The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-27
That Number Will
Turn Out Next
Friday Evening
IN THE BIG BICYCLE PARADE.
Immense Rivalry Among
Bicyclists Over the
Affair.

The bicycle parade of next Friday
evening will be one of the greatest
things that ever happened in the BIZ
cycle line in this city.
At meeting of the representatives
of the Associated Cycle Clubs of this
city, under whose auspices the parade
is to be held, final arrangements were
made last evening.
All the local clubs of this city, with
but one exception, will be represented,
and all the riders of this city, whether
members of the clubs or not, are inYlt-
ed to turn out with some one of the
clubs. There is a great rivalry amongst
the clubs, all of a friendly nature, to
see which club can turn out in the
| largest numbers. Many of the riders
are decorating their wheels in novel
shape, and many a fantastic wheel Will
be seen in the parade.
The meeting Monday evening was the
last before the parade, and the repre-
sentatives of the clubs were all present
in goodly numbers. Those present and
the clubs they represented are: Wor-
cester, James Wilson and Homer f.
Hastings; Newports, w. w. Lewis and
H. L. Liberty; Stearns, L. A. Colvin
and F, B. Leland; Century, j. w, Gra-
dy and William L. Allen: GreenwoodS,
c. A. Malm; Vikings, G. F. Anderson;
Armenians, ]. M. johnson and George
Barson; Eagle, Fritz Anderson, John
Axelson and John Youngberg; Douglass,
C. w. Higginbotham and c. L. Rich
ards.
The meeting was presided over by
President James Wilson and the first
business was to admit to the member
ship of the club the Eagle and the Ar
menian Cycle Clubs. The different
delegates reported that the clubs would
be represented at the parade, and it
was estimated that there would be in
the vicinity of 1900 wheelmen in line.
The committee on advertising reported
that they had billed the towns of West
boro, Spencer Clinton, South Framing
ham and Marlboro, with placards ad-
vertising the meet. In addition, plac-
ards were distributed about this city.
The following stores have signified
their intention of closing on the Friday
evening of the parade Krafve-Grady
company, Lud c. Havener, Lemont &
Whittemore, G. H. Clark, Lincoln Hol-
land and the bicycle department of the
Guy Furniture Company. These stores
will be closed at g. 80 the evening of the
parade. The other bicycle stores will
be asked to close, and a committee will
wait upon them and invite them to
close their stores in common with the
rest.
1t was decided that if the night is
| stormy, the parade will be postponed
tin Monday evening, when it will be
| held at O'Clock. Chief Marshal of the
| Parade James Wilson viii make his
| Headquarters at the rooms of the Cen
fury Cycle Club on Pleasant street, and
there his staff will meet. Lanterns
can be had by those who are already
| equipped with them at the rooms of
the Century and Newport.
James w. Grady had a conference
with His Honor Mayor R. B. Dodge,
Jr., and Chief of Police James NJ. Dren-
nan, and he was assured that every
thing possible would be done for the
Associated Cycle Clubs to make the
lparade a success. The route of march
will be looked after by the officers on
the beat and the gallant bike cops,
Officers w. A. Condy and Daniel F.
Sullivan, will ride at the head of the
parade to prevent scorching.
The matter of the coming meet, next
Fourth of July, was then discussed,
and it was voted to engage the Wor-
cester Brass Band to furnish music
Throughout the day at Westboro. II
was endeavored to get a few Worces-
ter police officers to attend the meet
and preserve order, but Chief brennan
lOlQ MT. GTduy Indl the men cDulu not
be spared, and the meet will have to
be looked after by the guardians of the
peace of Westboro.
w. L. Allen will go to Westboro to-
day at 10 a. m. to arrange for the cree
ton of a grandstand which win seat
500 people and make the seating capa-
city of the grounds in the neighborhood
of 1900 people. Entries are coming in
rapidly and among those received is
that of James T. Moran of the YER
mons, who will ride in the handicap
and the open events.
The umpires of the meet have been
selected one from each club. They are:
Worcesters, F. E. Beaudettei Newports
J. w. St. john Stearns, Eugne Fisher;
Century, f. J. Carroll; GreenWoods,
James E. Rice; Viking, ]. F. Ander-
son; Armenians, George Barsoon;
Eagle, Fritz Anderson; Douglass, F. H.
Clough.