St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-06
wHEELMEN OF MINNESOTA
Will Furnish the Feature of the
Fairs First Day.

Will Furnish the Feature of the
Fairs First Day.
The State Fair will open with feat
ure day. The programme will be en-
tirely devoted to the Cycling tourna-
ment, and it promises to eclipse any
thing of the kind ever witnessed in the
West. There will ba twelve events,
and each is we'll filed by good wheel
men who aspire to win victories.
ade in Indianapolis. The st. Paul 'cy-
clists will assemble at Summit park at
O'Clock Monday morning and ride to
Minneapolis, Via University avenue, to
participate in the parade.
The Minneapolis Wheelmen will as
semble at the coliseum grounds, on Uni
versity avenue in that city, and await
the arrival of the st. Paul contingent.
| The parade will then be taken up at
once, and they will traverse the streets
indicated below:
University avenue, Central avenue, Seventh
avenue, Twenty.fou1rth street Park avenue,
! Tenth street, Nicollet avenue to Bridge
| square, where the parade viii be dismissed.
The order of the line will be:
ORDER OF LINE.
Mounted Police.
Seibert's Band,
Mayors Escort, Capt j. W. Taylor command
ing.
Mayor and Carriages.
| Staff OF the Tournament, Lieut.. Fl. P. Hatch
Commanding.
| Ladies' Cycling League Capt Florence NJ
Lewis commanding.
| st. Paul Cycle Club, Capt: Thomas L. Bird
commanding.
! Business Mems Bicycle Association, Vice
| President +. NJ. Washburn commanding.
Junior Organization.
! Visiting Wheelmen.
| Flour City Cyclists, Lieut.. l.. A. Menich COM
handing.
Lake Harriet Ponies, in charge of F. C. Bar
rett.
Visiting wheelmen and local organizations
| will form as follows:
Ladies' cycling league, Tenth avenue south
| east facing University; St. Paul Cycle club
| same in rear of ladies'; business mems asso.
| citation, University, between Tenth and Elev-
| enth avenues; juniors, Eleventh avenue
| southeast, facing University.
JOHN W. Taylor. Chief Marshal.
II. P. HATCH, Assistant Marshal.
| The officers of the various clubs es-
| pecially request that every member
wear the club badges, and have their
| wheels orpamented tastily. They are
particularly anxious that visitors par
ticipate in the festivities.
/ Shortly after noon the wheelmen will
| take up the ride to the State Fair
! grounds in order to be there in time for
! the sports.
The evening will be spent in st. Paul.
A lantern parade will be given through
| the principal streets, including the lllu-
| minated Third street. Handsome
| prizes will be given for the best decor
| ated wheels and other features. The
| details for this event have not yet been
| completed.
The racing will begin at the State
/ Fair track promptly at 2 o'clock The
programme, together with the prizes and
| entries, follow:
| First race, one mile, beginners safety
First prize, gold medal. net value $40. pre-.
| scented by state Agricultural society; second
| prize, gold medal, value 81, presented by
/ Minneapolis Tribune; third prize, box Crown
| Jewel cigars, presented by Hofiin Bros, Min
| neapolis.
il. Boyeson, Minneapolis; F. A. Savage,
| D. Morton, W. P. MCGOWAN, St Paul.
Second race one mile, novice ordinary
First prize, gold medal, net value So pre-
| scented by state agricultural society: second
prize. one pair bicycle shoes, presented by
Schlick & Co.. st. Paul; third race, one pair
cuff buttons presented by Jacobs & Co.,
Minneapolis.
A. Townshend, st. Paul C. c.; F. A Reid, St.
Paul G. c.
Third race mile, state championship,
safety-First prize, gpld medal, net value
second prize, Lakin cyclometer, presented by
S. F. Heath & Co.; third prize, embossed
silver cup, presented by e. A. Brown, East
Third sstEseS, 81 P vaI v,aot 81 Pan, r
John 8. johnson, Minneapolis: George 7.
Bigss, Collie Bell. M A. Smith, John L.
BoTsen. B. B. Bro.
Fourth race, tYa miles. seyen-minnte elsssi