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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08
RULES FOR RIDERS.
The True and Gentle Art
Of Becoming a
Road Hog.

Now that the wheeling season is fairly
on and there are more bicycles out daily
than baby carriages and go-carts com
bined, riders are continually guessing re-
garding the etiquette of the road and
specializing as to whether there are any
rigid rules that must be followed Several
inquiries have been sent the sporting edi-
tor of The Spy recently on that point,
and for the benefit of those who own
wheels and look on the rest of mankind
as unfortunate because they have only
those which buzz through the ears the
following rules are laid down for riders:
In meeting riders, pedestrians and vehi-
cles keep well to the left of the road. You
will be better able to make them pull up
suddenly and say things. You just laugh
and keep on.
Always pass riders going the same way
as yourself on the right. You can thus
force them out under the wheels of cleo
trio cars and truck wagons and give the
city hospital something to do.
In turning corners to the left, always
cut the corner as close as you can. If you
don't thus succeed in hitting another
rider, yQu will at least give him heart
disease
In turning corners to the right keep
well out in the middle of the road Make
the other fellow do the lodging.
Never check your speed and pass behind
a pedestrian. Rush In front Of him as fast
and as close to him as you can.
If a pedestrian becomes bewildered and
hesitates run him down. He'll know bet
ter next time.
Never ring your bell when approaching
crowded cross-walk. If the pedestrians
don't get out of the way fast enough,
swear at them.
If an electric car is halted to unload
passengers, scorch past. You'll attract at
tention to your riding. If you don't hit
anybody you'll excite comment. If you
do You'll excite the passengers.
If you are going down steep hill that
has several cross streets, always coast
You won't be able to brighten or hurt
anybody if you back-pedal-
Carry a big gong on your wheel which
evening and keep working people awake
who are trying to get asleep.
In meeting riders ascending hill where
there is only one path, make them dis
mount If they dispute the right of way
remember you're going faster than they.
If you're the one going up HILL dis
mount. It's a good excuse for not climb
Never look behind when you intend to
swerve from your path. If any other rider
is passing close to your wheel. he'll suf-
fer most if there is a collision.
II YOU want to pass anybody, don't give
notice by ringing your bell. He might
in the way, push him. If he falls. don't
wait to see II he Is injured
If YOU see novice on wheel, no mat
ter which way he is going, ride close to
him. He'll be sure to tumble. He's got
no business riding until he can manage
a wheel as well as you.
IN general. remember that the whole
road belongs TO you and you won't have
any trouble with others whether riders
or pedestrians.
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year. The challenge 8euppl is another
steepIechase that always furnishes rare
sport This race has been run annually
at the Country Club since 1892, and this
year II horses have been entered to
| try for the handsome trophy and the
$3.50 added money.
| w. H. Hamlets famous mare, Mary
| b., 216A, has by her side a colt that
| is bred along lines that should make
the youngster one of the gamest of
race horses. Indeed a racing career
is already mapped out for the little
fellow. He is entered in the $4,000
Hartford futurity for foals of 1899 to
go as three-year-olds in 1902.
The foal is by Alexander, sire of 10
in the list, of which are 'trotters and
u PAGERS. Alexander is by Alcantara,
| one of the greatest sons of that great
est of speed transmitters, George
Wilkes. His dam is Cleopatra, by Abb
dallah Prince. Mary B. is by Frank
Almont, 23414, dam Nellie, by Jack
Gamble, Jr. Frank Almont is a son of
Almont, Jr., he by Almont. The mare
was one of the most consistent money
winners that ever stepped the New
England circuit, three years ago. In
fact, so clever was she that the know
ing ones began to study into her ante
cedentS and to look up her history be-
fore she appeared locally to scoop
everything in sight. The result was the
expulsion of her owner from the tracks
of the American Trotting Association.
The matter was afterward explained to
the satisfaction of the powers that be
and the mare again appeared for a sue
cessful season on the track, until she
suffered an attack Of spinal meningitis
in 1897. The case was recalled before
the board of review last winter, and
Ia md 11.aa
expelled. She has a whirlwind Of speed
and is game to the core.
So much for the dam of the little fell
low now in Mr.. Hamlet's barn. His
sire; Alexander, numbers among the
20 Of his get, that are within the
charmed circle, Whisper, EOS; Darrell,
2.1216 and Beckworth, 215. These pos
SCISSORS of extreme speed are all out Of
comparatively cold blooded mares and
the possibilities of the admixture of the
purple blood and Mary B., and the
speed producing qualities of Alexander.
are almost limitless Mr.. Hamlet was
offered $3.50 for the little chap the day
he was foaled. He values the colt at
four times that figure. Mary B. will
again be mated with Alexander.
The trainers at the Fair grounds
track are pursuing the even tenor OF
their various ways as II nothing were
about to happen to disturb their peace
Of mind. not to say drive them away
from home. They are buoyed by the
hope that the track will be in condition
for training for month yet, and as
long as horses can be worked, the
strings will be quartered at the doomed
ring. Walter Warren has already be-
gun to shake out his string, and Baby
Strathmore was sent Saturday in 2.45,
the fastest the game mare has stepped
since last fall John Kervick is hard
en1ng half dozen for the fast work
to come, although 2sO is about the limit
for speed thus early in the season.
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TURF AND TRACK.
John B. Watson Buys
Montour, a Fast
Roadster.

