The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-09
CASErS BIKE MEET,
Small Fields and a
Poor Attendance
at the oval.
MAJOR TAYLOR DEFEATS CASEY.
Moran Wins From Ingra-
ham-Frank Butler
Does Well.
MAJOR TAYLOR DEFEATS CASEY.

ne Dlcycle race meet at the oval yes-
terday did not come up to the expecta-
! tions of the management either in point
of attendance, entries or the racing
which resulted. Marshall w. Taylor. the
local cyclone, who is better known as
Iae Major" was the particular star of
the meet winning his match race which
was generally thought would be won nv
ms opponent, James J. Casey; also the
loot race from Charles Raymond and
hrst money in the half-mile open, Jas,
NJ Moran of Chelsea defended his right
to the title of the national amateur
champion, and had no difficulty in win
ming from James F. Ingraham of Pea
BODY in their five-mile match pursuit
race.
SIX professionals jumped off the cir
cult to attend the meet and participated
IN two events the half-mile open and
the mile handicap. Frank Butler, of the
famous Butler trio of Boston, was the
heaviest money winner of the lot, TAX
ing second money in the half-mile open
ana hrst in the mile handicap from the
zO-yard mark Jimmy Casey figured in
the picking, winning second in the mile
| handicap and third in the half-mile
| open.
! Inc amateurs who We're advertised to
| appear failed to materialize. mainly be-
cause Of the fiat that has gone forth
from the Associated Cycle clubs that no
member of that organization should
ride. They kept up the boycott on the
attendance and the familiar suits of the
in ha
clubs were conspicuous by their absence
/ with the possible exception of a few
/ Century Cycle club men who had per-
mission to attend the meet The grand
stand held but few, but the bleachers
were comfortably filled. The attendance
was estimated at less than 500.
| The races were slow in starting, and
| it was 3,15 before the first event was
run off. 1t had been decided to run off
the first event the half mile open, in
three heats but the size of the field
that showed up made it imperative to.
/ cut out the trial heats, and but one
| heat was ridden. The starters were
| Major Taylor, Frank Butler, Hugh Nc
/ Lean, Nat Butler James j. Casey and
! c. NJ. BLY,. At the sound of the pistol
| the field started with Jimmy Casey in
the van, and the major trailing. These
relative positions We're held throughout
the first lap, and around the back
stretch of the second, with the bunch
I of riders trailing the leaders. A the
/ 220 yard post Casey cut out hot clip
| and the field settled for the break for
| the tape. The major had the best po-
| sition, being in the rear of Casey, who
/ was doing all the donkey work.
| When the field turned into the
stretch, Taylor jumped Casey and
was closely followed by Frank Butler,
! who had never left his rear tire. He
| tried hard enough on the home stretch
! to pass the major, but the latter was
! sprinting like a fiend, and went by
| Casey, winning without any trouble
| Frank Butler and Jimmy Casey had
| the only race of the day for second
place, which Butler won by inches.
| The time was particularly good for the
| oval track, being ] minute, IL 20 sec
onds.
| The match race between James M
| Moran and James E. Ingraham was the
next event. Ingraham started at the
| further side of the track, and Moran
wearing the maroon and white of the
| Vernon Bicycle Club of this city, Of
which he is a member, started at the
regular starting point at the grand
stand. From the crack of the pistol
Moran started out to overhaul his OPP
ponent, and he gradually reduced the
| lead and had his man at the finish of
the fourth mile. Moran hit it up on
! the turn into the stretch at the end of
Az miles. and went by him on the next
| Ian. Ingraham had one lap to go and
Moran a half lap. The timers did not
! take the time when Moran went BY
but waited till they finished at Moran's
| starting point Moran's time for the
| five miles was u minutes, l 20 sec
onds.
But for a spill in the mile handicap
| that race would have been a halr-ra1s-
er. but Major Taylor and ,Hughey Nc
lean went down in bunch on the last
/ lap at the 220 yard post As it was the
| time made makes Il new record for the
mile at the oval PIP AS. The spill al
| lowed Frank Butler to capture that
event handily, with Jimmy Casey some
ten wards in mis- rear, and "Nellie" BLY,,
who had been distanced by the bunch
in the early part of the race, rode
around the fallen riders and romped
home winning third money. The toss
which seemed wholly accidental started
an argument on the track between Ma
jor Taylor and Hughey Mclean, which
was continued in the dressing room.
Mel. can said that Taylor offered to
fight him on the track, but the former
suggested that the dressing room would
be the better phase to indulge in game
of flstcuffs. During the argument Bert
Hazard who is the majors trainer hit
| MCLEAN, sthe latter retaliating.
! The circuit chasers from Boston con-
! tended that Hazard was not included
| in the trouble and stepped in between
1.-THE combatants. There were good pros
| poets for a pitched battle. One local
rider who was not racing quickly di-
vested himself of his coat and armed
| himself with a pair of running shoes
| with inch spikes ready to do execution.
| Happily Jimmy Casey and few other
cooler heads stepped in at the proper
time and created peace. The argument
was cintinued while the Boston men re-
NAMED and various threats were male
ms to what would be done to the major
and his trainer at Charles river. Haz-
ard thereupon issued a challenge 10
/ FIGHT any two or three in the party.
Ingraham promised to accommodate
/ Hazard at a later date, but the latter
was thirsty for gore and wanted the
| fight to begin Immediately The row
was something that could be easily
avcrted by a little common sense dis
plaved on either side, but both Taylor
| and Mel can were mad after being rub
he'd in the cinders when they fell
THE much talked Of five-mile pursuit
Erace between Major Taylor and Jimmy
| casey was the next event, The Major
was nerved up after the mixup and rode
4 clever race The track did not seem to
bother him in the least and he took the
corners with ease He rode his first two
miles slower than Casey, being seven
seconds slower on the first mile. He
GAINED during the progress of the Sec
ond mile and was but AS seconds slow
err than Casey, whose time then was D
MANI nnWIIIE