Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-03
TINE BTCYCLE RACES.

A sUCCEssFUL MEET GOOD RACES AND GOOD
TIME ANDREWS AND KIRKLAND WIN THE
STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.
The third annual tournament Of the Yer
mont Wheel club came of at tho old Wind.
ham county park yesterday according to the
program published in last weeks Phoenix.
In the number of people in attendance, in
the list Of entries, in the races both HI to
coseness and the time made, and, in fact, in
every way, this race-meet was superior to
that OF either Of the former ones. Music
WAS furnished by the military baud and John
Drown refereed the races in a satisfactory
manner. The track was in better condition
than it has ever been, but as it WAS hard aud
firm only within few feet of the pole 1t was
almost impossible for one rider to pass an.
other. Every race passed off smoothly e1-
cept the half mile state championship.
The first race, the mile club champion
ship for the Guilds gold medal. WAS called at
twenty minutes of three and of the three en-.
tries, @. r. Crosby, +. I. II id and s. W.
Kirkland, the two latter started Reid took
the lead at the start aud held it till near the
close OF the first mile when Kirkland passed
him down the home stretch both riders
spuIted but Kirkland had the lead and won
by wheels length. Time, | l min. 4 sec.
W nlttE DduubEbOu Vi D9ulu AmQGTbl, IL.
Lazslle Of Hiusdale and Austin Miller of
Bralteboro were contestants in the l-mile
novice race. Sanderson took the lead at the
start; Miller and L4zslle at first had strug-'
gle for second place but Lazelle got it and
this order, SAnderson, Lazelle and Miller, Was
held to the finish. Time 1886.
In the half-mile l.. A. W. state cham pion-
ship all who entered started aud the riders
were Kirkland, Crosby, Reid, Hubbard and
Taft OF Brattleboro and Sawyer and Andrews
of Springfield. The riders were all we'll
punched at the start though Sawyer had a
slight lead. About fifty yards from the
scratch the riders collided and Reid and Taft
took headers, and the former was 80 badly
bruised that be could not do himself justice
in the following races, and his time on the
unicyole would have been better but for this
accident Who was too blame for the coils
ion no one definitely knows, but it was doubt.
less due to the fact that all the riders were
trying to get the pole whare the best riding
was. Andrews and Hubbard were close on
to Reid and Taft and lost considerable by the
accident. In the meantime Sawyer got a
good lead on Kirkland and Crosby, who were
also somewhat set back by the others falling,
but little way further on he slipped pedal
and took terrible header and sprained his
arm 30 that he was not able TO compete in
ubg hlOAt Ahotb. now uclu TIE lehQ
and won the race from Crosby by less than a
wheel, with Hubbard third aud Andrews
fourth. Time, 1.37. 1t is exceedingly un.
fortunate that the accident happened, AZ it
promised to be one of the best races OF the
day and il it had not happened the time
would doubtless have been several seconds
quicker.
Martin and Smith of Brattleboro aud II ,ck-
EFT of II nsdale started the lO0-ysrds profess
sional foot race and the order at the start and
finish was Hackett, Martin and Smith. Time,
II seconds.
10 the two-mile handicap race Smith of
Springfield, Mass, Reid and Crosby were
placed on scratch with kirkland at ten, Taft
at fifteen and Miller at forty yards. The
handicaps were far too light and conse quent.
ly the scratch men won. Smith easily win
ming in 7.02 with Reid second and Crosby
third. Kirkland dropped ont before COM
plotting the full distance.
Kirkland, II i'd Crosby, Hubbard, Taft and
Andrews started in the male l.. A. w. state
championship. Andrews took the lead at the
start aud held it to the finish, Hubbard being
second and Crosby third. Time, B. OGI. The
other riders did not finish.
The 100 yards boys vslooipede race caused
considerable amusement, and Jimmie Austin
captured the mt oh coveted silver medal from
80 AfS VI nAA OhAoA WIN young
Shea second.
The Smile lap-race brought out only Smith,
Hubbard and Crosby. Smith took the lead
and won the first four laps and the race with
Hubbard second and Crosby third. On the
NTH lap Hubbard spurted past Smith and
won the last two laps with Smith about two
feet behind at the finish. Time, 10 80.
Butler and Perry of Brattleboro, and Hack.
EFT OF Hinsdale started in the half mile pro-
tessional foot race. Hackett won from But
Ter by about 30 yards in 21S Perry stop.
ped before reaching the quarter pole and
claimed foul on Hackett, but the judges re.
fused TO allow IT,
Reid, Crosby, Hubbard, Taft, Andrews
smith and Anterior were the contestants in
the l.mile open race. Andrews drew the pole
and in this as in the championship race at once
took the lead and won in 3 O3I, Smith sec
ond, Taft third and Reid fourth. The other
riders dropped out before the finish.
+. I. Reid's half.mile unioyole ride was