St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-01-29
LONG SNOWSHOE RACES.
An Exciting Steeplechase to Mac
alester and Return.


The great sports feature of the day
was the across-cOuntry snOwShoe race
20 Manchester station and back, a dist
tance Of eight miles, in the afternoon,
starting from the Palace grounds. 1t
was for gold watch for first prize.
silver watch for second, a gold medal
for third and silver medal for fourth.
w. c. Read. OF the Nushka club,
superintendent the sports programme.
Sixteen SnOwShOerS started from the
grounds by way of the Minnesota street
gate. They were Frank Skipwith, j.
c. Wall, l.. P. Ordway and w. Ii. Yard
ley, OF the NuShka club: Percy Vittum,
J.. S. Herzig. A. +. Kribbs, W. A. Mar,
tell, Frank YOerg, DR.. f. II. Whitcomb
and +. III. Armstrong, of the st. Georges;
Sam Johns, of the Seven Corners; G. B.
Kent. of the Northern Pacific; A. +. Cam
eron. of Winnipeg. member of the st.
Georges clubs of both Winnipeg and
this city, and George Chisholm, of Du-
luth, the champion of the 100-yard and
One-miIe daSheS of Friday. Protests
have been entered with the judges by
the st. Georges club against both Cam
eron and Kent on the ground that they
are professionals.
The start was made at 2:47 p. M. w.
c.. Read giving the word go" The
judges were Henry Mandolin, of the
Seven Corners club; II. r. P. Hamil-
ton, of the Columbus, and p. w. Par
ker, of the Nushkas. MeSSrs. j. f.
Stryker and w. c. Read followed the
boys out and back OH horseback. The
runners reported at Manchester station
to +. E. Hanson.
THE WINNERS.
CD. Kent, of the Northern Pacific,
was the winner, returning at 3:47 p. m.
He let ont with dog trot at Kittson-
dale, with Jack Parker after him in
great shape, but Kent he'd the lead
pretty nearly all the way, Cameron,
Ordway, Parker, Yardley and Skipwith
pulling. hard for second place. Parker
kept second most, of the way, but
when within a short distance of
Manchester station Cam eron made
a squirt and got there second. Parker
soon regained his position on the way
back. He lost his shoe on the way in
within half mile of the finish. He
also lost one on the way out. Frank
SkipWith dropped shoe three times.
1t takes over a half minute every time
to strap on the shoes. Parker. Ordway
and Cameron each got the lead at differ
enttimeS for little while. The route was
by way of st. Anthony avenue. but
Martell, DR.. WhitcOmb, Kribbs and Her
zig struck off through the woods at the
Reform school, intending to make a
short cut, but they got stuck in the
snow. HerZig was troubled with cramps
when Mr.. Read rode up to him. He held
out bravery, however. and soon catch
ing up to DR.. WhitcOmb, he gained
strength. George Chisholm is a
little too fat and he was
pumped out soon. L. p. Ordway
reached the grounds second, only two
minutes behind Kent. He and Cameron,
Parker and Yardley came home IN the
order named, each a minute behind the
other. Percy Vittum reached the
grounds eleven minutes after Yardley,
and Frank Skipwith one minute after
Vittum. The Nushkas are elated, hay
ing won four prizes in two days. They
have proved that they have muscle as
well as brains. Following was the time:
c. b. Kent, &C minutes; l.. p. Ordway.
6S; 4. j. Cameron, 80; J. J. Parker, 70;
w. II. Yardley, II; Percy Vittum, 81;
Frank Skipwith. 49,.