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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
IS A PAST MASTER.
Bert S. Livermore Deemed One of the
Stars of Worcester County.

Bert S. Liyermore Deemed One of the
Stars of Worcester County.
Bert S. Liverlnore Is a past master
in bicycle racing
He has quit for keeps, but he has an
excellent record behind him and for
several years was one of the stars of
Worcester county. Livermore is now in
charge Of the bicycle department at
the Boston store, telling his customers
the best points of wheels that he knows
Livermore began younger than the
majority Of Worcester men to chase
prizes on the bicycle track He started
out in 1883 to ride a wheel. and three
years later when he was Is year old
took to the track, on which he scored an
instant success. His first race was at
South birmingham, when he won the
mile novice in min. u sec. That time
for a mile race even for a novice looks
slow to the young fellows of today
whose knowledge of racing goes back a
few years only, but it was flying in
those days.
Riders We're not using the pneumatic
tire then and the best mark for the
mile was not much better than ? min.
30 sec. LiVermOTe rode a cushion tire IN
the race, He won the two mile handicap
the same year, riding the cushion tire.
In the fall of that year he got second in
la 10 mile road race. which the Bay State
Bicycle Club conducted. Livermore had
two minutes start and finished next to
Thompson, who had a minute on him.
! Wilson was scratch man and won the
time prize.
In 1892, Liyermore won eight prizes
and defeated every rider in Worcester.
Iu the following year his winnings in
cluded two bicycles the championship
| of three clubs in Worcester, and the
| two mile amateur championship at the
| New England Athletic Association meet
| at the oval.
In the fan Of that year he got first
I i'm the mile handicap in Waltham
against the fastest men Of Boston and
! Worcester, The time was > min. 81 sec,
| which was fast i'm those days. Liver
/ more started from the 50 yard mark.
| other riders of Worcester started at
various distances from 10 to 100 yards
! In 1894 he rode at 20 different meets and
! secured in all % prizes. He did not ride
lin a single meet during the year in
which he failed to bring back a prize.
| In the last race of the year, which was
! the mile open, at Waltham he got
! third. The winner was Harry Davidson,
| a Canadian crack. who turned the ring
| in 2 min. II sec, then the worlds record
/ for competition. When the watches
| stopped Liyermore was on Davidson S
! wheel.
In 1898 he won the championship of
! Worcester county. He secured II prizes
that year riding at ten meets. In the
! following year he won first in the 10
mile road race held early in the year
over the Park avenue course. He was
/ beaten by Casey later in the year in a
Imile match race in the fastest time ever
IL.
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place as bicycle riders and defeated
them, lie is riding but three wears
only, and last season was the first that
he tried the track. He easily showed
that he will bear watching.
his nrst race was match race for a
mile With James Smalley of the Gem
turys; VINO had gained good reputa-
t5Hh ny winning match races with
rant ana Olmstead. The match fool,
place at Agricultural Park track. NAV
81 Inc youngsters We're paced by a
tandem Leclaire got the mace and
urged the men along so fast that Small
ley was never heard of. The fine op
the race was minutes and ~ seconds
pretty fast time for a youngster inst
ataL tllls OUT Later in the season he
M H!tiu9 such performances that he is en-
ti, 49, 70 ne classed with the cracks of
the clty. Sept, 20 he comnated in
Westboro in the mile open. and tha
only man who could beat him ont was
StoGkprldge, He trimmed Leclaire Nv
Si& lhches only. The little Vernon 4ver
aiu not nave Walkover for the Mace
ne won 1t on his merits purely. Fay Of
.WestpQfo raced him hard for the nosi-
tlon Leclalre beat him but a few
tbo t., ~ was blanket finish with
Ihe three men punched
his next appearance on tba +rscl-
was at the meet at Agricultural park
LABOR LABOR day He won the mile and two
a,,dl open which was a big thing for
sucn young rider. Among those who
raced against him were Wilson Pice
a si5dn S95uer, all of whom have had con
ina TIIe experience and years of rid
ava ava me ne cttIe fellow has a great sprint
viii viii I ho b iolioW almost any pace. He
mon 10 lizard from the coming sum
~ it,vi II there is any bicycle riding Of
Importance in Worcester i'u'iis u
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15

