The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-20
RACES AT GARDNER.
Century Club Picnic
Held at Crystal
Lake Park.
WORCESTER men WINNERS.
All Kinds of Events Pro-
vided and Best Average
Time Made For Track.

Gardner, Aug. t9.-The Century Cy-
Gle Club of Worcester had a picnic at
Crystal Lake park today. The attend
ance was not large and the excursion
lists came to Gardner on the regular
trains.
The only feature of the day was the
bicycle meet in the afternoon. The size
of the crowd was a big disappointment,
scarcely 600 being present, but the rae
ing was the best ever seen on the track
so far as average time went. There
We're several spills but no one was in
Jured beyond scratches and bruises.
The Worcester ridersf turned out in
force and captured a large share of
the prizes. ]. ]. Rutherford of Win
chendon made fine showing.
The makeup of the clubs in the pur-
suit race were: Worcester, Bert r.
Livermore, E. ]. Leclaire; Century, r.
A. Carnie, E. Hepworth, J. j. Ruther-
Brown, F. N. Scudds; Rambler, T. E.
Leamy, Ernest Allen, S. Rose.
The results were:
Mile novice, first heat, won by E. Pa
trie, State Line, N. H.; ]. Watson,
Worcester, I'd; H. A Tarbell, Leomin-
ster. pacemaker. Time Pm. 19s.
Second heat, won by S. G. Canter,
Gardner; Ben Davis, Worcester, I'd; A.
Dumas, Worcester, pacemaker. Time
2:2S1-5
Final heat, won by E. Patrie, State
Line, N. H; ]. Watson, Worcester, I'd.
Time PHI AS.
One mile handicap, first heat, won by
9. D. Jackson, Worcester 600 yds); j.
G. Smalley, Worcester Clio yds), I'd; w.
Balm, Worcester (6O yds,l, Sd. Time
Second heat, won by ]. ]. Ruther-
ford, Winchendon (scratch); H E.
Tarbell, Leominster 600 yds), Cd: E. ].
Leclair. Worcester eco yds.), 3d. Time
2:16 1-5.
Third heat, won by R. A. Carni,
Worcester iseratch); Lindgren, Wor-
eester Clio yds), I'd; A. G. Smalley,
Worcester $50 yds), Sd. Time 2:132-5.
Final heat, won by William Balm,
Worcester, go yds.); c. D. Jackson,
Worcester go yds.) I'd; E. j. Leclair,
Worcester eco yds), Sd. Time 2:11.
One mile open, first heat, won by W.
H. Brown, Worcester; H. F. Burdick,
Orange, I'd. Time 2:1S AS
Second heat, won by ]. j. Rutherford.
Winchendon; R. A. Carni, Worcester,
I'd. Time 2:21
Third heat, won by L. c. Hinckley
Worcester; A. G. smalley. Worcester,
I'd. Time 2:19 3-5
Final heat, won by j. ]. Rutherford
Winchendon; R. A. .Carni, Worcester
"a; l. c. Hinckley, Worcester, Sd. Time
2:19 S-5.
One-half mile handicap, first heat,
won by w. HI. Brown, Worcester Gas
yds.); G. o. Nystrom, Worcester $50
yds.), I'd; Ben Davis, Worcester, (5O
yds), Sd. Time 1:04 2-5.
Second heat, won by J. j. Rutherford
Winchendon (scratch); H. +. Burdick.
Orange 40 yds.). I'd; w. Balm, Worces-
ter go yds), 3d. Time 1:O61-5.
Third heat, won by E. HepWorth
Worcester (25 yds.); L. c. Hinckley
(scratch), I'd; c. D. Jackson, Worcester
Gao yds), Sd. Time los
Final heat, won by William Balm,
Worcester, t30r,~ds.); c. o. Nystrom
Worcester $50 yds.), I'd; E. Hepworth,
Worcester (25 yds.) 3d. Time LOS
Team pursuit race, miles, first heat
won by Century Cycle Club, Worcester,
6:54; Worcester Cycle Club, I'll.
Second heat, won by National Cycle
Club, Worcester, 7:22 S-5; Rambler Cy-
Gle Club, Gardner, 7:40 AS.