St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-11-07
MASTERS OF THE WHEEL.
The Great International Bicycle Race
in Minneapolis.
Records of the Men who viii Part1c-
fpate.

The forty-eight hour international
sweepstake championship bicycle contest
has been the one great subject of converse
ton aAd specuation-nOt only among
Western bicyclsts and Sportsmen in gen.
eral but also among Eastern people and
Europeans, who never have had the OPP
portunity of witnessing such magnificent
trial of speef and endurance a. took place
in Minneapolis last winter ana spring. The
eight hours-a day six-day contest which
starts at Washington ring at 2 p. m. Mon
day, has not only the fastest, but the best
siX-day riders of seveI al countries. England.
Ireland, Germany, Wales, Scotland, Canada
and America are we'll represented in the
coming contest.
Eek, THE BICYCLIST, SAYS:
There is less punishment probably, in q
twelve-hourS-per-day than an eight-hourS-
per-day race for this reason: In twelve
hours-per-day race the men can have q
chance to get Off and rest little. but If they
attempt to leave the saddle in an eight-hours'
race their chances as winners would be slim,
indeed. Three or four of the men in this
race will not leave the saddle during the en-
tire race. 1t will lie desperate struggle for
supremacy between Higham. Schock. rince,
Morgan, Woodsde and Merrill. There are
contest ever given, and picked men, too
Every well known bicycle manufactures has
a man in the race, so that war of supremacy
in wheels is also TO be considered. for six
days championship is mnch sought for by
makers of bicycles for advertising purposes.
Who do consider
THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN
in the racer Well, think well OF Morgan.
He is stranger and has wonderful speed
Then there is Higham, another hard man 10
beat SchOck will surprise some people this
time. He a more speed than FER. and
there is no doubt OF mis- staying qualities. No,
Woodside is not in my mind a dangerous
man. He is not gool enough to beat the rest,
although he has speed. Yes, l think 700
miles will be covered by the winner, and he
will have TO race all the way. l have been
down East since seeing you last and. would
you believe, Minneapolis is considered to be
the foremost cycling city in the NeSt. The
siX-da contest last season Doomed cycling
in the Northwest and has placed Minneapolis
away in the lead among cycling cities OF the
world How do the Minneapolis public COM
pare, in a patronizing sense with other cities?
Away ahead by large majority. The Min
neapolis people evidently delight in
SQUARE, MANLY SPORTS,
and bicycle racing seems to be their favorite
pastime You would be surprised to see how
Quick the people of Minneapolis are to appre-
AN-''
to cheer deserving man, although he may
not have the speed of his brother cOmpeti-
tors. The pro essiouals look on Minneapolis
as home TO many OF them, and the young
people of the city are many OF them hrm
friends of the oicyclists.
brief sketch OF the riders in the coming
contest will no doubt prove interesting.
HARRY W. HIGHAM
is native of England, having been born in
Nottingham He is &c years old, stands
| feet so inches, and weighs $50 pounds. His
| principal performances are as follows: Win
ner OF the great London race in 1873, defeat
! ing eight of the best European riders. In
1878 Higham rode 23l miles in 10 hours 59
minutes and 81 seconds without once
| dismounting from his bicycle. He has
the worlds best record for long distance
without dismount. In 1858, ut Springfield,
! Mass, Mr.. Higham won the gold medal aud
| $3.50 in the twenty-mile champonship-of-the-
world race, defeating John 5. Prince, w. j.
! Morgan, w. NJ. Woodside, John Keen and
Robert James, champion of England, and
| others Mr.. Higham won the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
race at San Francisco III 1854. making q
miles, the best ever done, defeating Prince,
Robinson. Eek, Bennett and others.
! JOHN S. PRINCE
! is also British born. and first saw the light OF
day at Birmingham, Eng Mr.. Prince first
| claimed distinction by winning two Wolver-
| hampton handicaps. He came to America in
! 1850, and has won many prizes in the past
i five years. He has been defeated twice FOR
| the championship, but has held it greater
part of the time. His greatest performance
was in this city Ivy last when he made LOAF
miles in seventy-two hours, defeating Albert
Schock. He has shown poor speed the past
| season, however.
W. NJ. WOODSIDE
is well known to Minneapolis people through
his brave but unsuccessful attempt to defeat
| the plucky lOng-distance rider, Albert Schock.
! His greatest work the past season has been in
| races from one to twenty miles, at which
distances he is very fast. Mr.. Woodside is
not much of staver and comedies the palm
/ to better men. Woodside was born in Phila-
delpha in 1862, weighs 10 pounds and stands
six feet in height. He is an lrish-American
and his people now live in Ireland.
W. j. MORGAN,
/ known as .Senator' by his friends through
out the country. is of Welsh English extrac-
! ton, and was born in GlamOrganshire, Wales,
! in 1862. His principal performances have been
| as follows: Made the best fourteen ard
fifteen miles reco in the championship race
! OF 1888 at Springfield; ran second III the TWEEN
ty-six-hour international race in New York
the same yea; won the thnty-sx-honr race
! in New YORK the same year; won
! two second places in the two six-day,
! seventy-two hour races in Chicago the same
/ year. The second race Prince was the winner
! by two miles, Morgan having met with an &c
! cident falling over WOodside the first day,
| thus losing seven miles. He turned the tables
/ on Prince in 1855 by defeating him in the
! forty-eight- hour race al Memphis, Tenn,
making the best on record, defeating Prince,
Woodside and others The six-day forty
| eigat hour race at Troy, N. Y, last month
was also won by Morgan, who made 527 miles
! on fourteen-lap track. He has defeated
| Prince in ten out OF twelve races, and says
! he can beat Prince in any race be starts. MIR.
! Morgan stands feet 81 inches, and weighs
| l5O pounds. AS a slayer he is remarkable.
ALBERT sCHOCK
| is too well known 10 need special mention, as
! his recent three great races have won for him
a worldwide reputation for his pluck and en-
duruuce His defeating Woodside in Sl.000
race last winter in this city, and later his
/ great 81 000 race with Prince, are yet fresh
in the minds of all. Mr.. Schock is riding
faster than ever, and hopes 10 have finger
! in the prize money at Washington rink next
week. He was born in Chicago OF German
Swiss parents. is n years old, stands six feet
and weighs l60 pounds
FRED t. MERRILL
! is a new man in this section and halls from
| California. although he claims his birthplace
in New England Mr. Merrill is 81 years old,
stands . f, OF inches and Wi his 1856 ounds,
| being now the light weight of the profession
| ais Mr. Merrius performances in California
| and down East have been good. and his fast
| est mi e was done in AZ AT Hartford Conn.
| In San Francisco two years ago he defeated
| tred s Robinson. eX-champion of America
and also George Bennett. He ran with sue
cess in all the Eastern tournaments this year.
THE SOCIAL NOR TEEWEST.