The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-31
RACES AT GARDNER,
Three Thousand Per-
sons at Crystal
Park Track.
A WORCESTER MAN INJURED.
Ernest Parker TumbIed
From His Wheel-Sum-
mary Of The Events.

Gardner, May 90.-The opening of
Crystal Lake park for the season, this
afternoon, was attended by about 5000
people. r., Fully two-thirds Of them saw
some of the 'f1net bicycle races Witness
ed on the track. There were several
tosses, but only one put a rider out Of
the races.
AS the riders were out for a spin
around the track before the races be-
gan, Ernest Parker of Worcester got a
bad fall While riding at the turn near
the training quarters, opposite the
stand, the front fork of his wheel broke
and he was thrown heavily to the
ground.
Only one heat had to be run over for
excess of the time limit. In the Sec
Dnd heat of the mile open, H. f. Bur-
dick of Orange fell on the last lap. C.
l.. Stacy Of Ashburnham ran into the
Fallen rider and was thrown, and James
Rutherford of Winchendon went down,
too. Rutherford picked up his wheel
and finished the lap, followed by Stacy,
but the time was 3m. SIS, 2S seconds
Slow, and the heat was run over. C.
II. Drury of Winchendon made a fine
showing, as usual, and E. S. Colby of
Gardner and H. F. Burdick and H. E..
Walker of Orange did well. Hugh L.
Waite of Worcester was an easy winner
In the novice event.
The prizes were: Mile novice, stop
watch; I'd, training robe; mile handi-
cap, writing desk; I'd, oak bookcase; Sd,
eight-foot extension table; 4th, mahOg-
any chair; mile open, gold Waltham
watch; I'd, folding card table; Sd, bam-
boo table; half mile handicap, diamond
ring; 3D. mahogany centre table; Sd,
English costumer.
The result of the races was:
One mile novice-First heat won by
Hugh L. Waite, Worcester; Joseph
Couisett (White Club, Springfield, I'd.
Time, I'm 80 3-5s.
Second heat, won by John H Red
mond, Agawan; T. A. Allard, Winchen-
don, I'd; James G. Smalley Century c..
c., Worcester, Sd. Time, 2:26 4-5s
Final heat, won by Hugh L. Waite,
Worcester; T. A. Allard, Winchendon,
3D. Time. 2;3O 2-5s.
One mile handicap-First heat won
by James Rutherford, Winchendon go
yds.); f. S. Colby, Gardner c. c., Card
ner go yds.), I'd; H. e Walker Orange
Nv yQS.D, 81, II. +. t9ufQlCk, orange l4U
yds), 4th. Time, 2:19 3-5s.
Second heat won by c. H. Drury, w.
c. c.. Winchendon (scratch); C. l..
Stacy, South Ashburnham go yds., I'd;
w. H. Proctor, Athol Center go yds.) },
Sd; ]. H. Redmond, Agawan (S5 yds.),
4th. Time 1926 lbs.
Final heat won by c. H. Drury, w.
C. c., WinchendOn (scratch); H. F.
Burdick, Orange Gao yds), I'd; II. e.
Walker, Orange GO yds), Sd; S. S.
Colby G. C. c., Gardner, 4th. Time,
2:2S lbs,
One mile open-First heat won by e.
S. Colby, G. c. c., Gardner; Daniel e.
McCurdy, Leominster, I'd. Time,
2:31 2-5s.
Second heat won by H. f. Burdick,
Orange; James Rutherford, Winchen-
don, I'd. Time, 2:31.
Third heat won by C. H. Drury w.
c. c., Winchendon; Harry E. Walker,
Orange, I'd. Time, 2:36
Final heat won by c. H. Drury, Win
chendon; H. F. Burdick, Orange. I'd;
D. E. McCurdy, Leominster, Sd. Time,
2:93 4-5s.
Half mile handicap-First heat won
by Hugh L. Waite, Worcester (35 yds)
c. H. Drury, w. C. G., WinchendQn
(scratch), I'd; E. s; Colby, G; e. C.. c.
Gardner Gao yds.), Sd; Arthur Eckberg'
Viking c. c., Worcester 90 yds), 4th.
Time, 1:OS 25s.
Second heat won by H. F. Burdick,
Orange go yds.); D. E. McCurdy
Leominster go yds.), I'd; H. b. Walker
Orange (35 yds.), Sd; James Rutherford
Ninchendon 40 yds), 4th. Time, Los
Final heat won by c. II. Drury, W. e.
c., Winchendon (scratchl; e. S. Colby
G. C. c., Gardner Gao yds.), I'd; II: r
Walker Orange (35 yds.), Sd. Time
1.11 81
The officials of the meet We're Ref
cree, E. B. Rines; judges, F. L. Davis,
H. c. Hume, William Silverthorhe
umpires Henry HadIey, L. W. Peak
Frank w. Pond; starter Or; A. .
Cleaves; clerk of the course, NJ. k
Goddard; assistant clerk of the course
G. A. Curtis; scorer, w. J. Whalon
8 timers. ]. f. Cook, J. Fl. Dargie, ). H.
Jenkins.
The Cuban Stars base ball team Went
to South Ashburnham this morning anu
defeated a team there 70 to ~.
Among the visitors at home To-Day
were. Joseph Portelance of worcester,
Miss Margaret Mulcahy of Fitchburg'
NJ. A. Coolidge Of Fitchburg ana JohI
Burns of Winchendon
Burton T. Greenwood was out today
after a long illness with pneumonia