Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07
TEN MILES IN $3.50.
Swan of Bellows Falls Made a New
Record in Bicycle Road Race Satur.
day.

w. p. ManIey OF Dorset Won First Place
Prize, In = Close Finish with A. q. Rob
insOn RI5-Year-O YouIh.---second
Places and Times of Other Riders.
Over 20 speed merchants we're given an
opportunity to display their fast qualities
Saturday afternoon, in the 10 mile handl-
cap road race, which started from the front
of the town hall at 4:30, and finished at
that point, after going over the course up
the Putney road, across to the Dummer-
ston road near the Houghton farm and
thence back to the village.
The start was made perfectly and with
out accident, the young athletes in abbre
Waited costumes getting off from the differ
ent marks as soon as the word was given.
Some 300 to 400 spectators were lined
along the roadway TO see the sport.
The first man TO appear on the return
was A. G.. Robinson, a 15-year- old youth,
employed by the Carpenter Organ COM
pany, who had the limit handicap of 4 2
minutes. He was followed soon around
the curve near the High school building by
w. p Manley of Dorset, brother of the
local bicycle dealers. In the sprint to the
tape Manley proved a trife faster than
young Robinson, and won from him by
little over wheels length No other
rider appeared until about 30 seconds later,
when A. b. johnson, 3 IL minute man,
rode in alone. Next in order was a green
and white streak, with legs working like
piston rods. When the streak had crossed
the tape and slowed down il was found that
the man in number four place position was
K. T. Swan of Bellows Falls, a small but
very speedy youth, who also captured the
Hroff iVpa I'D Ifaba 81
ord, his time for the ten miles being 20 80,
very fast riding when the two long hills on
the course are taken into consideration.
The other riders came at short intervals.
There we're several brushes at the finish,
the most exciting being between Shaw,
Morse, Metiver of Hinsdale and K. A.
Harvey, who came down thu stretch in a
bunch, Shaw pulling out ahead in the
order named, with the others close up.
w. p. Manley's first prize was a Spauld-
ing bicycle valued at $50; Robinson's sec
ond prize, pair of Hartford tires, $40;
Johnson's third prize, phonograph, $3.50;
Chambers fifth prize, Majestic bicycle
lamp, So 80. Swan, the winner Of the first
time prize, gold watch valued at $50, also
secured the fourth place prize pair of
tires. T. w. Manley, the winner of the
second time prize, got a pair of Palmer
tires, SIP; Cummings, the winner Of the
third time prize, a Morrow coaster brake,
$3.50.
All of the time prize winners beat the
former record over the course, $3.50,
made by d. Stolte, jc., in 1896.
Manley and Robinson, the two first riders
to finish, walked up West River hill.
Harry Conland, who finished sixth, was
riding with the first bunch of riders. when
he fell heavily from his wheel near the
Bradley farm, about mile from the finish.
The officials We're: Handicapped, c. X.
Crosby; starter, II. NJ. Wood; referees,
Martin Austin, jr, NJ. j. Moran; judges,
John Stewart, w. +. Dunleavy, A. F.
Schwenk; timers, G. f. Foster II. r.
Randall, Alfred Thompson; scorer, H. C.
Rice.