St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-10
MORGAN THE WINNER
Woodside Comes in Trife in the Rear
in the Bicycle Race in
Minneapolis.
The Wheeling Very Rapid and the Record
Beaten Five Minutes and Forty
Seconds.
Certain Indications Of Fraud Gauss
the Referee to Reserve His
Decision.
Incidents of the Race--Enthusfas M
of the Aud1ence--Other Sport
ing News.

The 100-mile bicycle race between Wood
side and Morgan. postponed from last Sat-
urday. was run last night at the Washing
ton rink. WoodsIde rode 57-inch wheel,
and Morgan 53-inch-both Columbia road
sters. Joe Mannix acted as referee. and
Frank Gaylord Fred Mckay and Don Will
mot kept the time. Bob Coleman attended
Woodside, while Morgan's interests were
looked after by T. W. Eek. The men ap-
peared at4:30. Morgan wore white trunks and
stockings and navy blue skim tight shirt,
with black and blue cap. WoOdsde was
dressed in maroon shirt with blue sleeves,
trunks and stockings and brown half hose.
The word was given at AL, and the men
started, with WOodsde slightly in the lead.
the first mile being made in 3:O7. Morgan
called pole" in the fifth mile and went to
the fore. In the sixth mile dog, that had
in some way got into the rink ran across
the ring. Woodside almost stopped and
Morgan gained over fourth of lap. The
dog was caught and woody" was soon
AT THE LITTLE MANS WHEEL.
again. During the twenty-irst and twenty
second miles Woodside gained lap by hard
pedaling which was taken up by Morgan in
the fity-third nile. In the last lap of the
sixty-ffth mile Morgan's pedal became loose,
compelling him to dismount and take
another wheel. WoOdside saw his advantage
and quickly gained lap. The new machine
did not suit Morgan and. although he kept
the pace closely, he was evidently working
much harder than his opponent. Mr.. Eek,
Morgan's trainer, quickly repaired the frs
C Gle, and in the sixty-sevenIh mile ht
changed back again, but in dong so he Loss
another lap. From this time on until the
eightieth mile the race was uneventful, the
men keeping close together. Betting wai
spirited, and, while Morgan seemed slight
favorite in the beginning, his hackers wert
not so aggressive when the eightieth mild
saw their man
TIVE LAPS BEHIrD.
At this point Manager Wallace appeared OF
the rink floor and announced that there had
been threats overheard to the effect that GER
tain men who had money up on Morgan had
threatened to throw some obstruction in front
of the leaders wheel, thus giving Morgan the
race. Every one was warned to watch for
the fellow. who would certainly be jailed il
caught. The announcement created
sensation, but was generally dis
credited. At this time Morgan was in
advance, but shortly afterward Woodsida
called ''pole," and shot ahead. He only sue
ceeded in passing, however. for Morgan hung
closely to his little wheel Old cyclists said
there had never been race in the rink
which created so little excitement. On the
last lap of the eighty-third mile Morgan took
the lead, ana made grand squirt The
audience gave the lie to the old 'cyclist, for
instantly the greatest excitement prevailed.
Morgan was soon half a lap ahead, and in
spite of the heavier mans best efforts he
SLOWLY GAINED,
and the first lap of the eighty-fifty found
one lap of Woodside's lead wiped out. Nor
gans time for the eighty-fourth was min.
sec. Woodside took the lead in the ninety
fifty mile. At the first lap of the pinety-
sixth mile, just as be was leaving the turn,
Morgan cried pole" and away he sped, and
the real race hogan. Morgan quickly gained
half lap, and worked for all there was in
him. Woodside endeavOred in vain to lessen
the gap. 1t steadily widened, and as his
speed increased Morgan's friends, who had
been fearful, became more and more jubi-
liant. Both men leaned close over the handles
of their machines. Morgan gained slowly
but steadily. The audience went wild and
when the lap was closed and Morgan reached
Woodside's wheel the crowd fairly roared.
The time for the mile was about 3.03. On
the first lap of the last mile Morgan, who had
been hugglng Woodside's wheel,
CALLED POLE"
and went to the front, but was closely fol-
lowed by Woodside, and they went around
three times without any appreciable gain. On
the fifth lap Morgan gained little. The men
never worked harder, and prettier race was
never seen. Amid the loud plaudits Morgan
came in twenty feet ahead, winning the race
in 6 hours, 6 minutes and 20 seconds. The
following is the time by hours:
Hours Miles IADS HOurS Miles Tans