The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-01

ing up the parade and depriving the
crowd from seeing what was the finest
thlng ever attempted in the bicycle line
IN this city for some years.
The line, as it wheeled through the
west side, was frequently applauded
and the effects Of the many colored
lights was artistic The line formed on
Piedmont street and proceeded to Sc
Yer, where the start was made, the call
Forward being sounded by the staff
bugler, Edward H. Bailey. The line
proceeded through Sever street to
Highland street, where it turned into
Park avenue and continued down 10
Chandler street, where the entire jlne
turned and countermarched along the
avenue, allowing the different clubs TO
get an idea of the magnitude of he
parade. The pace at this point was well
nigh perfect, and could not b. bot
tered The entire line continued down
the avenue to Institute park, Where it
turned in the driveway.
The line of march to Lincoln square
was then taken and then the troubles
of the boys began AS soon as Lincoln
square was reached, some unapprecla-
tive mortals proceeded to try to break
up the parade, but with poor success.
The line proceeded down Main street
and everything was going along prop
erly until Pearl street was reached,
when the hoodluIns rushed in and even
went as far as to throw the redouht-
able Daniel F. Sullivan, the bicycle
COP who headed the parade
off his wheel The genial Daniel
was quick to mount his silent steed and
continued the ride.
Not so with the remainder of the par
Elephants, who were buffeted about the
crowd, who pulled the lighted lanterns
from the wheels and stopped many rid
ers from keeping up the line The
Worcesters were held UP at the corner
of Pearl street and were hustled about
in rather rough manner. They were
not slow in retaliating, and soon a
good-sized scrimmage was in progress.
At Franklin square the parade was
nearly broken up. The men in the line
merely went through the Formally of
covering the route through May, Sever
and Claremont streets to Main street,
where they wheeled to Lincoln square
and disbanded.
The success of last evenings display
was due to great extent to the eff
cient chief marshal and his hustling
corps of aids. James Wilson of the
Worcester Cycle Club was chief mar
shall and his aids were James w. Grady
of the Century Cycle Club and c. A.
Malm of the Greenwood Association
bicycle squad. The members of the
staff We're Homer T. Hastings of the
Worcester Cycle Club, C. w. Higgln-
; botham and e. L. Richards of the
Douglass Cycle Club Charles p. An
derson and j. M. Nelson of the Viking
Cycle Club. william l.. Allen and E. j.
Carroll of theaCenturys, c. J. Peterson
and Joseph e. Rice of the Greenwoods,
W. w. Lewis and Fl. l.. Liberty of the
Newports, F. A. Prince and L. A. Col
win of the Stearns Cycle Club. The
staff bugler was Edward II. Bailey and
he was seated upon the rear seat of a
tandem the front seat being occupied
by Henry ST. Martin
The Century Cycle Club had the
right of the lire. Their first section
was headed with the huge hoops which
were suspended above the rider and
fastened with lanterns. They in COM
mon with the rest of the line rode two
abreast They We're in charge of Capt
]. f. Brown and E. s Hopkins and
j. J..Grady.
Then followed the worcesters, in
charge of Capt. Charles d. Jackson