The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-24
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Tandem Riders Are
Thrown Heavily to
the Ground.
FORK ON THE WHEEL BROKE.
Doctor Called But Men
Not Found to Be Sc
riously Injured.

j.. c. Condor and VIM. F. Day, of
the Vernon Bicycle CLUB, had narrow
escape from death while riding to the
lake, yesterday afterr DON. They were
riding their tandem, and were moving
along at good clip. When they reached
the brow of the hill to the lake they let
themselves out. AS a result, when they
were half way down the hill they were
going at a record-trealirg clip.
When down the hill /. little more than
half way, the fork of the tandem
snapped and the riders were thrown
heavily to the ground. Several lake
bound cars were going down the hill at
the -irne, and the passengers hurried to
the riders assistance.
They found Condor and Day uncon-
scious, and at first there was doubt of
their regaining consciousness. A doc
tor was sent for, but before he arrived,
the riders regained their senses and
found that they were not seriously hurt.
Condon's face was badly cut Day did
not sustain any injury except a severe
Sinking up. The machine was wreck
and was sent home.
The bicyclists returned in an electric
car and again figured in an accident.
The car on which they were passengers
was struck on Shrewsbury street, as
told in another column of The Spy.
F. x. Blair and Daniel F. Casey
went to Westboro. They reported the
roads in bad shape. Kane and Ken
| niery went to Woodville. First Lieut..
Frank ]. Benoit with Eddie j. Cross.
starts training for the races in which
the Vernons are to enter a team, to-
night They will train at the Full
Moon track. The other member of the
team, Ike Perry Of Chicopee, is also
training for the races. The team will
compete at the nationals held by the
L. A. W., in the inter-city race repres-
enting Worcester against teams rep
resenting New York, Montreal and Bos-
ton.
The Century Cycle Club had run
called for Webster but it was not
held. A. G. Smalley and M. R. Whalen
made the run alone. They reported a
good time in Webster.
There will be a special meeting OF
the club tomorrow evening, when the
matter of holding a field day will bt
discussed James G. Smalley will be
paced by Krafves triplet when he trie:
for the New York-Boston record this
summer
The boys are talking seriously of or,
| SdtllNluS d SedICIl party u Try anu 10
cate Herbert E. Gazette, who has beer
missing for over two weeks. He has
no folks and has no relatives in this
| city. Two weeks ago last Thursda!
he left the city, and no one seems t.
know where he has gone, and are get.
| ting apprehensive as regards his where.
abouts. Many OF the boys are to &c
to Providence to attend the excursion
of the Order of Railway Conductors
| next Sunday. E. r. Vincent will spenC
| a week at Newport this summer. Louis
| o. ST. Martin, William T. Brown, Jas
| Morrissey and H. V. Convery are go
ing to Gloucester on fishing trip
The Newport Bicycle Club went tc
Sterling yesterday, The party was
commanded by I'd Lieut.. H. L. Liberty
H. K. Smith, Daniel McDuff and George
Mcintosh. Charles H. Browning and
Charles A. Fisher will conduct BIZ
cycle hop at Auburn tomorrow evening.
A barge will leave Elm street and Park
| avenue at 7.15.
Browning and Fisher went to Spring
field yesterday, and report the roads
to be in fine shape.
Frank Pierce and Edward Willard
of the Stearns Club went to Melrose
| Highlands yesterday,
A party of the Worcester Cycle Club
went to Wilkinsonville yesterday fore
noon, and were satisfied with riding
about the avenue in the afternoon. The
speedy quartet of the Worcester Club
rides at Leominster Saturday The
men who are to ride are Nystrom
| Brown, Jackson and LeClaire.