The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-02
wALTBouR IN THE LEAD.
After Twenty Hours Racing His
Score Is 500 Miles 9 Laps.


BOSTON, Jan I'm a hurricane finish
Bobby Walthour again finished first
IN another day, the second, iii the six
DAY bicycle race at Park Square garden,
prise that it caught the other riders nap
ping and came Very near finishing in
ilrst place. He had been plugging along
! behind the bunch, when at the pistol
shot for the last lap, ne peddled out of
| the bunch. making his lead~to overcome
me day was CHet one, with but
few spills The forced retirement of
George Gougoltz, the French rider, WAS
the cause for much regret. The men ale
! al in fair shape and riding well. Ryser
Accutrier and Fredericks were the others
| who retired
The second afternoons riding closed at
Glib O'Clock, with kaser,' the German in
the lead at 81 miles, ) laps. Accidents
were few, Gougolitzs slump was d sur
prise To everyone, while McLean's pluck
win severely injured shoulder b.ou hit
nm great praise. Gougoitz, whose
Knees bothered him, dismounted at 81
TO get q rub down and lost twelve taps.
a number of times later he SpriuTed 10
win back the lost ground closely followed
by Downey, but the pair would gain
half lap on the bunch and then b..
| caught again. The only excitement was
the tumble of McEaehe9n. Mclean, Bah
cock and Frederick at go O'Clock Nc
hacnern struck on chair, lnjuring him
self IN the abdomen, but returned to the
track at go and did good work during
the remainder of the time
Mclean, F'redericks and Babcock were
OIL only lIfteen minutes. During the aft
efnCon RySer and Acoutrier retired from
the contest neither of them being able
to continue.
on his wheel all the afternoon, Stinson
leading In the amount of actual riding
During the afternoon Fredericks was the
principal pacemaker. although one be-
end Of the hour, with 231 miles and laps
to- his score. Stinson, McEachern, Nc
Lean, Downey, Kaser and Ffscfs@ had
the same score. Gougolitz, from the first
rank, had retired to the second division,
aps.
The second afternoon hour, or the
twelfth of the race, that in which the
spill took place, was enlivened by Gu
Golitz's sprints. The distance cove ed
was 25l miles and laps. Kaiser led,
with Waithcur. StinSon, Mclean, Fisch--
er and Downey equal to him. -
Kaiser completed go miles in II hours
Sc minutes and 3-5 seconds.
The third hour was much like the sec
ond, GouSolitz continuing to drop. Ryser
and Acoutrier, being out of condition,
quit the game, the one suffering from
| The leaders finished in the same ODER
the distance covered being 2S2 miles and
| lap: Gougolitz had then fallen to next
with Gfz miles and laps
The last hour Was drawing to a Close
When series of spirits Kept the crowd
lenged one another repeatedly, and the
| pace was terrific.
The 3G0-lnile mark was passed in IA
hours Is minutes and AZ 2-5 seconds.
The final sprint was an exceedingly hot
! one, and Kaiser won out. lie was push
| ed by McEachern, Mclean, Walthour and
| Stinson.
| Mclean had fall on the last lap, but
was not seriously hurt.
The riders got on the track for the
sixteenth hour. at 7:15 tonight. Me-
Eachern took the lead at the start and
| set a fair pace. After a couple o.
| laps he let Downey take the lead AID
| soon after Walthour and Kaser took
| their turn in the front ranks. During
| the supper hour physicians examiner
| Gougolitz and found that he had sus-
tanned slight fracture of the knee
pan.
AT 7:3O GougoIitz sprinted past the
| bunch and set a hot pace for a humber
| of laps. Fredericks was obliged to stop
| riding at sos on account of the bruises
! As rule the sixteenth hour Was TN
| eYentful.
| a comparison OF the distance made by
| the leaders at the end of each hour
! three mile, six laps in the first hour,
| to ~neteen miles, four laps in the fif-
! TENN.
At the end of the sixteenth hour, Nc
Eachern lead with Walhour and Stin-
son, Downey, Mclean Kaiser and Fischer
all at $50 miles, laps.
| AL 90 y. HI, tNdSCis hitttS COIIittlS
| into the stretch rain into Downey and
| both were thrown from their wheels.
Both men We're taken from the track,
| but returned shortly before o'clock.
! GoCgoltz left the track at S:45 O'Clock
| for the night He is in very bad shape,
! not having recovered from injuries re-
| ceived IN the New York race. Harry
Elkes during the early evening rode
an exhibition mile paced by his famous
| German motor tandem in 1:42 As.
The seventeenth hour was the. slowest
| in the race, only seventeen miles, five
laps being covered. McEachem led at
| the end of $50 miles. the time being
| seventeen hours, one minute.
The score at the end of the twentieth
hour and second day was as follows:
Malthour being in the lead-Walthour,
| Ss06 miles; I<aser, 1906: McEachern, $50. 6;
! Stinson, $685. Mclean, 1900; owney. S996
| Fischer 1905 Babcocl. Se0.1:. Muller. 1894;
| CougltZ, 9006 mot riding: Fredericks
1898; Ryser 2s2 mot riding; Acoutrier,
4 1903 mot riding).
| WON nv DHVI