The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-13
THE WEARY BICYCLlsTS.
THE RIDERS WEAK AND THEIR
FACES AsHEN GRAY.

A Collision in the Afternoon in
which Fisher and Chevalier Were
Badly Hurt and Were Both Com
PEELED to Quit the Race-NaI-
thour's quick work in Relieving
His PHrtner-The Race Continues
TO FAN Behind the Track Record.
New York, Dec. 12.-There we're I'VE
teams tied for first place in the Xxx
day bicycle race at Madison Square
Garden early this morning. Al
O'Clock McLsren attempted a stea! am
succeeded in bringing the ouncn
around the fagged-out Lawson IT
the squirt McEschern's saddle broke
and he followed McLaren, shouting for
Bobby" Wa.thour TO relieve him.
Walthour came on within lew min
utes, bounding over the track and
on his machine in an instant. He
picked up MS unfortunate partners
loss and started out after lap, out
failed to gain any material adyan-
tage.
Along in the afternoon a collision
between Mclean and Chevai-er occur
red. They fell from their waEels and
Chevalier was severely hurt An in
slant later FTedericks. who seemed to
be very weak and was wabbilpg along
as best he could, trying TO keep up with
the leaders, struck the rear wheel OF
the bicycle Of Fisher. Both mcl were
thrown TO the track and Hall ran
into them as they lay there and was
thrown from his wheel. He escaped
injury. but for several minutes Fisher
lay ike one dead. He became wild
and fought his trainers, kicking one
OF them in the stomach
Il was announced lates that Fisher
and Chevalie= would be unale4e to con-
tinue in the race.
-Four miles were added to the to-
tails during the sprint in which the
accidents occurred. but the effects Of
the efforts upon the men were clearly
shown by their faces. Several OF them
were so weak that they seemed hard
ly able TO remain upon their wheel.
Their faces were sshy grey and their
eyes looked as II they were about to
burst.
Manager Winisette Of McEachern
and WSalthour was very angry because
the judges refused 70 allow his team a
lap which he insisted they had made,
and he threatened to withdraw the
team from the track. When McEach-
ern retired TO mis- quarters he was
badly used up. The judges decided to
return the losses sustained by Hail and
the others in their accidents TO them.
Tns placed the men back in their rel
alive positions occupied by them dur
ing the early part Of the day.
The 8 o'clock p. m. score was:
Butler and Mclean, La miles laps;
Newkirk and Munro, 1,747 miles 3 laps
McEachern and Walthour, 1.747 miles
3 laps; Maya and Wilson, 1,747 miles
laps; Lawson and Julius, 1,746 miles
laps; King and Samuelson, 1.747 miles
lap; Babcock and Turville, 1.747 miles
laps; Fredericks and Jaak, 1,74s
miles . laps; Hall and McLaren, 1,747
miles.
The riders were IS miles and 9 laps
behind the record.
Much Interest in the Race.
At the beginning now Of the last
half Of the slx-day bicycle race with
its attendant spills and the nervous
tension Of the riders strained to break
ing point, the interest Of the public Is
greatly on the increase. This was ap-
parent from the attendance of 1000
people In Madison Square Garden to-
night at 8 O'Clock
All the racers were examined by ply
eicians IN the evening and were pro-
nounced to be in good condition. The
physical condition Of Babcock and
Turyilie is exceptionally good, and that
team Is looming up as a factor in the
race for first money. The physicians
admitted that the terrible strain had
affected By nervous systems OF all
the men.
Early in the evening trainers of Nc
Eachern and Walthour agreed to with
Draw their protest against the referees
decision which refused them the lap
they declared that they had gained
during the afternoon. It was because
OF this decision that McEachern threat
ened TO quit the race