New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-08
Sports
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RIDERS QUIT BIG RACE.
NINE TEAMS ARE TIED.
Mclean Unconscious Gougoltz and
Beaugendre in Nezc Team.
TIE SCORE AT ? A. NJ.

Miles. Laps
T B5sfonJ con5saet 81 s
krebs-Peterson S2i g
MISUNDERSTANDING 5oi (
Sohn and NJ. Bedell 521
Ba-dsett- Calvin :........ 52i :
Walthour- Munroc ............. S2i S
Moran
krebs- Barclay 52i (
Samson anderstuyft ...................... 52l 3
Rettch-Gougoltz Observation-Disclosures. 52i ?
Hedspeth-Dov .................... 5l5 .
Another large crowd gathered at the six day
bicycle race last evening, and all day long the
Garden was we'll filed. The fast pace the men have
SET since the start of the is plainly telling
them. especially the foreign riders. and of the
seventeen bicycsts who started in the race two
had dropped out last evening
OF these two the loss Of the team composed OF
Simar and GougoItz caused the most regret. Smar
was compelled to leave the shortly before 8
p. when his stomach began TO trouble him
Simar INDUCED in fast sprintng early in
the evening. which made the spectators wild with
enthusiasm. He had not had any sleep up to that
time from the start of the grind The pace told
on Gougoltz he took simars place, and just
before p. m he tapped with Rettich and
Dove. It learned after the sprint that Beau
gendre. Rettichs partner, intended TO quit the
race and Rettich and GougoItz entered an agree
ment
GouEoltz however. took advantage of the rule
permitting him four hours rest before taking Beau
gendre's place, left the track TO get sleep
Beaugeadre and RettiCh. under the rule continued
TO ride together until o'clock this morning, when
Gougotzs time limit is up For this the score of
the Beaugendre- Rettch team IS penaIized one lap.
Rottich when he heard his partner was going to
quit, said I'm here to ride six days"
Gougoltz, who overheard the remark, replied so
am l."
The two then shook hands and the new team was
formed. Gougoltz however, is riding under a big
handicap. Rettich and Beaugendre being several
laps behind the leaders
Detectives attached the West Thirtieth-st. sta
ton said last night that a number of complaints
had been received at the station house from
who said they had been robbed at the races One
man. they said, reported he had been robbed Of
diamond ring. worth $500, while he asleep. An
other report the loss OF diamond stud, worth
500. and a third a diamond pin worth S75. In
spector Walsh had fifty at the Garden last
night. There were but fifteen men on Sunday
evening.
Records were broken up to the fourth hour. The
men had travelled us miles and laps at the end
Of that time, as compared to lis miles and l lap,
the former record made last year. After that,
however, the men quoted to a slower pace, and,
although there frequent spurts few hours
later. the riders were behind the record
CRY OF FIRE STARTS SMALL PANIC.
practical joke came near causing serious
panic yesterday morning. Shortly after O'Clock
some one lighted a piece of paper under sleeping
mans chair and then shouted Fire" The specta-
tors jumped 10 their feet and started wild rush
for the exits
In a moment wild. frenzied crowd was strug-
Cling and fighting down the steep sides Of the
track The riders quickly left the track and made
for the level floor space, none by good luck, hurt
in the scrimmage
IN about three minutes the fear Of the crowd
was alayed and peace was restored. though many
spectators left the Garden
The fast pace of the first five hours had been
almost entirely due TO the efforts Of Kramer and
Fem who alternated in furious sprints. AS pre-
dicted however. the two withdrew from the race
at $50 O'Clock. They rode exactly 1S4 miles and
3 laps.
Cfougotz and Continet ran into each other shortly
before 8 a m. yesterday, but neither was badly
hurt and the lap lost By the accident was not
counted against them.
Shortly before q. n. yesterday Melvin T. Dove,
of the coIored team, had been Tapped repeatedly
and the crowd standing in their sEats shouting.
when there came crash at the Fourth-ave end of
the track Bowler Of the Chicago team struck
Srnar's wheel throwing both riders down the steep
bank Simar fell directly in front Of Mclean. That
rider in his efforts to keep from falling, his
wheel up the bank. 1t struck q post on the side Of
the track and he fell the steep incline where ne
grabbed the post and held on until he was dragged
into box The left side of his face was torn and
bleeding SiInar's knees were severely bruised by
the fall but Bowler not hurt at all.
Mclean lapsed into Inconsistencies soon after
he was taken his quarters. and an ambulance was
summoned fom Bellevue Hospital Mclean
viVed with difficulty and remained in the Garden,
He was compelled to retire from the race.
TurvilIe dropped Of the race, he had said
he would and a team. consisting Of Keegan
and Moran, was announced.
The track was not broad enough for Samson and.
in consequence. he rode into arena box the
Twenty-sxth-st side occupied by two women and
three men. When the rider was freed he found
to be unhurt. One Of the women had her face badly
bruised, but she soon revived. Samson soon
Joined the other riders
About $50 p. m. Peterson had a bad fall He was
riding near the top of the bank at the FOurth-ave
end Of the Garden when his wheel slipped. He fell
rolling over and over, and banged against the rail
around the press Enclosure. His partner. Floyd
Krebs got on the track Immediately. but Peterson
insisted on continuing. and was loudly cheered for
his pluck.
ROOTS SPRINT PROVES USELESS.
An exciting sprint begun by Root shortly
before D u m in which he Il lap. which was
not allowed by the referee. In the rush that fol-
lowed John Bedell WalthOur and Fisher were
thrown from their wheels near the Maaison-ave
end of the Garden but beyond a few scratches they
unhurt.
nounced that as the men who fell. under the rules
lost nothing by their mishap. and Bowler had
need Root for the lap. the leaders would still be
con tfnued 10 be scored on even terms