The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-16

the club, went on a lone run around
the Baskerville triangle and tried to
tell improbable tales about how he
went the Boston Providence Worcest ter
triangle. Archie Murray. accompanied
by friend, went to South birmingham
yesterday to bid friends in the Forty
sixth regiment goodby. The regiment
starts today for the Philippines, and
Archie said that the scenes reminded
him Of the stirring times before the
Spanish war when he went bravely
forth to fight for his country with the
Second regiment William Boland,
with a couple Of lady friends, went to
Podunk yesterday. Daniel F. Casey
and his boon companion, William A.
Dean, went to Baskerville with their
lady friends.
The question of the supremacy that
was not settled last Sunday between
e. A. Parker and William Brown of
the Century Cycle Club, was settled
yesterday in a race of two miles on
Chandler street. The race was won by
Brown in the fast time of four minutes
fiat, and the onlookers say that he had
no difficulty In winning. 1t will be re-
membered that these two had it out
last Sunday, but each man won a heat
and it was decided to run the deciding
heat yesterday. The boys went out in
the afternoon to the place selected.
The start was made at the corner of
May and Chandler streets, near the
Willow farm, and the finish was at the
old shop Of the Trinity Cycle works
on Chandler street The course was
the best Obtainable and suited both rid
ers. William Rabideau acted as start
er and sent the men off their mark
pretty evenly. The race was pretty
evenly disputed with Parker slightly
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reached, when Brown let out a few
kinks of speed and left Parker as if
he was tied. The time was taken by
| James w. Grady and William L. Al
| len while John Watson acted as refe-
! rec.
In the forenoon the Century Cycle
members went chestnutting near the
| reservoir beyond Chandler street
| Capt. John F. Brown conducted the
| party. In the afternoon the run was to
| the Holden reservoir. Sprint were
| INDUCED in both on the way out and
| return. Downes picked up a piece OF
| wire, but to the surprise of everybody
| jumped into the lead on the final squirt
and won out from the others whose
! wheels were in perfect shape.
James W. Grady of the racing board
| returned Saturday from Rome, n. Y,
where he has been the past week at
tending the funeral of his grandmoth-
| er.
The Worcester Cycle Club members
were all after the luscious chestnuts
| yesterday and early in the forenoon
they divided up into squads and made
| tours into the surrounding country
with the avowed intention of getting
all the chestnuts in sight. c. D. Jack
son and friend went to Providence yes
| terday. The club members are prepar-
| ing to give James W. Murphy, a past
| president Of the club, and a member of
| the executive committee, a royal send
| off when he leaves for a western bust
ness trip tonight. Mr.. Murphy will re-
| present the interests of the Allen-Hig-
| gins Company and will handle a line
Of wall paper. He will journey through
all the cities on the Pacific seaboard.
J He will travel through Nebraska, Kan
sas, Colorado, Wyoming, California,
| Washington, Idaho, Arizona New Mex
| leo and other states. He is exceeding
| ly popular among the local bicyclists,
| being a prominent club member and
| the secretary of the Worcester consul
| late.
The Newport Bicycle Club members
went to Paxton in a vain endeavor to
| get chestnuts yesterday. The party
| included ]. L. McCorney, Ernest Lock-
wood and X. S. Smith. The boys are
making great preparations for the So
cial to be held in Terpsichorean hall
next Thursday evening. Already
| enough tickets have been sold to war
rant a good financial success and the
| club members can be depended upon
making 1t their usual social success.