St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-29
Keeling OFF MILES.
The Peds Doing Excellent
Work on the Tanbark at
Minneapolis.
Cartwright Continues to Set
the Pace for His Merry
Competitors.
fhe Score Of Those in the
Race at the End Of the
Second Day.
Results Of the Races at New
Orleans and Gloucester
Other Events,

No sporting event that ever occurred
ia Minneapolis has attracted so much
attention as the big six-day go-as-you-
please race at the Washington rink is
attracting. Lovers of Minneapolis can
well afford to present the winner with
diamond badge. provided the Phila
delphia record is beaten, and at the
present rate of speed that record will he
exceeded by good many miles. All
the nOtableS are still in the race, and
crOwding one another close enough
to make the contest exciting. and to in
sure the scoring of large records. De-
spite the wretched and totally made
9uate street car service to the rink,
crowds continue to 90 there and watch
'Old Sport" and the men travel. Man
ager O'Neal has provided ali excellent
event for sport lovers, and it seems too
bad that patrons of the race cannot find
street ears enough to carry them thther
Promptly at 9 O'Clock last night "Old
Sport received another telegram. He
read it to the crowd, as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. G.. Jan 2S.-Old Sport
Washington Rink, Minneapolis: Success to
you i'll your walking match. If you make
300 milesI viii give you Ii life position i'll the
lighthouse at Chicago. Cook county, Ill.
BENZ. II. HARRISON.
President Of the United STATES
''Sport" immediately struck a run
and began to pass everybody. He said
he didn't want any share III the gale
receipts. but he wanted that light house
Job.
Guerrero went to bed at II o'clock
Tuesday night and slept until nearly
8 yesterday morning. When he come
on the track, Cartwright, Moore and
Messer were all ahead Of him, but his
long sinewy legs were still good
and when evening came he was
up with all but Cartwright. Every
time the band strikes up the
scene is exciting. Every man
begins to run under the influence of
the music, aud they run fast, too. Cant
wright Is the greatest man Oh the track
i'll squirting. He starts off at l00-
yalils-dash speed and rolls off mile or
two without sIackening. Hery is pre-
pairing 10 make trouble for all the men.
He runs nearly all the time, and his
peculiar gait light and easy, as il pick
ing his way through muddy ground.
carries him along at rapid rate. Click
and Koran, the kids" stuck TO
the track during the greater part
of the day and showed up we'll and
strong Harmon and Nolan made III
ana IA miles respectively ana quit.
The pace was toe hot for them. Cow
boy Smith also found that he was in
too fast class. and dropped out yester-
day morning. The man who WINS tl4is
race will have to cover good deal o.
territory. The other men held 10 the
track during the greater part o1 the day
When the evening crowd came fiocklUg
in the ''peds' looked as fresh as al the
start.
AT midnight the walkers were ali
looking quite fresh with The possible eX-
ception Of Click and Koran, VINO were
a little stiff. but not yet Out OF
the race. "Old Sport" was sun
receiving kilograms from titled person
ages. All who make 275 miles in the
first seventy-tw0 hours will receive
extra prizes, and from present lndica-
tons at least five men viii do it, any
one of whom is a possible win
lter. The score at midnight was
Cartwright .:,25 Hart. 1856
Moore. -..........-.2ltl ampana. 1e3
Guerrero ......-2tsl Koran .............lG9
Herty ........... - Day .-.-...-.lI9
hlessler,,.....-.-. " fulns ---...,.,..-.-l14
Click. geiman....., ITO