New-York tribune., 1919-12-06

4 the seventh official sprint for points,
xhich was won by Oscar Egg. Pete
pruntv made an announcement that
stunned the big crowd:
aThe Fire Department has ordered
the whole West Side Of the city to shut
"A all lights, owing to an explosion
that set the gas !lants on fire. At the
,eouest Of the Fire Department, the
management has called Oh the race.
fo- tonight at least Kindly leave the
building quietly by the nearest exits"
For a moment there was silence.
Then everybody started talking at once.
Men and women swarmed from the
seats and over the track into the in
seld. but order was maintained every
minute.
George Young, manager OF the race,
announced at l0:45 o'clock that the
race would be resumed as soon as the
Garden had been entirely cleared. This
measure was taken as precaution
against pos ssib.e injury in case the
crowds should get excited if the lights
we're to go out.
Shortly after / o'clock the race was
resumed, and all those spectators who
had their ticket stubs were allowed
hack in the Garden within an hour af-
ter thew had beer ordered out At the
request of the Poioe and Fire depart
ments. however. the box Office will not
reopen until 6 o'clock this morning.
The seven point sprints ended with
the following grand totals for the week
: won BY these teams:
Rf..J3 a..
probach 2S7 Mcnamara and Magin,
2S; Eaton and Kaiser, 207; Egg and
Dupuy, 201 Hanley and Lawrence, 1856;
Coburn and Kopsky, 1l3; Aerts and
Beyl, e1 Keller and Weber, 83; Bello
and Thomas, 81
Three Teams Lose Laps
Just before the race was resumed the
Judges announced that in the b:g Jam"
at $3.50 o'clock the teams of Arets-
Beyl and Thomas Bello had been penal
ized one lap each for bad pick-ups and
hat HillDrobach and Kaiser-Eaton
had been fined S25 each for the same
offense berghien and Chardon, the
Frenchmen. lost Il lap during the wild
half hour of riding. and are now three
laps behind the leaders. When the race
vas resumed only eight teams were
lied for the lead in distance covered.
Just Before $3.50 last night, Prunty,
the official announcer, made an extern
poraneous speech from the track side,
in which he stated that the explosion
that had shaken the city earlier in the
evening had seriously interfered with
the electric light condt.its, and that if
the lights in the Garden should sud
denly Ego out" nobody was to become
alarmed, but keep his or her seat until
he glin oljStpned aCain
Watch your watch" came voice
irom the gallery.
The first of the point sprlnts was
won by EGG, who went out in front at
the bell and held his pace against the
spirited bid OF Freddie Hill Willie
Hanley was third. Goulet fourth, Nc
Namara fifth and Ray Eaton sixth.
The second dash was taken by George
Aerts, the Frenchman. in long drjy-
ing finish with Jake Magin Lawrence
Dupuy, Madden and Drobach followed
them over the line.
Egg Tries to Gain Lap
Immediately after the finish of the
!, lhird point sprint. which was won by
Egg, with Mcnamara in second place.
Egg continued on n an attempt to steal
lap, and soon had a gap of eighty
Yards between himself and the field
Dupuy made perfect pickup and
engthened the lead into full half
lap.
Wild confusion followed on the track,
While the spectators started a bowling
demonstration OF approval The rid
ing that followed was of the most des-
perate kind, and finally Goullet shook
himself free of the other riders and
started after the flying Frenchmen. In
half dozen laps he had worked his
way clear of the field and had passed
Egg ard Dupuy, who Mad weakened
perceptlbly under the strain.
There were wild scenes of excite
ment on the tracA az the relief riders
we're rushed from their cots to take up
me work. But nothing could match
Ihe speed OF Goullet, apparently. and
before he was relieved by Madden he
mad gained three quarters of lap.
But Madden was not equal to the task
set him, and slowly lost ground, while
Willie Hanley and Pete Drobach. TAX
ing turns at making the pace, brought
The field up level again.
For the first time since the start of
the grind the riders still left in the
race showed unmistakable signs of
Inc strain yesterday. Even Goullet
and Madden, the leaders in the point
scoring and general favorites in the
'sce, Jagged in the series of five after
noon sprints Goullet got only one
Inird and two fourth places in the
.nree times he was on the track, while
MADDEN won the second sprint and was
lhfd In another, the team making q
: 'otal of 10 points.
Reggie Mcnamara and Jake Magin.
With a total Of % points, led the field
n the scoring for.the afternoon. In
addition to the mediocre sprinting dur
nng this, the fifth day, the riders let
down considerably in their pace be-
tween sprints, maintaining an average
o. about seventeen miles an hour 1t
evident that all the men are resting
y and saving every atom of strength
icr the crucial test to- day and tonight,
When the final hour of sprinting. from
~ to II o'clock, will really decide the
Winners. In these last sprints first
pace will count for 72 points, instead
:, as they have been during the
The leaders in the race--men like
ggoaliet, Eaton. Hif. Magin and Me
Mmara-have all along dsdained TO
tse1t themselves in sprinting for the
-" money prizes in the informal
.pnnts, being satisfied to let the weaker
vssas igat it out for these purses
~ .sssss'Msr.day M.1y morning, however, Goullet
ns MN, and also Tiberghien, the trail
belgian. loafed SO openly during
a. aiming Of one of these $40 sprints
"a tne management inflicted fines of
A. va each of the three men. There
kssa tney showed more inclination to