New-York tribune., 1919-12-04
By Fred Hawthorne

Alf Goullet and Eddie Madden con-
t'nued to hold their lead on points in
the six-day race at the Garden yester-
cay ana even increased their advantage
a.ightly IN the evening series OF
Zen sprints, The great Australian and
MS young partner seemed TO have
speed In abundance, and there was
rarely time When Goulet was not
able to outrde his rivals in these
Gashes.
The fourteen teams still left in the
race had amassed the following grand
total of points up to last midnight,
The third day of the big grind:
Goullet and Madden, 1877; tied for
second place are Mcnamara and Magin
and Hill and Drobach, 14G; Egg and
Dupuy, 139; Eaton end Kaiser, 10;
Ilanley and Lawrence, 84; Coburn and
kopsky, "a; Aerts and Boyl, 66; Spen-
Ger and Chapman, Ga; Bello and
Thomas. 63; Brocco and Verri, SO; Kel-
Ter and Weber, Sd; Buysse and Speis-
sens, 53; Tibergheim and Chardon, s.
The latter pair have not shared in
the point winning for the last two
the rules prohibit teams lap behind
from competing for points.
The halfway mark in the races was
reached at midnight last night. Four
teen Of the original fifteen teams were
still plugging around the track at the
scventysecond hours.
There were many sprints for money
prizes throughout the day and in these
Financial furres" the trailing teams
had share in the winning, the leaders
apparently being content 20 iet the
back markers clean up the $40 prizes
as long as the points went to them
and no laps were stolen.
Great Squirt by Egg
The sixth sprint brought out the
closest finish of the night. Three laps
from home Oscar Egg was setting the
pace, but as they began the eighth lap
Ray Eaton. shot into the lead and
opened up >ten-yard gap. All the way
around until the final turn he led, with
Egg in fourth place and apparently
hopelessly in pocket. But then the
great Swiss cyclist literally fought his
way through the maze of flying riders
and dashed past Eaton by inches at
the tape. The crowd gave him a great
reception.
Immediately after the completion of
the seventh and eighth sprints, which
were won by Goullet and Eaton, re.
spectively, Brocco and Verri made wild
efforts to steal lap on the field, and
in both cases furious riding on the
part of Eaton, Goullet and Egg brought
them back to the pack. Poor relief
management upon the part of the train
crs in getting Brocco and Verr out
on the track spoiled whatever chances
the Italians had of stealing lap.
The widest and most reckless sprint
ing of the entire race followed d few
minutes after the completion of the
last point sprint. Marcel Buysse and
AlniOnSa
mainly responsible for the terrific
"jams" that kept the crowd in con-
tinual stampede Of excitement These
two have been worrying the other
riders all week by their repeated at
tempts to steal lap, and last night
they piled on the agony.
Half dozen times they had the
with the trainers rushing the relief
men on the track every other minute.
Egg and Goullet took hand at the
speed stuff, as though to give the wild
Belgians taste OF their speed. and
it was more than an hour before the
field settled down again.
After the afternoon sprints the
management offered prize of $50
to the team winning the greatest num-
sprints. Goullet won one sprint, was
second in another and Madden took
second place in two other dashes. This
gave them the winning total and tle
$50.
There was only one spill during the
day, but no serious damage resulted.
George Chapman fell from his wheel
about o'clock, in rounding the Fourth
Avenue turn, and Tom Bello struck
him a glancing blow as fe- went by and
also tumbled to the track Neither
man was seriously hurt and remounted
at once.