Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-07
WaIthOur and Monroe, Bcdell and
BedelI. Mayo and Newkirk Me-
Lean and Bowler ct al
IT WAS UNFAIRLY CONDUCTED
SO They Believed -Irouble Preclpi
tated by a Most Exciting Piece
Of Riding

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New York, Dee Angry because
they believed the race was being I'M
fairly conducted and because methods
which they allege to be wrong allowed
other riders to gain a lap upon them,
five teams In the six-day bicycle race at
Madison Square garden, including some
OF the best riders competing IN the
event quit the race today.
The five teams that Quit were WAL
thour and Munroe Bedoll and Beden
Mayo and Newkrk, Mclean and Bowl.
ot and Butler ana Moran. An Of
them were among the best In the con-.
test and amonG those most heavily
backed Co win the highest prize
The trouble was precpitated by the
most exciting pieces Of riding M the
race thus far given when Root and
Dorlon followed later by Stoll and
Nanderstuyft, succeeded IN gaining "A
lap on their opponents. Wathour. Who
acted as spokesman for the Eve dis
satlfhed teams, declared that the menu
Ders OF those teams relieved each other
at intervals not allowed by the rules,
especially IN the case Of St0ll ana
ldhuelstuyft. The trouble began
shortly after o'clock.
For two miles Dorian kept up u
heart-breaklng sprint and gained half
q lap on the bunch Then. hardly los.
ing second Root Jumped In and be-
gan n sprint even more heart breaking
than Dorlon's had been. lie kept Il
up Tor 40 minutes, with the other rib
ers trying desperately TO overtake him.
hut at the end of That time he had
gained the lap he and his partner GOV.
Walthour was on the track through.
out the sprint and riding a little ahead
OF The rest. When Root was making
his meteorlc dash half a lap ahead of
the rest, little Stoll, the Belgian rider
who had just relieved Vanderstuyft.
stole up past Walthour and began n
sprint to catch Root IN 10 laps ne had
done what he had tried for. and Wal
thour had been too much taken By sur
prise to catch him.
Then the partners In the five teams
named who were not then on the track,
made their complaint and declared their
intention Of withdrawing, Their part
ners, then riding, left the track and an
10 riders Immediately surrounded the
oitlclHs and demanded that the lost
distance be restored Ia them.
Walthour, as Spokesman for the dis
satisfied riders argued that stolI had
not properly relieved Vanderstuyft and
mat the lap was gained unfairly.
L. Z, Powers promoter OF the race,
told Walthour and the others that they
had no right to leave the track as they
had doneeither by the National Cycling
association rules or the special con.
tracts which they made with the man.
aBement He concluded.
You can 80 back on the track or not.
Take your choice"
After a conference between President
Batchelder OF the National Cycling as.
ISOLATION and h. s. Kelley, chairman
OF the board Of control OF the associa.
ton. Walthour and the nine other riders
who withdrew from the race were I'm.
definitely suspended The cases win not
be disposed Of until the regular annual
meeting Of the association In February.
Until that time they cannot ride on any
track In the United states Walthour
has engaged to ride IN Europe I'm the
early spring but II the suspension Is
not lifted he win not be allowed to ride
ON any tack IN the world. nor win any
Of the other suspended men.
Chairman Kelley, In speaking Of the
men, said ~ intend 10 make an ex.
ample Of these fellows lie would say
nothing further
Al s a, m. the standing Of the f.
teams remtlning IN the race were as
follows Nanderstuyft-St0l Root Dor.
Ian l,0251 each Gougoltz- Breton. Dus.
uot-Ma2an, Palmer-Agraz, Samuelson-
WiNt s~s5 Keegan-L Logan. Turville.
Netting l,O25-6; Krebs- Fogler, Cald.
well-Hopper, Sulkins- Rockowtz, Down.