The Saint Paul globe., 1904-12-08
CRINDERSSTART ROW
IN MADISON GARDEN
Police Reserves Called Out to
Quell Angry Bike
Riders

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Angry because
they believed the race was being unfairly
conducted and because methods which
they ailege to be wrong allowed other
riders to gain lap upon them, five teams
in the six-day bicycle race at Madison
Square Garden quit the race early to-
day.
The five teams which quit were Wal
thour and Monroe Bedell brothers, Mayo
and Newkirk, Mclean and Bowler, and
Butler and Morgan. All of them were
among the best in the contest and among
those most heavily backed to win the
highest prize. Walthour, who acted as
spokesman for the five dissatisfied teams
declared that the members of the several
teams relieved each other at intervals not
allowed by the rules, especially in the case
of Stol and Vanderstuyft.
The trouble began shortly after 2
o'clock. There was to be a general re-
lief of partners about that time, but Dor
Ion, when the other partners Were about
to leave the track, did not go. He had
been riding slowly back of the bunch for
hours, merely keeping on even terms with
wearied- Just as the change of riders was
being made, Dorlon started at a pace
which eclipsed anything the race hereto
fore produced. The crowd, which had not
mediately rose to the occasion and the
Garden rang with the shouts of the spec
tators as they realized what was hap
pening.
DorIon,s spurt Counts
For two miles Dorlon kept up his
heart breaking speed and by that time
had gained half a lap on the bunch. Then
hardly losing a second Root jumped in,
being fresh, began sprint which was
even more heart breaking than Dorlon's
had been. He kept it up for forty min
utes, with the other riders trying desper-
ately 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 throughout
the sprint and riding a little ahead of
the rest When Root was making his
rest, little Stol, the Belgian rider, who had
Just relieved VanderStuyft, stole up past
Walthour and began a sprint to catch
Root. In twelve laps he had done what
he tried for, and Walthour had been too
much taken by surprise 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 withdra wing. Their partners
then riding left the track. and all ten
riders Immediately surrounded the officials
and demanded that the lost distance be
restored to them.
Walthour. as spokesman for the dis
satisfied riders, argued that Stol had not
properly relieved Vanderstuyft and that
the lap was gained unfairly. =
Powers, promoter of the race told
Walthour and the others that they had
no right 20 leave the track as they had
done either by the National Cycling as
sociation rules or the special contracts
which they made with the mana cement
He concluded: You can go back upon the
track or not. Take your choice.
Police Called Out
When Manager Pollock ordered the ten
men who had quit the race to leave the
garden lively argument ensued and the
police reserves were summoned The ex-
citement was over when they arrived 1t
was reported that Nat Butier. one of the
riders. had been assaulted and beaten by
one OF Manager Pollock s supporters, but
Pollock denied IT,
The garden was thrown into an uEToaT
during the trouble ir, the dressing rooms
and at one time there was a series of
fisticz encounters in. progress all around
a handler for KeegaB. the Lowell Mass,
man who IS still in the race. was given a
severe beating. While nothing could be
learned regarding the alleged assault
upon Butler. it was perSistently reported
that he was beaten into llnconSciousness.
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 OF handlers were to
be admitted to the garden again during
the week. Some time later Walthour and
Mclean returned and had talk with
had asked Powers for 5000. which he
considered to be due for the motor paced
race of Saturday night and bis work so
far this week and that Powers had re-
ferred him 10 IN attorney. Mclean said
he was in the same boat. = He added that
he had engaged lawyer whom he had
instructed to attach the gate receipts at
once.
. At 1C o'clock tonight .o4i miles and
one lap had teen covered by the Vanders-