New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-06
Root and Tapped
After Furious Sprintmg
r.oer and Chapman Also
Drop Back in Race at
the Garden
Bv Fred Hawthorne


-,.,,s happened with spectacular
,,.,rsss last night in the siN-day
s.rcle race at Madison Square Gar
n'" .h,rc tho greatest crowd that
e'-' .,-,ed its way through the gates
'' -. sportinc event gathered to sec
4, riders in their mad vh'Ti around
ee tsck. .r.-. n;.,,p
Inv jake Magin, just after the finish
f,be sixth point-scorc sprint about
IN o'clock. Root and Drobach and
,..,vean and Eager lost lap each.
-. mad riding lasted for almost if
- -,;rutes. with Goullet taking a
..S,c part in the speed duels. Hc
- y,cin look like the most likely
-, Of the race, barring accidents
IL. Garden roof was almost raised
d, ,so tremendous cheering of the
1900 spectators as the riders tore
I'D the banked saucer at reckless
80 Al midnight the twelve teams
r-.,,ipe in the grind had settled
..vD 20 steady pace, well content to
as,s breathing spell.
Grenda Wins First Sprint
c,,bda led Root over the line in the
,,,,ipc sprint last night by two lengths,
IN Coullet in third place and Cory,
u,,kv and Wiley finishing in that
a.S,r In the second rush for the
,.:,t. the winner was the old war
-, Pete Drobach, who beat out
I'D HTl by half wheel in a driving
s,;sb with Thomas, Madden. Magin
ul Csrmsn trailing. Drooach mad a
World Of speed, and improves as the
nes lengthenS: A.. 9Th
line the order in which the boys showed
h,ir wheels across was as tollows'
Tlev. Smith, Debaetes, Goullet, Cory
,,s Hsnley Wiley took the lead three
avs from home and was never headed.
Gsullet got lost in q pocket. Al this
ioUr there was not seat or standing
nom 70 be had in the Garden.
This is the way the points we're dis
.-buted in the fourth dash: Drobach,
gu. Madden, Thomas. Linart and
Creads. There apparently was no nan
- the track able 70 match old Peter s
ivnp al the tape. and he was carrying
H, cam steadily up toward the leaders.
IA, FIFTH sprint brought out thru, :
M duel between Goullet and Frank
CORR. The Australian had little too
rseb strength, however, and fairly
lifted bis wheel over the line ahead OF
CORY. Hanley, Root, Wiley and Spears
flshsd in that order.
ne most terrific Jam" OF the race
u-s about just after the tnish OF the
sri sprint. Grenda won this, with
DrsNcb. Hill, Thomas Magin and Mad
zen following, but Magin kept right on
noyiag. climbing up the bank at the
Madison Avenue turn and then cata-
putting down the straight on the Iwen-
tv.si1th Street side like a comet run
ming smuek.
Goullet made a perfect pickup and
Vas OF like the wind. In three CIR
eviy OF the track Goullet and Magln
were half a lap in the lead. Every
rider In the race was out on the track
srd confusion was rampant. Freodie
Bill and CORY led the pack IN pursuit
and after twelve minutes OF continuous
siauming" the field settled down again,
t,d Il was announced that Root ana
Drobseh and Chapman and Eager mac
los, lap. Il was the most sensstloha
printing Of the week, and the gresS
crowd reared without let-up until
Re furore was over.
Root and his partner lost their lap
trough q penalty, the judges dec ar
~ both men had ridden of the track
nd 50, down while the "jam" was be-
Slammed"
Root and Drobach were one OF the
strongest combinations on the track
bsi their task in regaining the lost
lJ is REGARDED By the experts as an
irpossible one. Goullet seems the
strongest rider in the grind, and ms
iinHting ability is increasing as the
ace draws 10 a close.
Kramer Quits Race
The sensation Of the morning hours
yesterday was the withdrawal OF Franz
Aumer from the race, after he and
Egg had lost a lap az 1l;O5 O'CLOCK
The old war horse had been showing
Ngns OF the strain since early IN the
norning his stomach going back OF
hin and his knees having become
rsened because Of the unusual num-
Der Of sprints since the grind began,
IN furious sprint at a a. IN. the
Ted started a terrific "jem," and after
hree circuits Of the track Kramer was
struggling alone. half a lap 10 the bad
The trainers rushed Egg 70 the track
and the great Swiss rider set sail aftei
hFfv 81 q
ereH level. but FOR the next two hours
NE other riders vainly INDUCED IN
eeh,iruous series Of spirits IN tne
ssori 10 kill Of Kramer and his part
ttr
Al : o'clock Kramer left the track
sha did not appear again unit. il. ne
roe slowly around on the fiat, ana Egs
Believing Frank had relieved him. dis'
hoanted. Before he could remount hnC
axe up the chase again the FIELD nae
,sppee him. Kramer. even after ms
long rest, could not give his partner
say assistance. and when the sprin'
vas finished Frank announced ms re-
Egg left the track at noon. HAVING
lVur hours IN which to obtain ne"
FARMER and al { o'clock IN the are,
room u was announced that Tom BENZ
sao withdrawn from the race, thus al
@sine Vincent Madonna, his partner
team Up with Egg. Scarcely nae
,s.sr Prvnty finished the announce
s,hl than Madonna shot out from th'
70 and was half lap 20 the goo.
"lore the others started 20 chase MN
me stoeky Italian whirled about "a
'saseer at furious pace. and the hela
"a BY Freddie Hill. suddenly sloWe'
ana allowed Madonna 20 gam tn'