The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-16
FOglor Won Out For His
Team; Downing and
Hoppe are Second.
GREAT CROWDS
CHEER WINNERS
Bobby Walthour, Though De-
feated, Received Round After
Round of Applause-From
Six O'clock Until End
of Race Was One
Big Squirt.

NEW YORK. December 15.-The six
day bicycle race closed tonight at 1920.
These We're tho winners:
Flrst-Foqier.
second-0o~ney Of Happier, and
Oowney.
ThIrd-Rutt. CT Rutt and MscFar-
land.
Distance. 2,2s2 miles and ? laps.
Fogier made the winning ride for
Root and Fooler.
The final mile and race were won
BY Root and FoeIer.
Only eight teams had a standing after
10 o'clock. Bobby Walthour and John
BedeH and Breton and Samuelson had
made many futile attempts to get On
even terms with the leaders. At 1905
o clock these two teams We're requested
To leave the track and did so. leaving
just one-half Of the original starters TO
fight out the finish.
The mandate Of the officials especially
as affected Walthour and Bedell. did not
please the crowd. which expressed its dis
approval with Kisses and jeers.
At 1o.@ o'clock. just 142 hours after the
start. ten last two teams withdrew from
the track. and in a brief space the leaders
were sent away FOR the final squirt OF one
mile.
Most Notable Race.
The bicycle race ending tonight has
been i'm some respects the most notable
held. There have been more accidents
than in previous contests. greater crowds
and more protests on judges rulings than
ever before. Incidentally the cry OF
fake has been heard more than in any
previous contest. Interest has been
added 10 the race by the plucly fight
made by Bobby Walthour. His team
partner. Hugh MacLean. met with serious
Injury six hours after the start OF the
race
In no way undaunted. Waltbour sue
fcred the penalty of a lap and paced with
Johnny Bedel whose partner Menus
Bedell, was also incapacitated by ac-
cidcnt
These two. working against handi-
cap which had always proved too for
midahle for six-day riders I'm contests
OF years before. gained their lap several
times. but as there was a spill each
time. they We're Obliged to forfeit It
under the ruling of the referees.
Large Field at Last.
Nevertheless they remained in the con-
test mp to the final sprint. in which only
the leading teams were allowed to partfc4.
pate The contestants in the final lap
made up a larger field than had before
completed In a final Of a sfx-days bicycle
race
In fact. II. as had been frequently
charged the leaAers had made no effort
to run away from each other. they could
rot have deliberately reached the last
squirt on more even terms Those who
dropped out were either injured or ex-
hausted rather than left behind.
There was much talk OF police interfer-
ence during the latter half OF the week
and indications that the race might be
stopped because of objectionable features
attendant upon the exhibition. but beyond
some criticisms by the board OF health a
few changes IN the exists ordered by the
building department and extra police
sdetailed 20 preserve n semblance Of order.
nothing done.
Early tonight there was a scramble for
points Of vantage by thousands who did
not intend to miss the finish. Thousands
more We're destined to see nothing but
the tops Of bobbing heads as the racers
cycled the track on the last ten laps.
Crowd in Uproar.
During the last few hours Of the race
there was presented a picture, the like
of which has seldom been seen IN Madi-
son Square Garden Seventeen thousand
persons Joined in n continuous uproar
from Is utn iO O'Clock. dividing their
cheers between their favorites among the
riders
No inch Of room was unoccupied IN the
baxes. galleries and I'm the arena. and At
least q thousand persons stood under the
track 40 the east and wet ends. unable
90 get q glimpse Of the riders Even
after orders We're given to close the
doors, Madison Avenue was blocked with
q surging crowd. Police reserves To the
number of 80 had all they could do 70
on frn