Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-15
Say They Are Not Having
Proper Scores Posted.
Management Asserts Every
thing Is Perfectly Fair.
Eight Leaders Tied, With Others in
Old Relative Places.

New York. Dec. 14.-Though thou
sands We're still present, there was a
noticeable falling off today and tonight
in the attendance on the SiX-day bicy-
Gle race at Madison Square Garden
Spills among the riders, often times
when some team babe fair to gain Il
lap in the race, caused reports of Il
possible revolt on the part of some of
the contestants. During most of the day
the pace was slow, the cyclists creeping
around the track at snail's pace.
Some of the riders, including Breton.
WalthOur, Samuelson and Bedell, had
to accept penalty of lap by teaming
anew after accidents had deprived
them OF their partners.
There was n ripple of excitement
when late tonight 4 fast sprint was
started by Root, closely followed by
MacFarland. The result was the loss
of a lap by Vanderstuyfet and Stol and
Galvan and Wiley.
New York, Dec. 14.-An organized
movement in which nearly all of the
riders joined as a protest against the
rulings of the judges in refusing 70
mark up the laps which some Of the
riders declare We're fairly won. was be.
gun today. The men declare that they
have been unfairly treated and that
they Will DO no more real work until
the management makes some arrange
mcnt by which their efforts will be
properly recognized and their gains re-
corded. Soon after this agreement was
reached among the men, the pace de-
c,~ IN b,. ,i,,;,,
developed into Il slow and uninterest-
ing procession. Arm in arm, members
of the rival teams pedalled slowly along
the level floor at the base of the bowl"
reading the morning papers and jOk-
ing with one another.
Replying to public charges that the
race was not being conducted fairly.
Manager r. T. KELSEY, chairman of
the racing board of the National Cy-
cling Association and referee at the
Garden. says that charges are unfair
and silly.
THE rules of this race may have
worked iiaroishir; on some OF tn, rid
er!,." he said, but we cannot Eclp
that. They knew the rules when they
entered and we can do noting mere
than enforce them. If this is any fraud
connected with tho six-day race, I have
never seen it. such accusations are
silly
Replying to criticisms which have been
directed at the mana cement of the race
ana some Of the contestants, all Of th..
rid, RS late tonight issued 4 signed state
mcnt declaring that they Were striving
honestly to win the race and expressing
conficEcr in the officials ana the man
ac..m,nt OF the contest
AT 10 o'clock the Holland IL lgium
team. composed of NanderstuYft and
Stol. left the track. They We're evidently
much discouraged over the less of a lap
in the NAL sprint which took place
shortly after - O'Clock and decided to
give up the contest They are allowed
four hours rest under the rules. Il they
did nct return within the time Init they
VIII ~" officially declared out OF IL" race.
THIS would leave but II teams in Ii" race
which began with II teams.
one o'clock score: Eight teams 1869
miles ana lars I5r"tan ana Samuc lson
ard Walthour and Bctll 1863 mics and
LAPS CALVIN and Wiley 1850 miles and
: laps. Na,rl"rstuyft and Stol ~. miles
ana : laps.
The record for the l2ist hour is o:i"6
Ter i'll i>95.