in almost every race which he has en-
tered.
| There is not another rider in the city
| in whose VIcto3es more of his ac-
Equaintances rejoice than in the wins
| of Cross. He not only bears his hon
| ors modestly, but Is so sincere and
| honest in his dealings with his oppon-
ents that he is undoubtedly the most
| popular rider on the local track Cross
| first rode in a race on June 16, 1897, at
| Agricultural park, and Immediately
made his mark. He won the novice
mile in about 2:30. He was also a men,
| Der of st. Anne's team of three, the
others being John f, Casey and Luke
| k. Allis. The contract was a two-mile
| lap race. Casey won three laps. Cross
| got one and finished second to Casey
| in the last lap, which was good riding
| for man new to the track.
the Fourth Of july of the same
year Cross had 70 yards start in. the
tWo-mile handicap, Senter of Brockton
being scratch. The latter did not APP
tpear so Cross was practically scratch.
1 He won the race in 4;44, which was fast
! time for a new rider
! On July q of that year Cross won
second place in a five-mile open, re-
markable work. John f. Casey was
! first. In the race there were such fliers
as John S! Johnson, Bert r. Livermore
] and Rogers Of Chelsea. Cross was in
stantly hailed as a rising star in the
bicycle armament, when he defeated
such men as they for the place.
His next racing was at the field day
of his club, the Vernons at Full Moon
| track In the mile open he finished
next to Victor Ekberg He won the
| tWo-mile handicap from scratch in
1858, which is remarkable time for the
track at Full Moon. In the five-mile
handicap he came in second, Ekberg
leading the bunch across the line.
/ Cross had but 80 yards on the older
rider.
Last year Cross did not do great
| deal Of riding, but when he pushed his
wheel around the track there wasn't
anybody ahead of him. His greatest
| feat since he began riding was his
match race with Benway, last sum-
mer. 1t was a five-mile pursuit race.
| When the match was made, Benway
was considered a crack rider. He was,
but Cross was better, although the wise
| ones did not know il. The Vernon man
started at one-quarter pole and Ben
way started at the other at the op-
posite side of the track, Benway rode
only four miles and a half. At that
! distance Cross was only so yards be-
! hind him, having gained 800 yards on
! his rival BenWay quit and Cross fin
! ished leisurely. 1t was a pity that he
did not ride out at the speed which he
had been plugging. He made the dis
lance in l2:52. Had BenWay given him
a race, the time would have been much
better. As it stands, it is good time
for an unpaced race.
/ Another feat which Cross performed
last year was in establishing a new
record for the track at Qulnsigamond
park. He made the record at tba Nar-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15

bardic,r. l,ir,eoie h., ta;,,-. ,,lI;,r,l a.,
do bic snrintine, On tbc oIifsida of tLa
b1,nch instead Ill ,,,,,3,. otbars ~
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obaa1
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hrt he b0rrav,-ad % wheel and a s,,it
ouo az ~ 90 r'u 49,
800 60. 81 INC i'''' e''''''o'7 anu l''''Ne
Tn tSor he won, the yyorcaeta, countv
,,,.,r, 80 - 80 ~ 49,
,aa Us. ~ ' ii rt oS
clr Tn IGoe he
Won nj il again at Fitchburg, '' Z
In 1897 JohnsOn's first race WAS in the
newspauer road race in which he had
two fails and finished sixth He has
rnver liked road races and a ~ rode
to accommodates fine Worcester Cycle
cI,tb 81 which no vas nopnhars -
mi tire
H. - ,,o,,,o,.o ,,.aa,- =, 1907 r,,,-
rms i!oSt IlleIAIoI@pic NSSh ~ Log' q.
when ne WoII 9tA 81 Is III g.
HiSoy parh' foI 'Ldiu NJ ne Mol l ~ Nv,
IrSIs' re Noh thtse al "sa a,I III M
r,pyraT and cnanH hnt also head work
ta1i To won of Piphv thn five mile
site record From there he went tc
pSa,,;danca y I and uron bis sfyth
al,,.ao,I+i,,a raca IN tba+ nitv mal,ina
AZ ,,rc,1rnoseed record oP civ STRAIGHT
~, lais tlor a v-aai, Al Prnvidence he
lIio5a ~ ap1otonr comnetition record
~ Phcde Isiand in he one and also
~ t,,., ILL o"pnatition bis time heinz
. 5'' ,,,iDTtaa and q seconds for the mile
81. I'M ,,ein,It tlG and % seconds For The
an an ,'aii il's'iU'ef
nv a 1907 he won in This cftv the
80 - III onon and aIsC
- - C,osaI, in yoatch rann
~ Ss+ 1890 ha bod an ofr week and
~, rt' y %s'no' 70 = NJ RIaIze of New
IIl.,, = 1,a.,
IAN l,oi'i'e = ~
ON sept 49, 1871, at Manhattan besIcn
Johh JoIlils son , Won Ine aIllaISul
champlonshlp OF me United o t{tL ue'
teat!ng the eight pest men IN Ine coun'
try IN an ilivlIatloh race Willcn lIeluu.
ca ohly picked men 6l IN ms LiTs r. rac'
he peat ttellh or New hork. In ms sec
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
JOHN j. CONLlN,
He Has Been a Member of Fastest Pac.
ing Teams in the World.


