The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31
ELKES KILLED m CYCLE RACE,
HE MEETS DEATH GOING Ar RATE
OF so NILES AN HOUR


brushes the Afe Out Of the tsfeatest
Paced Ridsr--stinssn and Gsassly Bgast
--Eikea Aroke worlds Rsoersis.
Boston, May a-Whle competing in .
paced race against Bobby Walthour
Of Atlanta, Jimmy Moran Of Chelsea and
Will sunson Of Cambridge. OF Charles
River Park this afternoon, Harry Eikee,
the great cycle rider OF Giens Falls. N. r..
fell from bis wheel and was run over by
Stinson's motor, sustaining injuries tia,
resulted in HE death before the police
ambulance had reached the hospital.
Stinson was thrown from his wheel and
was badly cut and bruised about the face
and body. Frank aately Of Roxbury.
the man who was steering sdnsons motor
when It etrack flkes. was thrown head
long, his left leg getting entangled In the
whiriine wheels, cutting the foot severely
Stinson wae knocked unconscious, but
soon revived and was cent home In the
patrol wagon. Gately was taken to
Boston hospital BE was all broken up
over the sad accident, but no one held him
to blame, as Fixes tunb'ed into the path
Of his motor 20 suddenly that IL was i'm.
possible for him to steer clear OF the pros
trate rider. The wonder OF the whole affair
was that come of the spectators were not
hurt and that something Of this kind did
not occur was duo to the fortunate direction
the powerful motor took after Gately had
besn thrown o. the seat, leaving the ma
chine without any ons to guide It,
The paddock inside the track was
crowded with men, women and children,
there being an immense conoourse OF
people, and az the race Was at It's height
when the accident occurred, AZ many ~
close look at the riders. go.
The accident happened just at the be-
ginning OF the third turn and when Gately
had been thrown from the motor by lite
striking Elkes, the machine sped along to
the right, mounting the incline until it cap
sized Of Its own weight and then rolled over
and over down to the level ground. Had
the motor swerved TO the left it would have
plouehed through the throng and many
people would doubtless have been injured.
The race in which the accident occurred
was the feature event OF the card and
marked the opening Of the new board
track, which had just been completed for
James C. Kennedy. The riders have not
had much time In which to train on the
track, but as II was hve-lAp one. with
high banks at the turns, 1t Was confidently
asserted that some new worlds records
would he made this afternoon. Fully
$4,000 pefsbns crowded into the grounds,
filling every seat in the big pavilion. the
bleaoher seats opposite and the seats at
each end OF the track The overflow
passed through subway under the track
and into the Enclosure. After several
minor events had been run OF. the motors
began to sputter around the track and
soon the four riders took few turns to
accustom themselves to the pace.
It was late in the afternoon when Starter
Stetman fred the pistol that eet the race
going. The riders had been Keeling Oh
miles in small time and there was . lot OF
jockeying for the start, but all hands were
wary and 1t was found impossible TO get
the four motors anywhere near in line.
40 when the race began, Fixes had the lead
by 80 feet over Stinson, while Moran
was 40 feet behind him and walthour
was trailing the Chelsea rider
stnson jumped out into the lead almost
Immediately with Walthour UP in second
place, Moran was soon lap in the rear and
by fast pedalling the Cambridge man held
his place at the front.
Fixes caught and passed Walthour IN
tho fourth mile amid cheering and went
after 6tinson at a hot pace.
During the fifth mile Stinson lost his
pace and then Fixes went to the front,
maintaining that position up TO the time
Of the accident at the beginning Of the
sixteenth mile. The G,ens Falls man was
in great form and he recled of the laps
at tremendous speed, and no one was SUI
prised when the announcement was made
at the end Of the tenth mile that he had
gone the distance in II minutes 40 s-6 FEC
onds, the worlds record being 10 minutes
27H seconds
In the seventh mile Stinson'r chain
snapped, and when the Cambridge pan
reached the finish line he acted like Wild
man, running UP and down the track In
search Of another VIII eel. Not finding one
OF his own. he tried to take one belonging to
Fixes, but a bu rly negro was on guard
and wrenched it from Stinson's. grasp.
Then the latter tried to get a wheel owned
by Walthour. but a man guarding THE
machine refused to allow him to ride Cd
after ne had mounted II. Finally the
broken chain was repaired and Stinson
began riding again on his own wheel, but he
was fully mile behind Elkes. Walthour
had lost his pace 10 the fifth mile. losing
considerable ground, while Moran ap.
peared to be hopelessly out OF II.
Elkes was riding beautiful race. holding
the track, and as he left the miles bAhtnd
I he crowd choered madly. The fifteen miles
were covered by Fixes 10 10 minutes and 10
seconds, just ! minute and 70 seconds ahead
OF the worlds record for that distance
The spectators realized that he was riding
the fastest race Of his life, and cheered the
popular Glen Falls rider TO the echo.
IA Elkes shot past the pavilion serious
accident was the last thing looked for.
although In the amateur events some OF
the riders had been spilled on the turns,
but no one was hurt much. Speeding
around the second turn and upon the back
stretch the rear tire OF Elkees bicycle ex-
ploded and the wheel collapsed.
The rider had passed the back stretch
bleachers, and was well up on the track.
trying to get control OF the machine. A
his motor went shooting away from him.
there were shouts that Fixes had lost his
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