The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-02
WALTHOUR In THE LEAD
MADE A HURRICANE FINISH IN THE
sIx-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
Kaiser, McEachern. stinson. Mclean,
Downey and Fischer All punched
Behind the Leader.

BOSTON. Jan. LIN a hurricane finish
Bobby walthour again finished first IN
another day. the second, in the six-day
bicycle race ct Park-square Garden
Tischer's closing sprint was such sur
prise that he caught the other riders nap
mig and came very near finishing In first
place. He had been plodding along be-
hind the bunch when, at the pistol re-
port for the last mile, he pedaled out
into a good lead. making the others work
hard To overtake him. The day was a
quiet one with but few spills. The forced
retirement of Gougoltz. the Frenchman.
was the cause of much regret. The men
are all in fair shape and riding Well
Ryser. Acoutrier and Fredericks were the
others who quit.
The score at the end of the twentieth
hour and second day was as follows, Walt
hour being in the lead: Walthour, 5So.5;
Kaser. 3sO6; McEachern. 1906; Sunson.
s9O6: Mclean, 1905; Downey. 1905; Fischer,
seO6: Babcock, 3s01: Muller, 1894; Gougoltz.
sOo1; Fredericks, 2S9.2; Ryser. 22S.3; Acout-
rier 1858.
Accidents were few. Gougoltz's slump
was a surprise to everyone. while Mclean
pluck with a severely injured shoulder
VI
knees bothered him. dismounted at 2:O'
to get rub down and lost seventeen laps.
A number of times later he sprinted 10
win back the lost ground, closely followed
by Downey, but the pair would gain nan
q lap on the bunch and then be caught
again. The only excitment was the tum-
bic of McEachern, Mclean, Babcock ana
Fredericks at 2:sO. McEachern struck on
a chair. injuring himself in the abdomen
but returned to the track at BIS ana ala
good work during the remainder oil the
time Mclean Fredericks and Babcock
were only off fifteen minutes.
SPRINTS BY GOUGOLTZ.
During the afternoon Ryser and Acoutrier
retired from the contest. neither of them
being able TO continue. Excepting Downey,
no rider remained on his wheel all the ait
erncon. Stinson leading i'm the amount OF
actual riding. During the first hour Fred
ericks was the principal pacemaker, al
though one lap behind the leaders. Wal
thour led at the end of the hour with 81
miles laps to his score. Stinson. Nc
Eachern, Mclean, Downey, Kaser and
Fischer had the same score. Gougoltz
from the first rank had retired to the Sec
ond division, his score dropping to 30 miles
laps The second afternoon hour, or the
twelfth of the race. that in which the spill
took place. was enlivened by Gougoltz S
sprints The distance covered was 251 miles
laps. Kaser led. with Walthour. Stinson,
Mclean. Fisher and Downey equal to him.
Kaser completed $50 miles in II hours. So
minutes and 3-5 seconds
The third hour was much like the sec
ond. Gougoltz continuing To lose. Ryser
and Acoutrier both being out of shape.
quit the game. the one suffering from rheu-
matism and the other from cramps. The
leaders finished I'm the same order as at
the thirteenth hour. the distance covered
being 2S2 miles. one lap. Gougoltz had then
fallen next to last place. Fredericks footed
the list with go miles and seven laps.
The last hour was drawing to close.
when a series of sprints kept the crowd
in good humor. The riders challenged one
another repeatedly. and the pace was ter
rifle The 300-mile mark was passed i'm
fourteen hours. twenty-five minutes and
forty-eight and two-fifths seconds. The final
sprint was extremely hot one and kaser
won out. He was pushed 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. Nc
Eachern took the lead at the start and set
a fair pace. After a couple of laps he let
Downey take the lead and soon after Wal
thour and Kaser took their turn in the
front ranks During the supper hour ply
sicians examined Gougoltz and found that
he had sustained a slight fracture of the
knee pan.
At 7:30 Gougoltz sprinted past the bunch
and set a hot pace for a number of laps.
Fredericks was obliged TO stop riding at
SOS. on account of the bruises on the head.
Later Gougoltz took rest. AS a whole the
sixteenth hour was uneventful COMPARE
son of the distance made by the leaders at
the end of each hour showed a decrease of
speed from q miles 6 laps, in the first hour.
TO 10 miles laps in the fifteenth. At the
with Walthour and Stinson, Mclean,
laps.
At SIS p. m. Kaser, while coming into
the stretch, ran into Downey and both
were thrown from their wheels. Both men
We're taken from the track, but returned
shortly before o'clock. Gougoltz left the
track at S:45 for the night He is i'm very
bad shape, not having recovered from in
Juries received in the New York race.
Harry Elkes, during the early evening,
rode an exhibition mile. paced by his IA
nous German motor tandem, in ZAP As.
The seventeenth hour was the slowest I'm
the race, only seventeen miles and five
laps being covered. McEachern led at the
end of $50 miles. the time being II hours
1 minute. AT the end of the eighteenth
hour, McEachern was in the lead, with
36S miles laps; Kaser, Walthour Stinson.
Downey, Mclean, Fischer, having the same
score.