The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-11
TAYLOR DEFEATED.
Tom Butler Proved
Too Much for
the Major.
WON RACES IN STRAIGHT HEATS
A Day Of Surprises at the
Westboro Bicycle Meet
Yesterday.
WON RACES IN STRAIGHT HEATS

MAJOR Iaylor, the plucky local rider,
was defeated two straight heats in his
match race yesterday with Tom Butler
of Boston at the Westboro bicycle
races, conducted by the Casey brothers.
The races which were to decide the
superiority of either rider were the best
two out of three. The first race was an
unpaced mile. Neither rider was anx-
ious to get out and set the pace and it
resulted in loaf till the last turn was
made for the home stretch. Then both
riders made a phenomenal sprint for
the tape, but before the Major could
get his high geared chainless working
Tom Butler had pulled away and
romped home a winner by aegood four
wheel lengths in the very slow time of
minutes 40 seconds.
The Major set out to regain his lost
laurels in the second heat which was
mile paced ]. ]. Casey furnished the
pace for three fourth of the distance be-
fore the riders jumped him. Then But
Ter, who is right at home on a dirt track,
showed that yesterday, at least, he was
sprlnting better than the Major and
despite bad turn on the home stretch
he won with about a half a wheels
length to spare. The time for the second
heat was minutes and 20 seconds.
The second heat was race well
worth the trouble of going to Westboro
to see. The riders started out with Tom
Butler hugging Jimmy Caseys rear tire
and the Major rubbing tires with But
Ter. They remained in this position till
the turn into the home stretch when the
MAJOR swung out for a position for the
hnlsh. Butler also swung wide and his
wheel Wobbled and 1t looked as though
he would go down. He Strengthened for
the finish, but not before the Major had
taken advantage of the webbing of
Buffers wheel and had come up to him.
Both were now squared away for the
tape and we're humping it for all they
were worth. 1t looked like Taylor for
second, then Buffers sprint came to
hlm and he gradually drew away from
his opponent, winning without a great
deal of difficulty.
Besides being a day of surprises it
was essentially a Butler day, as the
members of that family succeeded in
taking away a good pot of money,
about $210 Frank winning first and
Nat second in the two-nile profession
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team work.
Nat was on the scratch and Frank
had handicap of 60 yards. Frank
hooked on to John S. Johnson and J
j. Casey and Victor Ekberg his near
est competitors and the four soor
caught the bunch of limit men, Then
Frank took the pace. He held first
place and slowed down to a snails
pace, allowing Nat to catch up. which
he did before they had covered three
laps or the mile. They held their posi-
lions all right and finished with Fra nix
first and Nat second, Watson Coleman
third, Charles NJ. BLY, fourth The
prizes offered were $40 first, 500 second,
$40 third, and s. fourth. Those who rode
outside the winners were James j.
Casey, John S. Johnson, Victor EkberG,
Joseph Downey, j. J. Conlin, Hugh
Mclean and F. H. Townsend.
The first time the lnterdivlsional
amateur races were ridden was yes
terday, and the Vernons had an OPP
portunity to cheer on the clubmate.
James T. Moran to victory. There WIS
no prizes offered except that those FIJI
ishing in the first four would score for
themselves so many points in the maxi |
ing of the state interdivisional team |
which is to compete as this states req |
resentatives at the international meet |
at Montreal. The winner would score |
four points, second man three points. |
third man two points and fourth man |
one point.
Moran won the first heat with Carni |
of the Century second, and Edwards |
third. Ingraham won the second neat
with Hargraves second and Drury Of |
the Centurys third. In the finals, Nc
ran won with Drury second and Ing1a-
ham third Hargraves protested thus
race and said he was fouled at the
stretch. but the referee refused to run
the race over as he desired.
The five-mile handicap which start
ed with a large field and had few
spills, resulted in another win for the
Vernon man, Moran. The only Wor-
cester man to win a prize at the races
was another Vernon man, Emil j. Lee
Clair, who took fourth place in the five
mile from the 300-yard mark; Warman
was second and Lyons third The limit
men kept the field guessing till the
fourth mile was covered, and then the
bunch swung into line On the final
Ian. as the riders passed the grand
stand for the last time before the finish
and Lindgren of this city and
Colby of Gardner got a bad toss and
hind wheel was twisted all
out of shape The men were not seri-
ously hurt. Another toss occurred on
the back stretch, in which two riders
participated, but the bunch had passed
and they were all right.
The one-mile open was run off in
three heats, because of the large list
Of starters. Cross and Balm figured
in the trial heats. but were unable to
get placed in the finals, the winners be-
ng Rawlins, Edwards and Drury.
The summary:
One mile open, amateur, final heat,
won by Archie Rawlins of Boston;
Harry Edwards of Dorchester. second;
Charles H. Drury of Winchendon,
third. Time 2 min. SO 2-5 sec.
First heat of Taylor Butler match
race. one mile unpaced, won by But
er. Time min. 40 sec.
Two-thirds mile handicap, amateur
final heat won by ]. c. Warman Of
Westfeld; R. E. Jones of Boston, Sc
,ond: Harry Edwards of Rochester
.hird Time l min % sec.
Two mile handicap. professional, won
1y Frank Butler of Boston; Nat Butler
IF Cambridge. second; Watson Cole
nan of Boston third; Charles NJ. Bly,
If Northampton. fourth. Time 4 min.
70 2-5 sec.
Second heat of Taylor Butler match
ace. mile, single paced by J. J. Casey,
,.or, r,- P1tIer Time min % sec