John B. Watson, president Of Worces-
ter Driving Park Company, has pur-
chased one Of the most stylish and all
around desirable roadsters that ever
came to Worcester. He is the trottine
gelding Montour (2:26A), by Charley
Wilkes. out of a Lambert mare. Mon
tour was bred by Starr Lee Of Athol
which he started, at Concord, N. H,
July /, 1897, winning his maiden race
in straight heats in field Of ten en-
tries.
Montour is stylishly turned, and Of a
solid black. save for four white stock
ings. He knows nothing but the trot,
and is as game as he is fearless on the
road. He is a stylish mover, with pro
nounced knee action, and is said to be
able to pull a buggy as fast as his
owner cares to ride. He is not over
sized, standing short Is hands, and
Weighing $50 pounds, yet he has rep
utation hard to beat for ability to cut
out a merry clip with two men to buggy.
He is a notable acquisition to the long
list Of Worcester's good road horses,
and should be a conspicuous figure on
the speedway as well as on the snow
path.
A tremendous boom is on in steeple-
chasing, and the leapers are to have
an inning the like of which was never
seen in this country. The sportsmen
who are in charge of cross-country
racing have offered very tempting
purses, including the Grand National,
with purse of $4,000 and the cham
pionship steeplechase valued at SlO,-
1000. Both of these events will be run
at Morris Park this year; the Grand
National will be run at the meeting
which opens at Westchester next Sat
In both of these events, Harry W.
Smith, who added to his laurels by
winning two of three events at Mead
OVERLOOK last week, will ride on Fuscho
or King T. In the Morris Park stee-
plechase, Saturday, Mr.. Smith on Jack
Dandy was unplaeed.
After the Morris Park meeting, all
the crack steeplechasers in America
will 60 to Brookline for the two days
meeting at the Country club. The
opening day of the Brookline meeting
will be Saturday, May 27, and the clos
ing day will be Tuesday, May 80. The
preliminary entries for the Country
club meeting are sufficient guarantee
OF the SuCEEoS VI TIC AAACCtAAl6f DAl liz
original list win be largely augmented
by the supplementary entries which
close on May 10 with George T. Dex-
ter, clerk of the course, Brookline.
The hurdle races, which were so
popular several years ago, have filled
handsome with II entries for the
first days hurdle events. But the
races for which the Country Club is
noted and which bring the .sportsmen
to Boston are the steeplechase events.
There are four Of these races on the
card for the meeting, and the entries
in each even are fully up to the ex-
cellent standard Of former years.
There are % nominations for the Coun-
try Club steeplechase for a purse Of
$1,000 and II entries for the Myopia
steeplechase for a purse of $3.50.
The star event OF the meeting will
be the Dukes cup steeplechase for
a purse Of $1,000. with $500 added.
There are 25 entries for this event. in
GLIDING Woodpigeon, who won last
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A sLUeolNa CONTEST.