ing Teams in the World.
Worcester can boast in lis racing Of
having man who has been a member
Of the fastest pacing teams Of the world
and has done his share Of carrying
along single riders to the best marks
that any man in the world has done
Inc man is John J. COnlin of the Yer
non Bicycle club, who was a member
Of the National Track association last
year, Conlin rode on teams that paced
harry Fixes, Eddie MCDufiie, Tom Lin
ton ana other fast middle distance men
to victory over Jimmy Michael and
others, He also pushed the Quint which
carried Major Taylor to the worlds
record IN the mile at WOodside park,
Philadelphia, last fan, and no later
than yesterday, Taylor said to The Spy
man, "Conlin is all right; he can hold
mis- end up on the pacing machine with
the best of them" Such praise coming
from such a source means much.
Conlin jumped into fame In a single
year as a rider Of a multicycle Pre-
Vlous to last year he rode only a few
times in single races and was unlucky
enough to get a bad toss which spoiled
his chances of winning. Last year he
became professional and took to pac-
/ ing He joined the National Track as
sociation which was composed OF
Charles River, Springfield, Pleasure
beach of Bridgeport, Manhattan beach
and Berkeley oval tracks He made
! his debut on a pacing machine at
+ Charles river track, pulling Tom Lin
ton along in the 30 mile race with Har-
/ ~ Elkes. The other men on the multi
/ cycle were Leddy Callahan, Herbert
Parker, John f. Casey and Burns
/ Pierce. who has made such a name for
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15

faster than he could go. and he simpl,
plugged. He caught his man.
Casey VIII do no riding this year un.
III the season is Wei advanced His bus.
mess has grown to such an extent thai
he cannot neglect II, no matter how
much he would like to race, or how
profitable he can make it, Later in
the season, when the lull in bicycle
trade comes. Casey expects to shove his
toes in the clips and dig" after money
and Glnrv.
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FLYERS
EVERY ONE.
Continued from third pagel

Orient wheel. which he had carefully
cleaned for the race. He went past the
point where Raymond fell off at fair
speed. and about 40 yards beyond,
where he was thrown off by the crowd
W hich pressed in close % the rider. He
would have beaten Raymond's mark
more but for the Interference Of the
Growd
In 1898 Casey did not pay as much at
tention TO riding az he had previously
end was beaten twice in match races.
lie did not feel warranted in neglect
ing the bicycle trade which he was
starting, yet he made the matches and
g.. trained as much al he could. The first
race was with Horace Z. Hills Jr., OF
Providence, June Is. Casey had led
Hills to the tape many times at Cres-
cent Park track in open races, where
they started from scratch, but the fair
haired Providence man Deat him in the
match race. 1t was a mile race, tandem
paced. Casey jumped and got the pace,
hut Hills beat him In the sprint for the
line. The time was minutes and 10
seconds and a fraction. A few weeks
later, on July 4, John 5. Johnson beat
him in the same kind Of u race. john
son won in 2 minutes and seconds.
-''y ~ - ~ iOi''Lt 10 IA III
Year His hrst race as a pro was at
the Bay State fair, in the fail. He en-
tered the flVe-mile handicap, IN which
he had $50 yards start Among the
starters were Nat Butler, Earle klserr
Mertens, Tom Cooper and Eddie Bald
he speedy rider MAYOR Taylor, was on
scratch, put qua not start. casey Won
ms neat. Nat Butler rode from scratch
in the heat and among the other start
ers were Tom Butler and Johnnie John
son of this city. In the final Casey
waited for Wollaston, who held the 10
mile road record and was behind CSsey
lie tackled on behind Wollaston, but the
latter could not carry him fast enough
and he did not get IN.
Casey did no more riding until last
year. On July 4 he raced John s
johnson 1ive-mile pursuit race, un-
paced. Casey started Off at a fast cliI
ana gained "a winning lead, which ne
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
JOHN S. JOHNSON.
A Careful Rider With a Wonderful Burs,
Of Speed at the Finish.

