St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-08
WHEEL TOURNAMENT.

johnson Takes Nearly Everything
Lille Interest in the Event.
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amenities until late hour. Ihe lndlt-
ference manifested on the part of the
visitors at the grounds. indicates that
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Tie first race was 2 mile event for be-
giuuers on safety machines. W. =.
NIcGowan drew out. and then followed
a long delay over II. Il. SteensOn, Of
Mhnneapolis. and John /. BOysOn, Of
Saltwater. They had entered. and the
claim was set IN, mat thew We're not eli
giblr for the reason that both mad won
races The Judges finally barred them,
and the others g0t off shortly before 3
o'clock.
Merrick SET the pace from the scratch,
and Savage rode up close to his wheel
around the FIRST turm. This was the
order down the back stretch, when it
became an indifferent procession. 1t
soon became apparent that Morton was
not in il. At The LAST turn. lust as the
home stretch was entered. Savage bent
piuckilv 10 his work and quickly closed
the gap and had slight advantage as
they showed around the turn, and Nor
ton had fallen back discouraged ana
broken hearted Savage kent mp a
speedy pace to 100 wards, when he had
the race won handily. and he rode
easily to the wire in 9:j9 -. Morton
was a bad third. The first prize was
gold medal. the second also Il medal,
and the third a box Of cigars.
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lot .Iie S'd .I cIldill PiouSlilp on the
5aitly: ana t,GIe were seven starters.
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onlv fai,.lE GOOD an The yerv inside TINS 'I,i
fact compelled the performers to trail
i'm an uninteresting way. Van Week
pumped down hard the back stretch and
crowded Biggs to his best eXecu-
ton, with johnson riding appar-
entity with ease fifty feet back.
and the others trailing him,
At the turn out Of the stretch Johnson
began TO move up. He made a ire
mendous effort and really won the race
before entering the home stretch. al
though the others struggled hard to
overhaul him in his desperate ride. Bell
was close behind him ali this while. and
now and again he Tapped Johnson's
wheel. Boyson was outclassed and he
fell back displrited. The ride to the
wire was a procession. Johnson finish
ing two yards ahead OF Bell. who beat
Bird by nearly the same distance. The
others were in the rear. J. S. Johnson.
Minneapolis. won: Collie BELL. Minnp-
apolis, second: b. b. Bird, St. Pau.
third: ID. w. Van Week. St. Paul
fourth: George T. Bfggs, st. Paul
fifth; N. A. Smith. st. Paul. sixth:
John /. Boyson, Minneapolis. last
Time. PAS As. First prize. sos cold
medal: second prize. Larkin cyclonom-
eter; third prize, silver cup.
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Galleu Gu. elsiI1 d? pIldllts lot me prizes.
II was tWo.lllle race, seEeh-mlhute
class Oh oIul4 e lilacIllnes' DAY began
P la..'\ I ioI e!le parry DIT me start
tE ",.u etrisoi' lasgeu paCly at
Iittln warm Towneand caroe ny O,rii,S
the van at the Turn and waged success
ful battle with Day. He managed to
show the way past the grand stand.
while Day rode second. r. II. Townsend
third, and the others strung out. This
was the order until the half-mile post
was reached. Day then made squirt
and showed in front the balance of the
distance, in G:15. W. S. Day, Mime