The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-21


Six teams remained in a tie for rrst
place at the end OF the 18th hour OF the
SIX day bicycle race in Madison Square
Garden last night The narrowing down
OF the leaders was the result OF a series
or sprints, starting at 10 o'clock A $40
prize was announced for the winner OF
each mile for fifteen miles. Pierccy won
hVe OF these and just after the ffth mile
ended Mcnamara and Fogler went down
In rather ugly looking spill. They were
on the track for several minutes. When
The sprint for the tenth mile bonus ended
Mcnamara failed To slow down. with
the aid OF several rciiefs from his part
ner, Moran. he stole away for nearly a
fun circuit OF the track. 4 gained lap
looked certain. but oscar Egg paced the
bunch with fine speed and the attempt to
gain failed.
Root and Clark and Lawrence and
Magn were the chief sufferers. The
strain told on them and they lost lap
to tho leaders. Each & the six leading
teams were fined $50 c.l.N for bad pickups
IN relieving partners dlfing the jam. and
IN the excitement the last five $40 prizes
were lost sight Of
After long hours OF ..stless riding the
various contestants finally developed some
real speed during the carly morning hours
yesterday. There WAS "A series OF short
IN the greatest sprint of the week at a
quarter pas; g. The riding prior TO
this. although II had kept the men ahead
OF the old record. was not of the type TO
set the fans wild with enthusiasm and 1t
is doubtful II the cyclers would have kept
ahead OF the old marks had IL not been
for the special prizes offered at frequent
intervals to wafe them up.
Oscar Egg the Swiss member or the
Italian team, who has proved one OF the
greatest surprises OF the grind. was the
first 20 lven things up a bit At 80
o'clock. his partner. Francesca Verri. came
out on the track to relieve him and this
was th. signal for the Swiss to start a
real old-fashioned Jam. Grassy Ryan was
on the track for the Ryanw ohlrab COM
bnatlOn and was so tired that he was
soon lost by the bunch, Ryan made "A
game attempt TO get after the crowd when
he did wake up. but II was OF no avail.
The handlers OF the team hustled wohl-
rab out, but the latter was cold and was
caught by tho lying bunch
After this squirt the speed let down for
n few minutes and all hands thought that
the remainder of the night would be quiet
and unevcntful. Ryan would not have II
that way. however, and was soon back on
the track prepared 10 make an effort 70
regain the lost lap as he had done earlier
In the week lie started the second big
jam at 3 Is and the squirt was success
IUl lndSilu'u as II resulted III tIe tapping
Of Bobby Walthour and Al Halstead and
dropping them from the select circle OF
leaders But the sad part of the sprint
for Ryan was the fact that he had started
something Ne could not finish and before
the men finally let up on their speed his
team was Tapped for the second time
This was enough for RYAN and Wohlrah
and they made graceful exit from the
race.
Until late In the afternoon they kept
TO the even tenor of their way. brighten
ing up only when IL was announced that
$40 would be given for ten lap sprint
Along about 3 o'clock in the Afternoon
! Lloyd Thomas emerged from his restful
couch and started real Jam. Possibly
| Thomas was surprised himself for lac was
SO far behind that 1t was thought none u.
the riders would take him seriously. They
! did however, and went after him in great
! style. The result OF this squirt was that
! Walthour and IIalstcad were tapped twic,
| and brought to even terms with Thoma.
and Hanley. Mitten and Anderson wer,
Tapped three times and Piercey and Han
sen were passed four times. The latte
two teams did not bother much abou
keeping up. for they had already dropped
hopelessly into oblivion as far as frs
prize money is concerned.
Instead OF dropping out Of the rac'
Walthour was sim riding late last nigh
and refuses TO be put out. He said tina
before he would quit he would let tn
leaders know that they are in a race. anC
unless he changes his mind IL is very li..el,
/ that he will make the men work for tn
| lead before the finish.