St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-06
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NOW THEY'RE OFF.
Beginning of the Six-Day Bicycle
Racein MINNEAPOLIS.

Washington rink, Minneapolis, wore
one of Its old-time aspects last night.
The gallery was packed and the floor
was well filled, while around the border
of the bull ring six manipUlators of the
wheel were racing for fame and fort
une. The crowd yelled wildly and the
riders worked the paddles with the
earnestness of devotion. The six were
ladies. They had started in an eigh-
teen-hour race. All were anxious to
break the record. They will break it if
they keep up the pace set last night.
And they are riding for blood. Women
are not fakirs. They don't put up jobs
to make bluff and divide the receipts.
no matter who wins. The inherent
jealousy of the sex prevents anything
of that sort.
A good many of those who went to
Washington rink last uight went there.
doubtless, out of curiosity. They didn't
believe ladies could ride a bicycle.
They will go again for the sake of the
riding. These ladies' would out-pedal
many man who thinks himself
world beaten on Wheel They under
stand their business and know how to
ride, and they can ride. Mile after mile
was ruled off last night in surprisingly
short time, each contestant pumping
for all that was in her. AS they ride
but three hours every night, they are
able to maintain high rate of speed
while they do ride, and they do it.
A noticeable feature of the attend
ance last night was the large number of
ladies. Men go to see what their BROTH
ers can do in the way of athletics. Why
shouldn't women be interested in their
sisters?
Tremendous cheering greeted the la
dies as they rode out and made few
circuits of the track preparatory to
starting. McHale's bill didn't pass, so
they wore tights. The clinging gar
ments outlined forms that would do
credit to the front rank of stage anna
IONS. As they rode for the word there
was more cheering. First came Nav
Allen, who, with Helen Baldwin, d.
yldes the honors as to beauty, in
dark tights and delicate pink blouse.
blonde in the outfit. She wore blue
tights to set off her complexion. Miss
Harvey rides the largest wheel in the
race--a fifty-two-inch. Lille Williams
was No. 8, clad in dark blue, and look
ing like the twin-sister to Castor
and PolluX. Helen Baldwin. the
second beauty, aud the smallest
of the riders, was No. 4,
Black was her color and very coquettish
was her costume. frankie Nelson, the
Scandinavian representative, in red
from top to toe. very fireDrand, was
fifth. Last came "Ola Reliable Louise
Armalndo. She is the daughter of a
French Republican, so she added to her
dark blue costume red sash and cap.
At $40 promptly o. E. Remey, the
dashing young sporting editor of the
Tribune. gave the word and away they
flew. The pace was tremendous.
First one led and then an
other. Squirting was continual. Miss
Baldwin captured the crowd by her
graceful riding. Armaindo. Williams
and Nelson won applause by their ire
quent spurts and hard riding. They
made sixteen miles the first hour. Bald
win rested few minutes during the
second hour, but was in at the finish.
The last few laps were exciting. The
ladies rode like fends. 1t was a ire
mendous burst of speed. Miss Nelson
passed the starting post first, closely
followed by Baldwin and Williams, and
the other three in bunch. Tie score
at the close stood: