Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-17
FRENCH TEAM GAINS LOST /:
LAP IN BIG PARIS GRIND
Aided by Combinations Of Their
COunfrymen, Engel and
Deruyter Regain Ground.
ELEVEN TEAMS ARE EVEN
Coullet Figures HourIier Is Man
to Beat in Final
Sprint.
IBs Cable from the Paris Correspondent
Of the Newark Evening star.l

of the Newark Evening star.I
PARIS, Jan. 1.-The last twenty
four hours was the hardest DAY q
the six-day race here. and many
teams We're struggling to hold the
fast pace which has been maintained
from the start and which has eciipsed
many records established in the re-
cent New York race. Unable TO stand
the gruelling pace, the French team
Of charron and Rousseau dropped
out Of the contest early this morn
ing. This was not unexpected, and
more teams will probably fall bs
the wayside before the riders reach
the last leg of the race tonight
TeAming to Beat Americans. i
The combination" Of French teams
in the race was more evident Friday
and early this morning. The teams
that are teaming in an effort to de-
feat the Americans and win the race
are Perchicot and Egg, Lapize and
Oliveri. Hourlier and Comes, Enxei
and Deruyter and Cruppelandt and
yerri. Early this morning Engsl and
Deruyter. who were a lap behind the
leaders. shot around the field and
gained the coveted ground, which
places them up with the leaders and
makes eleven teams now on even
terms.
Combinations Helped.
EngIe and Deruyter, while they are
both riding very strong and are in
wonderful form, did not gain the lap
entirely on their merits. The other
four teams in the "combfnatfon'' re-
fused to chase them and the Amcrf-
cans, after pulling the field up to thern
innumerable times. finally aiIowad
them to get the lap. There IL no ope
team in the race capable Of Iappinx
the field unassisted. For many hnuDs
previous to their successful effort m
gel and Deruyter jumped the field 35r
gains ranging from quarter to haaf
a lap and these intermittent spz1BkD
had many of the teams in q bad No..
Americans CsnservsEs~s. ~
The American teams are IN nneco1-
dition and are riding q most con-
sentative race. They have never ms9s
an attempt TO lap the neEd. al1hcuuh
they will take adventags Of a. ~
favorable opportunity. Feeling -
tain OF their ability TO come out ~
torious in the final sprint, the YsulpD
and Australian pairs are not Ersn1oE
concerned over the teamwork q IL
Frenchmen. They will probably p1nr
the same game in the final mia -
though there is at this time no ~
dence of a combination" on f1se paef
OF the Americans. They have. how
ever. assisted each other IN chae1nG
the foreigners when the latter have
gotten away from the field. ccullet
is very confident Of winning and does
not want to go in a combinafion al
the finish "Goullie'' says that he wen
alone last year against fve-tesm
combination of Frenchmen, and no
can do 1t again.
!
Big Crowds in Attendance
The weather here is very GELD, al
though the sun is out most Of the
time. Big crowds were in attendance
yesterday and many primes were Of
fered. the spectators donating over
s., 900 during the twenty-four hours,
AS on previous days the second di-
vision riders are the ones who are
winning the primes. the leaders maxi
ing no efforts to get them.
GoulIet and Grends stiil Favored.
Goullet and Brenda are still the
favorites and will probably win IN
the finish. Hourlier viii probably be
the star in the French combination
and the others in the combination. il
is figured. win give him a great pull
in the finaI mile. With four men to
assist him each one can take him a
lap and leave him TO go it alone on
the final lap of the race. The Yankees
figure Hourlier the man they viii
have to beat. although the Italian,
verri, and Fouiain. who is not in the
combine are both regarded as dam
i gerous