The New York herald., 1922-12-04

II minutes and "a seconds, Joe KoI
with Vincent Markey, known as tn
lap on the field. He darted ont Of
and quickly gained ten yards on his
His Jump took his opponents un-
awares They didn't look for such a
thing so early In the race, and before
they got going at their best he had in
creased his lead to twenty yards This
move brought the 10000 fans present to
their feet with burst of enthusiasm,
and they pleaded with him to go faster.
But he had utilized all Of his speed,
and when Markey didn't come to his re-
lief he Quit and his opponents. alternat-
ing as pacemakers, quickly overhauled
him.
Kopskys spuEt brought fast riding, for
his opponents, fearing another Jump
kept moving along at a good. steady
pace.
A sprint that lasted severR. laps came
Just before O'Clock when Marcel Eyck-
man of the Belgian team, followed by
Samuel Eastman, sped away from the
field and gained nearly quarter OF a
lap. 1t looked like a good chance OF
gaining a lap on at least half a dozen
teams. but Alphonse Speissens. his part
ner was not ready to relieve him and his
efforts went for naught
~
made a feeble attempt to steal away.
lie came from the rear Of the field at a
good clip but before he had reached
command his oppoflents were wheeling
around as fast as he.
Kopsky followed with squirt. This
time Markey was ready for him but he
was unable to gain any ground worth
while. -
Many Came Early.
~ Despite the fact that hundreds of per-
sens left the building between and 8
o'clock, Madison Square Garden was
filled at, midnight when the sixteen
teams started on their six day Journey.
The exodus began shortly after the
doors were opened. Those who left were
fans who had contemplated seeing con-
tests early in the night. They had
bought their tickets with that idea in
mind and when the police and District
Attorney compelled the management to
change Its plans and begin the race at
midnight there were a few growls
The management heard of them and
made official announcement that all ticket
holders who were dissatisfied could get
their money back at the box office. A
few hundred took advantage of the offer.
but it was noticed that almost half OF
those who withdrew returned an hour
or two later for The race.
AS has been the case for a score of
years there was big crowd in the
adjacent streets before the doors were
thrown open. When admitted they hur-
ried to the gallery and arena pit, and
two hours before the race began the
upper roost was filled and more than a
thousand fans were herded together In
the infield. a -
While awaiting the start the throng
was entertained by brass band which
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cabaret singers. who megsphoned their
wares to the galleries.
The race is the thirty tlfiTd held In
this old building. As was the custom
last year and the previous one, the event
will be decided according to the point
system; There will be official sprints
three times day, at +. NJ, +. M.
and 1880 A. NJ. Until Saturday the
points will be allotted as follows: Five
for first, four for second, two for third
and one for fourth
Race Decided on Points.
On Saturday afternoon the winner of
each heat will receive twelve points and
the second, third and fourth men the
same as on the preceding days. On
Saturday night the winners points take
a big Jump. the winner receiving seventy
two The second will be awarded five,
the third two and the fourth one
While Maurice Brocco and Willie Co
burn. Alfred Grenda and Mcnamara,
Oscar Egg and Ray Eaton. and Eddie
Madden and Harry Kaiser each have a
host Of followers who predict their IA
vorites will win Alfred Goulet and his
Italian partner Gaetano Belloni are the
favorites Goullet Is said to be in tip
top shape. This veteran champion has
won four of these grueling struggles
since 1915. and just before entering the
track last night said that he felt as good
as he ever did He said that Belloni
was real good man, that he possessed
a world OF speed and could ride all day.
There are four new riders In the race,
Angelo Gremo and Renato Gay OF Italy
forming the italian team: Giuseppe
Azzin. another Italian who is paired
with Anthony Oliveri. fellow country
man, who rode here last year. and
Samuel Eastman of Newark. N. j. who
Is teamed witts. William Grimm OF
Irvington, N. j.
At 10 o'clock the riders began their
1imberihg up exercises. Some of the
contestants we're on the track for thirty
minutes at a time. Some of them tried
out their speed too. with the result that
there was some fast riding. which
caused the crowd to cnthuse.
The track is the same as last year
ten laps to mile and rising at ar
angle OF about fifty-fve degrees at the
turns on the Madison avenue and Fourth
avenue ends.
An hour before the start tho track
was minuteIy inspected and several
small boards were found TO be obtrud-
ing. These were leveied and the rough
spots smoothed out and the race was on
The Teams.
Italian-Amcrican team - I, Alfred
Gouiett, Newark. N. j.; 2sGaetano Bal.
lorA, italy.
Swiss.American teams, Oscar Egg
Switzerland; 4. Raymond Eaton. Eas
( orange
Champion team--5, Alfred Grenda
Tasmania 9. Reggie McNamara, New
ark
Australian team. Alex McBeath
Australia; 8, Cecil walker. Australia.
American team. Eddie Madden
Newark; 10. Harry Kaiser. Bronx, ~ Y
Irish. team--11, Harry Horan. Soutl
Orange. NJ j.; 12. Thomas Fitzsimmons
East orange. N. J.
Jersey team--15, Fred Taylor, New
ark 16. David Lands, Irvington, NJ J.
Popular team--17. Joseph Kopslty
West Hoboken, 49, Vincent Markfy
Passaic.
"Brocco' team--19. Maurice Broccb
1taly. 90 william Cobttrn. Newark