The Portland daily press., 1894-05-31
Held Their Spring Meet at Bangor
Yesterday.
RAIN CAUSES A POSTPONEMENT OF
RACE AND OUTDOOR EXERCISES,
But They Enjoy Themselves just the
Same-Prominent Portland Wheelmen
Present and Small Delegations From
Other Cities - Had 1T Been Pleasant
There Would Have Been Fast Races.
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Bangor, Me-, May 30.-If Old Sol had only
smiled this morning, the spring meet of the
Maine Division of the League of American
Wheelmen would probably have been large
and successful. The preparations were all
made for grand time, and a fair represen-
tation of cyclers is here. But the heavens
are weeping, the roads are heavy with
sticky mud, and Old Sol, who could do SO
much to brighten up the day, so far obsti-
nately refuses to peep from behind the
clouds. The early morning run to Pushaw
was abandoned, likewise the road race and
parade, and the visitors have been enter
tanning themselves in the gymnasium of the
Y. NJ. G. A. building, the freedom of which
has been kindly rendered. Sides were
chosen and some lively games of indoor
base ball have been in progress.
Among those in attendance are Chief
Consul Swift of Belfast, Vice Consul P. c.
Kilborn of Portland, Charles A. Litchfield,
secretary and treasurer. Lewiston; E. G..
Scully, George Crockett. B. Fl. Farnsworth
and S. B. Phillips of Portland.
There is not large delegation of racing
men here. The best known are: E. G..
Scully, Portland; Ora Towle, Lewiston, and
L. P. Swett, Will Haskell and G. B. Pike
from the still lively and hustling town of
Norway.
Probably one hundred L. A. W. wheelmen
are present, including the local members,
but this number would have been more than
doubled with pleasant weather. Compare
lively few out of town cyclers have arrived.
whereas they would have otherwise made
the largest showing. Afternoon came and
the time for the races, but the rain did not
cease, and SO that event was given up, and
later the whole programme was given up.
Had the races been run the track would
have been too heavy for any interesting
records.
This is the second time that rain has put
a wet blanket on wheel meet in this city.
After dinner the sun struggled through
the mist, with final success about two
O'Clock, but too late for the races to be at
tempted at Maplewood park. The track was
too heavy and muddy, and it was arranged
for the contests to take place tomorrow
afternoon.
The Bangor Wheel club then announced
that arrangements had been made to serve
the banquet at $50 p. m. instead of at
eight o'clock, thus enabling all who desired
to leave on the evening trains.
Seventy-fve wheelmen assembled around
the table of the dining room of the Windsor
hotel at the appointed hour. good
orchestra discoursed music during the
serving of courses, after which a short
meeting of the division was held. Chief
Consul Swift, in brief remarks, set forth
the benefits of the League to wheelmen.
Secretary Treasurer Charles A. Litchfield
made his report showing balance of over
$4O0 on hand, and good prospects.
F. G. Weston, Capt. F. Il. Moore of the
Calais Bicycle club, and Major John w..
Berry of Gardiner, all made short speeches,
the latter eloquently urging the claims of
Gardiner as desirable place for the Fall
meet.
All told, Bangor has well entertained in
view of the hardships, and is to be con-
graduated. Two years ago they had the
same unfortunate weather and to be again
SO handicapped is especially unlucky.