St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-31
CA!CAGO'S ROAD RACE.
FRED RAU WINS THE GREAT BICYCLE
EVENT
ON THE NORTH SIDE COURSE
Gathering of People at
the Finish-Prizes Valued at
$2,o00-Many Riders Go Down
at Belmont Avenue Turn =
Some of Them Seriously Dis.
abled.


at Belmont Avenue Turn -
Some of Them Seriously Dis.
abied.
CHICAGO. May 30.-The Chicago road
race. the successor of the historic Pull
man bicycle event, was run over the
new North Side Course today. the finish
being witnessed by an immense gather
Ing OF enthusiastic spectators. The
successful contestants for honors were
as follows: The first five men over the
tape were: Fred Rau. Of Morgan &
Wright Cycle club. first. time 57:lO;
id Bezenek, second, time 56:6l; Fl.
Van Herik. Morgan e Wright club,
third. time 5G:45; j. Shelton. Morgan
q Wright, fourth, 1921; F. Ward, South
Side club. fifth, 5S:O4.
The handicaps OF the first five men
were as follows; Rau, 1870: Bezenek,
700; Van Herik, 700; Shelton, 1880;
Ward, 500.
The race was for the first time run
from a point on the lake shore drive,
opposite the Grant monument, in Lin
coin park, north to Evanston, and back
TO the starting point, a distance of some
thlng over eighteen miles, and while it
was a tri1e longer and contained more
pad turns than the Pullman course, it
was much superior to the old route as
TO footing. The hour of starting was
hxed at 10 O'Clock, and long before the
time arrived the driveways and foot.
paths OF the park were thronged with
spectators. People in carriages, tally
no and park phaetons. wheelmen ana
pedestrians were clustered about the
imposing monument, and gathered on
Tile granite beach to cheer the Scant-
rObed wheelmen and
VIEW HI FINISH.
mere were 4l6 entries, and over 300
contestants lined up when the hour
arrived. The veteran Wheelman N. Ii.
Van Slcklen officiated as starter, and
promptly at the stroke of 10 the limit
man was started, twelve minutes ahead
OF the scratch. As the first man left
the mark, and bending over his frail
sized. punched his pedals straight away
for Evanston, he was greeted with a
roaSlng cheer, and was soon Skirting
the lake northward at a terrific pace.
AS SOON as the limit was of, the others
followed in quick succession, starting
IN tWoS and threes and punched, accord
Ing to their handicaps. Five cracks
were billed for the scratch, j. P. Bliss,
Herbert Citizens, George K. Barrett, H.
b. Wlnship and A. E. LumsdeE, hu. of
these only the three latter were on
hand. AS they left the mark amid iusty
cheers and sped away for the leaders.
carriages and bicycles swung into line
and followed at a rafting gait to view
the hrst few miles of the contest. The
course had been cleared by the police
and the racers had full swing in their
hot ride for cycling glory. There was
but one bad place in the route, the
crossing of the st. Paul railroad tracks,
and there some of the riders were badly
delayed, but the majority crossed free
from the obstruction of passing trains
and swinging gates. The value of the
prizes given to the successful riders
exceeded 5 1850. including cups, BICYCLES
II trophies. As the riders vanished
the waiting
CROWD sPECULATED
freely on the outcome. and expressions
of opinion were freely backed with
money. e. F. Dazey. G.. L. Emerson,
G. b. Peck and Gus Steele were each
played heavily for first place. and the
scratch men were all backed for the
time prize. The objections that had
been raised to the changing of the course
from Pullman had all disappeared be-
fore the start, and the number of con-
testantS today was larger than at any
previous race since the Decoration
day event was ~inaugurated. As
soon as the last starter had
disappeared, the Immense crowd which
lined the course became unmanageable.
Snr0lnu honL nd farrh - = Ill
ropes and crOwding over one another,
i'll the attempt TO reach a point of van
tage, the drive was soc black with peo-
pie. Ropes soon parted and police lines
were broken through, and in the crush
many people were knocked down and
trampled upon, although none were
seriously injured. The mounted police
time and again charged the SURFING
lines, and only after a vicious amount of
clubbing was the track cleared. Soon
disabled riders began to make their ap-
pearance, llmping down the course, and
showing or carrying their broken steeds.
The first one back was .. DINNER
man, a relative of Zimmerman, the
crack. and one of the riders who was ex-
pected to show. He colided with a
mounted policeman within a mile of the
start, and returned with a badly smashed
wheel n a strained arm. The Bel
mont avenue turn developed into a dan.
gSrouS point i'll the course, and MANY of
the
RIDERS WENT DOWN
there. Three men, E. c. Touch, W. R,
Gross n William Holmes met at that
point, and a terrific explosion followed.
Gross and Holmes were badly disabled,
Many minor accidents resulted from
punctured ties and buckled wheels, and
during the hours wait for the finish, a
sorry looking procession of bruised and
bleeding wheelmen limped past the
stand and hunted physicians. All along
the route people were gathered in the
WINDOWS and on the sidewalks, watch
ing the racers as they sped by, occa-
sIonalIy urging them Oh with hearty
cheers. The men who dropped out or
were disabled along the way were over
whelmed with offers of assistance, and
many were taken back to the park in
carriages. One of the most serious
accidents of the day occurred at the
finish. E. Lindquist. of the Lakeview
club, came SHOWN the final stretch at a
scorching pace. with half a dozen riders
punched around him. A sudden swerye
threw Lind quist's wheel against two
others. The rider was thrown from his
machine and the wheel was wrecked.
Lindquist was unable to rise from the
twisted pile of spokes and tires and
men, and was assisted by friends. He
was taken to the tent in which his club
had head quarters. and physicians who
were called pronounced his I'M uries
very serious. His shoulder was dislo-
Gated and his body badly bruised.
The finish was an exciting one.
H. AS II CRY WENT UP
R that the men were coming the crowds
surged forward, and were beaten back
by the frantic police. who were barely
able to keep the way clear for the col.
t~estants. The leaders swept down the
stretch at a terrific pace, every man
/ showing all that was In him. The scene
was full of coloring. with the green
|amounds and Grants monument on one