Providence, R. L. May 7-Twenty-three
hundred people saw a great bat
ting contest between Providence and
Toronto today at Crescent Park
Providence twice had a lead that
would win any ordinary game
Had Clements been taken out earlier in
the fourth inning Providence might have
won in walk. Jud Smiths great hitting
and finally Bannon's homer in the ninth
with two on bases, put Toronto one ahead
at the finish. Score:
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08
AN uNFoRTUNATn PLAYER.

One Of the interested spectators at
the ball games in this city, is Frank
Bird Of Spencer, who caught on the
Worcester New England League team
in 1891. Bird gave such promise that
the following season he jumped into
National League and played on st.
Louis for a portion Of the season. In
August Of that year he had a great
misfortune, suffering paralytic shock,
which has affected his entire right
side and put out Of the game a youngs-
ter who gave great promise.
He was not only a good catcher, but
a terrific hitter and a player who would
improve with york He talked inter-
estingly with The Spy man concern
ing his brief base ball career, and
when he sees other players in the game
says he has a great longing to once
more don a Uniform
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08
WEAKEN IN NINTH.

Cincinnati, May Breitenstein was in
vincible today until the ninth inning,
when two singles, an error, and
Blake's double netted three runs and won
the game. The locals hit Powell safely
five times in the first inning, but found
him troublesome after that. Rain kept
the attendance down to 1872. Score:
nTTTC
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Two-base hits-Walters, Leahy, Gray 2,
Smith. Williams. Three-base hits-Lamar,
Beaumont Home runs-Smith Bannon.
Stolen bases-Cooney Rogers. Sacrifice
hits-Stouch, Clements. Double plays
Nyce to Rogers: Bemis to Bannon to
Beaumont. Base on balls-Of Clements s.;
off Braun 2; off Best 5; off Alloway L
Base on balks-Lynch and Braun. Hit by
pitched ball-By Best, Lynch, Leahy.
Struck out-By Clements /; by Braun 81;
by Best 8: by Alloway O. Wild pitch-Allo-
way. Balk-Alloway. Umpire-Doescher.
Time 40
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08
EASTERN LEAGUE.
GAMES TODAY.

Brooklyn at Boston, Washington at
New York; Baltimore at Philadelphia;
Cleveland at Chicago, Louisville at
Pittsburg; Rochester at Worcester, To-
ronto ut Providence; Montreal at
Springfield, Syracuse at Hartford,
BrOwn-DartmOutha at Hanover.
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OII0 Jul WIIOII WHINE I uIl " tIa IIldu5
Earned runs-Cincinnau 8; St. Louis s.
Two-base hits-Selbach, Blake. Stolen
base-Irwin Double plays-Childs to Te-
beau; Setback to Beckley. First base on
balls-By Breitenstein 1; Powell g. Hit by
pitched ball-By Breitenstein l. Struck
out-Bv Breitenstein /; Powell 1. Time
1.5O. Umpires-Swartwood and Warner.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08
LYcEUMs IN DEMAND.

The Iyceum base ball team, through
its manager. E. J. Carberry, Is much in
demand. and thus far dates have been
asked by East Douglas, Attleboro and
Southbridge.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08
BOSTON CENTURY RIDERS.

Alonzo d. Peck. for several years Sec
rotary OF the Massachusetts Division Of
the L. A W., and dozen riders from
yesterday to make a century. They didn't
dismount in this city. They came through
Belmont and Shrewsbury streets and up
Front TO Main. They headed down Ne
chanic and started back for the second
half OF the century.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08

All ladies spoke very highly Of the FIVE
legged calf which Mrs. GeorEia c. Doug
lass has had on exhibition since Saturday
at 1S3 Front street.
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Save Your
MONEY!.

