The Worcester spy., 1899-11-10
Mechanics Hall Was
Crowded at the
Opening.
FAST HEATS ON HOME TRAINERS
Carni and Lindgren Each
Win a Heat in Re-
markable Time.

Last evening the three nights fair of
the Viking Cycle club opened in Me-
chanics hall, and more than 1000 people
were in attendance. 1t was the largest
crowd the organization has ever enter
tanned at its annual fair, and made a
satisfactory starter, and more than
compensated the committee for the
work it has put in.
Ihe hall was attractively decorated,
with the platform forming a centerniece
Tor the decorators. The booths arranged
around the hall were all dressed in ma
tlonal colors, and over the organ an
american nag was draped around a
large shleld, bearing the word wei
come. A large bunch of mountain lau-
.t ~ ailu evergreen was set at the top of
the flag, and made a pretty contrast
ne talr was opened with a speech by
= A.. Hansan, secretary of the club
IN Whlca he welcomed the friends of the
society TO the hall, and thanked ali
present on behalf of the members for
their patronage.
An entertainment followed, in which
frank A. Eoughton of Providence made
decided hit by his clever trick bicycle
rialhg. he is pronounced the best trick
n
her IN which his work was applauded
showed that his audience was perfect-
y satislled with his claim to the title
Houghton's riding was followed by a
race on nome trainers between Royal
Carnl OF the Centurys and Carl Lind
greh OF the Vikings. Each won a heat
Cafni winning the first one. He made
tne mile in l:06, and was warmly ap-
plauded. Linden took the second heat
IN I:OS' beating his competition by three
SECONDS. The race will be decided this
evening. The trainer was Invented bJ
j. ). LOTUS, and the race, which was
pulled off on the floor of the hall was
recommendation to the ability of the
machine for indoor work The Tnacbin,
travels SO feet to the mile, and is regu.
lated by a series og gears attached to q
| bicycle.
The attention of the crowd was called
70 the voting contests by Secretary
hanson. $3.50 piano is to be given tc
the person Who comes nearest guess.
ing the number of beans in a jar. Ar
exact reproduction of the statue giver
| 70 the Worcester Art museum by the
swedish citizens of Worcester. is Of
Iered as a prize in a guessing contest
as also is a diamond ring, a solid gold
watch, guitar, shotgun, sewing ma.
chlne and billiard cue The billiard
/ cInf
| securing the most votes.
A shooting gallery in charge of Car
| Norbeek,| assisted by Oscar Bloom anc
John SvenSon, was we'll patronized. The
candy booth was in charge of Amanda
| Erickson, assisted by Josephine Erick.
son and Matilda Hokanson. The fruit
booth was in charge of Hilma Erick,
son and Esther Hokanson. The flower
| booth was in charge of Hedvig John.
son and Lizzie Olson. The fancy ia
| Die was in charge of Josie McKenna
Agnes Malm and Mollie CahilI
restaurant rugged up inside a bootl
was in charge of Hilda Hokanson. Mrs
J: Erickson, Margaret Ryan. Nellie
NuthaIl, Mary Lucier, Carrie Webber
margaret Rourke, Esther Rourke and
Nellie Bateson. A beltspinner. in
charge of Fritz Anderson and George
Holmes, proved a novelty. Checking
was in charge of Philip Lavine and
Carl Olson.
The committee in charge of the fair
was Q. A. Hanson, Charles P. Ander-
son, w. j. Frieberg, Arvid Svenson.
William Pierson and George Nelson.
The committee on games was Charles
Sundberg, Otto Classon, Carl Hagberg.
Charles Pope, Conrad Labin. J.
Adams, Gotta Bergland, Frank Ekin-
gren, Charles Johnson, j. A. Erickson
and John Johnson. The galleries were
IN charge Of Oscar Lekstrom and VIM.
Wetsman.
This evening, in addition to the final
heats in the Carni-Lindgren race, John
). johnson and Victor Ekberg will give
an exhibition on the home trainer and
VIII race three heats. James Lennigan
and George Mattison will also race
three heats and Frank Houghton will
give another exhibition of trick riding.