The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-04
AGONY IS ALL OVER.
Vernon Team Handily Wins
the 10-Mile Road
Race.

A crowd that numbered one-third
less than that of former years, saw
the Vernon team ride to an easy win
over the Newports in the ten-mile BIZ
cycle road race yesterday afternoon.
Although the route was laid out over
a course that afforded spectators bet
ter opportunity to witness the lace
than in past years, the attendance was
light, and a waning of interest was
evinced everywhere.
The marked lack of interest was per-
haps to some extent due to the fact
that but two clubs competed and that
their teams were known to be com
posed largely of imported riders, but
whatever the cause, the degree of en-
thusiasm that marked the road races
of past seasons, was conspicuously
absent
Under a cloudless sky and with per-
called at 400, 20 minutes after the
scheduled time. Clerk Of Course w.
w. Eddy lined the men for the start
at the Park avenue entrance to Insti-
tute park, with the Newports on the
right and their opponents on the left
Of the road. The Vernon team lined
up as follows:
e. e. Ryan, Waltham; z. J. Cross,
Worcester; Frank T. Benoit Worces-
ter; f. j. Caldwell, Hartfordj 1. G..
Perry, Chicopee Falls; j. F.. Moran,
Chicopee Falls. The Newport team
was: C. Stuart Boiling, Bristol. R. T.;
r. M. Alexander, Hartford, Conn; F.
c. Beauregarde. Fall River; e. p.
Rice, Worcester; c.. w. Liberty, Wor-
cester; Bert G. Aldrich Worcester.
At the bark of Starter Davis pistol,
Perry of the Vernons took the pace,
followed closely by a struggling, push
ing snarl of the other riders, well
punched. The race throughout was
clean and free from the foul riding
that has prevailed in former races. The
men were checked at various places
along the route, and were well punched
throughout the long ride. The Vernons
rode a magnificent team race, hanging
closely together and keeping the lead
well in hand until within $50 yards Of
the tape At the top of the hill be-
tween Lee street and Institute park,
the pace was hit up for the finish. At
Salisbury street Moran of the Vernons
jumped the bunch, followed by the en-
tire Vernon team, and pulled away for
a lead of two lengths. The Newports
put up a hard fight, but only two of
the team landed within the ranks of
the Vernon contingent
The men crossed the tape in this or
der: First, Moran, Vernon; second,
Benoit, Vernon; third, Caldwell, YER
non; fourth, Ryan, Vernon; fifth,
| Cross, Vernon; sixth, Rice, Newport;
seventh, Alexander, Newport eighth,
Perry, Vernon; ninth, Liber-
| ty Newport; tenth, Aldrich, New
port; eleventh, Boiling. New
port; twelfth, Beauregarde, New
port The first man in scored IL points,
the second II, and so on down the list.
The Vernon team scored 55 points
against 90 for the Newport team. With
the victory, the ownership of the tro-
| ply goes to the Vernon Bicycle club,
but this is of small significance in com
parisOn with the goodly sum of the
stuff that talks, wagered by the Yer
non supporters until the partisans of
the Newport contingent were bet to a
standstill, and there was not a cent in
sight The victory was fittingly cele-
brated at the Vernon club rooms last
night.