The Washington times., 1907-12-09
w a1thOur
Is Out Of
Bike Race
Physician Declares He Was
Not Justified in Re-
tiring.
Bad Spills Mark First
Day of the Bike
Races.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Bobby Wal
thour one of the star attractions Of
the slx-day bicycle race. retired from
the contest shortly before 10 O'Clock
this morning.
WaltEour excused his act on the
ground that at Il m. he had severely
wrenched the arm which was badi, in
jured Ia a collision in a bicycle race in
Germany las year. Dr. Creamer, the
physician at the Garden. declared Wal
| thout was not at all justified in with
drawing from the contest. as his physi-
cal condition was perfect.
At the time he quit Walthour was,
| according TO the official score keepers,
| among the leaders, having scored ISL
miles and one zap. Matt +. Dowaey,
Waltrour's team mate. has been given
until 1.35 o'clock this afternoon TO pro-
cure a new partner.
Hard Luck 0vertakes Rutt.
While 1900 persons were wildly
| cheering the sixteen starters in the six
day bicycle race in Madison Square
Garden, during the early hours today,
Walter Rutt. OF the German-HolIand
team, net with serious accident,
The rear tire Of his wheel burst as
lie was rounding Dead Mans curve" e"
and lac plunged headlong down the side
OF the track. He struck a tvo-inch
post on the Twenty-slxth street side,
/ splitting It with his head.
Johann Stol. his partner. quickly took
his place on the track. Although suf
fering intensely from the blow. Rutt
declared he would not withdraw from
| the race.
In Poor Condition.
Harry Reynolds and James Beryon.
the English team, were ruled Cfr the
track because OF bad condition. Ben
yon was unconscious for twenty-five
minutes and physicians found his heart
IN such condition as 10 be dangerous.
! Before BenyoE became unconscious.
| Reynolds, the Irishman, slid down the
| hlgh-banked track and carried Nat
Butler with him. Butler, the veteran.
was only shaken up. but Reynolds
1 stomach was hurt, and Benyon quickly
! relieved him. Benyon had not done
four laps. though. when he fell. He
I remOunted aud kept on and soon be-
| came unconscious from exhaustion.
The pace was so fast that each man
/ was relieved after riding a few min
| utes- Walthour took no chances OF
! Matt Downey firing. and climbed on
his wheel. Fogler did the sam. al
| though Moran. his partner. protested
that he wasn't warmed up.
Another Upset.
At the end or four hours there was
/ another spill. Nat Butler. OF the West
| ern team, ran into the rear wheel Of
Carl A. Limberg's bicycle, and both
went down. Arthur Vanderstuyft. Of
/ the COMMUNICATIONS Belgium team.
/ who was directly behind. fell over the
I two men. Limberg's arms were badly
bruised and he left the track. The
| other two continued the race.
The race was started promptly at /
O'Clock, when James J. Corbett. heavy
weight pugllist and thespian, fred a
shot from a pistol.
II was estimated that close on to
! 1900 had Jammed their way through the
/ narrow entrances in the short hour
| between the opening OF the doors and
| tho start OF the race.
Big Crowd.
Until 1:S0 o'clock the crowd outside
was al that 125 policemen, stationed
within block. could handle. Twenty
| FIVE OF these were mounted men. But
at that hour the majority who strove
to get into the building had succeeded.
Some OF the riders began 10 pedal
| around the saucer-Nke track a few min
promptly stopped by the police. Ac-
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