The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-19
BY WHEEL TO BOHEMIAN
Helena Bicyclists Make tho Run in
Ten Hours and Fifty
Minutes
The Man With tho Iron Jaw De-
feats Billy Lewis
Again.
"%Chspp,e" Gibson, the Great Tost Racer
I.,x.. Helena for Chicago After
Four Months' Training.

The two Helena wheelmsn who lsfs here
Yesterday morning for Bozsman maoe she
trip in ten hours and fifty minutes n re-
turned here last night on tho Northern fa-
oiac FLYER at 10 O'Clock. The wheeimen
we're william Swendsman, tie Montana
champion, and G. X. Anderson. Ihere
vers only four people OIL hand when the
stat was made at 4:25 in front OF HI IN
DEPENDENT building, tfs two wheelmen anu
the starters. They we're started and timed
nv G.. s. Dillon and II. G. Sultzer, ma
given a tote of the time and copies OF HE
INDEPENDENT fresh off the presses. There
was no dash about the start. The wheel
men started up Broadway pushing theif
Ariels up the hill to Warren street where
they mounted and wero off going In tne
direction OF the Northern Pacific railroad
depot. II WAS cloudy when the boys
lef, and IL locked as II il would be q
rainy day and spoil the "trip. but II tuned
out to be pleasant and nothing happened 70
mar the 100 mile ride to Bczeman. Inc
roads were in good condition as far 10
Three Forks and there the whselmen found
lots of small creeks which they had TO wade
sometimes up to their waists. Ihis. OK
course, delayed the wheelmen. Their time
vould have been better but for the creeks
they encountered and the wrong direction
given the boys at Three Forks which took
them six miles of the main road. rive
miles outside of Bozeman they were met
hy a delegation of wheelmen from that
place and escorted into town and their
time taken by Lieut.. j.. f. Keown, OF the
Montana militia who rGcalntad tO4 the
despatch carried by swendeman from Col.
Curtis OF Helena. The Helena wheelmen
we're we'll taken care of by the BoZeman
riders, who rode to the depot to see them
take the train for home. Swsndeman mi
Anderson have been training for several
weeks and were in good physical condition
and stood the trip well. When they ar
rived home last night they were in excellent
spirits and had enormous appetites which
we're satisfied with large beefsteaks. They
were given an ovation by their fellow wheel
men of the Helena club at the club rooms
in The INDEPENDENT block. The note given
them at the start was signed by people
aionp the route to attest the time. They
bought it back. II shows the following
timines: Start. 4:25 q. M; Townsend 1880;
1oston, 500; Three Forks, 1888; Logan.
y M; Manhattan, 1858 p. M; Bozeman.
3:15. This is the first time that
the trip has been made from Helena to
Bozeman on bicycles and the time 10 oonsid-
cred very good for the distance. The dis
tanoe by the old stage road is given as 1lO
miles. As near as the Helena wheelmeu
could learn from people along the route
they took Yesterday. ths distance 10 some
thing near 100 miles.
Twenty-Five minutes after they left Hell
ena Pete Beaudrv started out to trail Sven
deman and Anderson. He took the ole
stage road. At Three Forks he was al
hour behind and gave up the trip at Logan
He told the other wheelmen that some on
had tempered with ono Of his pedals ans
he could 90 no further.