New Britain herald., 1930-08-21
Bristol News
BICYCLE RIDERS
 FORCED ID QUIT
CondOn Road Boys Crew CIaim5
 Worlds Endurance Record
OTHER TEAM ALSO STOPS

OTHER TEAM ALSO STOPS Work Continues On Turnpike Trail
 - Rotary Golf Team Defeats
 Lioc5-Pians tn"ou~ced For An
 mIal Fire Inspection at Outing.
 Setting themselves Up as the worlds champion endurance bicycle riders the Condon load team ceased pedaling at 11:c0 o'clock last night with 5i2 hours Of riding to their credit. They were forced to aban- don their efforts by lcaky tires. Starting on the morning of July 28 the boys kept riding from Condon road 10 Harrison street to Brewster road 10 Bradley street and back to Condon road. They rode in five hour shifts and had their headquar- ters at the home of Harold Thiery. one Of the riders, on Condon road. The team comprised Thiery, Walter Straun, who was manager, Cy Will Hams, Tommy Beaucar and George and Arthur Peterson,
 Manager Straun was riding at the lime of the tcauls decision to quit the endurance test. Besides leaky tires Straun attr,tuted their action 10 the fact that the bicycles chain 1 broke and everything else went wrong The orange vehicle. which { reached the end Of a long grind last night, had been going con- tinuously for moro than three weeks. Flat tires had been replaced bE the riders by elevating the bicycle onto cart and pulling it along un- til the job was finished.
 The boys who rode last night were somewhat dlsheartened by an inceseant rainfall which caused their clothes to become soaked with water. Fearing an attack of illness tho boys. on th-- advice Of their par cnts, decided 10 drop out of the contest. As tn" contest was ended and rcW worlds record supposing- ly established, tho boys went home and chalked up good nights sleep. TAis morning they stated that they were all right following the test and were prepared to return to school Who7 II opens next month.
 The Laurel street competitors of the above tean also dropped out of the contest as rain put a crimp in their ambitions, They ceased riding carly ttis morning after AZ hours Of continuous podalling had been passed,
 Ilyin~ New Trail
 The Connecticut Forest and Parks 2ssotiation has been working in conjunction with Romcyn A. Spare of this city. it has been learned lay 1 ing out l5 miles Of trail through this l section Of the state to be known as tho Tun%Is. named after the tribe ot Indians which originally inha bited Connccticut The IS miles. tenta- tir-!y laid cut al present. will be utilized. it i5 planned. by mixers who W,sh 10 enjoy nature without en- dangering their lives by strolling through hunting grounds.
 According to Mir Spare. the trail will extend from Roaring Brook reservoir at Lake Compounce 10 Nepaug. crossing q section of terri tory at the works of Cosmo NacCa. construction contractor, near Pequa- buck. The trails have been marked and permission from private prop erty owners to have them run over their land is being procured by those in charg. The trail. starting at the Lake Compounce terminal. extends to New Haven. T. runs 10 the MassaChusetts state line in the other direction.
 RotariaHs Whip Lions
 The Rotarians edged out tho Lions in 2 close Eolfng duel al the thippanee Country club yesterday afternoon by a score of q 10 20. Morton C, TreaGH2y was captain oi the hrst named team and John Murphy, If the last named. The match we preceded by a dinner in the org2nization's dining hall
 Byrd Member Appears
 William (. Gavronski, who travel cd with the Byrd expedition 10 the South Pole. spoke al a local show house las; night after the showing of film With Byrd at the South Pole"
 To Tour Europe
 Louis N. Gordon. former mana ger of the Cameo theater. left last night rom New York city on the s :. Bremen of the North German line Tor Southa mpton. England, for an extensive tour Of European coun- .rles.
 Annual Fire Inspection
 The annual inspection Of member; md equipment Of the Bristol fire department will be made by Mayor W. Raymond CrUmh previous 10 the holding Of the departments harh"- rne sr 7Lr Co1,rol-rc Safr1r5..\.