Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-10
RACER BREAKS BONES
Walker Quits and Palmer Gets
New Partner.
MORE RECORDS SMASHED
Cyclists Behind Time at 8 O'Clock,
Make It Up Later.
FIVE PEDALERS IN BAD SPILL
Moran Full of Splinters, But Goes
on-Three Teams Still Lead
Together.
MORE RECORDS SMASHED
FIVE PEDALERS IN BAD SPILL
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW
YORK, December 10.-Between and 8
O'Clock this morning the eight teams rep
resented on the track at the siX-day bicy-
Gle race in Madison Square Garden fell
into long period of loafing. which ended
record smashing for the time being.s
When figures showing the o'clock
score went up it was found that the lead
ers were four miles behind the record. At
z o'clock they had been mile and four
laps ahead of any former figures.
The night brought several changes in
the positions of the teams. At go o clock
Gordon Walker of the Australian team
relieved his mate, Pedler Palmer. Imme-
diately he met with an accident which
put him out of the race.
Walker mounted his wheel and started
riding mechanically. 1t was apparent that
he was more asleep than awake. After
circling the. track several times his wheel
slipped at the Madison avenue turn.
He went headlong over the bars. strik-
ing the boards with crash. Helpers IAN
to his aid
Trainers pulled Palmer from the bed
which he had just reached and had no
time to enjoy.
Thinking his partner was but slightly
hurt Palmer mounted his wheel. In an
effort to make the time count he sprinted
fast and often.
Walker at first believed he would be
able to relieve his tired bunkie shortly.
Physicians attended him, and after a
hasty examination announced that his
collar bone was broken.
Meanwhile Palmer, putting on all speed.
was doing his best to come up with the
leaders.
Walker Quits Race.
Iol for
at Walkers dictatiog- and announcing
that the latter would have to give up the
race. The little Australian, after reading
it while circling the track, was heart
broken. Getting off his wheel he left the
track in tears. He was given four hours
in which to find a new partner.
Faber and Lafourcade. the two French
riders, who at one time were twenty
miles behind and then cut down the lead
to seventeen miles. were officially de-
clared out of the race at clock.
The eight teams riding between and
o clock. smarting under their failure 10
keep ahead of the record. did some hard
work. AT . o'clock they had the salts
faction of finding themselves again in the
lead. the first three teams having passed
the old figures by two miles and four
laps.
the four hours allowed him in which to
get partner. Palmer came on the track
having doubled up with Drobach after
Devonovitch had expressed his willingness
to give way, owing to his poor physical
condition.
D Palmer came out on the track while
Devonovtch was loafing along at the rear
of the procession. AS soon as the big
Russian saw he was TO be relieved he de-
cided to have a final sprint.
Putting ON all speed he dashed to the
front. He had covered Il quarter of a
lap before the others realized what had
happened. AS Devonovitch circled the
track for the third time Palmer. after
his four hours rest. swung alongside of
him. In tremendous burst of speed
he widened his lead and in two minutes
caught up with the others.
1t WAS announced that the new team.
composed of Palmer and Drobach. would
be given the score of the tail-enders.
which happened to be the Russian aggre-
CATION The two accordingly resumed
| the eight laps behind the leaders.
Five Racers in Spill.
The first spill Of the day came at 12:1J