New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-15
Coullet Victor
Over Kramer
AndOscar Egg
Winner of Six-Day Grind
Strong in Sprints-24-
Hour Race Starts
Second-Hour Score

OCCOIfQ.H OCOJC
Iinart- Madonna ... 40 miles 8 laps
ErK-Corry ......... a5 miles 8 laps
Hill-Carman ............ 40 mile laps
Wiley Lawrence ......... ~ miles laps
With a roar from their exhau.ts and
belching blue fame as they tore around
the track az forty miles an hour. the
four motorcycles pacing the riders in
the twenty-four hour motor paced race
at Madison Square Garden last night
gave New Workers thrill such as they
had never experienced before in an
event Of this kind.
Vincent Madonna, Clarence Csrmsn,
Frank Cory and Percy Lawrence be-
gan the long race, with Victor Linsrt,
Fred Hill, Oscar Egg and George Wiley,
respectively, waiting 20 relieve ti,clr
partners in case of accident or when
the regular relief period came around.
Madonna, holding his pace perfectly,
was the sensation OF the early hours or
the mad whrl. The sturdy Italian
clung to the roaring machine ahead OF
him with wonderful skill and never
varied the terrific pace he set from
the start. Before ten miles had been
covered he had Tapped the field. Car
man was the last 10 be passed by Ma
donna. but only after a thrilling duel
of speed.
Lawrence Tapped Three Times
Lawrence did not seem TO be able TO
get working properly in the early
stages of the race, and Was Tapped
/ three times by the dashing Italian, with
! Carman holding second place and Cory
third The high-bank track shook and
/ strained under the power OF the motors
| as they shot around the curves at dizzy
/ speed
Lawrence retired az the end OF half
an hour in favor OF little George Wiley,
/ who started a desperate pursuit OF Ma
donna. Fifteen minutes OF furious rid
ing enabled George 10 regain one or
I his teams lost laps, and he continued
I TO whirl around the saucer at reckless
speed. Madonna then retired in favor
/ OF Victor Linart, who could not hold
his pace with the same skill shown by
his partner.
At the end OF the first half hour the
official scorer placed the teams rs fol-
lows: Carman and Hill, Is miles
. laps; Madonna and Linart, is miles
. laps; Cory and Egg, l6 miles laps,
and Wiley and Lawrence, 10 miles 9
laps.
Hill. who relieved Csrman. while not
able 90 hold his pace as evenly as his
partner kept right up with the leaders.
The official scorers protested to keep
a. accurate count of the laps made by
I each team, but 20 the layman's MIND,
( finding the needle in the hsystsck
would be a soft job for blind mac
compared 20 that held by the men in
! the judges stand.
The Pacemakers
The pacemakers for the different
teams were as follows: Jimmy Hunter,
for Carman and Hill; Charley ufViile'
for Madonna and Linart; Napoleon MO
rim, for Cory and Egg, and Charley
Stein, for Wiley and Lawrence. worm
Mtten. Norman Anderson, Joe hopsky
; and Karl Euden were the reliei pace
makers.
After fifteen minutes OF riding the
iudges announced that Madonna had
/ gained lap on the field. The little
Italian was riding like fiend and
/ Turyile set an even pace that was
4 hit too much for the other three teams.
The Garden let loose roar or APP
nlause as Madonna flashed into the
In the mile championship sprints.
which preceded the big race, Goulies
defeated Frank Kramer and oscar Egg.
A. Q o'clock, while the amateurs
were spread-eagling around the track
in the scramble for watches, scarfpins,
talking machines and other home com
forts offered as prizes, there were not
riore than 1,5O0 persons in the Gar
Gen. II seemed as though Bill Well.
man, the playboy Of the Eastern world
and the promoter of the six-day race
4 last week, had lost has Midas toucn
that had hitherto turned everything
he fingered into gold.
Wellman himself took the aching
void in the seats philosophieslly.
Looks like big night at last year >
six-day race" said WellSlan, biting the
end off his fifth Harry Stevens per-
fecto. II seemed that the bulk OF tho
bike hounds were lying back for the
start of the twentyfour-hour paced
whirl. which did not occur until 10
o'clock.
Frank Kramer Beaten
A crowd that only partly filled the
seats on the Twenty-seventh street
side of Madison Square Garden saw
Alfred Goullett, of Australia, winner OF
the six-day race last week, defeat
Frank Kramer, former national sprint
king, in the first heat OF the challenge
match race for 81 900 side bet.
Goullet won in convincing style.
taking the lead as the men entered
the seventh lap and holding the post
Of honor to the finish. The gress
Australian showed an unbestsbls
sprint all the way and, although the
old champion challenged gamely TAX
ing the last turn, Goullet swept on
to victory by two-wheel margin.
Half an hour later All showed his
versatility by leading Oscar Egg home
in the Australian unlimited pursuit.
race. Starting on opposite sides o.
the track, the men worked up TO full
speed quickly. For a half dozen
laps neither man could gain an inch.
but from that point on Goullet began
to creep up on his rival, and as they
entered the twelfth lap he got his
first glimpse of the flying Egg as they
rounded the turns.
Closes Up Gap
This spurred the Australian on 10
even greater efforts. and he closed the
zap with a remarkable burst Of sus-
tanned speed, catching and passing Egg
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