New-York tribune., 1920-03-08


r.rr+een men were lined up at the
aeS, ..snc line lust as the Metropolitan
s.s. s.msr struck twelve" Just before
ics' ls;s the fourteen teams in the affair
s.a .,' c;rcled the track slowly, arm in
.rn,. srr while the band played the ma
.ianal .a air Of each country represented.
pslriun,. France, Italy. Australia and
EelIand, all were in the lineup, so.
ron see. there was plenty OF music to
sEo round. :.
400 proof in everything, squinted
~. eve down the barrel Of his re-
aver. I because he didn't know it was
,oaded' until then. and fingered the
.,;rger without the Pickering Of an
.rsIssh. It was an impressive demon
srat;on of the power of mind over
natter.
No Call for THRILLER Stun"
r. we we're content to use the old
,.rls newspaper thriller" stuff we
,I SonId say in this paragraph that
ssyery ~ rider leaned far forward over
he handlebars, dug his feet into his
s.dals and awaited the pistol shot,
sssry muscle tense for tho signal that
M v.s to send him whirling madly
.round r the saucer-shaped oval for six
isnr days and six nerve-raching
,;shts. days and nights that were to
lave these trained athletes gaunt,
smaciated, wrecks Of men,"
But after you have been attending
these aesthetic affairs for as many
~ssrs as the aged chronicler Of this
~. and have seen thA riders eatinp
he choicest steaks and chops. the
white meat Of Philadelphia squads, the
most expensive ortolans and the ra1est
Tintaees of the vineyards, backed up
by liberal gulps of "hooch," you begin
10 lose sympathy for them. You wish
YOU were sufficiently gifted to balance
Yourself on a wheel and join the pro-
eession that leads only to the dinner
table.
Abandoning all the "sob stuff" them
let US print the plain, unvarnished
facts namely. that the fourteen start
ers at the beginning Of the race last
night were showed off halfway round
the first lap by their trainers, so that
they didn't have to pedal until they
got to the other side Of the saucer
And their only worry appeared to be
les. the "eats" should not be cooked
lust to their taste, or that there would
not be enough to go round.
Say Jimmy. be sure and have those
eggs fried on both sides and plenty
Of spuds and little spinach. IN be
back" shouted Jake Magin over his
shoulder as he wiped a bit Of grape
fruit salad off his left cheek.
will re monsieur kindly PREPARE
ze artlchoke with re great luxury of
melted butter and sauce Tartare, and re
yin, have it not too cold! All, you un-
ierstand, yes?' quoth Marcel Dupuy,
The Frenchman, as he yawned his way
around the track. And so it was with
.hem all. from soup to nuts, every man
70 his liking.
Box Office Besieged
The present cold snap has also proved
soft snap to- the promoters of this
spring race, for the attendance was far
above what the most optimistic had
looked for, and the box Office was be-
neged all day.
HE advance sale has been exception
ally big, and you philanderers who have
'een delaying your tete-a-tete with the
suaye Pete Coleman at the box Office
WIDOW, " thinking you would like to
Iaos IN" on the race about Wednesday
OF thursday, had better hobble right
mo line, settle up your war tax, or
look in.
There are eleven foreigners in the
sf'ha this year. some Of whom are
MAKING their first appearance here, but
VINO are rated dangerous" by "Im-
naeulate Ike Dorgan, the Beau Brum-
ny mel OF press representatives.. Outside
" 'ne iact that Sir Ike is ballyhooing
.; .of the show. he has absolutely no mo-
we IN spreading these reports.
Ahred Goullet and Jake Marin. who
asse inquired several times as winners
IL me annual grind, and Oscar Egg
ss sao Eddie Madden are bracketed as
,ae iavorltes this week, with serious
pn pppposillon likely to come from Marcel
a;a Dussse and Alphonse Speissens, of Bel
gglum; g.ll.; Marcel Dupuy, Of France. and
VII Hil'e aaniey, Of California, and Fred
~, n. ana harry Kaiser, of New York. ,
mar;syter' rt;ruyter' another Frenchman, is
IP'an.as Psa.s his debut, paired with Maurice
snS 800, Of Italy. Vincent Madonna
j. "o iom Sello, whose national flower
I,,i,. IT, sprig OF spaghetti, will represent
~. Ny while Van Mex. of Holland. and
M "..e! 1odlvler, of France, will team
y pa as 'he Double Alliance" pair.
,,ns e'e Urobach and Arthur Spencer.
49, arg r ana Chapman. the Bowker broth
Ws,,.re rreo Weber and Jake Staehle and
.nsr1ikey .ss1iy and Byron, the latter Of Ans @
ltsIe ls' .in nave x also decided to go on q