The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-05
ON DRESS PARADE,
Vernon cyclists Lead All the Rest Sun
day, on the Avenue.


The rarest first Sunday in June could
not tempt the cyclists attached to the
local clubs to leave their happy homes
in this city and wander about the sub
urbs.
Instead, they hied themselves to the
boulevard where they went on dress
parade all the afternoon before the ad-
miring glances of all the pretty girls
seated on the terrace at Deer park.
The Vernons, in their joy of put
ting the curio out of business, rode the
avenue all the afternoon and every
where they were given the right of way
nv all the other clubs. They were out
I celebrating, and did so right royalty.
The first event of the afternoon was to
traverse the avenue company front on
dress. parade, which they did amid the
plaudits of the multitude. The cup
was under the command Of Capt Frank
S. Russell, 80 bikes strong. Inc form
alton of company front with its per
feet alignment, was preceded by the
historic tripIet of the Vernons, manned
bv Commodore William A. Dean, Peter
Beliveau, and p. j. Welsh Following
the triplet were the five tandems OF the
club. upon which were seated, Kane
and Kenneiery, Hines and F1nneran'
Pollard and Reynolds, the Day broth
ers and the Reynolds brothers Ihe
two lieutenants of the club, Frank Be
mott and Henry Mitchell, We're in the
rear. The dress parade concluded, the
boys acted as an escort for Caldwell
their pIucky little rider, who, with Be
mott and Cross, were the only men OF
the team present.
AS a sample of the good feeling en-
gendered by the ten mile road race, the
NeWports put on exhibition in their
club rooms yesterday, representation
of the curio, with the tinsel left off.
water pail, used about the club for
washing purposes, was placed in PLAIN
view of the passers by on Chandler
street with a placard upon II. Ihe
bCys SAID it answered the purposes OF
the club just as well as the genuine
article. and only needed a little tinsel
to make it as beautiful as the original.
r. M. Alexander, the second man to
cross the tape for the Newports, is very
much in disfavor, and his number worn
in the race, 81, was included in the
general decorations of the rooms with
the opinions of the rider, held by the
club members, engraved thereon.
The boys are dissatisfied with the
showing made by Alexander, and bold
w claim that the race was thrown by
some of the riders. Alexander is their
sreciaI mark, and they speak or INN
in ANYTHING but pleasant terms. They
saw that he should have ridden as ne
has done heretofore, and not nave
paced the race for eight miles, faVorlng
other mems chances rather than his
own and they say the end is not yet
for Mr.. Alexander who shook the dust
of Worcester off his clothes as soon as
the race was over.
The Newports did not go out on a |
club run. but stayed about their quar- |
tiers and took several spins on the ave-
nue..
The Vikings remained at home, being
satisfied to wheel about town.
The Douglass Club did likewise. The |
club meets tonight
The Associated Cycle Club meets to-
night in the quarters Of the Worcester
Cycle Club. 49,
doors the greater part of the afternoon
and evening. There was no club run, |
hut individual riders made short trips. !
During the afternoon a squad of half |
dozen of the rough riding contingent |
sought the lake The club next Sunday |
will hold q big union run with the !
Hudson wheelmen. The start will be |
from the club rooms early in the morn |
ing and the route will be through Graf |
TON to NorthborO, where the Hudson |
men will Join the big procession to |
South Framingham for dinner. The |
annual bicycle ball Of the Hudson |
wheelmen has annually attracted a |
large number of Worcester enthusi- |
asts, and at the hop Saturday night |
Worcester will be well represented. |
Those who go down Saturday will ride |
to Northboro with the Hudson delega- |
ton. returning to Worcester with their |
eliminates.
There was little for discussion at the |
Krafve Cycle Clubs new rooms on |
Dewey street yesterday afternoon, ex-
cent the clubs challenge of the New |
norts and Vernons. The money is up
as a. guaranty of good faith. and the |
Krafves are waiting for some response. |
The boulevard was as far as the ma |
iority of the club got from headquar-
ters yesterday afternoon.
Discussion Of the road race and re- |
ioicing at what was decided to be good |
sense in refraining to ride against i'm !
ported riders occupied the Centuries, |
and they had plenty of time for debate, |
for no club run was announced.