Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-01
B0ST0N'S BICYCLE RACE.
Big Bunch Of Accidents Marks the Open
ing Hours.

) Boston, Dec. 31.-The big six days
bicycle race at the Park Square Gar
den was started. this afternoon. under
very favorable circumstances. OF the
~ men entered all but two started
The men ride from l p. NJ. until 6.
Then from : o'clock to u. thus giving
an hours rest for supper and II hours
intermission each day. There were
about 5000 persons present when the
race was started at 40 O'Clock. Nc
Eachern was in the. lead, closely fol-
lowed by Walthour.
At So while the riders bunch
cd. Kacser's wheel slipped and he, fell
with the other riders piled on top Of
him. He was picked up and carried
from the track. Kacscr's wrist was
fractured as a result of the accident.
but he returned to the track. The other
riders scarcely had returned to the
track when Frederick, Ryser. Miller
and Fischer went down in heap and
were removed from the track. Gou-
goltz. McEachern. Mclean, Stinson
and Downcy all gained q lap. Mclean
ran into a post and was obliged to
leave the track. He was severely in
jured. Fredericks came back just be-
fore 4 o'clock.
Ruyser fell, severely hurting him
self and was carried off the track, and
soon after Downcy followed him. being
taken from the track in an uncon-
scious condition. Mclean. it was re-
ported, fractured his shoulder. After
having splints applied, he resumed his
wheel. and at o'clock was riding
fairly well. Downey's injuries consist
of a cut on the shin and elbow and Il
bump on the head.
At a few minutes before 5 o'clock
Waller fell and left the track. He did
not return until after supper kaesel
led at the 100 mile point the time be
ing hours, q minutes
In the final sprint before supper at
$40. Stinson passed GougoltZ. the lead
err He finished the afternoon in IirSt
place in spite of the efforts of the
bunch to catch him, the distance coy
cred being just 112 miles. The positions
of the riders at the close of the after
moons racing was as follows: Stinson.
Gougoltz. Mclean, McEachern, Wal
thour, Kaeser, Fischer. Downey. Fred
ericks. Ryser. Muller. Babcock, Au-
courier. Waller and Dubois.
The record at the end of the sixth
hour (S.19 P. Nd was as follows: Nc
Eachern. 1872 miles. 3 laps: Gougoltz.
1928: Mclean, 1929; Stinson. 1928:
Walthour. 1928; Kaeser. 1928: Fischer,
1928; Downey, 1928; Fredericks, 1922:
Rye, 1872: Muller. 1917; Babcock,
1916: Aucoutrier. 1851; Dubois. 1927.
The evening racing began at 7.34 and
Turville and Waller We're not among
the starters, the former having n Dad
leg, while Waller complained of his
eyes. Just before the sixth hour was
up. Dubois sprinted past the bunch amid
cheers of his friends. The 100 mile rec
ord was broken by kaeser, in hours
q minutes, 81 3-5 seconds. The pre-
vious record was held by Charles w.
Miller of hours, Al minutes. Kaeser
in the lead completed the 18th mile in
6 hours. SO minutes. % IS seconds The
seventh hour was full Of sprints, but
the relative positions of the men
showed little change.
At $50 Muller fell from his wheel, be-
ing tired, but got on again in about 10
minutes. Bobby Walthour thought his
tires We're wrong and lost 13 laps while
they We're being fixed up. none of
which Will be returned to him. At 955
Wa!thour dismounted to argue with
TIE referee over the 10 laps he had lost.