The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-12-10
FIRST ACCIDENT
in BICYCLE RACE
Hugh Mclean of Boston Takes
Bad Fall and Is Seriously
Injured.

New York, Dec. ,1o.-The first serious
accident in the six days bicycle race
at Madison Square Garden occurred at
6:20 am. today and resulted in the
serious injury OF Hugh Mclean Of Bos-
ton, the partner of Bobby Walthour.
He may not be able to ride in the race
again. w. NJ. ,'*-r.
Mclean was hurt in a spill which oc-
Cured at the, turn at the Fourth avenue
and Twenty-seventh street side of the
high banked track, just about the spot
where little Johnny Nelson was killed
four years ago. Mclean was response
Bile for the mixup, as he was the first
to go down. Clark, the Australian,
Leon Georget of France, Macdonald
OF the New York team and Rupprecht
OF Newark, N. j., all fell over the
Boston lad who, when picked up, was
found to be the only one seriously hurt.
DIR. Cramer attended the injured
rider, who was rendered almost in
sensible from cash about three inches
long on the right side Of his head. Nc
Lean may also have sustained a frac-
ture of the collar bone. His partner,
Bobby Walthour of Atlanta, was called
from his cot and after delay Of nearly
twenty minutes was right on in the
mad race for money and glory. Nc:
Leans injuries may prove so serious
that ne may have to abandon the race
and Walthour may double up with
some other rider, if he decides on re-
manning in the race.
The remainder of the night was un-
eventful except SO far as the usual
sp1rlnts occurred on the part of the
riders, who endeavored to steal lap.
Root and Stol were prominent in this
sort of work and time and time again
they reused the large number of specta-
tors who remained in. the Garden all
night to bursts of enthusiasm. There
We're several spills which caused thrills,
but none was OF serious character
until Mclean took his tumble In last
years contest Mclean met with a sim
liar mishap early in the race and had
to retire.
More than 10000 persons were at
the Garden when the sixteen teams en-
tered the contest, started on their long
and weary ride. The men were all in
fine form and the riders on the track
maintained the fast pace from the
start. The score at the end of the
seventh hour & any, showed the teams
to be on an equal footing, the distance
traversed being l57 miles and laps.
None of the teams lost any distance
thru the mishap.
Dec. 1913 a.m.)-The score at the end
OF the eighth hour was ITO miles even,
with Walthour leading.
When the 8 O'Clock score was an
nounced Bobby Walthour was still lead
ing the field and all the other riders
were watching his every move in the
fear that he might succeed in gaining
lap on them. If he were able to do
this he would be in a favorable posi-
ton to double up with some other rider.
AT S:15 DR.. Cramer announced that
MacLane was so badly injured that it
would be impossible for him to get
back into the race. MacLane was re-
moved to the New York hospital short
ly after 8 o. clock, suffering from q
scalp wound and severe Commissions, the
ligaments of his left shoulder being
badly torn.
AtJs:35 Walthour stopped and it
vas announced that he and Floyd
k 1S 5 of Newark, N. J., will team up
had reached the 2oo-miIe mark ark WITH with
Vannoni leading the field.
!; More Spills.
A few hours after the accident to
Mclean, five Of the riders were again
IN an accident. Three women and two
men who were crossing the track cot
IN the way OF the riders and McDon-
ald, stol, Holllster, Rupprecht and
~" "C1C uOW LII d l6dD. ALI
were bruised but continued in the race.
The women were not hurt. H., -,
Shortly afterwards there occurred
another spill, in which Bedell of Lynn
brook, l.. l., suffered a fracture Of his
col!arbone. He was attempting to steal
a lap when he fell, carrying Schlee
down with him. The latter was uncon-
scious for a time, and when he recov-
cred, declared he would ride no more.
Upon this declaration Mcdonald was
given four hours in which to find
partner. Should he fail to do so, &C.
cording to the rules, he will be decl Jared
out Of the race.
Walthour and John Bedell, partner
Of Menus Bedell, now constitute the
team. The score at 10 O'Clock was
2l9 miles 4 laps for all but the Walt
hour team, which was one lap behind.