New-York tribune., 1902-12-09
BALD md ELKES QUIT.
Headspeth Is Ont, 7cith Broken Col
ldrbOae.
SEVEN TEAMS NOW TIED.

The hot pace of the riders ir the six day race is
fast telling them and at an ear hour this
morning four CT the sixteen team that started had
quit The most important of the teams to retire
was that composed of EIkes and Bald. They were
a strong favorite.
There were frequent bursts of speed all through
the evening. Gougoltz and his partner. kaser did
some fine sprinting that put the spectators IN an
uproar The work OF the Bedeu brothers was ex-
celent. and their showing last night r dicates that
they will give lots of surprises Mcfarland and
Maya considered the strongest American team
now in the struggle. Both men sprinted well last
night. George Leander, the Chicago rider, was
one of the strongest looking men in the race all
through the day and evening. and when there
were any sprints to be made he was always able
to keep with the bunch"
crowd invaded the press incIo5ure last night
and when the manager asked policeman who was
standing close by to put them out, he exclaimed:
I'm busy. Don't you I'm vatchn' the
race
Woody Headspeth. the coIored rider. was the first
to experience the i'll luck of fall yesterday morn
ing. The riders were turning the curve at the
beginning of the second hour when suddenly there
was crash and three of them sprawIing.
Headspeth the bottom. and when he was
pulled out of the wreck his collarbone found
to have been broken. An ambulance from Bellevue
Hospital was called. but the injured man refused
10 go there The two other men. Peterson. Head
speths partner, and Breton, not hurt. The
mans injury, however made necessary his with
drawal from the race. Peterson took the place of
Fem and became the team partner of keegan, the
1rishman. Fem taken i'll in the fifth hour
and was ordered off by the official physician at
the track
The second team 10 retire Eddie Cannon
Bald and Harry Elkes, two hours later. Bald had
slipped and fallen the Madison-ave. end of the
track, sustaining injuries Which forced him to
tire 1t was rumored. however that this team had
entered the race for pacemak king purposes only.
Another runlor was that Headspeth. the only COL
ored rider in the race. had been the victim of d
plot to put him out of the race Neither of these
suspicious could be traced to any reliable source.
Shortly before a. m. kaser met with a severe
accident which put him out of the for time.
when suddenly his Wheel t s~erved 5 and he tGmbied
headlong into one OF the boxes He was carried
gashes in his side, from his collision with one Of
the track again and relieved his partner Gougoltz-
OF the ten thousand persons who filled the Gar
mained until the mornlng. The fast pace of the
tiders kept the enthusiasm up 10 4lSn Pltc9 AT
MAYA brought the score seven laps ahead OF the
worlds record.
AT a. m. Baraquin of the Belgian team, left
the track without being relieved by his partner.
laps stinson took a header" little later and
hurt his right knee He was Immediately relieved
by his partner. Moran.
Manus Bedel, leading: passed the two hundred
ord for that time by nearly nine minutes. Shortly
after, however. the men fell behind the record
4 half hour later Baraqutn took tumble on the
IWSnty-seEeht slde OF the eIaroen Inc CltsIl
He into by one of his own trainers Though
badly shaken up ne die not leave the race.
Lootens, of the Belgian team, and Bruni, OF the
Alsatian team: quit tne race at 1880 a m Bot Botn
men were in distress. Baraquin and Bulsson. their
mates under the rules. doubled as i team and
continued III the struggle
4 few minutes before p m, Mcfarland, while
talking a spectator. lost control of his machine
the stretch and collided with Floyd krebs. Both
riders thrown although somewhat shaken
up were not badly injured krebs Immediately re
mounted his wheel and was cheered by the crowd
Mcfarland did not resume riding for some min
utes As IL accident the did not lose
any distance An hour later there was q spill
which relieved the r1onOtOny for a time. John
BedeIl of the Long Island team, swerved on the
track at the south side OF the Garden and fell By
quick manceuVering the other riders managed TO
avoid a collision Beden picked himself up and
at relieved hy his brother. It was learned
that the chain OF John / edelPs wheel had snapped
and therefore the lap lost by the team through
the accident will not be counted against them.
At 1880 o'clock this morning Gougoitz and kaser
announced their retirement from the race. This
was due to hasers injuries Sunday night Gou
gotz said he ready 10 mate with any other
rider.