To save your money, by getting more
for it, ask your druggist to show you
the so-cent bottle of the old reliable
JOhnSOn'S AHOdyne Linimelt.
The new size contains over three times
as much as the old accent style. The
superior quality of this Anodyne has
never been equaled in a century.
Every Mother needs It in the house.
Our book on INFLAMMATION free. Price
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-08

year. The challenge 5euppf is another
steepIechase that always furnishes rare
sport This race has been run annually
at the Country Club since 1892, and this
year IL horses have been entered to
try for the handsome trophy and the
$3.50 added money
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-27
SERVICES REWARDED.

Faithful service does not always go
unrewarded. A striking illustration Of
this was afforded a few days ago, says
the Springfield Union, when sixty-one
employees of the firm of Smith & Muir
ray received substantial reminders that
their efforts were appreciated in the
shape Of cash gifts, provided for in the
will of the late John M. Smith of the
firm.
In his WILL which was probated
some time ago, Mr.. Smith provided that
$25 in cash should be given every clerk
who had been in the employ of the
concern over five years, and that $500
should be given the heads of the de-
partments. In accordance with the
will, the payments were made 81 clerks
being paid the $25 each, and four heads
of departments receiving $500 each.
making a total payment of $3425.
1t goes without saying that the sums
We're very gladly received by the recipi-
ents. Mr.. Smith was, in life, a very
practical man. He believed in doing
good in practical way and the execu-
ton of the provisions of his will onlv
goes to further demonstrate this char
acteristic of the man.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-27

only a physician can give medical advice.
There is no other offer of medical con-
sultation by letter, made by man or wom-
an, which has behind 1t specialist of
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The. best book on health, hygiene and
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perienced in my work never crushed
me- / thought of Marie Bashkirtseft-
and worked on. | loved Paris
its heart beats seemed to me the heart
beats of the world And was 1t not
Paris which had given me my freedom
Freedom! Our souls grow sick ana
famish, being free. Unconsciously just
before I met you was longing for SER
vitude again. 1 had escaped from that
New York tyranny, from my family,
and dinners and balls, and proposals
from crude young men. Yet | am so
made that I longed for master. l
met you.
/ met YOU. What else need 1 say?
That Is my history. l don't want to re-
proach you. There is no greater bore
than the woman who will remind the
man that he loved her once.
would live for you, die for you, Harry,
hut ! will not bore you.
1 have forgotten what you said that
day, what you promised. l only re-
member the trees which waved over
our heads-that laughing spring day! l
remember the sunlight glanchg
through the leaves on a patch of
golden flowers remember,
and in my anguish 1 swear that l can
not live without you. Hysterical, NOR
bid, what you viii. but true. l blame
myself, not you. You are sensible, you
are strong; above all, you have ceased
to love meat least, with that abb
sorbing passion of the first few days.
What happens then? l die. | say it
deliberately--in spite Of Annie Burger
Nonsense" in spite of my being
young. How curious! One al
ways grows sentimental when one
thinks of death and youth together.
Annie tries lin goodness Of heart. l be-
lieve) to poison my mind She
whispers something about Therese Be-
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-27

ma eyeryone's uncle a reliver Of fnan-
cal difficulties. Unredeemed watches
are not always placed on the counters
or IN the show windows and cases. o.
offered for sale. If the man who put
up the watch be well known, and in
nard luck, the accommodating "uncle"
hangs on to the watch until the owner
calls with long drawn face, and asks
what has become of his watch. Then
the broker gets in his good work.
The watch is probably in the safe
out the owner is generally told that il
was sold few days before. The own
er thinks of the $35 he paid for the
time piece, and says: why, wouldn't
sell that watch for $50 and | would
give that amount to get it back" The
wise uncle listens to the hard luck
story which ends with Hooking the
watch for few dollars, and neglecting
10 cal Tor 1t before time is up. Then
the broker gets off a speech in this
manner: Il know the man who bought
the watch, and he paid a good price
Tor 1t, but maybe he can be induced to
sell 1t when the knows the particulars.
CAN tomorrow and meanwhile I'lI see
what l can do about getting it back"
Inc next day the man calls and gets
glimpse of the watch The prophet
or story runs along like this: q had
the hardest time getting this watch.
The man wanted $45, but l beat him
down to $40, and got it with the under
standing that if you did not want to
take it at that price, can return it,"
The original owner thinks it all owes
and concludes to buy the watch and
profusely thanks the broker for his in
terest in the matter
This side of the pawnbrokers bust
ness Is not considered Legitimate. and
the man who knows his customers and
reads them to the advantage of the
| firm, is invaluable as a hook artist.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-27

