The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
teams IN huff
REFUSE TO RIDE
Walthour Heads Delegation OF
Kicking Bicyclists at Madi-
soil Square Garden.
THE ENTIRE TEN SUSPENDED
Unless Case Is Settled They Cam
not Ride Again OIL Any
Track in the World.
lBy Associated Prcss.l

By (By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. Angry because
they believed tile race was being unfairly
conducted and because methods which
they alleged to be wrong allowed other
riders TO gain a lapsupoh them, five teams
In the sx-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden Quit the race early to-day.
The five teams which quit are Walthour
and Monroe; Bcdell Brothers, Mayo and
Newkrk, Mclean and Bowler, and But
\ Ter and Moran. All-of them were among
the best In the contest and among those
most heavily backed to win the highest
prize.
Teams Withdraw.
M The trouble was precipitated by the
most exciting period OF riding which the
s race had thus lar given. when Root ana
DorIon, followed later by Stol and VAN
uerstuyft, succeeded In gaining lap on
their opponcnts. Walthoir, who acted az
spokesman for the five dissatisfied teams.
declared that the members OF those teams
relieved each other at intervals not allow
ed by the rules. especially In the case
ii OF Stol ana Vandcrstuyft.
Wait1lour was on the track throughout
&he SPIRIT hnd riding a little ahead Of
r11eteoric dash half Il lap ahead OF the
resi-, little stol, the Belgian rider, who had
Just relieved Vanderstlyft stole up past
5s1Valthours ana began q sprint to catch
Root. In twelve laps he had done what
{ he tried for. and Walthours had been too
much taken by surprise to catch him.
Then the partners ii, the five teams
4 named. who were not then on the Etracls,t
made their complaint and declawd their
intention OF Withdrawing. Their part,
e ners, then riding, left the track, and all
8 ten riders Immediately surrounded Stthe
" officials and demanded that the lost dis
Il lance be4rcstored to them.
After trying In vain to placatc the
angry riders. the officials gave up the
atangle and sent for z. T. Powers, pro-
moter OF the race. When he Joined In the
u the dispute. he told Nalthour and the
others that they had no right TO leave
Il the track as they had done, either by the
IL National Cycling Association rules or the
& special contracts which they made with
the management. He concluded:
fou can so back upon the track or
4 not. Take your choice
IA Powers issued a statement In which he
claimed that the Vanderstuyft-sto and.
\ Root-Dorlon teams won their lap fairly
and tina t. tho withdrawal OF the five 9TH
CIR teams was not justified. 81
iWalthour and Others Suspended:
After n conference between President
s AZ G.. Batchelder,i OF the National Z Cyc-s
4 ling association md r. F. Kelcey chair
lginan OF the Board OF Control OF tho AS
socia ton. Walthour and the nine other
v riders who withdrew froih the race were
Indefinitely suspended The case win not
E be disposed Of until the regular annual
Il meeting OF the association in February.
Until that time they cannot ride on any
{ track In the United States. Walthour
has engagements to ride lin Europe in
4 the early spring. but X the suspension
Is not lifted he will not be allowed to
ride on any track In the world; nor will
Il any OF the other suspended men. III h
Chairman Kelley. In speaking OF the
q men. said: 81 intend TO make an example
of these fellows IA.
When Manager Pollock ordered the ten
men who had quit the race to leave the
= garden. n lively argument ensued. and
f the police reserves were summoned.
4 The excitement was over when they
arrived. n
The garden was thrown Into an uproar
during the trouble In the dressing rooms
and at one time there was q series OF
fistic encounters In progress all around
the oval. Jospeh l.. Sullivan. of Boston.
n handler for Kcegan. the Lowell, Mass.
4 man who Is still In the race was given
severe beating After the dissatisfied
riders had left the garden Mr.. Powers
issued orders to all the gate tenders that
none of the men or any. OF their trainers
or handlers were to be admitted to the
garden again@during tho week.
Some limo later Walthour and Mclean
H returned and had a talk With Powers. q
Walthour afterwards sn.d he had asked +
h Powers for $500. which he considered due
lin for the motor paced race OH Satllr-
4 day night and his work so far. this week.
Il and that Powers had referred him to an,
attorney. Mclean said he was in the
same boat" lie added that he had ems
( gagged n lawyer, whom he had instructed
f 10 attach the gate receipts at once.
Issues Statement.
waltlour. as the spokesman for the
& suspended riders, gave out their version
OF the trouble resulting in their with
y drawal. He said:
Root and Dorlon gained their lap hon-
d estly, have no ground of complaint
against them, and none OF us have, It
ia entirely against the unjus. scoring OF
/. Stol and VanderstuyftSth that we are fight
Z Ing. Az a matter of fact they should
be q lap behind us Instead of one ahead.
2 It was this way:
..NWhen Dorlon and Root had gained
i their lap. both stol and Nanderstuyft
y were on the track making changes G
carried the bunch along III an etiort 70
catch tho leaders, Dorlon and Root. and
in doing SO hit up such q fast pace that
"A succeaded, In 6lapping all OF the teams
cxcept three, Those three were tina
I3eddell Brothers. Butler and Moran and
l)orlon and Root, We rode along after
that more 81 owly, Knowing that we had
Tapped the others. and what was our
surprise when the score was posted 70
find stolf and aVanderstuyft postcd q lap
ahead Then came our protest. Ind you
Z konwi the result.
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