The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-15
Hot Shot Poured In
to the Associated
Cycle Clubs.
CASEY BROTHERS. STATEMENT.
The Vernons, too, Not In
Love With That
Organization.

An evening journal in it's endeavor to
create a sensation has worked up a
considerable ill feeling between the man
agement of the Associated Cycle clubs
and the promoters of the recent race
meet at Westboro, the Casey brothers.
The paper used interviews with sew
eral of the interested parties and sue
ceeded in getting the whole matter in
the most garbed state possible. Presi-
dent James Wilson of the Associated
Cycle clubs is incorrectly quoted by the
paper and is made to say all manner of
harsh things of the Vernon Cycle club
and James J. Casey of whom Mr.. Will
son says he never made any such
statements.
Nevertheless the Casey boys who
feel that they have been made the sub
ject of an uncalled for attack, have re-
piled to the statements of the Associat-
ed Cycle clubs, and especially to that
part that relates to Jimmy Casey being
what the Associated Cycle clubs call "a
third rater."
Daniel F. Casey, his brother James ].
Casey being at Charles river park
when seen by a Spy man, was indignant
over the article that had appeared in
the paper and said that Il feel that
this is an unjust attack upon us. We
are not opposed to the Associated Cy
Gle clubs, and never were. 1t does not
matter to us what action the Vernon
Cycle club took in deciding not to en-
ter into the scheme. The management
of the Fourth of July races approached
my brother recently and endeavored to
get him to enter the races at Westboro
next Fourth of July. He is not in the
professional ranks for his health and
stated that he would go into a three
corned race tor a certain amount for
a prize which the winner was to take.
If that did not suit the management Of
the Associated Cycle clubs, then they
had the alternative to refuse to ac
cede to his demands, but they have no
right TO make such an. unjust attack
on my brother.
"They claim that he is only a third
rater. With the exception of Major
Taylor, he is the best of the local third
raters, for he has proven his superiori-
ty over all local riders but Taylor The
management has the right to reject
the proposition of my brother but their
attack in the newspaper tonight is I'M
called for and shows which side the
malice Is on"
Mr. Casey later in the evening made
out the following statement and re-
quested that it be printed in The Spy,
merely to put him and his brother in
the proper light:
1.-THE Associated Cycle Clubs, the out
come of disappointed clubs in the ten
mile road race. the leading men of
whom have been instructed in the
methods of racing by Casey brothers,
who have always been ready to assist
any rider, and especially Worcester
CHI Y1JdiT0antG
match making and not make them
selves the object of ridicule Of the
sporting fraternity of the city.
"They lay claim to the fact that their
past meets were successful. They
never ran any, and will not after the
Fourth of July next Let them look
over the recent past successful meets
conducted by the Casey brothers. Let
them compare their prize list to theirs
The men whom we have brought TO
this city are all world champions, ana
we are not satisfied with putting on as
a drawing card men who have no re-
putation outside of this city. Jimmy
Michael. Major Taylor and Tom Butler
have all competed at our meets, not TO
speak of the local men.
'They speak of Jimmy Casey as a
third-rater. He was amateur champion
of the state in '95 and '96 for the halt-
mile and mile and county champion
IN the TWO, INe anu lGll l4illCSs w ~
the ten-mile road race was competed
in by local men Jimmy Casey won first
from a large field. The first professional
race he competed in he won second
place, defeating such men as Cooper
Kiser. Mertens and other cracks. he
now holds the record from New YORK
10 Boston of 10 hours and SO minutes.
On Nav 30 he won fourth money at
Charles River Park in races in when
fine Buffers and Major Taylor took
mart The Waltham Manufacturing
Conpany has sent a motorcycle 10
this city twice in its endeaVor TO get
him to break his own record from
Boston to New York: Ihey nave -o5.o Laoi
considered Waller, Alberts ana seVeral
James Wilson, president of the Asso-
cia+ed Cycle Clubs of this city, when
seen bv a Spy man, said that the ac-
count in the evening paper had Deen
garbled. and he did not make the sIal
ment which he has been accreqlteu
with. He did say, however, that JIM
NV Casey settled the fate OF the thtee-
cornered race between himself, John-
son and Ekberg, and was satisfied that
he nlaced too high a valuation upon
his abilities in the racing world. lie
was satisfied that Casey couid not 20
ont the Fourth of July and win one
half of the money. The other rlaers
gave way to Casey IN ths IiIsltIei , VI az
distance and the way Of running inc
race, but he did not think that casey
was afraid to ride them de salu ne
considered Casey to be thlrd cIdss
professional, but much better anna
teur. ..o
The members of the Vernons were
hot under the collar last evening re-
garding the supposed newspaper state
ments. and a meeting of the racing
board and directors of the CLUB was
called to act. II was decided TO ISSUE
the following statement:
worcester Mass, June IA, 1871
ITO the Editor of The Spy: l,-..,.
at would seem that the Associated CEClt
CIuhs do not possess a sufficient quahtllH
of the milk of human kindness TO maxi
the movement they are engaged IN a SUI
cess If the rawlings of some of the deeply
intarested parties are to be taken as al
EXPRESSION of the feeling of the associa'
ton. ,,,..,- :. ..-. ,oz,-
ors Of entering and will not allow itsell
70 he dragged into any newspaper contro'
yersv as to the relations that may or may
not exist between the Associated Oycl'
Clubs and James J. Casey that Is !
matter for the parties IN interest," 70 s etti'
among themselves. The relation eNlsilhs
between Mr. Casey and the Nern0ns Is
very pleasant one. He has long peeh az
actixe member of the club, interested II
ar-ar ready to aid all It's