Paillard's on Wednesday with Therese
Begun. I dare say you think this ia
Fargue.
The nigth before she cried a great
deal, and l stayed in her room a long
| time. l wish / had stayed all night,
Perhaps then she would not have crert
out at daylight to do this awful thing,
How jretty she was!
she is dead. And I know why sh,,
dled. have heard everyone saving
during the last few months. ''What p
Fascinating person Fargue isl" And |
nave said to myself, Yes, the brutel !
wish he had never been born!'' You
had no time to come and see Clara
on of course not! You had something
newer to play with. Then you wrote
her a lot of pompous nonsense about
work and absorption in your art, and
she used to tell me, poor dear, with
eyes that showed me she did not believe
II, that you were too proud to marry
her because she was rich. Clara was
no fool You did not take her in one
bit-but she worshipped you.
Well, you have got something n
haunt you all the days of your life.
am sorry for you. OF course, she
ought not to have done It, / don't lie.
fend her because you treated her badly
But she had such a curious nature-it
was not one to play with. l believe her
mother was Polish Jew The Slays
are nervous people. / have heard
OF them standing in swamps all night II
they happened to be miserable
You will forget her, l expect. new
er shall. And when everyone is fat
tering you and making much Of you.
hope you will remember what one wo-
man thinks of you. Yours truly,
Annie Burger.
Chicago Times Herald
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WRONG IMPRESSIONS.
What T. H. Sullivan and
Denis Leonard Think
of One Another.

There is good story going the
rounds about Denis Leonard, overseer
of the poor, and Timothy H. Sullivan
the silver-mug musty-ale man at the
corner of Union and Mechanic street.
Some time ago these two men attended
a funeral, and it so happened that they
occupied hack all by themselves. al
though they only knew one another by
sight and had no speaking acquaint-
ance.
Mr.. Leonard is a provision dealer,
but apart from this he conducts a real
estate business and has desk room in
the insurance office of Nicholas Mooney
in Clark's Main street block
What sort of a man is this silver
mug musty-ale man, Timothy H. Sui
liVan? Mr.. Leonard asked John f. H
Mooney few days after the funeral.
"A first-class fellow" said John;
'one of natures true nobleman-whole-
souled, generous and jovial"
"Jovial?'' said Mr.. Leonard "Why
i was in a hack with him at a funeral
recently and he looked at me as sternly
as a Yorkshire judge about to pass
sentence upon sheep stealer. He
never said a word
This struck Mr.. Mooney as strange
for he always knew "Musty' to be g
hail fellow well met one of those that
one likes to have slap them on the bach
and inquire how one feels.
He thought no more of the incident
for few hours, when he ran plumT
into 'Musty," on Main street.
I'm glad l met you, Jack" sale
Tim. Il was at funeral the Other
day, and Denis Leonard was in the
hack with me. You ought to know
him pretty we'll What kind of a mar
is he?-stern, taciturn and unbending? p
Not in the least answered Mr.
Mooney. What gave you that impress
sion?"
"Tll tell YOU said Tim. I'VE sa
facing one another. He. looked at m,
land l looked at him. I was burnins
for an opportunity to have a converse,
ton, but he didn't say word going
or coming"
well, that's case of six of on,
and half a dozen of the other" saiC
Mr.. Mooney. You both wanted t.
speak and each waited for the othel
to break the ice. Now, why didn't vol
open up in the conventional way?"
Il was waiting for him. replied
t'Musty."
And he was waiting for yous' sale
John. THE result was that you boil
received unfavorable impression of eacl
Iother's disposition and character"
Name your favorite cigar" said Tin
as they turned into Shattuck's. THAT:
one on me-"