The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-07
Brooklyn Rider Badly Bruised
and His Machine Complete
Wreck as Result Of Accident
-Six-Day Race Starts at
Midnight Tomorrow.

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had their appetite for this sort OF
thing more than satisfied at the
races At Madison Square Garden. which
marked the opening OF the annual indoor
season. 1t was Charles Stein. a Brook
Ign boy whose marvellous riding kept
the hair OF the spectators on end for
about Ave minutes, and that no 10 liv-
ing to-day he can thank his lucky stars.
The accident occurred In the two-mile
motor cycle race In which Stein was
opposed by James Hunter OF Newark.
In rounding the steep embarrassment on
the Fourth avenue side he rode too higl,
and the machine swerved. In some re-
markable manner Stein managed to
keep control Of the cycle until he
reached the Madison avenue side. where
II 10 almost perpendicular.
His machine again went high and
this time crashed into the six-inch rail-
Ing NJ the top OF the track. The ma
chine kept on going and dropped to the
moor below. but Stein managed to fall
backward and tumble down the incline.
Luckily the machine didn't hit any one.
but was . complete wreck. Stein was
badly bruised as result OF his slide
was wildly cheered There were many
other spills during the night. but none
resulted In any serious accident.
FIRST SPILL HAPPENED IN THE
FIRST HEAT.
The first spill came in the first heat
of the first contest. 1t was the one mile
indoor championship. While rounding
tho turn on the Fourth avenue side In
the third lap. Walter Demara Of Cleve-
land came \ cropper. His front wheel
collapsed and rs he went down Percy
Lawrence OF San Francisco and Fred
H!ll OF Boston piled On top OF him and
entangied In their wheels sind do wn tho
bank together. Lawrence was unhurt
and renounted and finished second. Tho
other two were bruised and cut. Their
wheels were demolished. Nearly every
race after brought . spill. but all of
them were more spectacular than seri-
ous.
While there were great sprints In each
race. II was In the championship event
that the best ones came =.
The 'senl-s,nals Of & al resulted n
hhasheo Of me hsirFetsln6 KIND. They
resulted n victories for Gordon Walker
or Australia, Joe Fogler OF Brooklyn
ana Frank Kramer Of Newark. rhey
Will meat In the Anal. which Will decide
the Ntls, tonight.
After . rough passase the fiye-mfle
handicap for professionals resulted in a
victory for Gordon Walker OF Australia
Jackie Clark, the veteran champion OF
Australia. finished second. with Lloyd
Thomas OF Salt Lake City third. Walter
Rutt finished fourth. and Eddie Roo,
fifth. The winners time was Io2si-5.
30 rough was the riding In this event
that the officials punished two Of the
riders. They were O'Sulllvan Hehir OF
Australia and George Cameron of this
city. They were fined SO each.
w. 4. Mitten OF Davenport, Ia. won
the halt mile professional race, Alvin
l.oftes OF Providence was second and
Albert Krebs OF Salt Lake City, third.
Mltten sped the distance IN GO seconds.
Donald McDougall OF the New York
a. &, won the two mile amateur race.
and Elmer. Collins OF Lynn, Mass, de-
feated James Moran in the ten. mile
motor paced race.
Including the heats and semi. finals.
thirty-three contests We're decided
The FIRST event completed was n half
mile handicap for amateurs. II was
won by Donald McDougall OF the New
York Athletic Club, lie outclassod a
"uhufeu or more riuefs ana won his heat
and the mai In easy fashion. In each
he finished ten yards In front OF his ON.
ponents. He was not compelled In ride
his best In either contest. II. DickIns,,
OF Newark finished second In the Anal
with Fred wo!san OF New York third
McDougall won the final IN 81 2-6 sec.
onds.
six-oAv RACE STARTS ro.MoR.
ROW At MIDNIGHT.
When the crack OF the pistol NJ mia
night Tomorrow sends the dx -d.v
bikers away on their long voyars
around the big wooden platter thers
VIII begin renewal OF this cycling
classic that promises to differ m MANY
important features from other wears
There In, for instance, every reason IN
believe the riders will come pretty near
passing the present record. and there
are not likely to he as many serious
spills during the Jams as formerly. All
this In due 10 a new method Of con-
structing the track.
To begin with the fracL 4. h.nLos