New-York tribune., 1901-08-06
STINSON BEATS WALTHOUR
SOUTHERN RIDER AFTER BREAKING
TWO WORLDS RECORDS. MEETS
WITH AN ACCIDENT IN RACE AT
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN.

That the element Of danger is conspicuous in in
door cycle racing demonstrated long ago and
!, aid not need the high and lofty tumbline done
n, the riders AT Madison Square Garden last night
- prove the assertion. But the records of all pre-
,dous thrilling accidents and falls broken last
night In the evening probably two score OF anna
,eurs had ugly falls. but fortunately none of them
was seriously injured. In the fifteen mile paced
race between Bobby Walthour and W. c. Stin-
son which started at l0:l5 p. m, Walthour
foreipg ahead and had broken two worlds records,
when IN the third mile. of the motor tandems
came together with a crash. Walthour went with
Them He remounted. but as both OF his pacing
machines had been disabled he sensiby retired and
allowed StinsOn TO go alone and finish the
Stiusons remaining tandem was in bad shape. but
II lasted through the fifteen miles. which Stinson
made in 27:S7 2-5
The meeting between Walthour and stinson had
,een looked forward to with interest and the bat
tie was expected TO furnish of the best indoor
races Of the year. While Walthour was the favor
se in the betting account of his last two races
at the Manhattan Beach track. Stinson was not
without fren5s. The men were started from OPP
7osite sides of the track. and the four thousand
snactators began TO yell with the crack of the
starters pistol. Walthour the first 10 catch
aas motor. and started at speed which promised
dents At the finish Of the first mile there was no
erceptible difference between the riders. The time
1-as l:49 Is beating the best previous record by
three and one-ffth seconds The pace quickened
a. the second mile and Walthour gained steadily
Walthour was probably twenty yards ahead OF his
-tval at the end of the second mile. which was
made in 32S The old indoor record was so 20
In the second lap OF the third mile Walthour
.surbt Stinson and tried pass him but failed
Then stinson's pacing machine broke, and he was
Self TO pedal alone, Walthour tapping MIN with
ease As Stinsons machine came AROUND
,be Fourth-ave. side Of the wooden dish II
seemed TO waver just as il caught up with the
,a,ing machine which Walthour was following
The two pacing machines came together win
crash and both tOpped over on the hoor- Wal
,bour was sent flying through the air ana Iahoeu
m his face twenty feet away. Men yelled ana
women screamed. Both machines were totally dis
atled and Stnson went behind his pacing out
1T Walthour jumped TO his feet, little the worse
for the accident, and his reserve pacing machlhe
was ordered the track. It had not proceeoeo
i. dozen wards before the chain broke and, Wal
,bour seeing that he had no further chance for
help sensibly withdrew from the contest HIS
manager challenged StinsOn later for race Tor
anything from $1,000 TO $3.50 side on the same
track within the next three weeks blanchard
one Of the pacemakers. was severely cut about the
head but after being cared for by a physician
he was pronounced all right.
AMATEURS TUMBLE. TOO
In the half-rnne novice Rockefeller jumped out
mud tried 10 make a runaway race Of II. His gear
was too low. however and Milton Craig caught and
rassed him. winning easily by four lengths Rock
Teller lasted long enough to get the place The spec
tators were convulsed in the fifth heat OF the
half-mue open. Asbrey Hamilton. of Brooklyn was
a starter and every time the pistol flashed fora
start Mr. Hamilton slid off the banked track and
The men had TO be recalled. They tried again and
Hamilton slid 10 the floor The onlookers wanted
the coored man to have fair play. and demanded
another start for the Of mahogany tint On
ahe third attempt Hamilton got of with the others
hut feu rapidly behind. He managed 10 hold the
track for fifty yards. and then left his wheel and
went up into the air. He down on his head.
He arose unntured and grinned good naturedly
at the convulsed spectators. VI. T. Dove won the
Fourth heat but was disqualified for riding wide
at the turns G. c. Schrfeber won the final, hsv-
sng the result safe from the start.
Fans were numerous, generally Is the case with
amateurs a track banked so hlgh- OIle sinish
at the Fourth-aVe. end Of the Garden caused TWO
riders TO slide from the top Of the embankment 10
the floor, twenty feet below. Neither was injured
Another spill occurred in the fifth heat or the
handicap. OF the ten starters only thFee nNlsneu
EThe other seven were busy doing lofty tumbling.
w G. Frank badly bruised but no poIes Were
broken H Y Bedell showed something or his old
form in the mile handicap winning falheF
easily. Summaries
Half-rnile novice-Won by Milton Craig SeN-1oTk; X
Roczfeller Nev-York second: F. Sch"arz Newark miro
Tine IO5H. Won By four lengths half length between
Haif nile amateur (open)-Won by G. c. Schrieber
New-York Welsing. Harlem Wheelmen second n
". Coyte, NeW-Hork. tniTd: Harry Nesng Ne" orr.
fourth Time l:o25 Won by four lengths TWO lehsuis
between second and third.
One-nile amateur OhsneicapD-Won by II I Bedel
Bedford 80 yerds). second George summers sew l
900 Yards, third Thomas H. Han, SewYok G2O YARDS.
fourth. Time 2:0S7s. Won by length and a half:
length between second ana thlFa -. ",
Ftfeen-nile motor paced race between Bobby Wal
thour ot Alabama and u. c. stinson Of Cambrdge-Won
by StinsOn. Time, y ;31@s