St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-25
THE STATE WHEELMEN.
The Annual Meeting Opened Yester-
day -Wheelmen from Various
Parts of the State.
The Street Parade Exhibition at the Roller
Rink---To-da Racing Programme.

The second annual meet of the State
Wheelmen association opened yesterday in
this city. Delegates arrived to the number
field, Red Wing, st. Cloud and
La Crosse, and other towns will be repre-
sented to-day. The members of the Mime
apolis club will meet the visitors at the depot
and escort them to the headquarters.
THE PARADE.
Last evening the sports of the meet were
opened by torch light procession. The
procession formed at 80 o'clock on Fifth
street with the right resting on Hennepin
avenue. The line of the parade was
down Hennepin to Bridge square, thence
up Nicollet avenue to Washington avenue,
down Washington avenue to Third avenue
south, and thence back up to NicolleU avenue,
street to Hennepin, thence to the Washing
ton Roller rink in North Minneapolis.
FANCY RIDING.
At the roller rink, in the presence of a
large audience, the wheelmen gave an ex-
cellent exhibition of fancy riding,
using the ordinary field bicycle
instead of bicycles usually used by fancy
riders.
The first was club ride by the Minneap-
oils boys, and it commended unmitigate6
admiration. Then the visitors joined in for
time.
The second number on the programme
was single fancy riding. w. II. Curtiss aud
S. +. Heath, of Red Wing, being the COM
petitors. They each performed astonishing
feats. Curtiss was the first to appear. After
going through the ordinary evolutions, he
balanced himself upon the seat of the
machine with the wheels resting on two
chairs.
Heath was the superior and won the prize.
His riding was easy and graceful, and seemed
to be able to do almost anything upon his
machine. He placed it on the backs Of four
chairs and poised himself upon the seat.
winning liberal Applause. The hour being
late the balance of the programme was post
poned.
The programme for to-day is as follows:
1880 a. m.-Business meeting of state
division.
1 p. m.-Form in line for street parade,
continuing run to race track.
2:3O p. m.-Race at fair grounds.
First race-Two miles for state champion
ship. Prizes Gold medal to first, silver to
second, bronze to third.
Entries-Mr. Sawyer. of Faribault, John
Nicholson and Grant Bell, Minneapolis.
Second race-One-half mile dash for L..
A. W. state championship. The prizes are
diamond L. A. w. badge to first, and L.
A. w. badges to second and third.
Entries-C. W. McCord, S. A. Miller,
Minneapolis, J. H. Hirt, st. Paul.
Third receive miles for championship
of northwest. Valuable gold medal to be
won three times.
Entries--J. NJ. Snyder, Faribault; John
Nicholson and Grant Bell, Minneapolis.
Fourth Race-One quarter mile without
hands. Prizes for first, second and third.
Entries--Louis Fleckenstein, Faribault
G. w. McCord s. A. Miller, Minneapolis,
| and j. H. Hirst, st. Paul.
Fifth Race-One hundred yards slow race.
Hub lantern to first, cyclometer to second.
Entries-John Nicholson, Grant Bell, Min
| neapolis; H. G. Ingersoll, st. Paul.
Sixth Race-Bicycle VS.. tricycle..
Entries-John Nicholson, with bicycle
and o. W. Smith, with tricycle..
Seventh Race-One mile consolation race.
Watch to first, cup to second.