New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
Big Crowd Turns Out n,
Sprinting Fixtures al
the Garden.
GRENDA VICTOR IN
THE ONE-MILE MATCH
Beats Magin and Spears Att,
Sprint That Brings Cheer
from the Gallery.

- W INV" s"oe NeW 1orxs Al,
day bicycle race crowd is as loyal .
ever. more than 5000 person, A.,
through the gates at Madison &C.,.
Garden last night 10 witness tia
races that always usher in thu va.
grind. WI
Jimmy Johnston, who direct, n.
TIMES of all doings at the Garden ~.
besming. Nice gentlemanly crowd ~
boys ," he inquired. as he hustled ~.
the press stand. And so il vas 49,
a few OF the more rabid 80,
bicyclephobe giving vent TO shout, -,
cries peculiar TO the species.
The long programme began v,A
half-mile handicap for amateur. a.,
odd riders Joining in the dash 70, \.
prizes. Nelson Johnson cams thro,.
his heat successfully and won ,hs a..
by a wheels length.
The only accident Of the nivh, ~.
pened in the fourth heat Of Mi, ~.
when Ernest Jensen. Of the c. nc.
ISOLATION. rode over the bank Al y.
Madison Avenue and Twen,c.ssa
Street corner. Peter Pruntv. *.
nouncer. later told the crowd the ia,
had not been badly injured. ~
The one-mile match between som. =,
the greatest professionals in the sou.
try was an exciting feature Of n.
night, Alfred Grenda, the tall Au,.-
han, carrying off the first prize IN b.
final heat. He led Jacob Madn 49,,
the line by half wheels length. va
young Bobby Spears. another Au,,n.
liam, in third place, and Charlie, p,,.
cey, also from the land OF the ksns,.
roo. fourth.
Grenda had 10 make his way throw,
a big field from the scratch marx. "a.
ceding liberal marks TO every otsr
man in the race. In the final Cr,rh
hung back in fourth position until 4,
last two laps and then he shot M u,
bank and catapulted into the lead vit
a terrific sprint. Magin and Spear, 81,
sail after the leader. but Grendas .pss,
was too great and he won handy h
the fast time of 1857 1-5.
BY this time the fans in the sea,
were in high good humor, and vhc
Prunty announced in clarion tones la
Victor Llnart, champion pace follove
of the world, would ride a mile agsinr
time behind a buzzing motor, he ~
ceived a rousing reception from Il,
gallery.
Linart's pacemaker came out and ".
gan TO thunder around the track. with
streaks of blue fame belched from i.
exhaust. When he had acquired sss
cient speed the man on the motor gsp
the signal to Linart. who vas criclii
the track slowly, and the chsmpIc;
hitched on behind and was Of TO I,
flying start.
As pacemaker and rider took III,
steeply banked curves NJ a forty.hv
hour clip, the same old gasp
came from the tenderfeet among b,
spectators, but the oldtimers sat bad
and took it all calmly, as became ih.i
years of veteran service at such a.
fairs. Linarts finished with rare
flash OF speed, and the time was a.
as 1888 1-5.
Joe Fogler, who has ridden in NOR
six-day races than almost any nr
entered in the long race that begins q
midnight tonight, wen a special ere
mile match race. Marcel Dupuy o
France. and Percy Lawrence, Of So
Francisco. the only other contendeH
finishing in that order.
The roce was run In three ksse
Dupuy won the first in very slow tn.
the men jockeying for position unll
the last two laps, when the Frenehnn
went out and held his lead TO the a's
STAYING off Fogler's rush at the .ls
The second heat went 70 togler, w.
pushed his wheel across the line MI
a length in front of Dupuy. When =.
veteran repeated in the final heat v
the same length, the crowd gave h~
a great reception.
The fve-mile professional open nc
with twenty-eight starters. was urH,
ing struggle from start to finish. s,s
il was not until the last twenty yne
that Reggie Mcnamara, OF AUSTRIA
dashed into the lead with sprint va
began at the Fourth Avenue BANK -.
carried him past Grenda, 20 win oy
wheel. Peter Drobaeh, Of Boston, vs.
third, and Spears good fourth. u"
time was lO.oO 20.
The last contest on the progrsnn'
was the ten-mils professional motor
paced race between Clarence Carmel'
of Jamaica; Bobby Walthour, OF Ati a.
to, her of half a. dozen six-dsy rss. ..
and Linart. Carmen defeated Oee.,
Sores, OF France, in the qualifying "a "a,
at five miles, by a lap. and Msln'.
qualified by defeating George NItn =
Syracuse, by the same distance L ~,
as champion, entered the maj "''"''
competing in the trials. IN
The men got Off 20 flying staI,' ~. 49,
Carman catching his pace, NJ" 80,
going into a quarter-lap leso' ~
Walthour second and Linart q ~,
third. This order was maih.s. =.
most Of the race, oot ~ - !,
eighth mile Walthour had nlisa@g "a.
one Of his pedals and lost tnree =.
before repairs were made. The ye.'' -.
veteran Dixie Flyer made q nae
tempt 20 regain the distance, o.. .,i
mems machine was going peries.y. I,
the Jamaica boy held his advsh'Ss No.
the ninth mile Linart, already
hind Carmen. lost all chance ., ,si
ming when his motor went Wrohs "a,
he had 70 ride the rest OF lne "a,
without pace. Carmans time
1928 3-5 for the ten miles.
The summaries follow: =. v.ss
Half-mre handicap amateur --Non S.,s
Johnson G. r. G. Assn. ~ yaflsl -, f-sd IA
thai. c. II. e. Assn. 80 yards, S...' n,.,rrsri
.or. Newark lscrsfchl. third. tlys
Newark 80 yarl.l fourth Tins. ~ ~ b. |,
Onc-miie handicap tprofessiHaN ~ uas
fred QuendA, Australia lsrra,cl' 49,. ~
NrWars fs5 Yards. second. Roher - r.trsll
-rana as yards thiri. CHARLIE Pien9'
20 yEdsl. fourth. Tine. 20 10, Nor :, =
Ons-uiie match race lprofes'iona,. w ". go
lorie-. P-ookiyn: Marcel Dupuy. ftsagS ~
Pcny LAsrenos Ian Francisco tn'''
az 3-s ,...,er.u w
Te1.mne mo,or.paced raes lPro'es..0Ia a, sAeg
BY Clarenre Carmen. Jamaica. RQlen ~, ~
Atlanta. second Victor Linsrt RAW '''
ons.mile asains, tine paced X mo'of' ais
slonsn-Victor Iinarr. Belgium, llno' rc-s ~,
TNo-mile open (smsieurl-Non Q. 500
Long Island: T. J. whitney. y, Y ,si,i. ~
Joseph Naph,hsl G. r. Z. Assn,, - W
Kane New ark fourth. CHRIS Loues
arb. nsth. Time. .2s - ~. n, 30.
MrNAmsra. Australia. Alfred Grenat. nss'
,econd: Peter Dfobaeh Boston. iahSi
spears. Australia. fourth. Tine, ~
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