Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-13
DEAD MANS CURVE
Ten of the Bikers Spilled in a
 Heap p-The Scores To-Day


 New York, Dec 13.-The worst ac- cident during the present six day bicycle race at Madison Square gar. den occurred early to-day when ten of the thirteen riders on the track went down in a bunch at what IS known as Dead Mans curve, on the 26th street side of the soucer. Hollis ter of the SamuelsOn-H Hollister cOmbi- nation of Salt Lake City and Vanoni, one of the foreign riders, were se- verely injured and several other rid CTS were badly shaken. The board track was torn up for distance of nearly 25 yards, and 1t was found necessary to suspend the race for an hour and half before the racing surface could be put in condition to resume the grind. It was thought at first that Hollister might have been fatally injured. Physicians found however, that his injuries were con fined to a severe shaking, a number of scalp wounds and the loss of sey- eral teeth. and 1t was announced that he probably would be able to relieve his partner Samuelson after a few hours rest. Vanonl has a fractured nose and several miner hurts, but he too is expected to continue later ii the day. All the other riders who fel were able to take their places on the track when the race was resumed al 9 o'clock.
 In order to maintain the position with the leaders, which their teams hold, the partners of Hollister and VanOni must remain on the track con. stantly until the injured men recover sufficiently to relieve them.
 An evidence of the effect upon tht riders of the frightful strain of tht contest was shown at the time of thu crash. While the men were still ly ing in heap on the track Pye of tht Clark-Pye team, who had escaped with slight injuries, lcaped out of tho bunch and running wildly along tht track began to shout, q win the race l win the race. They're all dead but me. l win" he was quieted. taker to his quarters and when the race was resumed Pye again was in the saddle reeling off the miles with the others.
 New York, Dec 13.-With the beginning of the fourth day of the bicycle race at Madison Square Gar den the riders began setting a faster pace with the evident intention of relegating to the rear the weaker ones of the contestants. By 2 o'clock the average hourly speed had been raised to more than nineteen miles as against sixteen yesterday. Few of the men show any serious trace of the terrific struggle in which they have taken part and from appear ances to-day 1t looked as If all might last through to the finish. Admirers of the sport say the present race is the best and most interesting that they have ever seen here.
 At 5 a. m. to-day Stol and Wander stuyft made dashing attempt to steal a lap, but grand sprinting by John Bedell, Walthour's partner frustrated the move. The attempts of Walthour and Bedell to regain the lap they are behind the other twelve teams remains the chief point of interest with the spectators.
 One of the worst spills of the race occurred at 7:25 a. m. to-day, twelve of the thirteen riders going down in a smash-up. A number of the riders had to leave the track and some ol them seemed to be badly hurt. The spill came after mad sprint in which Fogler was prominent. It oc. cured on the Twenty-seventh street and Fourth avenue corner of the gar. den, which is known as the hoodoc section of the track, as most of the sensational accidents have occurred there.
 Eddie Root was picking up hi: partner, Fogler, when the latter. wheel was run into by Matt Downey In a second there was a crash ana the thousands of people who had re mained in the garden during tho night saw twelve of the riders scat, tered over the track. The police ana spectators jumped on the track ant helped to pick up the fallen and stunned riders. Dr Creamer. wh, looks after the physical welfare ol the riders, was promptly on hand ana rendered all the assistance possible to those whom he considered the most seriously injured.
 Carl vanoni. of the French-Italiar team. was thrown over the protect ing fence into one of the boxes. Hs sustained painful injuries. including a gash on his thigh. and Hollister o the Salt Lake team was said to b. suffering from a possible fracture o the skull.
 The race was suspended for quit. -while and the injured mer were carried to their quar ters. Tn the meantime corp: of carpenters hurried to repair ;h, track which was ripped and torn fo fully 20 yards. Root and Clark in Australian were the only riders win, escaped the spill The men who fel were (. l.. Hollister. Matt Dowaey Fogler. Coffey. Rutt. Wiley. Emi Goergei. stoi. yanonI and Bobb, waithour.
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