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Show M'FARLAND AND BUTLER BEATEN BY FOREIGNERS SUNDAY SPORT OPTIONAL Floyd A. MeFarland and Nat IT. Butler tho two oldest American riders at present pres-ent earning their living upon the track both were defeated at the Velodrome d'Hivcr, Paris, but In neither case was defeat a disgrace. MeFarland made his season'3 debut in a 50-kilomcter tandem paced race against Brocco and Bcrthc't. acknowledged to bo tho best performers in the world at that style of riding, and the pace was so fast that the world's records went by the boards. In Butler's motor-paced race against Huybrcchts, the young Belgian, tho two heats wero mado at short distances, entirely en-tirely to Huybrcchts's liking, If not satisfactory satis-factory to the veteran American. Butler Is a slow starter and prefers a long race. Although the victory went to Huybrcchts. the addition of tlmo In tho two heats giving him the race by five seconds, the honors wero about even, as the Belgian scored the first heat and the American camo off victorious in tho second. The 50-kilomoter tandem-paced race betweon Brocco of Italy, Berthet of Frnnce and MeFarland of America was exciting. Brocco mado a quick start and was so determined to kill olt his opponents oppo-nents that ho covered the first five kilometers kilo-meters in 5. Mi 3-5, breaking tho old record rec-ord by 5 2-5 seconds. His time for ton kilometers was 11:33 4-5. as against his own previous record of 11:12 1-5. Brocco still led at fifteen kilometers In 17:39v 1-5, the old record being 17:50 1-5. At twenty kilometers, covored In 23:41 1-5 (old record rec-ord 24:0S 1-5). Brocco led Berthet by ono-half ono-half lap. while MeFarland had lost six laps. Tho half distance twenty-five kilometers kilo-meters was reached in 29 10, breaking the record, with Brocco loading Berthet by only flvo yards. |