Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-07

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. included some of the best riders competing in the event, quit the race early to-day.
 The five teams which quit were Wal thour and Monroe, Bedell brothers, Mayo and Newkirk, Mclean and Bow. Ter, and Butler and Moran. All of them were among the best in the con- test and among the most heavily backed to win the highest prize The trouble was precipitated by the most exciting period of riding which the race had thus far given. when Root and Dorlon, followed later by Stol and Vanderstuyft, succeeded in gaining lap/ on their opponents. Walthour, who acted as spokesman for the five dissatisfied teams, declared the l members of those teams relieved each other at intervals not allowed by the rules, especially in the case of Stol and Nanderstuyft.
 The trouble began shortly after 2 o'clock. There was to be a general relief of partners about that time, but Dorlon, when the other partners were about to leave the track, did not go. He had been riding slow l ly back of the bunch for hours, mere ly keeping on even terms with the rest, and did not appear at all wearied. Just as the change of riders was being made Dorlon started sprint at pace which eclipsed anything the race here tofore produced. The crowd, which had not had much excitement aftel midnight, immediately rose to the oc- casion and the garden rang with cheers.
 For two miles Dorlon kept up his sprint, and by that time had gained half lap on the bunch. Then, hardly losing a second. Root jumped in and, being fresh, began a sprint which was even more heartbreakin than Dorlon's had been, He kept it up for forty min. utes, with the other riders tryingNf1es- perately to overtake him. but at the end of that time he had gained the lap he and his partner coveted.
 Walthour was on the track through out the sprint, and riding a little ahead of the rest. When Root was making his meteoric dash half lap
 ahead of the rest, little Stol, the Bel | J derstuyft, stole up past Walthour anG began a sprint to catch Root. In twelve laps he had done what he tried for, and Walthour had been too much 1 taken by surprise to catch him. l 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 partners, then riding, left the track and all ten riders immediately sur rounded the officials and demanded that the lost distance be restored tt them. Walthour, as spokesman for tht dissatisfied riders, argued that Stol haC not properly relieved Vanderstuyft anC
 that the lap was gained unfairly. After trying ill vain to placate tht
 angry riders, the officials gave it III and sent for F. T. Powers. promoter O the race When he had heard botf
 sides of the dispute he told Walthoul and the others that they had no righ to leave the track as they had done either by the National Cycling associa I tion rules or the special contracts
 which they made with the manage ment. He concluded, 'You can gt
 back upon the track or not. Ta-ie oul
 choice'
 Early in the forenoon the five dissat lisfied riders had not returned to th' 1 track.
 The sprint by the two leading teams
 and the quarrel and excitement tha followed when the five riders quit th'
 track raised the crowd to pitch O excitement hardly exhibited before during the present race. Many spills due to the terrible pace, but none Q! which resulted in serious injuries, add l o5 ta the excitement.
 Root and Dorlon passed the thou sand-nile mark just before o'clocE this forenoon.
 l At s a. m. the standing of the twelve
 teams remaining in the race was a' fOIIONS: