New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-12-13
WOMEN FIGHT AT RACE,
BUTLER HURT and OUT,
HIS Shoulder Blode Broken-.Sfin-
son S Remarkable Pluck.

In the ring Enclosure in Madison Square Garden
sfsr ! o'clock this morning, two young women
zbo were watching the bicycle race engaged in a
Asht They were standing the Madison-ave.
bank with men, discussing the merits of the
-;5srs when woman slapped the other in the
fare Immediately there a clinch and then
th.v began pulling each others hair. They rolled
On the floor, screaming and scratching at each
ofher About five hundred people gathered around
and for minutes there was wild confusion The
riders slowed up and Leander and Mcfarland
hnted 70 the people IN the reserved seats to keep
hack as they seemed likely 10 swarm over the
rack TO the Enclosure. Several policemen rushed
in.o the crowd and carried the women of the
Garden. They were not arrested
owing 10 a bad fall yesterday afternoon in which
sour Of the riders were involved. Butler. of the
team Of Butler and Turville broke his shoulder
tasde ano had 10 retire from the race. AS there
vss nobody left pair with Turville the accident
MI this team out Of the race. and left only eight
rsis to compete for the final honors The rest
Of The contestants remained. at early hour this
-uo-ning in precisely the relative positions
which they had occupied twenty-four hours before
Nexkrk and Jacobson and Leander and Floyd
Krebs still leo their rivals by lap each, owing TO
their successful sprnts of the day before. and de-
snite determined efforts made by the others
70 regain the lost ground
The accident in which Buffers shoulder blade
was broken occurred a few minutes after o'clock
D. m. Keegan began hot sprint. and had sue
ceeded in getting about half a lap ahead. He was
closely pursued by Maya. who was followed by
Johnny" Bedeu, Butler and Newkrk- AS they
rounded a turn Maya swung out bit and hit
Bedeu's wheel. The latter at once fell, and Butler.
Newkirk and Calvin rode into him. and all were
thrown. Bedell had to be carried from the track.
and Butler suffered the fracture Of the shoulder
blade. Bedell soon revived, however. and again
riding an hour OF so later, well
Calvin and Root regained a lap they had lost
early yesterday morning. keegan and Calvin
started q dash lust before dawn and had got half
gave il up Then Root relieved Calvin and in two
laps had caught the field and thus enabled his
Team TO make up one lost lap.
Stinson who fractured his collarhone on Tues
day in tumble and had been riding ever since
despite the injury was involved IN Iai yeseetqSg
broken bone. which had begun to set keegan and
stinson managed TO get into collision ana Stinson
fell. His trainer was heartbroken ana assured MN
that he must quit the race but the rider plucklly
insisted upon continuing and seemed to be able 10
ride none the worse for the injury.
NJ fbe team of Lea nder and FLOYD Krebs, one Of
the two leading pairs, KTebs is in bad shape, his
knees giving him much trouble Leander; on the
and rides two hours for his partner At one
time Yesterday. when Calvin and Root were re-
10 get him up the track but some VisItors were
string on his shoes and before they could be found
it TOO late Leander n9W mas ms COZ inoe MOI.
Once Yesterday when kTebs was trying 70 90 SOME
sprnting Leander got up and excitedly ordereo NM
70 stop apparently thinking that his partner "oulu
Miss Alice Roosevelt. the daughter Of the PreSi-
dent. visited the Garden with nve frlen9S IN 'aS F
evening They took seats in the second TO" OF =
seats When Patrick Powers. one or the man,
aeers heard they were in the Garden he cohoucteu
them 10 one of the boxes. =.
Miss Roosevelt was in black with a large hat
She watched the riders with interest for two hours
The riders moved around in a IVeIy manner p on
hearing that the Presidents daughter was present
score at ! a to-day was as foIoWS-