Worcester is a city noted as the home
of great athletes. In every branch Of
sport there are men here who hold
championship records. In wheeling es-
pecially are record breakers numerous,
ana among the names Of fast men, that
Of John S. Johnson stands out from the
bunch with great distinctness,
lie has got faster sprint than any
body in the city with the possible excep-
ton OF Major Taylor. Perhaps the only
fault with Johnsons races is that ne
is too careful a rider. lie sometimes
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
WILL BE HEARD FROM.
Emil j. LecIaire Most Promising Young
ster Among Worcester Riders.

Emil j. Leclaire is the promising
youngster of the bicycle riders of Wor-
cester. He pushed the wheel last year
for the first time and knocked the
starch out Of youngsters who were
rated high.
Not only did he make such perform
ances, but in open competition he got
against men who have held q high
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-03-15
EDWARD j. CROSS,
He Has Had Little Opportunity to Train
But Is Always Well Up at the Finish.

If any rider in Worcester deserves
credit for the success in racing that he
has acquired Edward ]. Cross of the
Vernon Bicycle Club Is the man. lie
has never had the opportunity to train
that other riders have had. But despite
this handicap he has gone out and won
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to be myself in acting upon other meas
ures which come before the senate"
The senator's meaning could not be
misunderstood and the friends Of the
administration felt that another club
had slipped from their grasp.
It is possible that the legislature win
have completed, or rather ended, it's
labors before these facts can be pub
lished, as the time for which members
can receive pay expires March q but
they continue without pay indefinitely.
The irrigation bill has now become a
law, save for the governors signature
which will no doubt be attached to the
bin. The attempt to nullify the anti.
gambling law by providing high Ii.
cense has failed. The bill passed the
senate but was promptly put to sleep
in the house. The salary bill is still in
an uncertain condition owing to a seri.
GUS doubt Of its constitutionality. The
question raised is as to the power of
the county commissioners to determine
salaries within the limitations pre.
scribed by law. The attorney general
says that the authorities are evenly di.
vided % the question. The weight of
local legal opinion seems to favor the
idea that the legislature ought to def
niteiy fix salaries. 1t is probable
though that the bill as it is, giving
commissioners discretion, will pass.
The appropriation bill now has the
right of way in the house. 1t was re-.
ported from the committee last Friday
and not materially different from what
has already been indicated in these
correspondence. The bin appropriates
only $4,000 for the state university.
while the normal schools have been
literally provided for. Church of Ban.
mock has bill for the removal of the
Albion Normal to Pocatello but it
doesn't stand ghost of show, so
members of both houses say.
The horticulturists were here in force
last week, giving the horticultural ap-
preparation the benefit of their moral
support. 1t would seem but fair, while
thousands of dollars of public money is
being expended for the benefit of fruit
growers, that something should be done
to ameliorate the condition of wheat
growers, sheepmen, horse breeders and
hog and poultry raisers. There is no
use of naking pet of the fruit in
dustry.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-04
BOISE CORRESPONDENCE

BOISE, March 8. -[Spec,a al Correspon.
dence, las the leg .slatige session
draws to a close the Republican MEM
bers in both branches have shown that
they are coming to a clear realization
of the general situation. They are
coming to appreciate the magnitude of
the administration schemes to over
run the state with ofIiclallsm, to tax the
whole people for the benefit of Democ.
racy and to construct political ma.
chine that shall rival Tammany in its
palmiest days. 1t was only needful
that Republicans should plainly under
stand all this to put them upon their
guard, and spur them to patriotic ac-
tivity. They have unfortunately lent
support to one or two questionable
measures, but when it is considered
that they were more or less inexper-
fenced and chat all the influence of the
dominant party backed by the admin.
istratiOn was brought TO bear in favor
of those measures, they cannot be Sc
Verely blamed for a few mistakes.
Upon the whole the Republicans have
done excellent work and probably as
well as could be reasonably expected.
As was before intimated in these cor.
respondence there are no political ex-
perts among them, trained in the school
Of Dubois and Steunenberg. They are
plain, honest men, more apt to be i'm
posed on than those possessed of much
less integrity. But they are the kind
Of men capable of Development-men
who knowing the right are disposed to
do it, and having had the benefit of ex.
perience, will profit byit. The methods
which have been employed by the adj
ministration to hoodwink and coerce
Republican members will appear
more in detail and in clearer light in
the progress of these correspondence.
1t would scarcely be generous to omit
at this time some tribute to the Popu,
list members who have figured promi.
nently in the business Of the session.
On most questions they have shown
themselves clear headed, conservative
and loyal to the welfare of the state.
This in marked contradistinction to
the character and conduct of their PIE
decessoTs of two years ago. OF course,
they have stood up manfully for every
proposition involving general princi-
pies pertaining to their peculiar politi-
cal doctrines, but on every question
disconnected from strictly political con-
siderations hey have generally been
right.
The administration members are
sui wrestling desperately with the
general appropriation bill, The com
mlttee bill has been denounced and
Smothered in caucus and the governors
scheme of exhausting his economic re.
forms on silver Republicans promises
70 mlScarry. Even the "phonograph"
Osgihs to talk in tremulops voice. It
Is understood that prominent members
u 'ne administration stripe have served
notice on his excellency that they wont
-
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Oreana, Owyhee Co., Idaho
How Is Your wifs9

