The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-08
sprints Every Mile.

Every seat in the building was taken.
re track enclosure -warmed with
standeee. In the aisles back Of the
arena, balcony and gallery seats the
spectators stood ranks deep. They clus-
tered like flies on the beams and girders
high above the track.
At 10 P. NJ, the 1920 hour. the lead
ers had covered 2,40s miles laps. $40
niles laps behind the record of ass
Dl.les laps made by Goullet and Grenda
n 1914. The race In 1914 was ended at
he 1920 hour. The present race only
- the second at the full limit OF l44
.ours. Last year was the first Garden
rlce at l44 hours, and the time made by
me leaders last night compares favor
ably with the 1917 figures
Besides the $4,000 purse that went TO
ne team finishing first in the grind also
vent an invitation and expense guaran-
I@e for the winners to go to Paris and
compete there In the six day race 10 be
held early in January. II will be the
first big sporting tvent staged in France
since the war. Record breaking purse
moneys are promised.
The Paris inducement offered an en-
IRA incentive for the leaders last night
and the final hours point sprnts--there
vas a sprint every mile between II and
- o'clock-produced some OF the most
desperate riding in the annals OF six day
facing and had the huge crowd roaring
TIL Madison Square Garden sounded like
the feeding time in the Zoo
Beven teams entered the final speed
soiree on even terms as far as mileage
VAS concerned and with only slight mar
gins separating them as regarding
points. From the first 10 the final of
the death sprints II was case OF every
man for himself and devil take the
,indmost'
Duel for Eighth Place Money.
Preceming the opening Of the final
POINT spirits, there was one mile duel
h.tween Michael Debaetes and Gus Lang
- determine eighth place between the
l.angByron and the Carman-Debaetes
cam. There was much jockey1ng. with
hobaetes finally forcing Lang out front
80 make the pace. Gus went along at
a snsl's pace till the fifth lap, and then
pehaetes started to break the trail. Mike
only crawled along.
On the eighth lap Lang attempted TO
imp Debaetes. but the veteran Belgian
vas not caught mapping and kept In
front and won eighth place for his team.
ninth prize money went to the Lang
byron pair.
When the seven riders shot out on the
boards at the crack of Starter Al Goul-
j"'s pistol for the first OF the big speed
mlrsts Ray Chapman came a cropper.
me fall did not interfere with the sprint
;'' chapman quickly remounted. Hanley
~'ade the pace the greater part OF the
H'he. but big Mcnamara went out in
'front.' on the bell lap. He was chased by
','ehda and Cory. Reggie held his lead.
lie was followed by Hanley, Grenda,
'orry' Chapman and Coburn.
Magin was fronting the pack when the
-eld Strengthened out for the second
.reed spree Riding like a demon, Jake
Kept In front and STAYED or the chal-
:shges OF Hill and Madden In the stretch.
me order was Msgin. Hin. Madden,
''lwrence. Haistead and Kopsky.
The light blue silks of the McNa-
mara Magin pair were In front when
re riders got away In the third speed
hurst, Mcnamara kept them in front
VI. tho end, though hard pressed by
brenda In tho stretch. Behind the
;.adlng pair came Cory, Hanley,
'napman and Coburn.
When the field Strengthened out for
me fourth burst Hill was out front
making the pace with Magin trailing
MN Madden was hanging on Magin's
Wheel In a great three rider finish,
"agln beat Madden by quarter OF
wheels length. with Percy Lawrence
20 proverbial whisker behind. Then
came flalstead, Hin and Lawrence. II
as tho fourth straight victory for the
"Namara-Alagin combination.
First Defeat In Fifth Effort.
=, mo fifth sprint saw the Mcnamara
"''gln pair taste defeat for the first
ne curing the sprints. Mcnamara was