New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-12

s,-ints divided one point for nrsr TWO
g. ,scord. etc, gave Grends and Hill
% Mcnamara and Speers A, Lawrence
.rd Nagir and Thomas and Ryan 10,
rs- and Dupuy 81. Eaton and Madden
a. Moran and Walthour 1O8, Hsnley
,,8 Halstead 1T. Drobach and Cory
t2a Sores and Linart 100 and Mitten
and Hansen 1873.
In the wild scramble that came about
in each heat the riders rode with such
daring and utter disregard OF injury
rat the great crowd of 10000 was
cheering like mad as the sprints m
ished
There we're many spills on the steep
inelines az the corners, the veteran
Wslthour being one of the most nm
fortunate in this respect, and o. the
time the race finished Bobby was al
most hidden from sight because OF the
bndages that bound up his wounds.
Worth Nitten took the first heat 70
the sunrise Of everybody, getting away
70 long early lead before the others
realized his coup. The riders alternat-
ed with each sprint and this made
the race always a desperate one,
In The third heat Walthour had
terrific fall on the Fourth Avenue cor
rer sixty yards from the finish marx
easbirg his arms and legs. and was
lifted from his broken wheel.
Al the same moment spears VIM
had been trying to pocket Egg became
err.ped when the Swiss rlder Wofseu
his Wav clear and shot past MIN. me
Australian reached out ms arm anu
tiled to shove Egg of ms wheel d
most succeeding, and Eggs chances O.
getting home first were spoleu'
I'm all Of the earlier meats, Egg
Linart. Dupuy and Sores torelgner''
uere forced into pockets and hed no
49, 10 Get TO the front. Later,
bovcyer. Egg was on the alert, aho
s,sv,s6 his sprints early. with su cess:
H. the fourteenth sprint Walthour ana
Norm bv wonderful bit Of riding
gained lap on the held, WINE inc
crowd rose 10 applaud.
WcNamara's riding was remarkable.
POM times he flashed his wheel ahead
Of he others. and in none Of the
sprirts I'm which he took part was ne
b.glv p1sced. Grenda had the same
vg-ber of frsts 10 his credit. and ms
,rsrs-5ou, finish as he hurled himself
oysr the line was a big factor IN his
victory. ,:.....
Inevperierce under the conditions
prored costly 70 Egg and Dupuy', the
Americans and Australians outJockey-
Ing them CIcverly. -
sf,e- the race was over and the
teams rode slowly around the '!@oS
carving floral pieces, the CROWD 5'Oou
pp .o give them erecting. mcnamara
rode alone. Spears refusing 70 come
ont and received the greatest oVatoh
~ The Mont. with Walthour and Moran
tBd Egr and Dupuy next IN the spec
t.ors' favor. 1o.,..L
WsIt1our.s utue 1axen haired daugn55
%, SITTING with her eighteen-year-Olo
sister and Mrs. Wal,hour IN box near
,to t-e.. Ma, terrified every time neg
father took the track. and when ne ieIl
lie buried her face iu her mother leP
snd wept =. bc
There was not p vacant seat to De
found in the Garden last night an nOuI
bsfo-e the cali came for the final noui
Of s,ri-trg by the Berlin system
those who were 20 represent Ihelt
tssus ~ that last gruellng test o.
speed and endurance had been selecIeu
beforehand ..-...,,,
IN, tS9aards we're in q continuous
buzz .of excitement. and a thouSanu
eFereat cucsscs were made as 70 WV
ea.ncss III rc men who had Deeh
picked 90 lead their teams 70 Nlc'oiS
As O'clock. while the riders were
r,c.ng the track a steady gTlnu'
nrs shots rang oIt from the O'hciaI
staring gun. and then Pete fruhty
sa101nced that the time for the Seties
o. sprint. had arrived and that al the
riders except those named 20 leeu '"'ii
teams would leave the track,
The ta0urauds q men ana women
Iamucd within the irclOsure Douho Dy
ne track tried 20 push their way
toEard the rc trimming raii. ANXIOUS 20
Te' q closer view Of the riders as tney
mounted their wheels % make Ieaoy
ior ihe last desperate series OF drives
% me frish
Scared limbs had been nursed care
ia.iy. the bandages that had given the
riders the appearance Of battle worn
veterans during the week had been re
moved and new riding costumes donned.
Every man looked as fresh and ~ as
iae mad pace maintained without
e. ftou Tor SIX days and nights had
Ply been q preliminary canter.
Iae eleven men-Alfred Greucs, Os-
e. kZe Reggie Mcnamara, Bobby
hal.1our Peter Drobach, Percy Law
renee Georges Sores, Grassy Ryan,
iHe Hauley. Eddie Madden and
Wort, N.'tcn had come through their
b@pnsm o. FIRE and stood out a. the
sssi that E.I-day bicycling produces.
hoH tse hour had come that was 20
~ t'em eth further, and each was
PREPARED ~ meet the issue.
Throughout The day thoEe teams who
Knew f1eir limitations In the Eprinting
ahe made continual efforts % gain the
~ hat would mean victory and glory,
D-l tacf Sine their attempts went Tor
t1Dght bsca1se the stars % the sprint
~ game. men Ike Grends. Hill, Spears.
Dfooach and Egg always held them OF
sho iher forced them 20 fall in line and
hf>pi ne more conservative pace OF VIE
nslorty
heres. the great French rider, wa
saf ~ those Who tried hardest 70 force
~ 1860 az through the day. For mile
tiitr mile the Frenchman hit Up ner-
t'ftt pace. would gain fOrty-yerd
isa1 and t1cn swing vide Up the bank
ALLOW the next man % increase the
up AlWeys me Tcsalt was the same,
<hc az lat bcrcs Vas convinced he
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