The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-08
TODAy'S BIKE RACES.
Great Interest in the Match
Events-Good Fields
Entered.

The first and last bicycle meet of this
season in this city will be held at the
oval this afternoon. The local enthu-
siasts have had no opportunity of see
ing their favorite sport in this city this
season, and the only races that have
been held in this vicinity were ridden
in some country town. That they will
embrace their opportunity this after
noon is very evident by the amount of
local interest taken in the outcome of
the different races which are to be rid
den
Besides being the only meet of the
year, it is the only chance that Wor-
cester people will have ofNseeing Major
Taylor, who, by his magnificent riding,
has brought this city into much prom
inence. The major is matched to ride
James j. Casey of the Vernon Bicycle
Club a five-mile pursuit race for the
purse of 5000, the winner to take all
The management has also arranged for
the champion amateur riders of the
country to try for honors.
Other races are offered in which the
fastest amateur and professionals that
the entire season are entered. The en-
{ tries have been sent to Handicapped J.
c. Kerrison, but he has failed to return
the amateur entries or their marks in
the handicap events in time for pub
LEGATION. The professional entries have
been received and by looking at the
names entered it will be easily seen
that the warmest kind of racing will
result when these riders get out on the
cinder track at the oval,
The races will begin at o'clock. The
first event is one-half mile open pro-
fessional, which will be run off in two
trial heats and a final. The first heat
will include Major Taylor, Watson
Coleman, Frank Butler, c. NJ. BLY, and
A. A. Mclean. The second heat will
be ridden by Nat Butler, james J..
Casey, H. A. Mclean and James Ur-
quhart. OF the trial heats, there will
be but two to qualify, and they will
ride the final heat Immediately after
the last trial heat
The amateur mile handicap is the
second event of the card, and the
speediest amateurs Of the day will
ride for prizes valued at $25, SIS and SO
The one-mile handicap professional is
the next event, and will be run off in
one heat. The riders will be Major
Taylor and Nat Butler on scratch
Watson Coleman an the 20-yard mark
Frank Butler, 20 yards; James J. Ca
sey, IS yards; Hugh A. Mclean, 40
yards; A. A. Mclean, so yards; James
Urquhart, go yards. and C. M, BLY, with
the limit of IS yards.
The fourth event will be one of the
drawing cards of the days racing, be-
ing the five-nlile pursuit match race
between James M. Moran of Chelsea,
the national amateur champion, and
James Ingraham of Peabody, the near
est competitor that Moran has in the
amateur ranks This race gives every.
promise of being the fastestA and hot
test contest of any with the possible
exception of the Taylor-Casey match.
That latter race, which is exciting
more interest than all the other races
combined, will be run off as the fifth
event Of the card. Both men are in
excellent shape, and their admirers are
confident that their man will win out.
AS Taylor has never ridden on the
oval track, and was never known to-
win pursuit race in his racing career,
Jimmy Casey is the favorite. The last
event will be a match foot race be-
tween Major Taylor and Charlie Ray
mond, the distance of fifty yards. They
will run three heats.
The officials of the meet will be: Ref
cree, Asa Windle; judges, ]. c. Sulli-
van, F. A. We'll, P. A. Dowd and D. A,
White; timers, P. H. Hurley. Edward
j. Churchill, DR.. M. j. Higgins and
Paul Potter; scorers, George A. Farmer,
w. Eddie Callahan, r. A. Austin and
]. F. Murphy; umpires, John Mullan,
f, A. Harris; starter, ]. D. Delaney;
announcer H. r. Brewer.
Major Taylor and ]. J. Casey have
entered in the races at Taunton, Sept.
20. They have entered in the open and
handicap professional events.