New-York tribune., 1906-12-14


no laps, made by Miller ana woller in less'
A change came over the six day bicycle race
in Madison Square Garden yesterday ana aS
the result of a bad spill early IN the DAY '"o
team. were forced out a new one was formed
nine teams were tied for first place, TWO ihole
were a Lap behind. while Calvin and Wiley were
str,,peling slous three laps away The riders
were also more than two hundred miles behind
the record
Tn 10 III o'clock last night there were no
other changes, although Walthour and BedeA
aud Breton and Samuelson. the newly formed
team. made two or three efforts to make up lost
ground, TO the delight Of the big crowd in at
tendance. The Garden was not so oVercrowded
as on wednesday. however due in part TO rails
ing the price OF admission.
The accident which put Vanoni and Hoilister
MI. If the race happened at 7:25 O'Clock yester-
day morning Downey, in jumping out after
Fogler. who had started a sprint, ran into the
istter's rear wheel, and both riders went down.
Emil Georget passed over both and landed head
first in a box while Hollister, Downing, Coffey'
Rutt Vanoni, Walthour and Stol fell in heap.
The police and spectators jumped on the track
and helped TO pick up the stunned riders. Or.
Creamer who looks after the physical welfare
Of the riders, was promptly hand. and rem
oered all the assistance possible to those whom
he considered the most seriously injured
Carl Vanoni Of the French-Italian team, was
thrown over the protecting fence into one or
.hs boxes He sustained painful injuries, in
Guiding cash his thigh, and HOLSTER was
ssid to he suffering from possible fracture or
the skull.
The race was suspended for an hour and a
half and The injured men were carried TO their
quarters. In the mean time corps OF carpenters
hurried to repair the track Root and Clark
were the only riders on the track who escaped
the spill, which the worst one of the week.
After the accident Pye Jumped out on the
track and yelled out Il win the race. Every
body else is killed."
Nanoni officially declared out of the race.
Breton and Samuelson then paired up. with the
loss of a lap.
The excitement occasioned by the accident
had hardly abated when more furnished
about 10 o'clock, when the referees declined to
award Walthour and John Bedell one lap which
they had gained It was $50 o'clock when
Bedell ran away from the bunch and gained
quarter Of a lap About this time Walthour
who fresh, relieved him and got the lap
Just at this time Downey fell and the red fla Z
hoisted depriving Walthour and Bedell
OF the lap which the crowd claimed was right
fully theirs.
Following the refusal of the referees TO credit
himself and Beden with lap. Walthour threat
ened 10 leave the race. Many of the riders ad-
mitted that Walthour had gained the lap and
explained that Calvin really responsible.
Downey was credited with being the real cause,
but later the managers explained that Calvin,
who had been passed by Walthour, took a
header on the Madison avenue end Of the track
by running into his trainer, Frank McKinnen,
who was the more seriously injured Of the two
II was said that Calvin was unconscious but
fifteen minutes after the spill" he returned TO
the track
He pedalled AROUND In semi-dazed condi-
tion, however, and before his partner Wiley
could relieve him the other riders had gained
three lanS