The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-15

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The Newport Bicycle club went to
| Westboro under command of First
| Lieut. Walter Liberty. The party in
cluded Charles Fisher and George Nc
/ Intosh on tandem, Charles l.. Cur
| tain, j. w. ST. John, Louis Aldworth,
| Charles Messenger, ]. +. Smith and
! Frank Ray The pace was set by the
! tandem. Lunch was had in WeStboro
and dinner at the Creamerie upon their
return. The roads were reported to be
| in good shape, except between North
Grafton and this city, where a lot of
gravel had been dumped, making rid
| ing difficult
A party of the clubs members, who
! style themselves the Indians" went to
the club house at the lake near Quinn
sigamond park. G. w. w, Morse went
to Oxford in the forenoon and found
the roads in that part of the country
to be in good shape. Charles Brown
ing spent the day in Shrewsbury.
The Viking Cycle club racing team,
under the direction of Victor Ekberg.
went to Grafton yesterday. The party
| included N. J. Fryberg, L.. J. Ltndgren,
Arvid Svenson Archie Ekberg, John
Bernstrom, Frank Nelson and Erick
Nichaelson. Later in the afternoon the
entire club participated in a club run
to Holden, under command of Second
Lieut.. OTTO FdgerStrOn.
The club will put up a vigorous kick
at the meeting tonight when the ten
mile road race will be considered. The
club recognizes that no honor is gained
by the club winning when riders are
imported to compete against local men.
They do not care to win the tin cup,
but viii not compete if out-of-town rid
ers are allowed to ride.
The Douglass Cycle club held their
trials yesterday and the following u
men qualified: 3. J. Walker, Frank
johnson, Charles Williams, Edward
Louden, George Brown, William john
son. John Moore, c. w Williams, Ed
ward Rice, Richard Rias Sinlmonds,
Frank Harris and Bert Hazard. These
men will again compete next Sunday
when the racing board will decide who
will make the team. The trials werd
started from the Sterling to the Sum-
nit
The racing board, consisting of c.
HigginbOtham, T. Harry Clough, Wal
ter Scott, George Williams and Thomas
Morse. will pick six men for the team,
four for the racing team and two to
serve as substitutes.
The Krafve Cycle club, under the
command of Capt. William Krafve,
went to Jefferson yesterday. The par
ty consisted of William Branan,
Charles Aldrich, George Swallow. Nor
man Halpine, Charles McNulty. Ed
ward Norton and Albert Bickford. The
sextet was not into gear yesterday and
viii not be until it has been enamelled
and the rear tire repaired. The club
appeared in the new uniforms yester-
day, They are dark green and military
cut, and a crimson stripe down the
trouser leg. The letters *. C. G." was
embroidered in gold letters on the coll
lar. The club inspected the proposed
new quarters at 215 Front street last ev-
ening and will take some action in re-
gard to moving at the next meeting.
The name Of George Hubbard was un-
Intentionally left out when the member
ship list was made out for the road race
for the tin cup. Hubbard is considered
one of the best riders in the club and
if HIS entry is not accepted the club
will stand poor show Of winning.
The Stearns Cycle club had a run
called for to Clinton yesterday. but Il
was not held. Frank A. Pierce went to
Roxbury and back, and A. C.. Colvin
went to Sterling and Eugene Fisher
went to Shrewsbury.