New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-08
Wohlrab and Kopsky Try
in Vain to Overhaul
heading Teams.
HANSEN HAS SPILL
WHEN WHEEL SLIPS
Pete DrObach Wins Bird in
Gilded Cage" After Battle
with Oscar Egg.
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

The original neld OF seventeen tennis
was still circling the track at Madison
Square Garden at an early hour TINS
morning, with thirteen still tied for the
lead, although some Of these, with
their task one-third completed, are be-
ginning to show signs Of wavering
under the record breaking pace.
The team Of Wohlrab and Kopsky'
four laps behind the leaders, made half
a dozen efforts 10 catch MP, but never
succeeded in getting far away.
Egg brought the crowd TO It's feet
at lO15 O'Clock. when he shot down
the Madison Avenue turn and opened
up a 2O-yard gap. Drobach was after
Egg like a fash, however, and the en-
tire pack took up the chase. =.
In the middle Of a terrific Jam,
with more than thirty riders on the
track. Norman Hansen's wheel slipped
on the Fourth Avenue bank and ne
crashed 10 the bottom.
BY a miracle. it seemed, the other
riders avoided falling over Hansen, ana
the Dane was rushed to his cot by the
track, returning in about half an hour'
Ten minutes later Wohlrab shot away
from the pack so suddenly, that before
others knew il, Gus was nall
lap in the van, when the others Sat
up and Wohlrab completed his lap. ~
was then announced that the lap Would
not be allowed, as kopsky was on the
track at the same time.
IL is too early in the race yet 10
hazard any prediction as TO the WIN.
rers of the long grind. but some OF
,be teams appear fresher than others
Grenda and Hill, Mcnamara and
Spears, Fogler and Carman and Egg
and Dupuy were in good condition last
night. and were generally setting the
mace for the rest Of the tield. Unless
an accident should occur between now
and the end Of the race on Saturday
night. the above mentioned pairs seem
fairly certain to be among the con-
tenders in the final hour Of sprintng.
L!nard and Sores. Drobach and Cory
and Young Raw Eaton and Eddie Mad
den. "the kids also are liable 10
make trouble when il comes TO a cues
ton Of splitting up the prize money.
Moran and Welthour, the Oldest men
on the track, while apparently full OF
riding. are not fancied when il comes
10 the sprinting that will decide the
issue on Saturday night.
"Have you noticed the predominant
ing color scheme in the costumes OF
the three teams that are last!' asked
{ grouchy man who had been waiting
s long time for sprint
The trio Of teams bringing up the
rear arc adorned in orange, orange and
black and white and yellow riding
suits-the yellow predominates.
Jimmy Johnston, manager of the
Garden. went outside the building lust
before the night crowd started filing
in. shifted the air appraisingly and
then boosted the price Of admission to
81. His financial acumen was In good
working order. for the crowd last night
was bigger than on Monday evening
Madonna made several attempts 70
place himself and Suter nearer the
leaders during the night. but each time
the other riders spread out in such
fashion that the Italian was unable TO
get through, although the crowd Kissed
the leaders for their tactics.
Just before 9 O'Clock Marcel Dupuy,
from fair France. won a thrilling five
lap sprint for a spectators $40. Hardly
had the men settled back to normal
pace than Oscar Egg, Dupuy's partner,
led the field in another sprint for $40.
Liberality seemed TO be rampant
among the boxholders last night and
~ 9:20 o'clock one of the most deter
mined sprints came off.
The cause OF the rumpus was a small
canary bird Gin a gilded cage" offered,
Peter Prunty assured the crowd, by
Franks bird store and valued at $50.
Peter Drobach and Egg seemed most
anxious 70 acquire the bird and cage
and led all the other men in the FIVE
lap dash. Drobach got the jump on
the Swiss, however, and won the prize.
.nA iufp th q
canary Drobach christened IL Kaiser
Wilhelm" The bird is a brilliant yell
low in color.
Immediately after Drobach had capt
ured Kaiser Wilhelm" Jake Magin
rushed away into a thirty-yard lead
and continued 10 sprint madly around
the track until he was almost half a
lap 10 the good.
Every team in the race hustled out
tn relief riders, and a great Jam" re-
suited. Percy Lawrence. Magin's part
ner, was slow in getting up 10 relieve
his mate, and the pack, led by Fogler,
MacNamara and Carman, caught JAKE
after a half-mile sprint.
The early morning hours found the
riders plugging along slowly and the
ield was three miles and one lap be-
hind the record az 6 o'clock.
Rudi-Russe, the Austrian, made sew
eral attempts 10 regain some Of his
team's lost laps, but it proved a costly
venture for the pack, reused 10 action,
set sizzling pace with the result that
the trailers lost more ground.
While behind the best figures by two
miles and three laps at 10 o'clock, an
hour later the men had gained nine
miles and six laps on the record, made