The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-10

Tbp former rpfOfN was l.Ns Ulilf, tIu :
hns. made by Goullet and Grenda in 1914.
TIL, field of leaders IN the siN-iay
cycle race ri Madison Square Garden
vas cut down last night a few minutes
before II o'clock to eleven teams when
RAY Eaton and Eddie Madden were pen-
slzed a Jap for bad pickups In a sprint
started by Egg and taken up by all OF
the other riders. sullivan Andcr-
.ou Suter and Madonna and Rudi-Russl
and Vsnderstuft also lost a lap in this
sprin,, which lasted about a quarter OF
an hour
Tho Rudi-R ussi-Nanderstuyft n SUI
,r.Madonna combinations were declared
ami nf tho race as c~ontenders officially
shortly after midnight.
Eaton and Madden made up one OF
the most popular combinations in the
race. The two Newark boys made
their first appearance In n six-day race
this year at Boston. where they made
a remarkable showing for newcomers.
Again in Chicago the pair did we'll and
mad a host Of friends when they made
their bow to New York six-day fans
las, Sunday night.
She. tly after the . o clock score was
recorded. showing another cut In the FOR
r,er records. Rudolph Rudi-Russe snot
out from the bunch and tore around she
track at hreakneck spec ! in an effort to
REGAIN one of the laps lost by his team,
Rudi-Russe opened up y a OF almost
half a lap before the Other r!lrrs tool
him seriously Oscar Egg then took NJ
the chase and went after him in ear
nest.
With Egg, one of the most dangerous
riders In the race. speeding up. the con-
testants took no chan rs. They were
more afraid of Esq than OF the Aus.
trlau. once the other men had caught
Egg they let down In the pursuit. anu
with the aid of his partner, Wander
Guyft, Rudi- Russo rega'ned a lap.
Feeling that the time was ripe fol-
regaining "a lap, Madonna cut loose. The
others followed him for about ten laps
Then. finding the paca too hot. tn,
leaders let up me allowed Madonna tc
gain his lap all by himself. The ef
forts OF the trailers all went for nauyht
however. for a little after they hac
made their gain Marcel Dupuy STARED
Z jam which resulted IN the field lap
ping Rudi- Russo and Madonna.
The best sprint of the night wal
Staged midway between midnight an,
! o'clock this morning. Finding TN,
riders pretty we'll tagged, Grassy Ryan
shot out TO the front and gained ahou
forty yards. Walthour wein after him
caught him and kept on sprinting unit
he had a quarter of 4 lap lead. Nora
came out fresh and relieved Walthour
setting up "A terrific pace. II seemed Al
II he surely would win a lap, hut
coute of spills spoiled his chances
Ryan fell first on the Fourth avenu
turn, although he was all alone. o.
! he next turn Mcnamara bumped int,
CORY and both went down hard. Sulli
van and Anderson lost nothe lap be
fore the tumble ended the jam.
during the afternoon the tiders hi
rp a merry clip and kept nibbling LAP.
they we're nearly twenty-five miles ahea,
OF the best marks made in other years
As in the earlier hours Of the hong an,
arduous grind. Oscar Egg and Marco
luluy kept the other riders on tn
anxious seat by their intermittent sprint
.ng
Boob Walthour. the Dixie Filler, an,
Incidentally the most popular rider IL
the race. nearly came to grief early II
The afternoon. He was leading the pacl
and going along at full tilt when hi
mount huckled under him and threy
hin to the track. Dupuy and Victo
lLnart' who were tagging along imme
, clate.y after the Georgian, could not ge
ou' OF the way and crashed into hin
Walthour had his legs torn a little, Will
Dupuy and L.inart escaped with a coupl
or minor abrasions.