Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
CYCLISTS START
ON SIX-DAY GRIND

NEW YORK, December 9.-At Just one
minute after 1 o'clock this morning James
j. Corbett fired the pistol that sent away
sixteen of the crack long-distance riders
OF the world in the annual six-day race
at Madison Square Garden. Ten thousand
frantic fans cheered the pedalers as they
spurted out for the tedious grind, and
then settled back to watch the cyclists,
who lost no time in making sprint of it
to get whatever advantage possible in the
early stages. The men who started were
the representativ of the sixteen two
man teams that had entereds for the
championship.
Under the new rules, which will elimin-
ate many of the suspicious falls" that
occurred last year, the race promises to
be more exciting and more of a real test
of speed and good generalship t.an ever
The field is of exceptional class, and with
the greater possibilities to gain laps under
the new conditions which will prevail. the
management is confident that the records
will begin to fall early in the week
Plnkerton men to the number of 100
were posted about the hall, and an hour
before the time for the doors to open all
tne officials connected with the race were
on hand prepared for their duties
A few of the men started to circle the
track before that hour, with the evident
IDEA OF warming up a little before the
start, but were stopped by the officers
with the order that no riding was to he
allowed on the track before midnight.
The contestants this year will be called
upon to face different racing conditions.
The sixteen teams for the long-drawn
struggle are as follows:
French team-Leon Georget, France.
Victor Dupre, France.
lrish-English team-John Reynolds, Bal
briggan, Ireland; James Benyon. Lon
don, England
Intercity team-Joseph Fogler, National
Athletic Club, Brooklyn; James Moran,
Boston.
Atlantic-Pacihc team-Charles A. sher-
wood, New York city; Carl A. Limberg,
San Jose, Cal.
French team-Louis Darragon France.
Petit Breton, France.
Utah-1owa team-W. E. Samuelson.
Salt Lake City; w. E. Mitten, Daven-
port, Iowa.
German-Holland team-Walter Rutt,
Germany; Johann StoI, Holland.
Chicago-New York team-Iyer Lawson
chicago; Urban Mcdonald. New York.
French-1talian team-Edmond Jacouelin
France; Carlo Vanoni. Italy
Yankee-Dixie team-Bobby Walthour.
Atlanta, Ga: Matt E. Downy, Boston
Long Island team-John Bedel, Ivn.
brook, l.. l.; Menus Bedell, Lynbrook,
l.. I.
Irish-American team-Patrick Logan,
Ireland; Walter A. Bardgett, Buffalo.
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City; Saxon Williams, Salt Lake city.
an-American-Belgium team-Floyd
krebs. Newark, N. j.; Arthur Vanders-
stuyft, Belgium.
Western team.Hardy Downing, San
Jose, Cal; Nat Butler Cambridge Mass
The Farmer and Messenger Boy-Frank
Calvin, New Milford, Conn; George WI
ley, Syracuse, N. Y.
AS the men were engaged to ride for a
certain amount Of money last year. there
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and as result when rider fell he was
allowed to remount and the laps lost bv
him We're restored when he or his part
nerl returned to the track. This year the
changed the conditions of the race that a
fall will avail the acrobat nothing.
His team will lose whatever laps the
others gain while the tumbler is Off the
track. This rule does not apply to the
rider who is thrown or falls through the
fault of another rider.
1t Is announced by the MANAGEMENT
that in view of the unfavorable comment
last year the contest will be run strictly
on its merits, and two or more teams will
addition each team will be required to
wear distinctive caps, and these must he
worn by the contestants at all times when
they are on the track.
During a terrific sprint in the sixth
hour this morning of Harry REYNOLDS and
James Benyon, the Irish-Engish team. in
relieving each other, collided, and both
were so painfully injured that they were
unable to continue.
Reynolds suffered from a severe con-
fusion of the left forearm, and Benvon
was bruised about the body and lower
limbs
The sprint was started by Breton, close
ly pressed by Fogier, and after a wild
burst Of speed, Dupree, Benyon and Rev
holds fell, the result being that Wilcox.
Lawson. Calvin and Jacquelin each lost
one lap, and Limberg lost two laps.
All the remaining teams at 8 O'Clock
this morning had covered 1854 miles.
Bobby Walthour Of Atlanta, who was
paired with Matt E. Downey of Boston
withdrew from the race at $50 am, when
he had completed 1877 miles and one lap.
He declared that he had lame arm and
shoulder. and that he should be in a hos
pital instead of racing. DR.. Kramer the
physician at the track. said that Walthour
was in as good condition as any of the
riders.
Walthour's retirement did not disuualify
his partner, who had until 80 today to
secure another mate, and If successful will
suffer the loss of only one lap from the
leaders.
The score at the end of the eighth hour.
at 8 am, for the ten leading teams was
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