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over to a single pacemaker, who evil
IDENTIFY was unfamiliar with the roads
for hardly had the pair gone beyond the
city limits than the pace took a wrong
fork in the road, and two miles had
been negotiated before the mistake was
discovered, Casey then retraced his
steps, and getting on to the main road
again, encountered for the first time
the Curtis party.
Disguised at his own PAGER, Casey
rode along behind Curtis, and his tan
dem. Curtis did not like the deal, and
stopped once or twice upon the ROAD,
so Casey asserts, refusing 10 go lar"
they ifathe Worcester man intended TO
rely upon stolen pace. The two got
away from Bridgeport at $40 o'clock.
1t was a merry clip between Brldge-
port and New Haven, the 10 miles being
reeled off by Curtis pace In one hour
and three minutes. With no stop in tae
City of Elms, the party of riders
speeded on to Meriden, Curtis home
city
There the Connecticut man had
breakfast at his own house, consuming
about 20 minutes. Casey refreshed him
self upon some more of the cereal food
and having good tandem lor
pace, started on for Hart
Here the pace was hot, Casey trying ms
best to keep ahead of Curtis, while the
Meriden man in turn was anxious 10
lap the Worcester boys wheel
Casey was seven minutes ahead OF
Curtis pulling out of Hartford. But
Casey's tandem had been eXcaahged
for a single wheel, and before gong
many miles punctured tlre cauaeu
the pacemaker to quit, and the curtis
no
caught on to make the trip up TO
Springfield.
At this stage of the trial Curtis was
following a pair of very speedy tan
dems and Casey for while chung on
well. Then he struck sandy spot IN
the road that Curtis had luckily avoid
ed Casey fell from his wheel and lost
so or 70 wards. The Meriden man, Sec
ing that this was his chance to shake
his rival for all time, urged on MS
pacemakers TO their best effort. They
kept away from Casey, and just az
Windsor Locks was passed, Casey saw
Curtis for the last time. Here was one
of the places that Casey found II nee
essary to ride unpaced
Curtis was the first to pull INTO
Springfield. reaching his hotel, the
chandler house there at 11.25 O'clock
Ten minutes later Casey came along
At Springfield both men ate, Curtis
having his regulation steak and raw
eggs, Casey his cereals and milk. Eaeh
had a rub down, and at 1l:5f O'Clock
Curtis started out upon the last leg OF
his ride, Just four minutes aheao Oh
schedule time. Jimmy Casey followed
suit eight minutes later.
From Springfield to Boston Curtis
pace was In charge Of Mrs. A. M -
Allen, while Caseys interests In the
pacing line were looked out for by ms
own eliminates of the Vernons. MIS-
Allen had provided for Curtis Messrs
Harry Body and Ernest Parker oI all4s
CITY. with A. Fobare of Springfield, ahu
they carried the Meriden rider as tar as
Warren. Then Chandler and Marshall
took ii up and carried their man lhIu
WORCESTER. Very few stops were maze
along the way, but at Bruso's drug
store Curtis got a glass Of SODA
Then he swung upon hls wheei once
again, and with Mr.. ana MIS- Ailel ~
a tandem for pace hustled along TOWARD
Roston Mrs. Allen, knowing the trials
and tribulations of going through busy
citv streets. carried Curtis by a circuit
ousa 1,t1itea around the town, ana Sooh
they were on the country roads once
again. Curtis considers the work cone
nv the Allen tandem the pest OF any ol
his teams. The first 10 miles was Gov
cred in 50 minutes, and the Whole 9t
,,oilas a trifle better than three hours.
G,asev's pace out of Springfield con-
sisted of a couple of Vernon men, while
Srom Warren to Brookfield, William
Fitzqerald and Benway did the pace
eating At Spencer Eddie eros anc
Frank Russell swung in ahead OF the
clrbmate and hustled him down the
Spencer hills and along to the CITY
Hotel i'm Worcester, where anothe1
change was waiting him. Here again
2 curtis had the advantage, for he dto
not have to come through the town
while Casey had to reach the hotel te
get his fresh pace.
Dean and Hines formed the paclns
nsir- for the rest of the way. AS TAI
ag Westboro everything went smooth-
". Then the chain on the tanden
broke Casey, preferring to waste no.
a minute, rode on ahead, leaving the
naceYnakers to patch up the chain ant
come along as soon as possible. Casey
mi in eight or nine miles before his
pace overlook him, and, as it was fas'
getting dark and Casey's eyes were
troubling him. the unpaced portion
was extremely wearing. After getting
into the lead once again, the tandem
carried Casey into Boston at stiff
clip. but fate had not been propitious
and it was SO minutes after Curtis ar
rival before the Worcester man pulled
in sight.
The checkers were signed; the small
crowd of wheelmen that had gathered
to witness the finish hung around for {
little While discussing prospects of {
further reduction In the record; theI
they dispersed, unanimous in thu
opinion that 18 hours and 81 minute!
was q record that would not be i'm
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