Show ji 1 i iI I i i iF I L j I SPORTS I di TEAM RACE RACES i n S In a Dash in the Final Mile Eddie fr df 1 Root Wins Vins the First P II l 1 Place Sy U UI I I p p II il t Jackie ackie S Clarke Finishes Second by bya byj j a Half a Wheel 1 1 Gets ts Third t 41 ft P 1 i NEW NE W YORK Dec Dee 10 Eddie Root noot of the loam t finished f first it 1 h i tonight tonJ in IlL the thO final mile dash that h ii j decided the tho bicycle race at SI J Madison Square Garden ll Ills 1118 time t 1 1 for the mile was G 15 i and aud his dis distance dl dist t I i 11 tance tanco for the he six days darn 2545 miles 3 Hi lk Ii laps II I Jackie lachle Clarke of the he W jl d team tam finished hd second by hy half a wheel I I 1 h joe Fogler of the t I h he team ti i J 1 f third and Patrick Hehir of the Gou Gott F it I i Pi 4 team earn fourth Il l By B th fr lr Root and Moran i 4 divide e 1000 the for the first d l place The record Is 2737 2 17 miles 1 f rl lap made by b McFarland and Moran i iI I jr in 1905 I i I i I Slow as the race this year shows f r I 11 I in the average and ami totals tot ls it il was waa wa wai i marked by b bursts of furious sprinting In n the eailler I hours while the th weak weaker II 1 I er teams teanis were being weeded out tho I I riders were far ahead of all ail previous I 1 but I ut when the competition nar narrowed rowed down to the real contention i there was wa a slackening of interest un until 4 0 q 11 til penalties penal lies began to occur j i i I Two T o veteran teams Clarke and Me Mc Ic II Garland q arland and disbanded d dand and formed tho reconstructed team of which accepted tho the thoI I penalty of or the two tuo laps always im imposed r i posed on new partners i 1 Fi I MacFarland became their coaching I i s leader and the now alignment pro provoked d j i j I VoIel okel the he bitterest st jealousy jealous I I j Ii In III the decisive mile aiSle Root Hoot led kni at a 1 slow SIOW pace In the first three laps still alIlI if led at an increased pace during the i 1 k I I next two laps and an then went vent at racing racin 4 speed and beat Clarke home borne by half a at ai t i I wheel i I Notwithstanding there were so few I ij 1 serious accidents there was much foul fouli r riding and the Judges judge Imposed many 1 i i S penalties fir mr unfair jocko jockeying ing pock pocketing pocketing eting eling and an Improper riding I II |