St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-09-12
Opening Of the Great Meet
at Minnehaha
Park.
Some Highly Exciting Bicycle
Races as a Start
Off.
The Fargo Boys Win the
Hose Race With
Ease.
TO-Day'S Attractions and
PPiZes--The Flambeau
Clubs Drill.

The events in the first day of the fremen's
tournament ct Minnehaha Driving Park,
Minneapolis, yesterday afternoon, were we'll
worthy of a much larger attendance than
the one in drew, and even with the light aud
fence that was present, the enthusiasm at
times was intense.
The first thing on the programme was the
mile bicycle race, professional race; then
came the trial of steamers. This was be-
tween The Pride of Chaska' and an Anoka
steamer The prizes of which there were
two, were 500 each. one for time and one
for distance. The Anoka steamer got up
steam i'll min 2212 sec. and threw water
175 feet and 8 inches. The Chaska steamer
was l mIn ID sec in getting up steam, and
therefore lost on the time contest, but won
on the distance test, throwing water 1874
feet.
Fargos famous running team and lot of
husky boys from WInona's fire department
competed for the 500 prize in the hose race,
which created more excitement than any
thing else. with the exception of the first
heat of the five-mile professional bicycle
race. The Winona boys made the first run
and covered the 900 feet. uncoupled the hose
and put on nozzle in 50 Is seconds. The
Fargo boys have been in the race business
longer and made the distance i'll a few sec
onds less than the other team, but some diff
hculty with the hose prevented them making
time i'll the coupling, and lost them the race.
neapolis fire department, consisting of Hank
Kappa, Ed Felson, Jerry Murphy, Otto Lohff,
George Parch, Archie Lane, Frederick Sham
bach, under the charge of Capt. Charles Eos
ter was one of the features of the day, and
attracted considerable attention. The facil-
ity with which the Minneapolis laddies ham
die the ladders. and the clOck-work regular
ity of the drill is really remarkable, and the
crowd shouted itself hoarse. as the boys
jumped one after the other from the third
floor of the tower into the life net held by
dozen strong men below.
a different corps from other engine houses
viii go through the drill and the jumping to-
day. and still another one on Friday.
The bicycle races were under the manage
ment of the racing board of the Minneapolis
Bicycle club, and were without doubt the
feature OF the day, being closely contested
and fast. The races to-day will be punched
in the afternoon, taking place IN as small
time as possible, commencing at O'Clock
with the second heat of the one mile pro-
feSSlOnal
The first race of yesterday was the one mile
jog, with Grant Bell and Frank Dingley,
of Minneapolis, and Clark Elliot and A. w.
Clark, of Aberdeen, OAK. as starters They
got away well, with Dingley in the lead, the
others following taking things easy until the
last quarter, when Bell took the lead and
was not headed again. Time, 3:I2S4; Ding
aey second. 3:l4.
/ The next race which was one of the most
exciting of the day, as there was so many
Starters, was the one mile novice with twelve
men facing the scratch when the pistol was
fired. They got away well and remained
punched the whole distance, until the three
quarter pole was reached, when Frank
StOckdale took the lead and won as he
pleased i'll 1884; Charles Skillman second,
;}:I0s4; Lou Damon third, 3:l1; Carl Stock
dale fourth, SIP Young Carl Stockdale
showed up in wonderful form for a fifteen
yearold boy, and in few years will keep
them all husting.
I'M, ~ H. 10 Lox,
j. r. Stockdale scratch; A. E. Graham, 10
yards; w. W. Heffiefnger 20 yards; F. E.
Stockdale, John Johnson and Charles Skill
man. rs yards; W. Thompson, IS yards B.
B.Ward, of Aberdeen, Dak., % yards.
All got good start, but at tue half mile
pole were punched. At the beginning OF the
last quarter Graham and j. r. Stockdale
took the lead, and as they came into the
home stretch.Stockdale took the outside OF
the track. thereby giving Graham q small
lead. They both made splendid squirt on
the finish, but StOckdale was unable TO over
come the lead, and Graham won IN 2:57s4,
with Stockdale a close second.
The last race of the day was the first heat
of The fiye-mile professional, with Dingley,
Bell and Elliott on the scratch. Dlngley
took the lead at the start. and set the pace
the entire distance until the last quarter
when Bell passed him. A hot race down the
home stretch ensued, but Dingley, by
terrific squirt, overcame Bells lead, and won
the race in 1885, Bell second in 1887.
Although several of the fire companies and
bands entered for the tournament failed to
put in an appearance yesterday, there were
some very interesting events, and ten more
fire companies and several more bands are
expected to arrive in time to take part in the
various contests on to DAYS programme. The
prizes offered are liberal, and with a good
crowd to inspire enthusiasm good
sport will surely result. To-day's programme
includes a hose race, open to the world. for
$3.50; drill by the fire companies and heats
of the one and tive-mile professional bicycle
races. In the evening one of the most inter
esting features of the entire tournament will
take place. 1t is the fancy drill and enter
tainment given by the Minneapolis Flambeau
club, and will be one of the most novel
and elaborate exhibition ever attempted
in the Northwest, closing with
display of $1,000 worth Of fire
works under the auspices OF the club.
There will also be amateur bicycle races and
the usual horse races, coupling contests and
q hook and ladder race open to the world.
The Flambeau club have been drilling in
dustriously for some time now, preparatory
to their appearance this evening, and they
promise something extraordinary.
The bicycle races TO be finished to-day offer
some exciting sport, and there are also two
more amateur races TO be run.