Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-16
COUSSEAU AND PARENT
FIRST TEAM TO QUIT RACE
Trench Cyclists Find Pace Too
Hot and Withdraw Early
Today.
RIDERS ARE BEHIND RECORD
Strain Tells and PedaI-Pushers
Are Unable to Maintain
Fast Clip.

4 The seventeen teams in competi-
ton in the Six Day Race at Madison
Square Garden, New York, were still
on even terms at 10 o'clock today,
having covered 234 miles and two
laps. Joe Kopsl<y, who is teamed
with Norman Hansen, was leading
at the end of the tenth hour. That
the teams are showing signs of the
strain in the terrific pace set in the
carly hours of the race was evil
z genced at the tenth hour, when they
fell behind the record of 255 miles
and eight laps made by Mitten and
Bedell in 1912.
French Team First TO Faiter.
One of the first teams to feel the
effects of the hard riding was the
French combination of Emil Cousseau
and George Parent. Soon after the
crack of the starters gun it was noted
that the fast pace was just a little too
much for the foreigners. They hung
on to the back of the pack, and when
z ever the pace was increased they be-
gan to show signs of distress. The
first break came when a twenty-five
dollar prime was offered. It was
shortly after the first hour score had
been announced by Peter Prunty
when Egg went out with the sole in
tention of capturing the extra money.
Goullet, howevor, had designs on the
prime, and just before the bell lap
went by the Switzerland cyclist.
Goullet pulled own the money with
ease, finishing yards ahead of Bgg,
who practically gave up the attempt
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building. During this sprint Cousseau
! and Parent made futile attempts at
relieving each other. but the pickups
were bad, and inside of two minutes
the team had been Tapped twice.
At the end of the first hour, with
Goullet and Grenda leading, the riders
lad covered twenty-five miles and
two laps, being just four circuits shy
of the former mark made by Moran
found the teams just one lap behind,
and at the end of the third hour. the
men had forged to the front. being
Jour laps ahead of the record, held by
= Root and Hehir in 1912. At o'clock,
with Kopsky and Hansen leading, the
record of Clark and Hill made in
1912 was smashed by five laps. Dur
ing the hours from l to o'clock
Gousseau and Parent were being
they were just seven miles to the bad.
Manager Mcfarland announced
their withdrawal from the grind
at O'Clock. At O'Clock the mark
of Ryan and Thomas was shattered
by Goullet and Grenda, who covered
&22 miles and four laps, being six
once arounds' to the good.
Pace Tells on Cousseau.
The reason for the French team OF
Cousseau and Parent being Tapped so
much is easily explained. Cousseau is
rider who can go on the roads at
the same gait for a long time and
never feel the effect. He said during
The early hours that he wasn't a bit
tired, but could not keep up with the
pace. Parents injury. which he re-
ceived in the European war. bothered
him in the first hour, and it was al
most a physical inpossibility for him
TO continue. The team of Linart and
Madonna did not look any too we'll,
and 1t was believed that they would
be the next team to feel the effects Of
the hard riding
With premiums being offered every
once In a while the riders are bound
TO keep ahead of the record for some
time. In the early hours no less
than seven prizes were awarded. the
first for S25 and six for $40. Harry
Kaiser, who is experiencing his first
attempt at professional riding, got in
for the second prime. He had verri
to contend with and the two had the
spectators on their feet for three laps,
while they tore around the saucer.
Kaiser was out in front at the bell
snd on the Madison avenue turn
Nerri drew up to within a yard of
the~ Bronx boy. Try as he might,
Verri could not overhaul Kaiser and
the latter went over the line s25 10
the good. The third prime was cap
tured by Joe Kopsky and the fourth
by Reggie Mcnamara. Norman Ham
sen captured the fifth; Norman All
derson the sixth, and Grenda the
seventh. There was considerable ex-
element about 3:45 O'Clock, when
Egg, in relieving Verri, shot far to
the front. The attempt at jam"
however, was only a fake, and the
riders settled back to the regular
pace, after going five laps.
Fsns Cheer Foreign Riders.
Shortly before IL o'clock the riders
vent. around in pairs, being intro
duced by Peter Prunty. the an
F. Root were the first to circle the
track and they were greeted with
applause Jimmy Moran, the ''bear
cat" of former six-day grinds, came
in for big share of attention when
/ he went on the track with his part
ner, Reggie Mcnamara. The foreign
crn seemed to be in favor with the
fans. as they were greeted heartily,
while the band struck up the various
national anthems.
At ono minute after the midnight
hour, Clark. Lawson, Cameron, Cav.
anagh, Magin, Kopsky. McNamara,
Grenda, John Bedell, Haistead, Hill,
Mitten, verri, Thomas, Ryan, Dupuy,
Cousseau and Madonna. went around
for a mile and were started on the
long grind by Dick Rudolph, pitcher
ball team. Martin Ryan led at the
end Of the first lap and at one hour
t,Jake Magin was the leader. The time
Of the first mile was minutes 81