Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1895-08-13
SOUTH PARIS
Totals,
GoRIIANi.
Totals, u s ,
SCORE Hr INNINGS.

ooEnatn. $4,000 Wv
The races were started about ? o'clock
Perhaps you may have thought tina
there wasn't anything very exciting
about bicycle race, and that 1t served
merely as kind Of instrumental accom-
paniment 10 conversation; but IL yo'
ever saw a grand stand full OF peopl'
more k,enly interested In the finish OF |
race, or more free 10 express their opin
ion TO the judges, il must have been
very exciting horse race.
The first race was the mile novice
with some ten entries. When they CANT
down the stretch at the finish. Ernes
Scott OF Lewiston and Ernest NJ. SWEET
Of South Paris were little ahead Of thu
bunch. Scott leading. SWEET pulled on
TO 90 by Scott, but Scott fouled him
and repeated the trick two or three times
driving him half across the width OF TIT
track. The crowd howled their dissp
proval, and kept up the racket until tn
| Judges announced that Scott was dis
qualified, and would be allowed TO star
only In the mile handicap righteous
Judgment which was greeted by tn
crowd with applause which must hav'
grated on SCOTS ear. The prizes wer'
awarded as follows:
oSE NILE NOVICE
First. New York racing tires. Ernest NJ. swet'
Norway.
Second, pair tires. VIM. Il. Sprague. Norway
Thru, saddle. Everett Kennedy. waltham.
Ernest scott disqualified
Time, IS.
The second race was mile open, pac
ed by iriplet. The PAGERS didn't quite
get down TO business on this, or the
record might have been shaved n little
more. As II was, the mile was made IL
:223 l-2, and the state competition rec
ord broken.
oSg MILE, OPEN.
First, Diamond ring. Eben II. Snow. Dorches
ter.
Second, custom suit, Avian T. Fuller, Maiden
Thru, Morgan 4 Wright tires, J. L. Clark
Dorchester.
Fourth, silk umbrella, Arthur =. wisncr
South Natick.
Time. =,5ls
The half mile, open to state, WAS rid
den In heats, two preliminsries and one
final. The winners OF the first heat were
Pike, SWEET. Sprague; Of the second
Stearns, Towle, Moulton; the final:
HALr MILE. OPEN To STATE.
First, double barreled shot gun. ora r. Towlc
Auburn.
Second, refrigerator, Frank A. stearns. Nor
way.
Third, pair Conqucror tires. C. II. Pike, Nor
way.
Fourth. shoes. o. Z. Moulton. Randolph.
Time, 81, ! 10. 1888.
The mile handicap had string OF
starters from Fuller OF Maiden at scratch
to Ned Cross, "Creeper," at lS5 yards.
Positions were considerably changed In
the course Of the mile.
ONE MILE HANDICAP.
First. SWEETS Special bicycle. c. d. Pike. Nor
way-& yards.
Second. New York tires. o.E. Moulton. Ran
dolph-ll0 yards.
Third. Mcintosh coat, Ernest scott, Lewiston
les yards
Fourth. custom pants. Z. NJ. SWEET. Norway
10 yards.
Time, ga.
Instead of the tandem race, a change
was made to q race between tandem and
triplet-Pike and Towle on the tandem,
Stearns, SWEET and MoultOn on the trip
let. This was procession, and very
nearly funeral procession, for the trip
let simply paced the tandem round In
the time of 2 IS l-2.
The two-mile club team race was a
loaf except on the last eighth Of each
lap, and Wisner led from start to finish.
Two MILE CLUB TEAM RACE.
First, clock, South birmingham Cycle Club.
Second, rug, Kennebeckers. Gardiner.
Time, 6:oss5.
NEW STATE MILE RECORD.
During the course Of the races, it was
announced by the judges that the Nor
way Wheel Club offered two diamond
rings OF the value Of S25. each, one to
the resident Of Maine breaking the state
record Of III 3-5 against time, the other
to the nonresident beating 2:l6. These
trials were made after the other events,
each being paced by the triplet.
A. Il. Fuller of Maiden was the first to
start. The start was poor, but after
they settled down to business the triplet
did q good job, and Fuller hung to his
as IL he had been coupled on.
Time ALA, considerably the fastest mile
etSI IlQucu III MhiuCs AnC ouuVuuOC-
ment Of the time brought tremendous
burst of applause from the grand stand,
and IL Fuller had been Maine man, the
crowd would probably have carried him
of on their shoulders.
Two Maine men made try at the
record, but did not lower 1t. Towle
burst tire on the first lap, and with
drew. Pike Of Norway made the first
half In the remarkable time Of :06, but
the pace was too stiff, and he slowed
down to a record Of 2 81 for the mile.
SPOKES.
The Norway band furnished music
Tor the afternoon races.
The attendance at the races was esti-
mated at 800. Probably there were $50
bicycles on the grounds.
Some of the visiting wheelmen at
ended ball held ut New Hall, South |
Paris, after the play Wednesday night.
The number Of teams on The grounds