Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-13
HOLSTER HURT
IN BIG BIKE RACE
First Serious Spill on the MadI-
son Square Track o.
CURED Today.
TRACK WAS BADLY TORN UP.
Samuelson Continued Riding and II Is
Hoped That HGIllstcr VIII be Able
To Re.cntcr The Race.

New York. Dec. lathe worst ac-
cident since tho beginning OF the pres
ent six-day bicycle race a, the Madi-
son Square garden occurred early to-
day when 10 " the t3 riders went
down In bunch at what is known as
dead mans curve" on the Twenty
sixth street side Of the saucer. HOLLIS
ter Of the Samuelson-H HOLSTER team OF
Salt Lake City. and Van Oni one of
tho foreign riders, were severely in
Jured and several of the other rid
ers were badly shaken up. The board
track was torn W. for a distance OF
nearly 20 yards and II was found
necessary to suspend the race for
an hour and a half before the racing
could be put IN condition To resume
the race. II was thought at the time
of the accident Holster might have
been fatally injured. or at least so
badly hurt that he would be obliged
10 withdraw from the race. After an
examination by physicians. however.
II was found that his injuries were
confined to a severe shaking up. a
number OF scalp wounds and the loss
OF several teeth and It was announced
that he probably would be able 10 re-
lieve his partner, Samuelson, after a
few hours rest.
Van Oni received fracture Of the
nose and several minor hurts, but he.
too. Is expect I'd TO continue later in
the day, All the other riders who
went down at the time OF the accident
were able to take their places on the
track when the race was resumed at
0 o'clock.
In order to maintain the position
with the leaders which their teams
hold the partners Of HOLSTER and
Van Onl must remain on the track
constantly until the injured men re-
cover sufficiently to relieve them.
PYE LOSES HEAD.
An evidence Of the effect upon the
riders OF the frightfu strain put up
on them by the constant vigilance of a
slx-day contest was shown at the time
OF the crash. While the men we're
stu lying In a heap on the track, Pye,
of the Clark-Pye team. who had es-
capped with slight injuries. leaped out
OF the bunch. and running wildly
nlong the track, began to shout:
win the race; | win the race.
They're all dead but me, win"
He was quieted and taken to his
quarters. When the race was resum-
ed Pye was again in the saddle reel
Ing off the miles with the others. The
accident came when Fogler, Of the
Root-Fogler team darted out from
among the leaders In an attempt 20
steal lap. Matt Downey was the
first man to accept the challenge, and
after n few circuits OF the track he
caught the leader Just as they were
sweeping around dead mans curve
and the two men brushed each other
and fell, In an instant the other IL
riders were unon them and eight OF
them went down with crash
FRENCHMAN HURT
Emil Georget. Of the French team,
fode clear over the PROSTATE riders
ana crashed head-f foremost into a box
II was remarkable that hts skull was
NOT crushed by the impact but a mo-
ment later he was telling his trainer
that he was not at all hurt, HOLSTER
was rendered unconscious when he
crashed into the railing around the
track with such force that several OF
his teeth were knocked out. He was
revived few moments later and de-
clared he would be all right In a
snort time. Van Oni also received his
injury by collidlng with the railing.
Walthour was riding well back
when the crash came and fell upon
several men, escaping with scarcely a
scratch.
The score ut i o'clock was 1,ti1
miles and laps for all but the Wall
thour team. which was one lap be-
hind.
The record is 1867 miles and 9 laps.
Within an hour after the race was re-
sumed, John Bedell, Walthour's mart
ner. shot out OF the bunch and had
gained almost a lap before the other
riders really got after him. Walthour.
who had been resting for some time
rushed TO Bedell's relief and was with
In a few inches OF completing the Fun
lap when Downey went of the track
with punctured tire and the red aap
VAS sent up. Under the rules a Ian
gained while the flag is exposed does
not count and the effort Of the two men
who have fought for nearly four DAYS
to gain the less than 200 yards which
separates them from the leaders. went
for nothing.
SAMUELSON RESTS.
The crowd Of 5000 around the track
noWleu protest ana Bedell lodged q
formal complaint with the Judges but
was overruled, Bedell then relieved
Walthour and continued the race.
Before II o'clock Samuelson stopped
riding and avaied himself of the rule
giving him four hours TO ind a part.
ner without losing his place with the
leaders.
When Downey went off the track
Calvin ran into his trainers wheel and
was thrown, losing three laps. Calvin
quickly returned to the track.
HoLLIsTER OUT.
During the morning HOLSTER and Va
nonl were officially declared out OF the
race and their partners Samuelson and
Breton, made new pair with the loss
OF one lap. This left IL teams in the
race
Another attempt to recover their lost
lap by Walthour and Bedel Just before
noon, failed by a fall, this time by
Downing, when the plucky Americans
had only quarter Of a lap 10 go to be
even with the leaders.
At ! p, m. the score was l,isS miles
and two laps Tor nine Of the teams;
for Walthour and Bedell and Breton
Samuelson, 1883 miles ana one lap, and
for Calvin and Wiley /, 4S7 miles, one
Ian