven't a
Kind word for the race or anyone
connected NTH It.
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The race this year compared to
the races of other years is 1000 per
cent plus Everything connected
with the grind is better in every
way. The class of the attendance is
superior The patrons go there to
see the race and they come away
with all their habilaments and their
petulancy and they are pleased GUS
toners. 1t is astonishing what a
change there is. Not an overcoat
has been lost, not a watch has been
hooked, and Frank Million, one of
the promoters, tells the story of how
one of the spectators picked up an
umbrella among the arena seats and
turned il over TO Eddie Harvey, one
OF the attaches. 1t was raining out
side at the time, too. and Harvey,
who has been around the Garden for
years, was shocked almost out of
his boots.
The riders are doing an awful lot
OF sprinting. but they are being we'll
paid for their efforts The primes
are being offered in liberal quantities
and the boys go after them for all
they are worth. Naturally they are
tired from their hard work, but moth
ing gets you nothing in this world \
kick was made early yesterday morn
ing when few So "primes'' were Of
fered by some sports in the boxes, but
the statement that the men, led by
James Francis Moran. contemplated
going on strike was d big joke. Moran
when asked about the strike last
night said:
strike. | don't know anything
about strike, but if there is any
money in it. sure I'll strike
James Francis frankly admitted
that the race was "bear," but he
added that he felt pretty good" and
he thought Mcnamara and himself
had about as good a show TO win as
any team in the race.
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As the race draws 10 i close it is
evident that a big field will go to the
post for the one-hour finish tomor-
row night. And some finish that will
be. According to Manager MacFar-
land the riders who are on even
terms will probably engage in about
fifteen sprints. These sprints will
occur every fifteen laps throughout
the last hour. 1t should prove the
most wonderful exhibition of speed
and grit ever seen in cycling, and
the winning team will be entitled to
the highest honors in the world. It
is expected that the Garden will be
all too small for the number of anx-
ious fans who will want to see the
finish. and Manager mcfarland said
last night that the prices would not
exceed 81, 50 and SO. Artistically the
race has been a most glorious sue
cess, and it will be a big winner
Last night the attendance
was not up to expectations, especial
ly after the whopper crowds of Tues
day and Wednesday. The weather
was responsible. AacFarland said,
but he also said that he expected 20
take in enough money today and
tomorrow to make up for it. The
receipts this year will be somewhat
affected by the loss of hundreds OF
reserved seats brought about by the
fact that the track is two feet higher
than in previous years. The saucer
was constructed on the floor this
year instead of on the ground, as In
previous years. Thus q large num-
Der Of seats have been wasted. So
the receipts are not likely TO break
the record, as at one time expected.
O.
All the teams nov tied for the lead
appear to be in pretty good shape
liver Lawson is the surprise of the
race. He is riding fine and is sprint
ing very fast. Not few are pick
ing him to win. Harry Kaiser is
coming in for a large share of praise.
The youngster despite the fact that
he has been knocked about a whole
lot, appears able to hold his own in
the mad sprints
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Goullet and Grenda are still the
favorites in the race. 1t is expected
that Goullet will be able to beat any
body in the sprints, and Grenda, the
way he is riding, should hold his own
Much surprise is expressed at the
condition of Jackie Clark. Before the
race started II was believed he would
not finish. 1t was said that his vi
tality was low and that he could not
get in condition. He has rounded