The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-23
MORAN A WINNER.
Winchendon Man De-
feated in the Big
Gardner Race.
WORCESTER MEN IN EVIDENCE.
Easily Captured Mile Nov
ice and Every Position
in Half Mile Handicap.

Gardner, July 22.-The most exciting
bicycle races ever witnessed on Crys-
tai Lake park track began at o'clock,
and about 1000 people attended. The
novice race had only three riders They
started off at a loafing pace and they
were recalled at the end of the first
lap. Walter NJ. Chase of Norwich,
Conn, was put on to pace them, and
he pulled them around at a fast clip
for four laps and c. w. Liberty of
! Worcester finished in 1928 with T. e.
Leamy Of Gardner a close second. The
time was three seconds faster than any
previous novice race.
The match race between Drury and
Moran was the feature of the meet
and Moran won two heats. Some OF
Drury's friends think that the Chelsea
man played an unfair game on the
Wincnendon rider in the first heat, a
mile from scratch. The race was ad-
vertised to be ridden with a tandem
pace. Moran did not object until ] j.
Rutherford and A. H. Sawyer placed
their machine on the track, when he
put up a kick. Drury gave in, and q
single wheel ridden by A. r. Freeman
of Versailles, Conn, was put on.
Drury started off at a fast clip. but
caught the pacemaker at the first turr
and was obliged to slacken his speed
and Moran drew up close, and won out
on the last lap. Moran took the second
heat, pursuit mile, in 2:14. Drury wa
about 20 yards behind, and his time
was 2:15 Id
In the seventh lap of the second heat
of the three-mile interdivisional race
C. w. Liberty of Worcester was thrown
d. e. McCurdy Of Leomiuster went
down, too, but picked himself IN and
rode The bunch waited for them and
he caught 1t on the 10th lap, but failed
to qualify The result of the races was:
One-miIe novice-Won by c. Wallace
Liberty, Newport C. c., Worcesteri j.
e. Leamy, West Gardner, second. Time,
2m 23s.
Match race between c. II. Drury OF
Wincherldon and James t. Moran OF
Chelsea; First heat, one-mile paced
Won by Moran. Time, 2:15 10. Second
heat, mile pursuit-Won by Moran.
Time, Pm. las.
Two-thirds mile, handicap-Won by
c. 0. Nystrom, w. c. G., Worcester
(45yds.); H. F. Burdick, Orange
(55yds.), I'd; c. w. Liberty, w. G. c.,
Worcester (55yds), Cd; G. H. Hsr-
graves, Boston, 4th. Time, I'm. 20 S-5s.
Second heat-Won by James j. Rnth-
erford, Winchendon (25yds); Charles
D. jackson, w. G. G., Worcester
(55yds.). Sd; D. E. MoCurdy, Leomin-
ster (55yds.). 4th. Time, I'm. % 2-5s.
Final heat-Won by II. F. Burdick,
Orange (55yds.); D. f. McCurdy, Leom-
mister (55yds.). I'd; Charles D. Jackson,
w. G. e., worcester (75yds.), Sd; r. A.
Lyons. Leominster (55yds), 4th. Tine
I'M &c 2-5s
Three-mile inter divisional = First
heat-Won by James ]. Rutherford,
Winchendon; C. H. Hargraves, Boston,
I'd, w. H. Brown, Worcester, Sd. Time,
Sm Is 2-5s.
Second heat-Won by c. II. Drury,
winohendon; James r. Moran, Chel-
sea. Cd: r. A. Lyons, Leominster, 81
Time, 9m. lis.
Final heat-Won by James T. Moran,
Chelsea, points; C. H. Drury, Win
chendon, 4 points, 3D. James ]. Ruth
erford, Winchendon, points, Sd; Z. n
Hargraves, Boston, points, 4th; r. A.
Lyon, Leominster, point, 9Th. Time,
9m "a 4-5s.
One-half mile, handicap-First heat
Won by Charles D. Jackson. Worcester
(6Oyds.) William Balm, worcester
(3DYOS.) J, "a, y, W 4Nys1iolA' y :. - -
Worcester (9Oyds.), Sd; w. H. Brown,
w. G. C., Worcester (7Oyds.), 4th.
Time, I'm. Ass.
second heat-Won by c. w. Liberty,
Nawnort & q. Worcester (55yds.) r.
4. lyon, Leominster (4oyds.). I'd; D. E.
McCurdy. Leominster (4oyds9, 30;
Billy Ryan, Leominster (35ydsQ, 4th.
Time, I'm. lbs.
Final heat-W Won by w. H. Brown, w.
g. g.. Worcester (7Oyds); Charles p.
Jackson, Worcester (6Oyds), "a; G. w.
Liberty, Newport c. G., Worcester
(55yds), Sd. Time I'm. 9-5s.
The officials of the meet were: Ref
cree, f. B. Rines judges; E 1. Davis,
T. Il. Dunn, Herbert Clark Hume, B. I.
Greenwood and w. II. Partridge;
timers J. II. jenkins. F. ]. Piper. siias
Carter and S. w. Richardson; starter.
E. S. Colby; clerk of the course, M X.
Goddard; assistant clerk of the course,
r. c. Glazier; scorer, W. ]. Whalon;
umpires, Henry Hadley, j. p. Alger and
Ellis M. Baker.