The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-06
PORTLAND GOT A TASTE,
But Sanford and Massachusetts
Riders
CARRIED AWAY THE MOST OF
THE SPOILS
In Saturdays Bicycle Races at Sanford
Successful Opening of the Now Track
A Sanford Boys Plucky Ride.

In Saturdays Bicycle Races at Sanford
Successful Opening of the Now Track
A Sanford Boys Pluclzy Ride.
Sanford, July 4.-The Sanford Cycle
club had good luck in the opening of
its new quarter-mile bicyc clio track today.
There was big crowd present and the
rain held off till the last event on the
card was concluded.
The track Is located within the half
milel horse ring, and is a thoroughlyup-t to-
date cinder track although the badweather
made it rather heavy today The track offic-
ials were obliged to put apace.maker ahead
of some of the fields to prevent loatng.
Another remedy was the application of
a time limit, which in one case taught
a quartette of Massachusetts, fast ones
a costly and bitter lesson.
The fastest single mile was $50,
made by E. A. Kicker of Sanford, in the
milesstate championship event. Fred
Mospan of South or land did prelim-
mary heat in the novice race in 2. SO 1-2
The best half mile was made in L. 1-2
by j. c. Wettergreen of Maiden.
Portland got taste of the spoils, but
most of the diamonds and medals and
such things went tn MASSACHUSETTS and
Sanford riders. Fred Mospan, the South
Portland novice, did good afternoon S
work, carrying home S35 diamond and
S. suit. William R. Huston of Port
land took the final heat in the novice
race, and received the SIS watch offered
as the first prize in that event. John
r. johnson, one of Portland's post Office
messengers, got third place in the Ii lie
handicap. in which there were 10 start
ing positions better than his own.
G. B. Pike, the Norway champi on, now
of Bridgtop. was a disappointment, and
the same can be said of Wilfred Senior
of whom his townsInen expected great
things, because of his recent course of
training on the Waltham track.
The biggest surprise of the meet was
E. A. Ricker's capture of the mills state
cham pionship. He is one of Sanford's
youngest riders. He got fall in tho
preliminary of the half mile open race
and rushed up rod of back stretch
dust, in company with f. S. Ourish, of
Dorchester, whose wheel also went out
from under him. When young Kicker
picked himself up he found bruise
on his arm, while his bike somewhat
resembled soup toureen. He laid off
for couple of events and then went in
and won.
John r. johnson OF Portland and Geo.
W. Hayes of Sanford won the first
places in the preliminaries of the handi-
cap series. Fred Mospan of South Port
land, who finished second in his set in
the trial heat, passed everybody ahead
of him in the final race and wss first
over the tape. Hayes however, will
enter protest in this event. claiming
that Mospan crowded him to the out
side at the finish. The track officials
were divided in their opinion regarding
the matter, but those favoring the San
ford rider acknowledged the belief that
the alleged crowding was entirely un-
Intentional.
The loafing lesson, of which mention
has been made, came in the tandem race,
ON which the referee fixed time limit
of Q. 30. The contestants were Y. S.
Ourish and Robert Urguhart of Dorches-
ter, J. e. Walsh of Waltham and J. c.
Wettergreen Of Maiden. AS Ourish and
urguhart had run total mile over the
new track last evening in q. IL, the time
limit of 2. 80 insured them cinch. -
But both teams indnlged in loaf1ng, their
only real exhibition Of fast riding being
shown in the last lap. The Dochester
team won, but were eight seconds be-
hind the limit, and the referee declared
it mo race" That meant sacrifc of
two $40 diamonds and two $12. SO suits
which were awaiting distribution. At
the request of the club committee .and
in response to the appeals of the riders,
the referee reversed his decision and
allowed the tandems second trial, fixing
the limit in accord with the suggestion
of the competitors. The Dorchester
team again triumphed, but 1t was an
empty honor, for the track was heavy
and the best they could do was to tom-
plete the mile in 2. IS 1-2
Out of a field of "a entries, these riders
qualified in the preliminary events.
THE RIES.
Mile novice-William r. Huston, Port
land; Fred Mospan, South Portland i;
JoelC. Leighton, Portland; Fred Labonte,
| Biddeford: Charles Chase, Blddeford ;
Edward Cousins, Sanford. Time
2.331-2.
Half mile, open-J. E. Walsh, Wal
than; j. G. Wettergreen, Maiden; Geo.
W. Hayes, Sanford; Wilfred Senior, Sau-
| ford: G. B. Pike, Bridgton; Bobert
Urguhart, Dorchester. lime 1. 10, 1.20.
Mile, open-Joe e. Leighton, Port
land; j. r. Walsh, Waltham: NO. Por
| ter, Newton; J. q. Wettergreen, Maiden
| Frank W. MnCann, Sanford; Robert
Urguhart. Dorchester. Time-5.21 10,
$40.
| Mile state mpionship-William r.
Huston, Portland; WilfIed Senior, San
ford; Will Ranin, Sanford; E. A. Riok-
or, Sanford; G. B. Pike, Bridgton; Guy
B. Slower, Sanford. Time-2. So ii,
2. 46 "a.
Mile handicap. open-George W. Hayes,
Sanford; j. r. johnson, Portland; Free
Mospan, South Portland; Guy B. STOW.
or, Sanford; Fred Davis, Biddeford; E.
| r Won,nap Iavuicton. II d