The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-21
Gallery Birds Busy.

| orderly There were the usual cheers
and yells from the overenthusiastic, and
the old gallery birds, now grouped In the
| arena were just as busy at their humor-
Gus remarks as ever.
| The best riders in the country are
competing and judging from last nights
events the race promises to be big sue
cess financially.
A one mile handicap for amateurs
opened the show. In 1t more than three
score riders, representing nearly every
club in the East, competed SO large
was the entry that 1t was necessary to
| run it In five heats. L. c. Bendi OF the
United Italian Sporting Club was the
first winner. Starting from scratch IN
the first heat he beat big field of well
known amateurs.
Benazatti, another Italian, won the
second heat. The third heat went to r.
! Patti, a club mate of the two previous
winners, and j. Nunziati, fourth mem
Der of the Italian club, took the next
Then Tom Volpe of the Acme Wheelmen
took the fifth IN the final the Italians
swept the board, Benazatti finishing
| 1rst, A. Niemensky second and Bend
third. The time of the final was
10 3-5.
| A handicap of two-thirds of mile
| for professionals was the next event. II
100 had a tremendous entry and was
decided In heats. Charles Osterritter OF
Newark aided in a handicap of loo
| yards, was returned the winner. with
Alphonse Verrals of Belgium second and
Emil Aerta, the veteran Belgian, third.
In a one mile team match race trio
of Acme club men defeated the Italian
clubs team easily.
Louis Benozzatti sped off at another
prize when he defeated nearly = hun
bred amateurs in a two mile event. He
outclassed his opponents and won with
out doing his best at any stage of his
! heat or final. II. G. Bendi was second
and Louis Kali was third.
Constante Girardengo, the italian who
came here heralded as a worlds won
der made his initial appearance in an
unlimited team pursuit race and was
beaten by n plucky Australian named
Alex McBeath. who, without partner
for more than half the distance, wore
him down and passed him after a long
hard chase of one mile and six laps.
Three teams, representing Italy, Aus
tralia and Belgium, competed. Carlo
Oliveri was paired with Gerandengo and
the team showed good speed for three
quarters of a mile. They caught Busse
and Speissens. representing Belgium
and then set sail for McBeath and Cecil
! Walker, the Australians. They gained
| on this pair and seemed like easy vic
tors. Then Walker tired and quit. This
failed to stop McBeath. Instead, II
made him go faster for sprinting along
| by himself he caught the Italians and
won the coveted prize.
The summaries:
One mile handicap. amateur. Won by l.
L. Benazatti Of U, 5. l. Time OF - 80. A.
Niemensky of u. s. l. second. u. g. Bend
of U. s. 1. third
Won by Charles Osterritter of Newark
Time, 0:f:12. Alphonse Verroes Of Belgium
second. VIM. Trebbi of Acme Club, third.
one Mile Special-Won by Eddie Madden OF
Unlimited Australian Team Pursuit Race
Won by Alex McBeath. Distance milo
laps. Time, 0:3:36.
One Mile Team Match Race CU. S. /. W.
Time. o:2:7 As. Tom Volpe OF Acme Club
second. A. Neimensky Of u s. l. third.
one mile international alternance match
race won by Raymond Eaton, Newark. 10
o points; third. MARCEL Dupuy, France.
points: fourth, Arthur Spencer. Toronto.
First heat won 10y Eaton; second. Goul-
let. third, Spencer Second heat won by
Third heat won by Eaton second, Dupuy
third, Goullet. Fourth heat won by Goul-
let: second. Spencer; third. Dupuy.
One mile International alternance match
Alfred Goullet, Newark; third, Arthur
Spencer Toronto.
Two mile open amateur won by Louis
Benazzatti, Acme Club; second, II. c. Bendi.
u. S. l.: third, Louis Kali, New York
fourth. J. Nunziata, U. s. l.; fifth. Robert
The ten mile international race for pro-
fcssionals went TO Walker; second. Hi