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Show . lufTBjIES rOB.-flJJT,- v. ! T " , ' , IXAT BICTCLE BACK. '- . - - JOTW" YORK, Dec. 4 Ths thirteenth sa- u I aix-day bicycle rsce wss started in Mad-; Mad-; taol Square garden tooiaht. with sixteen teams ec 'ro rloers .each competing. - Five, of the , teams an composed of foreigners, and many ' ef Jmm. ytders both - from this country aad abaad are making their first appearance la slz-dar contest. . The prises this year ' Wmount te the asgregmte to 4K0. . f A large crowd 'was gathered la the garden. I when; shortly, beam midnight the riders were 'Irslied to the starting tape. Exactly at 13 ' W'cjock the starter's sua was fired and ths ccntestams sent away ou their Journey, which will end at midnight next Saturday. Sixteen riders started, their teank mates waiting te ( relieve them as called upon. ; Bddle Root of last -year's winning -team wss f loudly cheered when he appeared on the track. ' . Hf racing partner ' this year Is i. Fogler of . - Brooklyn. A list of the teams competing aad .the titles the riders have cboeen for them-1 them-1 -stives is as follows: " ' ' Belgtttm-Hollaad ' . Mam-Arthur Vander-.' Vander-.' . stay ft. -Belgians; John-Stol, Holland. Swlss-ltallan team-rJean Gougolis, Swttser-lsBd: Swttser-lsBd: C8tarles vinonl,, Italy. 8wlasFrench team Emll Dorefllnger,' Swlts-erland: Swlts-erland: Antoinine Duaaot. France. , French team Louis Trousseller, France; . Maurice Decaup, France. - Old Bngland-New- England team Tommy ' Hall. EngkuidV, Matt Bowney. Boston. '- Mexican f team Emil. Agraa. Mexico; Fred - R.T Oastrol Mexico. - New York team E. F. Root, flheepshead Bay; John Fogler, Brooklyn. Irish team Patrick Ksegsn. LowsU, Masa; ' - Patrick T. Logan. Boston. Boston team Hugh McLean. Boston; James ' F.'Moran, Boston. Long (.aland team John Bedell. Lrnabrook,. L. I.; Menus Bedell. Lynbrook. L. L California-Chicago team Hardy Downing. Baa JoeaiCal.; James B. Bowler. Chicago. Yankee-Wertera team Norma C. Hopper. MtnneepoHs; C. L. Holllster. Bprlngneld. ataas. V Mormon team J. E. Achorn. Kelt Lake CUy, rtahTlB7H. Wilcox. Salt Lake City. Utah. German-American team Floyd Krebs, Newark; New-ark; Alexander Peterson. Chicago. Northera-Soothere team J. Frank Gelvla. ' Mew Bedford. Conn; ' A. W. McDonald. Boston. Bos-ton. Afro-American team Marrin T. Dove, New y3k city; Ulysses Orsnt Beott, New York Ct' 1 a., m. the riders had oorered 34 miles ' ' snd 4 laps, fifteen of the teams being- tied I with that score. Dove and Scott ha lost two I. . . laps- , - - ' |