Has she lost her beauty? If SO, Constipa.
ton Indigestion. Sick Headache are the
principal causes. Karl's Root Tea has cared
these sis for half a century. Price 2scts.
and 5octs. Money refunded il results are not
satisfactory.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-04

Ecnly, the jeweler, has tbs faest Inc
OF jewelry in the State All guaran-
teed lrst class Or money refunded,
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For Sale or Exchange.

One pine incubator, 300 egg capacity,
with brooders and yards combined.
Everything first class. never Matched
but two hatchings. Original cost, $50;
viii exchange for seed potatoes or
poultry. Address,
F. J. CowLEs,
nrnope Ouvbo, ~ TAI.
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stand his work; that they are getting
tired Of his posing as a great reformer
AZ tho expense Of his allies and entirely
to the adyantaseof old line Democrats
A short time ago they tried to settle
differences in caucus, but failed com
pleteiy, succeeding only inhaving a hot
time generally. One silver Republican
hlled with emotion declared that it
made hsm tired to think that the fratts
OF all the sacrifices his party had made
for 10 to | were being gathered in by
the governor Of Idaho The harmony
of the union" sounds like a Wagner
opera performed by Chinese com
pany
The river improvement bill has pass
ed both houses and gone to the gov
ernor. It's claimed by the friends Of
the measure that the passage of the bill
will cause veritable railroad boom be
tween Nampa and Horse Shoe bend.
The bill to create a bureau of labor
statistics and immigration and provide
an inspector of immigrants passed the
senate with few dissenting votes. It is
reported that no less than nine of the
faithful have been promised tbs job of
running the bureau at 81 200 per an.
mum, AMI $4,000 for printing. Jake
Horn of Caldwell and G. ]. Bassetr of
Idaho expect to get the job but it is
very likely that Senator James G. Watts
will be the man.
The salary billseems to be as trouble
some as the appropriation bill and it is
hard to even approximately guess at
this time the character of the measure
that viii eventually pass.
Notice Of the revolt of Republicans
against administration schemes was
served almost simultaneously by sena,
tor Brigham at one end of the capitol
and Representative French at the other. |
In the senate the administration state
examiner graft" was under discussion
when Senator Brigham intimated that
he suspected that the legislature mad
gone about far enough in the matter of
supplying soft snaps for political car.
buncles, and that there was no more
real demand for a state examiner of
accounts than for a state flea catcher.
The irreverence of Senator Brigham's
remarks filed Senator Watts of Owy.
hee with profound indignation. Every
time oneOf the administration gratis"
is attacked Watts fills himself with fiery
Indignation, and begins TO erupt. Upon
this occasion, noticing the expression of
painful CONSERVATION which spread
over the face of the wistful lobby, the
from Owyhee was almost over
come with emotion, Wiping the pres.
plration from his marble brow and
out the scornful curl in his
lips, he aimed his index finger at
lleck Of ink on Secretary Days left ear
and said this, or something very much
like it: "Mr. President: 1 do not won
der at the opposition of the senator of
Latah to this excellent. measure. A
state examiner would bring to light the
corruption and dishonesty which per,
meates the socialfrabric and body poll,
tic of Latah county. That county is
now defaulter to the state many thous.
ands of dollars and its representative
upon this floor shrinks from the calcium
lipbt This hill prOnosas IN tnrn IN ;,