The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-01-07

Fischer. BaBcocl and Miller, fairly !:
good. /:
Boston, Jan. bobby WalthouE of At
lanta Saturday night won the fnternh-
tional six day bicycle race in Park Square
Garden in one Of the most nalr-ralslns
hour champion. CLOSED the tape second
twenty feet back. with McEsacnern q
close third Mclean was fourth f ..ss.iaes
fifth, Kaeser sixth and DoWney seventh,
The official distance was l,Os5 miles ana 2
The last few miles of the race lacked
elements Of the pace that kills until the
pistol rang out Tor me nnaI mile VA al
thour was then lea-dlng, ciosely Presss5u
by McEachern, who took the lead only
to be passed by kaeser on the first lap:
The Canadian then shot to the LEAD ana
the men tore around the track like de-
mons The lead was changed nearly
every lap On the first turn OF the lap
Walthour made a sensational jump and
got a lead Of forty feet over McEsachern,
sTINsoN FINISHES SECOND.
McEachern was so nearly killed OF IN
the final mile that just before the finish
Stinson, who had kept well up shot out
into the four and headed the Canadian
BY more than four feet at the tape.
The story Of the last afternoon and
steady grind. each one of the seven Lead
nentS to see that no sly trick was turned
BY which a lap would be gained. As 10
o'clock approached this DEMONSTRATING
tension put the riders on the keenest edge
But the shouts OF encouragement from
friends and admirers among the 15, 600 per-
sons present was a tonic to the most ex-
cited Of the bunch Even with the slow
pace-about seventeen miles to the hour
that the riders ground out from until
nearly 10 the crowd found plenty to cheer,
what could be seen through the dense
cloud Of smoke that rose from the 5000
people inside the oval of the track
At 9:15 City Inspector Of Buildings Dam
rell ordered the doors closed, and no
place was crowded almost to sunocation-
The first SenSatiOna1 sprint of the even
came down of the high bank at the north
end of the building like thunderbOlc
from a clear sky, and in a twinkling had
BABCOcK STARTS sPRINTTNG
The bunch was making slow time and
Babcocl's terrific pace gained him a lap
IN three circuits Of the track. Babcock
being four laps behind at the time and
not a dangerous rival, little attention was
paid to this squirt by the other riders, but
to the spectators it was just the thing to
start up the roars OF cheers that were
almost continuous from that time until
the close Right after this Harry Fixes
was sent an exhibition mile behind a mo
tor machine, which he worked ont in
At $40 Muller the partner of Babcock
in the .'also ran" class, went out for a
gain and made his lap without opposition.
At $3.50 BabcOck started for an attempt
at petit larceny of a lap. KaeSer and Nc
zachern turned detectives when Babcock
had almost half a lap lead and soon cap
tured the runaway, not however until
the entire bunch had gained a lap on Null
Ter.
II was a noticea1gse fact that through
out the long grind Archie McEachern and
Boldly WalthOur were always together.
Not once in the last four hours ride was
any other rider allowed to get between
them
As 10 o'clock approached arrangements
We're made for the grand final that would
give honor and money to some and bad
thoughts to others. Trainers were given
maj instructions and sent behind the rail-
Ing At l0-09 BabcOck and Muller. who
mad no possible chance for a look in al
the prize, were taken out, leaving Nc
1achern- Walthour, kaeser. Stinson, Nc
Lean, Downey and Fischer for the last
struggle
ON THE FINAL. LAP
Just before this Babcock essayed an
other gain, but DoWney soon caught him.
Walthour was close up, and on the back
stretch passed Downey and BabcocIx like
a Hash and went out for what looked like
lap Downey hesitated and then cllt
loose and caught the southerner in q
At 1910 the seven leaders cleared for
action in the following order: McEach-
ern, kaeser, WalthOur, Stinson. Mclean
Downey and Fischer.
At 1912 StinsOn punctured a tire but did
not lose Dy the mishap He had a good
wheel handy and dropped into the line
again The men kept up the slow grind
q 1881 when they began to show ANNA
ton that gradually worked up ~ the
grand burst of speed that closed the race
as told above.
The seven men who finished with Bah
cock and Muller will divide about $4,000 in
The final score. sixty hours: