The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-12-04

New York, Dec. 4-Pedalling nearly
100 miles behind the record for the
Rand hour, IL teams in the six-day
bicycle race in Madison. Square Gar
den had covered sos miles laps at
3 e. m today. Madonna and Bello
Wlre one lap behind. The best dis
lance for this hour is 1861 miles,
made by Lawson and Root in Chi
caRo in 1915. 49,
Notwithstanding this failure to
nedntain the speed shown by leaders
n FORMER contests here, there was no
rizn today of waning of public inter-
est. because Of the exciting point
spxfnts frequently taking place dur
Ing both day and night.
With Madison Square Garden bulg-
ing out at the sides with one of the
largest crowds that ever packed the
Famous amphitheatre, the first days
racing in the six-day bike grind was
completed last night. Ten o'clock
came and went with IA teams still
tied for the lead and the Bello-Ma-
donna team one lap behind. At that
hour the riders had covered 432 miles
All 8 laps, which was an even 81
mileS behind the former record of
tes miles and laps made by Law
renee and Magin in 1914. Bello and
Madonna were Tapped in. an. early
morning sprint.
Apparently outstanding their ef-
forta for the point sprints, the field
5 maintained a slower average pace
4 than has featured the race in some
lof the past years. At 3 o'clock last
night the field had covered 1914 miles
and s laps, total of 55 miles and 9
laps behind the record figures of $50
miles and laps made by Clark and
Root in 1914. At 9 o'clock they had
fallen 81 miles and 8 laps further
behind the record. having covered
41s miles and laps, against the re-
cord mileage of All miles and laps,
made by Goullet and Grenda in
1914 The hot spirits during the next
nour resulted in the field pulling up
eix and . half miles on the record.
Following the Sunday night throng
thet exceeded any past opening night
t4ttendance at a Garden race both
matinee and evening throngs last
night were record breakers. There is
no doubt that the present race is at
traettng more interest than any
Former contests.
Uncle Sam Busy.
SerE6 Harry W.. Miller of the
Dr1ted States Marine Corps, who is
~ 2aEge OF the. enlisting booth in the
cenfFe OF the inclosure. also did a
lr1eord 'buSinass." Seventeen patriotic
1scl1ng. Americans signed I'D to nght
foE nnaEs Sam yesterday AFTERNOON.
land BIZ ~. O'Clock last night Ii other
frogsiiitt 7la6 been ccralled gby Sergt.
Elst ri the axtti sta34isay = com
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rz 1ln4ar KsrS VIII give an exhibition
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|-.-< 81 8. tla ewenino Berlin snrin1s
'i0o7a rnaca last MIGHT. Goa,ust went
~ .,,1iclr at the start. but soon re-
.l,,<S.izs,eti the mace to vern. Al al
lis,-a.s,3 fl,e. I4a1ian tn carry the field
-.,'ssss,6 ma saa1ce1. at a c,nclo,,5c elm
ir,I,is1 "a e,e,n Ian. when the Austria
fisu faznped the italian and hurled
bls sghgei over the line half a length
u IL Esd Cory, Hanley, Lawrence
kEid ny anizhed in order.
81 BRENDA. captured the second
...rszif7se g 4 close finish with Jake Ma
saf7, Clarence Wiley Eddie Root,
'Ffszs7 Kramer and Arthur Spencer
followed Grenda and Magin across the
Nns. 4 was the first Berlin sprint
sitl6F af. the Spencer boys had hg-
urad IL Their Hsinclinatton to take
part "a tbs Berlin sprinting had led