The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-14
TOO MUCH WEATHER
Few Worcester Bicy-
clists Were Out
Sunday.
ALL KEPT UNDER COVER.
Good List of Field Sports
Are Being Ar
ranged.
ALL KEPT UNDER COVER.

The intense heat of Sunday put an
effectual quietus on any aspirations
that the local bicyclists may have had
towards breaking the century run rec
ord, and all the local clubs, with but
one single exception, did not venture
out on club runs.
The exception was the Viking Cycle
Club, and they went to Providence.
The ride down was enough for them,
and they returned on the cars. The
start was made from the club rooms on
Lincoln street at o'clock with a bunch
OF rs men. The party was under COM
mand Of First Lieut.. Arthur Ekberg.
After arriving in Providence they inn
Inediately went to Crescent park, where
they stayed during the forenoon and
enjoyed dinner. In the afternoon they
went to see the home team defeat the
Toronto baseball team by a score of s
to Z. It was very good game, and
the boys were satisfied to see a couple
of more innings After the game the
boys enjoyed themselves around the
park until pightfall, when they thought
1t about time to get back home. The
riding on the down trip had been such
not work that it was the unanimous
wish of the entire party that the means
of locomotion home should be steam.
They reported the roads to be in fairly
good shape after the rains of the past
Jew days, and but for the extreme heat
the riding would have been very good
But on such day as yesterday the
least exertlon would cause the riders to
perspire easily.
Those of the Vikings who did not at
Tempt the ride to Providence stayed
about the rooms all day, with a short
spin on the park as a diversion The
Doys are discussing the coming field
day, which Is to be held at Leicester
next Saturday. The field day has been
an annual event with the club since its
organization, and q royal good time has
always been enjoyed. This year it will
differ IN many respects from those held
heretofore, and the usual bicycle races
will not be held.
IL will appear rather strange that a
plcycle club viii not hold races, but will
conduct all other sorts Of sports. The
principal reason of not holding the
races this year is the lack of a track
IN Leicester, where the outing is to be
held. This year track and field sports
VIII predominant, and the committee in
charge have selected ell sorts of events
IN which the members of the club and
Lnelr friends will take part. The days
FESTIVITIES will open with a baseball
game between clubs captained by
Sharles Anderson and John Nelson.
Inc game will be for suitable prize,
ana the members are all hot over the
outcome. The regular list Of field and
track events will be pulled off, with a
rev additional ones for the ladiea, who
arg TO attend in great numbers
Inc century Cycle Club remained in
Ehe rooms and the avenue all day with
never an tempt to distinguish them
selves. The boys are all agog over
tnelr neld day, which comes next Sat
urday, and, with the ACCOMMODATING
ilsts OF events in the open races, the
day VIII have more than passing in
leresl TO both the members and those
OF the Associated Cycle clubs. The
latIer Organization are out to hold the
century boys, and a great days rae
ang will surely result The event of fine
Gay will easily be the interclub team
race, with the local clubs of this civ
neing represented by three-nen team.
Tne Century boys have offered an ex-
celient roll-top desk, which, it is
CANNED, Is even better than the one
won by the Newport Bicycle Club at
the Fourth Of July races Of the Asso-
ciated Cycle clubs. The race that day
was very unsatisfactory to both he
worcester Cycle Club boys and the
century Cycle Club riders, and all are
eager to settle the dispute.
Inc Worcesters are to pick their
Team some time this week, the trials
70 De run either Thursday or Friday
evsning. Ihe Newport Bicycle Club
Will run their fastest riders and win
certainly make any club that desires
20 gain possession ride in record time
for 1t.
In the other events all the local crack
riders will compete as can be seen by
xne lists OF entries, that are published
IN another column Of The Spy The en-
lries snow that the races will be holly
contested and Will furnish a barrel Of
sport for those that attend the meet.
Inc officials have not been selected
put they will be picked out tonight by
the racing board which has entire
charge of the meet.
The long anticipated clam bake Of
1ne worcester Cycle Club was again
postponed from yesterday to the 27th
OF the month The bake was postponed
on account Of the inclemency of the
weather for the past few days. The
committee in charge thought that the
clsagreeable weather would continue
and SO decided to put it off for two
Weeks. Yesterday the boys went to the
lake where they disDorted themselves
IN the water and afterwards went on
dress parade on the avenue
Inc Newport Bicycle Club did not stir
out Of the club rooms yesterday except
one party which went to Goes pond
Where they sought the cooling waters
to allay the heat of the day The par
" included y. H. Sibley, X. f. Smith
L. Liberty, Arthur Graves and @. s..
Aclntosh. When it became time to go
nome the boys found it hard work to
get Mcintosh out of the water though
ne was blue from being in so long. He
said that he didn't get into the water
orten enough to leave it so quick The
boys are not over the defeat the base
ball team received last Saturday and
they are out to retrieve their defeat
when they meet the Worcesters next
Saturday. Captain Otis Shattuck will
pc busy all the week getting his team
In good trim for the contest.
Nhe speciar meeting that has been
called for Wednesday evening will be
largely attended as the recent resigna
lions viii come UP for action. 1t is the
impression that the designations of the
officers will be accepted and new ones
elected at the meeting The officers
that resigned are President @. w. w