The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-04-17
Bicycle Club Men Got
Badly Fooled on
the Weather.
ALL RUNS SPOILED.
Gossip Heard in the Club
rooms of Events to
Come.

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and started for ride over excellent
roads with the expectation that they
would run through a little April shower
with impunity. The excellent weather
of the day previous led them to think
it could not be possible that March
weather would squeeze it's way into
April But they deceived themselves
and they will not forget the lesson.
Nearly every club attempted to make
run. When the riders started off
their spirits were light and everybody
was serene. The prospects for a good
days riding We're excellent. The roads
were in fine condition, which was
welcome surprise to the riders, as they
expected to find them full of ruts. But
things soon changed, and with a heavy
shower coming down within an hour of
their start, the men were driven back to
the city at record breaking speed.
Eddie Cross of the Vernons wanted to
ride to Waltham. He is to compete in
the road race in that city, Wednesday,
and desired to get a look at the course.
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with him. They were w. f. Hines and
j. B. Finneran, on a tandem, and Ed
ward Seymour and Louis Dudley, on
singles. The tandem hit up a hot pace
| to WestbOrO the last part of the ride
being in the rain. The riders were dis
couraged except Cross and Hines. They
went on to Ashland, Hines taking one
of the singles. At Ashland they gave
up and returned by train. They were
D hlt for off III
came home in the storm, and were a.
sight when they got back
The club will hold a run to Waltham
and Dedham Wednesday to take in the
road races. Cross is the only one who
will compete. He will race at Wal
than.
Tuesday evening the club holds a
coffee party in Mechanics Hall, at
which Morey's Orchestra of Manches-
ter will furnish dance music. The party
Will not close until 2 o'clock in the
morning, which is an hour later than
the average, and which is proving d
taking feature In connection with the
party there will be a voting contest for
an electric bicycle lamp which was do
mated to the club by A. NJ. Bigelow.
The club will soon get out it's men
for the team which will represent it in
the road race Among the riders who
| will be candidates for places are Cross,
| Benway Perry, Everhardt, Conlin,
Seymour, Oils, BelliVeau and Leclair.
About two dozen members of the
Newport Bicycle Club gathered at the
rooms on Chandler street yesterday
morning, but only half that number
had the hardihood to risk a trip. They
started off for a blind run under the
leadership of Capt A. V. Amsden.
They headed out towards Leicester,
but had not reached Cherry Valley when
the rain drove them back.
The club will hold a private social in
Terpsichorean Hall the evening of
May l, which will be in the nature of a
congratulatory May party for the sue
cess that attended the annual concert
and ball in Mechanics Hall April Z.
F. H. Sibley, c. NJ. Walls, J. NJ. Law
renee, Bert c. Aldrich and e. P. Rice
are entered in the Dedham ten-mile
race Wednesday. The club will attend
the race to see how they fare. The
members will gather at their club room
at 615 o'clock and take the 7 o'clock
train to Westboro, where the run will
begin. The purpose of riding to West
boro is to avoid bad stretches of roads
between this city and that town.
Capt. J. T. Brown and a few menu
bers of the Century Cycle Club were
the only ones of the gray uniformed
men on wheels yesterday. They had
the good sense to remain within the
city limits, and when the rain storm
started they were on the avenue. A
hot scOrch to the club house brought
them out of danger.
The Centurys Will be represented In
both the Waltham end Dedham races.
Royal Carney and William HratVe viii
ride in both. Albert Smalley and r. l.
| Vincent viii ride in the Dednam The
club will run to Waltham and at the
conclusion of the race to Waltham. The
start will be made at o'clock from the
rooms on Pleasant street. Sunday next
the club will have a run to Webster.
Among the men who will train for the
racing team are William Balm, Roy
Hinkley. Royal Carney George Hep
worth John Watson, R. l. Vincent,
Albert Smalley, James Smalley of this
! city, Charles Drury George Drury,
/ James RuthfOrd and Sawyer of Win
chendOn.
The riding squad of the Worcesters
which started off before the rain set in
! yesterday morning consisted of II
members. The destination was a spot
in Holden where the members pick tho
first flowers of the year. They got With
| in a half mile of it just beyond the
Ell and they came back. They were