The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-09
Sixteen Riders Start in Annual
International Six-Day Bicycle
Team Race in Madison Square
Garden New York
"YOUNG C0RBETT" FIRES
THE STARTING SHOT
WaIthour and MCEaChern, the
Pan-American Team, andGoug-
Iotz and Simar, the French
Pair, Are Out to Lower the
Worlds Record

New York, Dec. S.-The annual in
ternational six day bicycle team race
begun in the Madison Square Garden
at midnight.
William c. Rockwell, known i'll the
pugllistic world as Young Corbett'
started the men. When the shot was
fired about 5000 people were in the
garden and shouted words of encour-
agement to the 16 men, representing
the different teams in the race, all of
whom are famous long distance racers
from all parts of the world.
The Is teams are composed of the
following:
Gougoltz and Simar, France.
Hall and McLaren, England.
Fisher and Chevallier, France.
Lepoutre and Muller, Italy.
Fredericks and Jaak, Switzerland.
Kerff and De Rock. Belgium.
Karnstadt and Franks, Germany.
Lawson and Julius, Sweden.
Butler and Mclean, Scotland.
Newkirk and Munroe, Southern.
McEachern andWalthour, Pan Amer
lean.
Mcfarland and Freeman, California.
King and Samuelson, Utah.
Maya and Wilson, Pennsylvania.
Babcock and Turville, Metropolitan.
Norcotte and Jones. Cleveland.
The prize money will be divided as
follows: First, $500: second, $1,000;
third. $780, fourth, $500; fifth, $3.50 and
sixth, $3.50.
The conditions of the race are that
the men shall ride IL hours day, two
men will form a team and there will
no Individual nriznG There has
been a slight change in the rules gov
erning the race. If a rider punctures
his tire badly enough to cause him to
dismount he will be allowed to contin-
ne his score without suffering loss of
distance when he secures a new wheel.
The racers, or most of them, are well
known to the sporting public. Bobby
Walthour and Archie McEachern, the
Pan American team and the French
pair, Gougoltz and Simar, are out to
lower the record made in Madison
Square Garden in 1899 by Miller and
Waller, when that team covered 2,7SS
miles and four laps. Last year Elkes
and Mcfarland won the six day race
after riding 2,62S miles and seven laps.
Shortly before midnight the different
men in teams were called off by the
announcer. They circled the track and
were introduced to the public. The
team representatives who started the
race were Gougoltz, Hall, Chevallier
Muller, Fredericks, De Rock, Karn-
stadt, Lawson, Mclean, Monroe, Wal
| thour, Mcfarland. King, Maya, Bah
cock and Jones. The Swedish team
Furtos and Peterson, failed to qualify
and withdrew from the race.
The chief officials of the race are:
Referee, A. c. Batchelder associate
referees. John Bennett, Logan Wheel
man, S. w. Morrihew, Bicycling
World, Fl. w. Wilson, Buffalo and R
C. Klosterman, Buffalo. Judges tom
Ray, Harlem Wheelmen; D. D. Brat
ton, K c. w. and r. Hilderbrandt, Jr.
r. c. Wheelmen.
The start was delayed until after
midnight while Jimmy" Michael rode
an exhibition mile, to motor pace, in
1:47. At 1911 a. m. the starting shot
was fired. Hall, Gougoltz and Freeman
led across the tape by fraction of an
inch, and finished the first lap in the
same order. Hall fell back during the
first mile. Freeman came to the front.
Walthour also came in and Hall fell
hack. The first mile was made in 1927,
with Freeman leading, closely followed
by Walthour. who was trailed by Gou-
goltz.
In the second lap of the second mile
De Rock, who was riding high up on
the steep bank, was thrown and injured
slightly His team mate, Kerff, i'm
mediately took up the race. Freeman
held the lead at the end Of the fifth
mile Both Walthour and Gougoltz had
dropped back Hall had come up
again and followed Freeman closely.
At the end of the fifth mile, Norcott
and Jones of Cleveland, withdrew. At
/ o'clock the Is teams each had score
of "a miles 6A laps. They were riding
closely punched.