The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-14

other would take the lead. Taylor in
front was waiting for Clarke to jump
into the lead, but this the Australian
refused to do, on the advice of Nc
Farland, who was stationed on the
back stretch issuing instructions to
Jackie each time he came around.
The crowd, in the meantime, was
yelling fr the riders to get going.
This, however, they refused to do
Bent His Head.
With about 300 yards TO go Taylor
was seen to bend his head over his
handle bars and Mcfarland, who was
watching him, yelled to Clarke to
let her out" The major was too
quick for the Australian and was off
like shot. Jackie made a game at
tempt to overhaul the flying negro,
but the best he could do was to get
within a wheels length OF him.
AS they tore around the back
stretch, Clarke, who was riding high,
at the instructions OF Mcfarland to
come down the track, did so. The ma
jor was watching every move of the
Australian, and at the same time hav-
ing his ears strained to catch the in
structions OF Mcfarland to his pro-
tege, heard the command to cut down
the track, and, fearing that he would
be forced to the fiat and thus out of
the race, he swerved his wheel to the
right, as though he intended to go up
the track. Clarke saw the move, and
he was forced to go up the track in
order to save himself from crashing
into the colored rider. Taylor by this
move won the race.
Made No Move.
! Now comes the strangest part OF
the whole proceedings. The referee
made no move in regard to alleged
foul work on the part of the colored
rider, who did no more than Clarke
himself, as far as foul riding goes
The officials in front of the tape
caught the negro's time as he dashed
across the finish line. They also took
Clarke's time and announced that
Taylor was the winner.
A great shout went up from the
fans, for Taylor was popular rider
and his victories were always received
with tremendous shouting and cheer
ing. Clarke at once beat it for his
training quarters, fearing to NEE
Mcfarland. Floyd, however, was
not to be done out of that contract
and he at once rushed to the referee
/ followed by few more riders, al
yelling foul" The referee stuck GU
for few moments and refused Il
allow the decision.
Clark, in the meantime, had beer
told that Mcfarland wanted him a
the judges stand, and accompanied
. by two of his trainers, he made hi
appearance, swathed in bandages. Ii
added his voice to the claim Of foul
Taylor, meanwhile, had disappeared
With about 20 riders all yelling
, foul" as they realized what it mean
to Clarke and Mcfarland to lose tina
race, and the pressure that wa
brought to bear on the referee, b
finally changed his decision. BY thi
time half of the people had left tn
= garden and were on their way home
t 6 Gave Ii to Clarke.
e The announcer at the referees CON
s mand then announced that owing
the foul riding of Taylor in the las
I lap the race would have to be riddle
: over" This Taylor refused TO d.
S claiming that he had won fairly an
e squarely, which he did. Taylor's II
e fusal to re-ride the race was 1ui
j what Mcfarland had figured ON, an
: ii was on this basis that he persiste
e in claiming foul.
= With the refusal OF Taylor to rio
he the heat over again, the referee CAV