St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-19

hot on TIE trail of the next man, Steen-
| son, who was 200 yards further
up. Crawford. who had a 500
| on the first mile, with Bromberger Sec
| Ond. Rhodes, who had held close to
johnson since the latter passed him on
the first mile, again went to the front,
! to again give way to johnson at the half
| OH the second mile. At the two and
three-quarters johnson and Rhodes
came up with and passed portion of
the field, which was pumping along at a
good rate. When the wheels passed the
tape at the end of the second mile. Bell,
who had been saving wood, was in the
! lead. and was winner of the second
heat. At the two and half Becker
went to the front and held it until john
son shook himself and settled down
to the thick of the battle. Faster
and faster flew the Flour City
lads feet, and faster and faster went
the wheel and its rider. johnson was
now in the stretch, and ore by one he
| left the field in his wake. johnson
is we'll down the stretch when he is
alone, and riding down like the wind
toward the tape. Now he. is over, and
soon after him glides Steenson, who
who had 200-yard handicap, and Bird.
WIZ ndu S0U ydtuS. lltf0 WIS u lnu1-
der OF applause from the throng, and
when it was announced that johnson
had cut fifteen seconds off from the
worlds record, the excitement knew no
bounds. Rhodes. who kept well up 10
johnson, was left behind in the stretch
by large portion of the field. john
sons prize was an elegant $50 gold
medal.
When the st. aul-MiBneapolis team
race was called another dispute was
precipitated, but not of a serious nat
ure, however. st. Paul's men wanted
johnson and Steenson barred out on
the claim that they were not residents
of the Flour city. This the judges re-
fused to do, but agreed to entertain a
protest if one was offered. ST. Paul
promptly offered the protest against the
two men. 1t was decided before the
race was started that the protest against
SteenSon[ would be sustained, and Beck
er was substituted in his place. The
protest as to Johnson was not allowed,
as it will be clearly proven that he is
regular resident of this city and that
his home is Oh Fourth street south.
The teams were made up of the follow
ing men: st. Paul-B. b. Bird, T. l..
! Bird, g. L. Biggs, w. j. Martin and
/ BOgie Martin. Minneapolis. s. John
| son, D. Becker, Alexander Graham,
Collie Bell and Fred Roach. The race
! was run in an odd manner, all of the
| contestants holding practically the same
positions until the finish. During the
entire ten miles the men held positions
| one directly behind the other and not
four feet apart. The schedule OF miles
is as follows:
First Mile-Johnson first, Bell second,
b. Martin third; time, 2:55.
Second Mila-Sama nnSitiOnc as fret.
time, 5:53.
Third Mle-Skater Martin first. Bird
second. Bell third; time, $50.
Fourth Mlle-Biggs first, T. Bird sec
! ond. s. Martin third; time, 1:2S.
Fifth Mile-T. Bird first, Biggs sec
ond, S. Martin third; time. 1854.
Sixth Mile-Biggs first. +. Bird sec
| ODd, 5. Martin third; time. 17:40.
Seventh Mile-Bisgs first, t. Bird
second, 5. Martin third; time, 20:l0.
Eighth Nile-Graham first, Biggs Sec
ond. s. Martin third: time, 2S:42.
Ninth Mile-Becker first, Biggs sec
ond, ). Martin third; time, 25:35
Tenth Mile-JohnsOn first, Bell sec
! Ond, BiggS third; time, 2S:2915.
During the last mile the excitement
! was at high pitch. Johnson on the
| stretch cut loose and sped past the
field. which was well punched. His
speed was terrlnc, yet, as fast as 1t was
Bell was good second. The wheels,
! on the finish were so close as to make
the winner winner only by two feet.
Should the protest he confirmed against
johnson. as it probably will not be, the
race is saved to Minneapolis by Bell,
who was second.
THE SUMMARY.
One mile, $3.50 class-Rhodes,C Chicago,
first; b. b. Bird, st. Paul. second;
Steenson, New York, third; time, 500.
No time limit was fixed through an
| oversight.
One mile. for boys under sixteen-J.
; B. Harper, 400 yards handicap, first; B.
Bridgman (protestedl, scratch, second;
Gus Madison, third; time, 2:29 for Har-
per. allowing for handicap, and 2:33M
for Bridgman, scratch.
One-half mile, open (seven starters)-
Davidson first, Rhodes second. B. Bird
, third. Time. lib.
Two miles. $50 class-Race declared
| OIL after two trials, as time was over the
! 5:35 limit.
Three miles, handicap (fifteen start
ers)-Johnson, scratch, first; Steenson,
200 yards, second; Bird, $50 yards. third.
Time, 7:l5s4, beating worlds record of
! 1881.
Ten miles, team race, St. Paul VS..
nneapolis-Johnson first, Bell Sec
ond. Biggs third. Time. 2S:2915.
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