Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-10
ELKES IN HARD LUCK
Burst Three Tires During His Riding
This Morning,
DID NOT LOSE MUCH BY IT
WaIthour and Miller Withdraw
From the Contest.
P l E r CE GETS A FALL

| NEW YORK. December 1O-A large
| crowd remained in Madison Square Garden
| all night to watch the men in the six day
bicycle race.
At o'clock during burst of speed, the
pace for which was set by Harry Elkes,
the riders made rings about Miller, and
when he was relieved at All by Walthour.
his team mate, he had lost four laps. At 8
o'clock Miller and Walthour were last in
the team race, due to the former cham
pion's slow riding.
Miller i'll and Walthour, discouraged
over his partners poor condition, quit the
track shortly after 6 o'clock. a few min
utes later 1t was learned that the team
was about to quit. Mller's stomach failed
him and he said he thought his race was
finished. Walthour willing to go ahead.
but as there are no individual prizes he was
forced to quit.
Pierce Gets n Fall.
At 3:45 o'clock Pierce's handle bar was
bent and he fell. Dubois, who followed.
tumbled over him and Albert also went into
the mix-up making 1t rather bad affair.
Albert had his knees scratched, while Du-
bois sustained a confused shoulder. The
accidents lost the men several laps, but,
according to the rules. they were allowed
to lose but one lap after meeting with an
accident.
Harry Elkes was in the lead by few
feet at o'clock. and covered the first cen
tury at 4:1ola. He was followed by Gou.
goulta fraction of second later, ana
Pierce was close behind the Frenchman.
Elkes had burst three tires during the
morning, but had not lost a yard, due TO
the alertness Of his partner, McFarland.
who was always on hand for instant reiier.
Gougoulta finished $50 miles at 6:2o am.
being only wheel in front CT Elkes and
McEachern.
Shortly after / o'clock Blocker. who was
riding on the outside, allowed the hind
wheel of his machine to swerve so as TO
strike against McFarlands Both men fell,
and in going down Mcfarland knocked over
Fisher who was riding at the pole. The
distance lost was not counted against either
of the latter. The accident occurred dur
ing a squirt when the riders were strung
out along the track in an effort made by
McEachern and Gougoltz TO make lap
on the others.
The score at o'clock was as follows:
Elkes and Mcfarland 309.5; Sirnar and
Gougoltz, SO35; Pierce and McEachern,
3O9.5; Turville and Gimm. 3093; Waller and
Stnson, 3093; Fisher and Frederick, 3V9Z:
Babcock and Aaronson. 3G).2; Muller and
Aucoutrier, 3os5; Mclean and Mclean.
300; Kaser and Ryser, 3oS.S; Dubois and
Krebs, 3O9; Colgan and Dickerson, 3g7.s;
Albert and Bleecker, 3o5-1-
Race Hogan Last Night.
The sixth annual international six days
bicycle race al Madison Square Garden was
started at midnight last night before over
5000 people. The race Is held under the
auspices of the American Bicycle Racing
Association, and fourteen riders of inter
national fame began the 142 hours grind.
They represented many pairs who Will
race for the six days as teams. NO man
will be allowed to ride on the track more
than twelve hours in any DAY, but the two
men in each team may relieve one another
at any time that suits themselves. Al the
end of the six days racing $4,000 in prizes
will be distributed among the riders.
The following are the pairs who were
first mentioned in each pair being the one
who started first fer the team:
c. W. Miller, Chicago and Robert Wal
thour Atlanta; Hugh Mclean, Scotland,
and Alex Mclean, Scotland: Oscar Aron-
son, Sweden, and Oscar Babcock. New
York; w. c. Stinson, Boston. and Frank
Waller, Germany; John Dubois, Brockton.
and Floyd Krebs, Newark: H. d. EikeS.
Glens Falls and Floyd Mcfarland. San
Frank Albert. New York; Jean Gousoulta.
France, and Caesar Simar. France: Kari
Kiser, Germany, and Fritz Ryser. Germany;
Jean Fisher, Switzerland. and Michael
Frederick, Switzerland; Rudolph Muller,
Italy and H Acoutrior, Italy; Charles Tur-
Vile Philadelphia and Louis Gimm Pitts
burg; 7. ]. Colgon, Trenton, and - Dick
erson -: Burns Pierce. Boston, and
Archie McEachern, Toronto.
their entry in too late and did not start.
Fritschka and Lingenbelter the German
team: Maresca and Sassard. the Italian
team and Nikodon and Holman, the Ber-
lin team, failed to qualify and were not al
lowed to start.