The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-15
DAY ON WHEELS.
Many Bicyclists Take
Trips Into the
Country.
GREAT WEATHER.
Local Clubs Out, Either For
Runs or for Riding
Trials.

Yesterday proved to be an ideal BIZ
cyclists Sunday. All the local riders
took advantage of the excellent weather
conditions, bestrode the silent steeds
and ventured forth into the country.
The day had just the right tinge of
GOODNESS to make riding a positive
pleasure, and tended to inveigle the
club members to deviate from the
straight and narrow path and indulge
in little scorching. The rain of the
past week had laid the dust to great
extent, and. as a result, yesterday was
the best Sunday for riding this sea-
son.
With the elimination of the dust 1ea-
ture, which was a great factor on pre-
vious SUNDAYS, riders ventured farther
into the country than ordinarily.
All the local clubs were out yester-
day, either for club runs or for riding
trials for the ten-nile road race. They
reported the roads to be in the best con-
dition of the season, with little dust
to bother. Unattached riders were also
out, and they frequented the avenue
Salisbury park was also a great rem
devious for the riders. The avenue
had its usual parade of bicycles, and
the crowd Of onlookers was even
greater than before. The boulevard
was popular from Chandler to Grove
streets and the terrace at deer PARK
and along the other side of Elm park
was spectators row.
Riders of all sorts and conditions
made up the bicycle parade, and We're
mounted upon all sorts OF bicycles:
Little Danny Mccormick, the mascot
of the Consolidated employees, was the
central figure of the afternoon. The
little fellow was mounted upon a bicy-
Gle which correspondent with his size,
and was the object of much attention.
Three youngsters rode down the ave-
nue. and were greeted by general
laugh, because of the funny stunts
they endeavored to do.
The central figure was seated upon
his wheel without holding on to his
handlebars and his feet not upon the
pedals. He was propelled by his COM
panions, and they moved down the ave-
nue. at a lively clip. One opulent
scorcher seemed to be very cold, and
had his coat collar turned up about
his. ears and rode along as though he
was in the midst of blizzard.
A member of the Douglass club, seat
ed upon the latest designed bicycle
with upturned handlebars, rode his BIZ
cycle as he would fiery steed. He
passed some of his lady friends and
DOTTED his cap in true Chesterfield
style, though he endangered his life
and limb by SO doing.
| The usual amount of small accidents
occurred, and a crowd always congre-
gated upon the slightest pretext what
ever. One fellow was run into by an
other rider and his rear tire was pune
tured He Immediately wanted the
eagle-eyed guardian of the avenue, Po-
| lice Officer Daniel r. Sullivan, to ar
rest the offender. 1t was proven to
the satisfaction of the officer that the
rider whose tire was punctured was the
one to blame for the accident, and the
officer refused to interfere.
The Vernon Bicycle club went to
Marlboro on it's run, leaving this city at
1870 o'clock and making a quick run.
| The party was in charge of Capt.
! Frank S. Russell. The lighting tam
dem team" Couture and Welch, were
easily the leaders in the pace setting
with the '1ocaP Day brothers a close
| second The vernon" tandem manned
/ by Pollard and Reynolds had consid-
/ cradle difficulty in keeping out of the
way of the "Midgets" Hines and Fin
neran.
/ The others in the party were Arthur
| Martin, Henry Mitchell, Fred Bulger,
| Joseph Felix, J. ]. Conlin, James Nc
Cormick, f. ]. Reed and ]. e. Walker.
Dinner was had at the Windsor house
and the return trip home was made
without anything unusual except the
scorching INDUCED in by J. J. Conlin.
| The trip home was through Westboro
and North Grafton. The roads were
good with the exception of the road
| from North Grafton to Worcester.
! A club run is scheduled for next
Sunday, but the club trials are liable
4 to be run off instead. The Vernons
will not advertise the date Of the trials
with the riders.
The Worcester cycle club went to