St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-07-25
BICYCLIsTs IN LINE.
st. Paul Walks Away With the
Champion Gold Medal.

champion GOlO Meual.
The third annual handicap road race
given by the Minneapolis Bicycle club
took place at the Lake Of the Isles yes
terday afternoon. Considerable inter-
est had been manifested in the event.
and large number Of carriages lined
the drive filled with the lady and gen.
tlemen friends of the contestants.
Several hundred spectators seated them
selves on the grassy slopes at the side
of the road, and vast throng of eager
men and juveniles crowded the track
and made it a weary task keeping
the course clear. The boulevard makes
a track OF nine laps to twenty-five miles.
The road is in very fair condition. al
though steep hill, some 200 yards from
the start. impeded the time somewhat,
and rather heavy wind was III the
faces of the riders on the back stretch.
The weather was quite cool and the day
altogether pleasant one. A shower OF
rain came up at the close OF the sixth
lap. but it only served to refresh the
riders and did not serve to make the
track very heavy, as there was only
enough moisture to lay the dust. The
entries were as follows: Handicap,
Z minutes, Charles Skillman, Charles
Peterson, a. A. Clark, F. G. l.. Hunt,
81. p. Hatch, Fl. Rasmusteenson. II.
Dorman, William Boiling; handicap.
6 minutes, William Walsh, William
Day. Johnnie johnson. George L.
Biggs: handicap. 3 minutes, E. }. Hale;
scratch, Alex Graham, Tom l.. Bird.
At the first send-off Skillman took the
lead, and held it for nearly two laps.
RasmuSteenson kept steady pace, and
held second clear through to the finish.
Graham, who was heavily handicapped,
set good pace, and might have won
had he not been unusually unlucky. He
worked up to sixth place in the seventh
lap, and was going at magnificent pace
when his wheel ran over dog, and he
took header. This delayed him six
minutes, aside from which he mounted
a smaller wheel when he resumed the
race. Peterson and johnson both kept
up steady pace, and won their
positions easily. There was no
squirting to speak of, and as the
track the race was tame affair. The
final result was as follows: l. George
L. Biggs. of ST. Paul. time, l hour, "a
minutes. 6 seconds. 2. FL. RaSmusteen-
son, time, hour, 35 minutes, 81 sec
onds. 5. Johnnie Johnson, time, hour,
Sc minutes, 81 seconds. 4. Charles Pc
terson. S. William Walsh. 6. II. P.
Hatch. Z. Alex Graham. s. William
Day. 9. E. j. Hale. 10. Tom L. Bird.
IL. F. G.. l.. Hunt. II. Charles Skill
man. Is. A. A. Clark. Dorman and
Boiling did not finish.
ResmuSteenson, Peterson and Graham
rode Stars, the balance, with the eXcep-
ton of Clark, who rode a safety, using
ordlnaries. Several of the lady riders
of the city were present at the race and
were enthusiastic spectators. Their
pretty uniforms made them far more
attractive than their sisters in conyen-
tional costume. 1t is limited that there
is to be road race between local ladies,
all on the quiet, in the near future.
In tine evening the club met at its
rooms, SIS Fourth street south, when the
plies were given. the handSomest be-
ing the S25 gold medal for the champion
ship. Various local sporting goods deal
ers contributed valuable prizes, the first
eight each receiving something well
worth racing for.
The Minneapolis Bicycle club is one
of the best equipped in the West. and
has a cozy club house, with billiard
tables and card rooms, making the head
quarters a splendid place for its mem
bers to spend their leisure hours. The
club will probably form an important
part of the meeting to be held soon at
Electric Park.