St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-04
MINNEAPOLIS SPORTS.

A large party OF MinneapOlitans will
leave for Fargo TO witness the hard-glove
fight between Cardiff and Brady. Cardiff
left for Fargo on Saturday. While he is
not in the best condition, his friends feel
confident that he will win easily.
T. w. Eek, the Canadian champion BIZ
cyclist. viii leave for Chicago this evening
but will return in time for the six days race
at the Washington rink He wrote the fol-
lowing last evening in response to Fred
Shaw:
To the Sporting Editor OF the Globe.
noticed a challege in tho GLOBE Of Jan.
from Fred Shaw, VINO signs himself 'sCham-
pion OF the West" and he wants 10 race
twenty-six hours against Nile Louise Ar
maindosfor $40 side. IL would be some time
before his challenge would reach the lady
who is in Boston. and telegraghed her Sat
urday king II she would race Mr.. Shaw for
twenty-six hours. and IL so. viii match her
against Shaw for SIOO . side for twenIy-slx-
hour race. The date he names might be too
soon, yet / win make satisfactory date for
him II receive q satisfactory answer from
lille. Armaindo will meet Ar. Shaw any time
70 arrange the match 7. W. Eek.
Minneapolis Jan. 3.
There are seven entries in the six DAYS
bicycle race. namely: W. NJ. Woodside
side, champion OF Ireland; Mile. Louise
ArmaindO, champion long-dstanee eyclist
OF America; Ar. Snyder of Faribault, 4. W.
Eek. champion of Canada; +. NJ. Hard
wick. the Kansas cowboy, Fred Shaw of
Dakota, and Albert SchOck of New York.
There is a possibility that John S. Prince
will enter. but he has not yet come TO time.
There has been but one six days bicycle
race in America, and that was won by
Mile. Louise Armaindo. who created the
record OF S43 miles on fourteen-lap rink in
Battery ID armOry, Chicago, in May. 1888.
Eek pronounces the Washington rink the
fastest indoor track in the world.
A three-mile skating race for $50, be-
tween Ebbert. Bromley and Alger. will Oc-
cur at the Washington rink on Saturday
evening.
Louise ArmaindO. the female bicyclist
who is to appear in the six days race at the
Washington rink this month, rides a
twenty-one-pound Royal Mail wheel, said
10 be the lightest racing machine in this
country.
Charles Moth manipulated the 125-pound
dumb-bell at the DANA fair Saturday night.
The Minneapolis tobOggan slide win be
reserved for the exclusive use of the club
on Tuesday afternoon and Friday evening
of each week. AT ali other times il is open
to the general public.
Thomas Hastings, William Mcmillan
and John Patton have been appointed skips
of the Thistle Curling club. John Peattie
of the Utica, n. Y, club has been made an
honorary member. Robert Brooks has
been chosen delegate to the Grand National
Curling club of America, which meets in
New YORK city. The members of the
Thistle club are doing excellent work in
their practice games and expect to lead
Minnesota in the winters match games.
Charles Moth has deferred his visit TO
Eau Claire to train for his coming match
until to-day.
Betting is two to one in favor of Col.
Mclaughlin in the mixed wrestling match
on the 18th.
A two-mile race will occur at the Wash
ingtOn rink tomorrow evening between
Master Lemmie Morgan of this city and
Master Len Raib of Fergus Falls for 500 a
side.