Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-23
AMERICAS FASTEST ENTERED

The Columbia, steRrns. Barnes whit
Flyer aud Lowell Teams i'm Glass D..
and the speediest Men of the East Don
class 4 at the vermont wheel club.
Meet August 10.
The event of the year in Vermont cycle
dom. and one which Is in the brilliant ga.
axv with Springfield and Waltham for "a
Interested in wheeling. comes next Thur
day. Aug ~. IN the second annual rae.
meet of the Vermont Wheel club. tn.
prizes. aggregating over $1,000 in value
are now on exhibition In Pratt, Wright t
Co.'s window The day will be gala o..
casion for the whole town. The bank.
will be closed all day and nearly all o..
the stores will close at noon Al stor-
keepers as well as residents of Main stree
and Canal street are requested 10 display
decorations. the same as at the VALLEY
Fair Ii is the intention OF the club TO
make the meet the great feature Of thu
summer season each year
The club will keep open house to out
of-town visitors both Wednesday aud
THURSDAY The First Regiment band will
give concert from the roof garden Wed
nesday night.
Excursion rates will be given from a.
sLallOuE
between Springfield. Mass, and Windsor
and also from keene TO South Vernon
from all stations on the Brattleboro g.
Whitehall and on the New London North
ern as far south as Palmer A specia
train will leave Brattleboro at S =. ". for
Mortified. Mass, connecting at South
Vernon with "A special for keene. Both
trains will stop at all intermediate station.
The regular BrattlebOrO d Whitehall train
will leave at Is T. NJ. instead Of > -. Al
11:lj in the morning. after the arrival OF
the trains. Lee Richardson, the most noted
trick and fancy rider in America, will give
an exhibition at the FOOT of High street
/ This street will be rOpId of from 1O:4J o.
- The hotels will be ready TO serve dill
ner at 1880 The First Regiment DauH
will gather al the club house at ] j.. 81.
and march TO the fair ground. where the
races will begin at ., being run as follow
1 one mile novice. class A: one mile hand
cap. class i: one mile open. class a a: half
mile open, class = one mile handicap
/ class A one mile open, class Is two
] mile handicap. class A There will boz
/ trial heats Tor nearly all of the race
/ During the afternoon Lee Richardson Wi
/ give another exhibition. and Nat But.e-
/ the two mile national champion, will ride
/ with pacemakers to establish a Y erm0u
| record Tor one mile. Butler Is the holder
/ OF many class A world records
The entries closed last night. over 200 il
/ all. representing over 70 riders. In cias
/ b is the Columbia team. Bald, sims an.
| Mcdonald. two men from the Stearu,
team +. II. Allen and j. Fred Berry Of
I the Barnes White FLYER team. Tom ant
( Nat Butler of the Lovells; and such crack
/ as McDuliee, WetterEreeu. and Pettigrev
/ of Boston Harry Hail Of Concord. and j.
I II. Fitzgerald. one mile champion of New
/ Hampshire. Bald, who holds many world .
| records. including the one mile competition
/ in lbs l.J, is the fastest class Is man i'll
/ America. and may ride an exhibition half
/ mile
The speediest class A men of the east arr
ID the list. including Fuller of Maiden
/ james Clark of the Press Cycle club OF
! Boston; Newton OF Stafford Springs: Ca
/ sey and Adams of Worcester: Walton OF
/ Amesbury; Walsh of Barre: Fish. Blake
and Nadeau of heene: Ed Nelson and Nc
/ Edwards OF Springfield: Elmer of Chico
pee; Lewis of Northampton; Stowe OF
/ Conway Davey OF Greenfield: and Combs
the Vermont Wheel clubs champion.
The novice race will attract much atteu-
ton. heene will be represented by four
riders. Other entries are Robertson Of
Hinsdale Boeder. Frank Fiagg Filliou,
Ed Benson. and Sanford Thomas of Gull
ford
Referee, I. Il. Adams OF the Springfield
Mass. Bicycle club judges. 7. c. Gaude-
let OF the Press Cycle club of Boston, J. p.
Howe of the Monadnock Cycle club OF
heene. y. H.. Il. D. Packard of the
Greenfield. Mass, Athletic club: timers.
j. /. Saville of the Press Cycle club OF
Boston. +. L. Vaughan. [. D. Whitney
starter, l. I. jackson of the Press Cycle
club; clerk of course. George [. Foster
assistants TO clerk Of course Il. L. Elmer.
F. B. Putnam, c. a. Smith: scorer. Mar
tin Austin, jr.; assistants TO scorer, Z. Z.
Anterior, NJ. J. Moran, W. 5. Pratt: an
I nouncer, Charles j. Brasor: umpires. /
F. Coxson, A. I. knight, W. Il. Perry.
{. A. Mckae; general managers, Il. L.
Elmer, Geo. (. Fox, NJ. j. Moran.