The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-06
HARD and FIRM.
Roads Were Fine for
Bicycling on
Sunday.
AVENUE A POPULAR RESORT.
Interest in International
Team Race in
New York.
AVENUE A POPULAR RESORT.

While the sun was high yesterday
wheelmen had one of the best riding
days of the year for the roads We're
hard and firm from the rain Of several
days and there was no head wind.
There We're scores of riders on every
country road and the avenue was fire.
quented by large number.
Next to the fair of the Associated
Cycle Clubs in Mechanics hall this
month, wheelmen, especially those
sportingly inclined, are talking of the
big international team race which is
to take place in New York early next
month. Several Worcester wheelmen
are planning to take it in. On account
of the law a rider can not compete for
more than u hours in "a. The manage
ment. which includes P. T. Powers, pre-
sident of the Eastern league, devised
scheme by which the law is not in
fringed yet there will be continuous
racing day and night for the entire
week. Instead of being open to indi-
viduals the race is open to two men
teams. One man can ride u hours and
the other II hours, and in that way
continual racing can be had.
Several newly formed teams have
been added to the list, which is grow
ing rapidly towards the limit of rs
teams set by the promoters of this
years contest Prominent among the
additions are Canadian Swedish and
American teams. From Europe four
teams will come and Ireland will con-
tribute
A TEAM OF CRACKS
in addition. These five teams being
assured will leave but 20 places to be
filled by riders in America, and ~ of
these 20 teams are already assured.
One of the best of this u is the Canad-
ian team, Harley Davidson, the skat-
ing champion, and ALI Boake, the we'll
known road rider. Another is compos-
ed of Archie McEchern, the unpaced
champion, a Canadian, and Otto MAYA.
the greatest winner of the past season
in handicap races The winners and
second men of both the New York and
San Francisco 24-hour races of last
year will team together and the con-
test between Earl Stevens, winner, and
Charlie Turville, second man, in the
San Francisco races, as one team, and
Louis Gimm and Burns Pierce, first
and second men in New York, as an
other team, will be interesting. The
Swedish team, John Lawson and Oscar
JULIUS, the IefflDle SWede, and the
greatest Splinter of past six-day races,
respectively, both skating champions of
Sweden, will be strong team.
THE SOUTHERN CHAMPIONS.
John Chapman and Bob Walthour, will
be grand combination. although it
may be that Chapman will induce Tom
Barnaby, his old mate, to come on from
British Columbia. Chapman and Barn
ably were the great pair in the New
York 24-hour race last year, and for
hours kept the field intact by their
sprinting. The Germans, Fred Schi-
neer and Fred Forster, comprise a
strong team. Kansas City will have a
great team in Bert Repine and AL Lati-
mer.
Charlie Miller, the long distance
champion, may not be afraid of the
sprinters in the New York six day race.
but Miller acts that way He says that
he will go to Kansas City for the 70
hour race, where it will be much
easier" It is believed by many that
Miller would be in the New York race
for day or two, but that when his
usual time for plugging came the
sprinters would surely leave him far
behind.