St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-11
THE TANDEM WHEEL RECORD
Smashed to SmithereenS by
the Wonderful Titus and e
Cabanne. ~.
ST. PAUL WAS THE WINNER
In the Ten-Mile Twin City
Race--Time for the Dis S.
lance, 27:44. 81,

The biz cycle meet at Minnehaha
driving park opened yesterday after
noon under the most favorable auspices.
There was large attendance, the num-
Der of people present running up into
the thousands. The weather was pleas
ant and the track good. The rain Of
the night before had only the effect of
laying the dust and making the wheel
ing good. During the afternoon the
people saw the worlds tandem record
for the mile shattered to atoms
by that wonderful team of ped
alters, Titus and Cabanne. On
Thursday at the Ripon meet these men
broke the worlds record by going the
mile double in 1850 fat. The Mime
haha track proved faster, and. though a
high wind was blowing from the south
east, the great team cut the record
down to 1852 As. the fastest time ever
made on tandem wheel or any other,
with the exception of the hOrse-paced
mile made on Rambler in ISL. This
was by odds the most exciting event OF
the day, though it did not appear on the
programme. and was put IN to fill the
gap created by non-arrival of wheels
for the Class B riders.
OF the other races brought off, the
most interest. of course, centered in the
mile open, Glass B, in which John S.
Johnson and his arch enemy, Sanger, of
Milwaukee, were entered. The next
important race was the team event be-
tween teams representing Minneapolis
and st. Paul. This is an annual affair,
and it is always accompanied with more
or less of the delightfully."- brotherly
feeling that has existed between the
rival clubs of the two towns since
both were organized.
There was good deal of trouble
about getting the Glass B men
out for the open event. and it
became necessary to postpone the
three-mile lap race and FIVE mile
handicap, both Glass B events, ON
account of an absurd mistake made by
the Transfer company in hauling the
wheels from the depot. Part of the
machines were taken to the ball park,
some of them were left at the depot and
about one-third arrived at the track too
late to be of any avail towards prevent
ing a long aid tedious delay. The
crowd took the unfortunate affair good
naturally, and after all there was some
flrst-claSs racing to make up for any
shortcomings that occurred. IS
BY far the greatest enthusiasm was
created over the race between John 5.
johnson and Sanger in the close finish
, Of the mile open, and it was a terrific
drive in the finish. though loaf all the
| rest of the distance. The time limit on
| this race was $50. johnson got off
| we'll in the lead and took the pole posi-
| ton, making the pace to the quarter.
with all the Eastern crowd hanging on
his heels and ShYing the lead. At the
| quarter johnson fell back to second
place and E. c. Johnson. OF the Cleve
! land team, took up the pace as far as
the half. AT this point it was ap-
parent that the limit would never
| be reached. johnson took the lead
again and cut out very slow pace,
every man in the race laying up for the
final squirt in the stretch. AS they made
the turn the whole bunch lay down over
the handles, and from there to tue tape
it was as wild an exhibition of pedaling
as was ever seen. johnson was coming
down home with lead of a full
wheel length over his field, Sang
er and Macdonald riding close
together, and Goetz coming along
| with the rest of them all in knot.
A furlong from the tape Sanger spurted
and came up oil the leader at terrific
rate. Johnny heard him coming, and
he pedaled like crazy man. The
finish was exciting. The crowd in the
grand stand and along the track yelled
like tends, and when johnson came in
winner great shout went up.
Following are the summaries of the
days events:
THE So AIMARIES.
One-mile novice, first prize medal, SIS,