Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-09-07
COMBS A WINNER
Tn the Races Of Northampton and
Nashua.


Walsh of Barre won the mile handicap
race at White River Junction Wednesday,
F. /. Knapp second.
FIJI. Allen lowered all class A records
for flying and standing up to mile az
Springfield Wednesday. The time lor I ne
miles were 1858 Is flying start, and 2'oZ
As standing start.
The Wheel club boys have given out no
figures regarding the receipts from Jhe
tournament, but it is understood that ABOUT
$500 was cleared The club have had
proposition to take quarters in the pro
posel Farmers and Mechanics exchange
building.
Fred Allen. who was unfortunate in
meeting with accidents at the races mere,
won the mile open at Worcester Saturday
and two open races at Waltham Labor day
At Waltham he twice defeated Porter,
whom Boston cyclists have regarded as the
fastest class A rider
The Springfield tournament will be the
cycle event of the year. The trial heats
will be run next Tuesday, and the finals
Wednesday and Thursday. All the fast
est class A and class b men will ride! Re
duced rates will be given on all the rail
roads. A large number of Brattleboro
wheelmen will 60 to Springfield.
F. b. Stowe of Conway was the hero of
the meet at Greenfield Monday. He won
| third in the mile handicap from scratch,
and the half mile and one mile races for
| Franklin county riders. Stowe rode an
! exhibition mile with pace makers in 2:23.
! The track was dusty and in poor condition.
! II. NJ. Wood was one of the judges.
! Several others from here witnessed the
races, including BERTHE Wood, Z. d. Whit
ney, Frank Putnam, W. II. Perry, Chas.
! Bingham.
Irwin Combs will soon carry gold watch
! i'm each pocket. He has won four thus
far. At Northampton Saturday he won
| third in the mile handicap from the 81
yard mark, getting his third gold watch.
| At Nashua. y. H., Monday, he won the
mile 2:jO class and two mile handicap, get
ting as prizes $4j watch and silver
chocolate set. He also qualified in the tri-
al heats of two other races. Tomorrow
Combs will ride at Westfield, Mass, and
he is also entered for the handicap events
in the big tournament at Springfield.
The Vermont Wheel club races last
week were among the fastest run in the
East this year. At the beginning of this
season the worlds record for standing
start in competition was POS 10, made by
Sanger at Spri ngfeld last year; and the
two mile standing start in competition was
also held by him at 81 %. Budd rode a
mile here in about 2:15, Allen in PIG 20
and Butler in 2:17 %, the three riders be
ing in three separate races. Buffers time
in the two mile race was 4:42 %
These figures show what a wonderful
race Arthur Staples pedaled for a
young rider at his second appearance in
track events. On a wheel which he haC
never mounted before he set the pace for {
large part of the two miles in which But
ler's time was made, and out of a field Of
~ riders finished sixth. Staples's time fol
the two miles was less than five minutes
Riding for time with pace makers is entire
ly different from racing Harry Tyler, the
Springfield crack, hol is the worlds record
for standing start against time, 81 81
and with a flying start he has ridden q
mile in 1913 b.