The Washington times., 1907-12-11
RIDERS VERGE
ON COLLAPSE
FROM STRAIN
Six-Day yCompetitionMa May
Narrow Down to Six
Tomorrow.
Two Western Teams
Compelled to Retire
This Morning,

NEW YORK. Dec. uS-WhiHing round
and round the tenth Of a mile pine track
al Madison Square Garden today are
nine tried men, physically At, it is true
but at least three OF their number on
the verge Of collapse as the result OF
the terrific pace that has been contin-
ued since the start Monday morning OF
the annual six-day bicycle race.
Seven Of the original entries have mad
TO quit and II the present system Of
heart-breaktng sprints Is continued 1t
Is likely that by tomorrow the battle
down to six teams.
Pace Varies.
The cause is apparent to all who sec
the riders. Although at O'Clock this
morning the men were $50 miles behind
the record set by that prince of sprint
ers, the late Harry Elkes and his part
ner, Floyd Mcfarland, seven years ago.
the pace in that race was steady and
fast from the start. Here It IS slow
two-thirds OF the time
TWO more teams in the six-day bicycle
grind IN Madison Square Garden retired
from the race this morniER- The team
made up Of SamuClsOn, OF Salt Lake
City, and w. Z. Mitten. Of Davenport,
Iowa, was compelled TO quit on account
Of the poor physical condition or SAM
uelson. who has been suffering from
stomach trouble and a general break
down.
Throws Up the Sponge.
Wilcox and Williams. the Mormon
tenn. decided not to go on and notified
Manager Pollock they were through
A few minutes after o'clock Sam
uelson complained 70 his trainers that
he was suffering such pain that he could
not ride any longer. He was taken q
his quarters, where he collapsed corn
pletely as soon as he reached his cot
DR.. Cramer was sent for and. as Sam
uelson failed to recover under treatment
ordered that he be given a good rest
MItten. his partner. asked TO be relieved
at $40 O'Clock and the trainers tried L
get SamuelsOn up. AS soon as he go
off the cot he staggered and sank TO th'
floor. AS Samuelson was in such baC
shape he could not walk. DIT. Crane,
advised the officials TO order him and
his partner. Mitten, out OF the race
which they did
Hunting Another Partner.
Mitten was given the privilege Of Sc
curing partner within four hours, 81
that he might be able to continue II
the race.
With Samuelson and Mltten out, only
ten teams are left in the race. The only
real excitement Of the morning was th'
attempt OF Wilcox to gain lap. Al
though WILCOX and his partner were
two miles and five laps behind th'
leaders, the other riders went sailing
after him at the same terrific speed al
81 he was on even terms with them
While Wilcox was taking his sprint tn
spectators got up and loudly applaudel
him. williams and his partner lost theh
two miles as a result of the scorer
failing 10 pull the bell five times wheI
the rider got of the track, which mean
for the others to slow As Williams haI
failed to register any complaint abou
his wheel being out Of order. the officlal
decided he should lose the two miles
and the score went against his team
At II O'Clock the position Of the teams
were. relatively unchanged. The tOul
leaders wore tied at 1,O09 miles; the sec
ond at 1,0OS miles Q laps, and Lawson
and Mcdonald another lap IN the rear
Twelve o'clock coTe-ffty-ninth hour
Folger-Morau- 1N24-4
Rutt-StoT. 1924
Lawson Mcdonald, 1,o44
Krebs- s-Vanderstuyft, 1924.
Logan-B -Bardgett 0243-
Cialvin-W Wiley, 1,02iS.
DEMONSTRATING, 1,0243.
T3reton-VlnOni. 1.O24.3.
The record for the fifty-ninth hour Il
1,167 miles and 7 laps, made by Minel
and Waller in 1899.