St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-08-26
WHEELING IN THE HEAT.
The Cyclists Have Their First
Annual Racing Meet.

The Cyclists Have Their First
Annual Racing Meet.
The first annual meet of the Minneap-
oils Bicycle club, l.. A. w., was held at
the new Minnehaha Driving park yes
terday afternoon in the presence of a
large number of spectators, and was
very successful event, Notwithstanding
the terrific heat. The track was In re-
markably good condition, and some re-
markably good time was made. S. T.
Heath officiated as referee and general
manager, while viii I. Pauley and T.
nj. Slosson acted as judges. The scor-
erS were T. Bowers and r. A. Douglas
and Will Monash, and the timers, +. E.
Reed and f. W. Pierce G. Barwick was
the starter, and II. P. Leachman and
&. A. Savage acted as the clerks.
The races began at 3 o'clock promptly.
The first one was a one-mle novice,
with E. b. Tunstead, George r. Beck
ley, George Thompson, o. u. Lund-
berg, Alec Graham, James Gray, w. w.
Heffelfinger, q. FL. Hobby, A b. Buch-
man, G. J. Austin, and r. A. Morris as
contestants. The winners were w. w.
Hetfeltinger, 3:15, and Alec Graham,
3:17.
The second race was one-mile pro-
feSSional, best two in three heats, for
S25 and S15. between f. E. Dingley and
Grant bell. Both men started well,
Dingley riding erect and smiling, while
Bell was bent almost double over his
wheel. Dingley started in ahead, but
| lost the lead when the race was half
run. Bell won in 2:5411S by some four
or five lengths. The second heat was
won by Bell, with Dingley some forty
rods behind. Bells time. 1926.
| A emile amateur race followed with
B. G. Lund and E. j. Hale entered.
Hale took the lead and kept i'll, coming
in about six feet ahead of Lund on the
first mile On the second mile he kept
increasing his speed and passed under
the wire some 200 feet in the lead.
The fourth race was between George
Bartlett and Collie Bell, on safety ma
chimes. The distance was one mile.
Bell got the lead at the start and kept
it until the half mile post was reached,
when Bartlett forged to the head on the
home stretch he lost it and Bell pushed
in way ahead.
The entries in the smile club champ
ioliship were c. Barwick. Collie Bell, Ii.
ID. Lackor and Z. j. Hale. All the con-
testants got food start. Barwick soon
led the procession short distance, At
the end of the first mile all the riders
were together, with Bell pushing for
first place, On the second mile Bar
wick was in the lead, closely followed
10y Bell. Hale was next. On the last
mile Bell struck his gait and left all
his competitors behind, coming under
the wire ten rods ahead of Lackor, and
nearly half mile of Barwick. Bells
time was 1864. Lacllor's time 17:l7.
The next race was one-mile amateur,
$50 class, open. The starters were: H.
ID =
r. Beckley, George Thompson, ID. NJ.
DyneS, E. II. Reese. 0. n. Lumberg,
Alex Graham, III. d. Laeler, w. w.
Heffelfinger, D. Fl. III. Hobby, r. S.
Morris. This race was an exciting one.
Ii. D. Lacker took the lead for the first
| quarter. and by q magnificent squirt w.
w. Heffelfinger went to the front, by
| this he had the misfortune to loose his
| pedals, which lost him the lead, how
| ever, he gradually gained on the lead
ers, and won with ease. Time 1904,
| with I'll. d. Lacker second.
The next race was the three-mile
amateur, open. Starters: Charles Bar
wick, Joe Fellows. Colle Bell. E. j.
Hale, r. S. Morris. Collie Bell won,
with E. j. Hale second. Time, 1O:O1L.
Then came one mile star handicap.
| Starters: Alexander Graham scratch,
| George Moore scratch, James GRAY
| seventy-five yards, D. n. Lundberg
| Seventyfive yards. Alexander Ora
ham won easily, with James Gray
second. Time, S:2419.
The next race was a one mile tri-
cycle, open. with George Bartlett and
| w. w. Hefelfinger starters. Bartlett
won with ease. Time, 1928.
| In the one mile amateur $40 class
| the starters were c. Barwick. B. C.
Lund. Joseph Fellows. Collie Bell, Fl.
| ID. Lacker. E. J. Hale, o. II. Horny and
| w. w. Heffelfnger. Bell took the lead
| and held it throughout, finishing first,
with w. w. Heffelfnger second. Time,
| sol; Heffelfinger's time, SOB.
The thirteenth race was one-half
mile, for boys under sixteen. The
starters were Morris Bake and Fred
| Harrington. Bake WON; time. :40114.
The next and last race, one mile, con-
ISOLATION: E. Il. Tunstead. George
Thompson, G. l.. Hunt, D. NJ. Dynes,
Dynes winning with 6. L. Hunt close
second; time, 3:1915. The team race
! was decided off owing to the boy being
worn out and tired.
Sore at the Soldiers Home.
John Taggart, an old soldier, appeared
at the GLOBE Office yesterday morning
with grievance against the managers