Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-16
Notes Concerning the Race Meet and
Other Events.

Entries close next Thursday, Aug %.
The full program will be published next
week.
G.. F. Mann has been travelling through
the county towns, advertising thh meet.
The First Regiment band will give a
concert from the roof garden Wednesday
night, Aug. rs.
The Shelburne Falls, Mass, bicycle club
is building a country club house on the
shore of the pond at Nottingham.
c. II. Field, president OF the Greenfield
Athletic club, was at the rooms over Sun
day; lib out-of-towns guest have regis
tered at the rooms.
f. L. Knapp, formerly of Brattleboro,
who won many races under the colors of
the Keene club last year, is now in bust
ness at Seabright, n. j.
The prizes, which are valued at over
$1,000, will be placed on exhibition in Pratt,
Wright a Co.'S window next Thursday
evening. The diamonds represent SS4j,
single gem being worth $50.
The prizes for the novice race are more
liberal than those offered at any other
meet in New England. Local riders will
stand good chance of winning them.
The racing board of the l.. 4, w. refuse
/ to allow Stolte to start in class A because
he has been gymnastic instructor. He
| is in the pink of condition, and will prob
| ably enter the class b events.
The Hoosc Valley wheelmen Of North
Adams will give a race meet Aug. 81.
! There will be nine class A events, for which
! good prizes are offered. Entries should be
made with f. Leonard secretary, at North
| Adams
w. c. ID. Thomas of the Crocker Ma
tional bank at Turner's Falls rode from
Brooklyn, y. Y, 20 Montague City Satur-
day in less than % hours. The distance
is 1917 IS miles. The wheel used was IL
pound racer.
Lee Richardson, who will give the ex-
hibition of trick riding, is IL years old and
has been a master of the wheel since he
was four. He performs over 100 tricks
His father, l. NJ. Richardson, is manager
of the Monarch Cycle company.
The Boston Herald says: "August 20 4
large delegation of the Press Cycling clut
will be entertained in Brattleboro by tn,
local club, it being its meet day. l.. F.
jackson will be the starter and Treasurer
Gaudelet one of the judges. j. Z. Savllt
will act as timer"
There was a road race of POT miles al
Astead, y. H., Friday evening Johr
Davis, who had start of II minutes, wa,
the winner, and A. w. Shepard, whC
started from scratch, finished second anC
also took the time prize. He covered thu
distance in hour, , minutes and 30 sec
onds. The race was over a course of 81
miles.
Fred j. Titus lowered the 10 mile bicy
Gle record to 20:5S 40 at Coney Islam,
Wednesday, beating the previous record b.
about 40 seconds. He also lowered al
records between three and 10 miles Harr
C. Tyler made a worlds professional recor,
for one mile, his time being l 40 20. II
covered two miles in $3.50.
McEdwards, the speedy Springfield
Mass, rider, came here Sunday with
friend on tandem, and accompanied
party of Wheel clubs boys to Lake Spot
ford. McEdwards says that nearly all tn
class A riders in Springfield and vicinit
will enter the Brattleboro races. Need
wards was winner here last year.
Nat Butler, the holder of the two-mil
national championship, has forwarded hi
entry for the class b races. He has ais
been engaged to ride an eexhibitio
mile with pacemakers to establish a stat
record. He is expected to cut under tn
2:10 mark. F. H. Allen, holder of tn
track record of 2:16 2-3 has entered tn
d class b races.
: Fred Elmer of Chicopee, a cousin
= Capt. Elmer of the Vermont Wheel clu
= and winner in last years races here,
training at Springfield and will push har
for the lead in the class A events Aug. q
He has recently covered a quarter in pra
tice in 81, half in 81 2-5, and a mile
200 2-5. A. T. Fuller of Maiden and
l f. Walsh of Barre are other speedy cla
1t A men who have entered. Irwin Coml
i will wear the colors of the Vermont Whe
5 club in the class A races.
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