Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-28
FIRST ANNUAL MEET
OF Colby Athletic and WateriIIe BIZ
cycle Clubs at WateryilIe.
College Mile Record lowered to 2.44 1-2-
Results Of Other Events.

Watervillc, Oct. %. tSpecial). A
more perfect day ID the last of October
could not be desired than Saturday, and
goodly number came out to see the races
of the first annual meet of the Colby
Athletic Association and Waterville
Bicycle Club
The preparations for the meet had been
hastily made, for the idea was first seri-
ously considered less than three weeks
ago. For all that, the affair has been well
managed and the first meet will go on
record as success To Dr. W. S Bayley
of Colby, great credit is due for the success
attending this meeting, as we'll as several
other members of the Colby Association
and the Waterville Club.
1t is the intention now to make good
part of the preliminary arrangements for
the meeting next fail, before the close of
che spring term, and so be In way to call
the meeting soon after the opening of the
fall term, when the weather will be warm
for the riders as we'll as the spectators.
The riders too will have the advantage of
the season for training, and the number
or entries will consequently be larger aud
the races more interesting than those at
this meeting .*
There was. however, lots of sport, Satur
day. The track was in very good condi-
ton, though just trifle slower than it
would have been if the last of the loose
cinders had not been swept off, Saturday
morning The best race of the day was
che f1ye-mile race. There were three
starters, one of which, Waldron, dropped
ont a tho soUpnfh Ian Int ho 9th two
riders were in it for keeps. Both worked
was hard pull and an honest race to the
tape, Pratt winning by about four feet.
Considerable comment was made on the
time made in the mile open race. where
the time limit was fixed at $40 and the
time in the first heat made in 2 81.
Neither of the riders seemed to exert him
SELF and many think that if they had the
race 1t could have been made in ?. 35 or bet
ter. The first heat was declared "no
CAGE, and later second heat was run,
which also failed to be made In the re-
quired time, as it was finished in 2.43.
The only accident of the day occurred
in the half-mile race, when on the back
side on the last lap, Mason fell and Day
piled up over him. Neither rider was
seriously hurt and the only damage done
she machines was the slight bending OF
the handle bar of one.
The two mihe race started to be the best
one of the day, but of the four starters
Day dropped out at the three-quartcrs and
Mason at the end of the first mile, leaving
,nly Pike and Pratt in. The latter
though a strong and handsome rider, was
not able to squirt on the finish with the
other, and the race went to Pike easily at
the finish
The Colby mile record which was the
Maine college record was lowered four
seconds and the time on the five mile race
was lowered for the State over a minute.
The Maine college record for two miles
was lowered 10 seconds.
The following are the summaries:
One mile novice, open to members of
Colby MISUNDERSTANDING, LIST; Waldron,
I'd; Richardson, 3D.; Titcomb, 18th; Hoyt,
,th. Time, min, 9 sec.
One mile, open to the STATE, time limit,
,.40-First heat: Morse, Oakland, 1st
Pike, Norway, 2d; Mason, Auburn, 3d.
Cime, 2 min sec. Second heat: Pike,
lst Morse I'd. Time, 2 min, 43 sec.
One mile, open to the members of Maine
colleges, time limit, 2.50-Harthorne,
;olby, LIST; Pratt Colby 3D. Waldrop,
Colby, Sd Time min. "A \ sec.
One half mile, open to Waterville and
Fairfield riders-Hayes, Waterville, LIST;
Vigue, Waterville, I'd; Etschia, Fairfield,
Sd. Time, min, 90 sec.
Two-mile, open to- State time limit,
5.40-Pike Norway, list; Pratt, Colby A.
H., I'd; Mason, Auburn, and Day, Ran
dolph, unfinished. Time, min, 80 sec
One mile, open to riders of clubs in
Kenncbec county, time limit, first heat,
Las, second heat, 2.50-First heat
Hawthorne, Colby A. A., 1st; Morse. Oak
land, 2d; day, Randolph, unfinished).
time, 2 min, SO sec. Second heat
Hawthorne. 1st; Morse, Cd. Time, 2 So
Half mile, open to State time limit,
l.17-Pike, lst Mason, I'D; Day, Sd. Time,
min, % sec. (No race.
Fivc-milc, open to members OF Maine
colleges, time limit, IS min.-Pratt, Colby,
list; Hawthorne, Colby, Cd; (Waldron
Colby, unfinished) Time Is min, sec
Pike started to beat the State record of
"a 3-5 seconds for fourth mile. He
got poor start but finished In 36X |
With a good start he would have beaten |