Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-19
Iedster Noses Out
1 Sensational Fin-
\ treat Race.
|RUTT is SIXTH
Moran, American
lbIe to Place Better
ran Tenth.
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N the Paris Correspondent
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l3h. 1s.-The French team
fnd Comes won the Paris
which finished here last
Australian pair, Goullet
the favorites for the first
Re and during the race,
U ind
was one of the greatest
the conclusion of a six
and the thousands of
husiasts who witnessed
vent, wild with delight
champion nosed the
t at the tape. 1t was a.
scene that followed, and
I'M reigned for full half
nstration for Winners.
demonstration followed
urlier and Comes, his
law, rode the tour OF
n with huge floral horse-
lpIetely covering them
delighted over the result,
jubilation is accumulated by
that their national cham
And rlier, was the winner, when
n was ought he faced certain de-
feat.
GoulIet was much crestfallen after
his defeat. but he made great try,
and was defeated by one of the
worlds greatest riders.
Fokler and Moran Last.
The american team, Fogler and
Moran, finished last in the final
sprint, in which ten teams started.
1t was expected that Fogler who
sprinted for the team, would finish
much nearer the winner, but the
shifting for position put the Yankee
IN bad. IT was the greatest number
of riders who ever rode the final mile
Of a six-day contest, and luck and
position figured largely in the placing
of a number of the teams.
Rutt Away on Form.
Walter Rutt. Probably the. greatest
six-day rider In the world, finisheo
sixth in the final sprint, but the big
German was far from his usual FORM
the result of the bad fall he sustained
two months ago on the track on
which the six-day race was ridden.
From Wednesday on Rutt was in pad
shape and it was only his great
eameness that kept him in the race
10 the finish. Those who knew OF
Rutt,s reai condition. were surprised
70 see him finish as well as he did.
Lorenz. his partner, rode a wonder
ful race, fand,asaved the German
champion for the finish by doing the
greater part of the riding on the last
two days.
ysrri Finished Strong.
Both Psrchicot and Verri put up
a great finish and we're tapping the
wheel of the winner when the tape
was crossed. The italian came with
a mighty rush in the final. and for
second it looked as though he was
going to win
Far Behind Record.
The former French record for the
race was not even approached, the
riders falling far behind in the last
forty-eight hours. The distance COW
cred in the 144 hours was APO kilo-
meters about $3.50 miles).
Houriier's First Grind
This was Hourler's first six-day
race and when Interviewed after the
finish he cooked as fresh as when he
started. he is great six-day man
and has signified his intention of
competing in all OF the big races. The
French champion stated that he
would liks to ride in the New York
race next winter.
wsithosr Tapped Three Times.
Ii looks as though Bobby Walthour
is finished as slx-day rider. The
southerner rode with Keruyter' OF
Belgium. and the team was Tapped
three times in big Jam" on Satur-
day Both walthour and his partner
were "all i'm at the time, although
they had maintained a position with
the leaders from the start.
The next six-day race of Europe
will start the SECOND week in Febru-
sry, and the American teams pr Fog
Ter and Moran. Root and Thomas and
Walthour and Cameron have been