St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-28
MANY OF THE SPEEDY WHEEL
MEN GET TANGLED UP ON
THE TRACK.
BUT GOOD TIME is MADE.
FIRST MEET OF THE WHEEL.
MEMS RACING ASSOCIA-
TION A SUCCESS
HoFER WINS THE BIG EVENT
Over n Field of Thirty-FOur En-.
tries-Five Mile Time,
14.35 10.

The fine weather drew a large and
enthusiastic crowd out to Kittson-
dale yesterday afternoon to witness
the first race meet of the Wheelmen's
Racing association. The track was
in splendid condition, and excellent
time was made in several of the
events.
The referee was T. L. Bird. L. V.
Rodecker acted as starter, and ]. C.
Merrill were judges. The timekeep-
erS, A. D. Smith, j. H. Billiard
and F. M. Smith, failed to appear.
The judges appointed John S. John
son, the crack professional; A. H.
Opsahl and J. H. Pease to fill their
places.
Before the races opened J. H. Hig-
gins, of Minneapolis, was announced
as an entry for the mile novice and
two and five-mile handicaps. John
A. Ligberg, of Minneapolis, was
also entered for the two and five
mile handicaps.
The first race was the one-mile
novice, for which there were four
teen entries. The racers got away
in good shape. At the quarter post,
E. S. MACEDONIAN fell, but was unin-
jured At the half E. L. Holmes, of
Minneapolis, fell and threw A. E..
Stevens, who was close behind. The
finish was as follows: August Witt
man, first; time, 2:23 2-5; NJ. Lift
man, Minneapolis, second; A. M. Mel
son, third, and Fred Miller, fourth.
The prizes were, first, gold medal,
value, $25; second, Akron tires, value,
$12; third, gold medal, value IS;
fourth, pair leggins, value Sc.
For the half-m1e open, heats, there
were fourteen entries. In the first
heat Mertens fell within ten feet
of the start, and under the rules
the heat had to be run over again.
James F. Greibler, of st. Cloud, was
the first in this heat, with Robert
H. McC1eary second; the time was
Los. On account of the number of
entries, the referee decided that the
first three in the first two heats
would be qualified for the final. The
first heat was won by Charles Hofer,
with George S. Briggs second, and
A G. Mertens third; time, l IL 3-5.
The second heat was started almost
as soon as the first was finished,
but no time was taken, as the time
| keepers were unprepared. James. F.
Greibler, of ST. Cloud, was first,
| Robert H. M. McCleary second and
Peter Oestland, Minneapolis, third.
The two-mile handicap was the next
event. The scratch men We're Hanson,
| Mertens, Oustland, Hofer and W. B.
| Jackson. At the close of the first mile
| the order was as follows: J. A. Han
| son, first; George Sudheimer, second
| o. E. Rydell, third; A NJ. Nelson
fourth. Time for the first mile, 2:1O
The finish was close. o. A. Rudd. OF
| Minneapolis was first; time, 4:35 1-5. O.
| third, George T. Diggs fourth, George
| Sudheimer fifth and Paul de Haas
| sixth.
| E. L. Holmes claimed that McCleary
| fouled him. He said McCleary ha6
taken the pole when there wasn't room
| AS McCleary did not touch him il
passing and took the pole at his owl
risk, the referee refused to alter the
! judges decision.
/ The prizes were six in number. First
silver tea set, value S35, second, racing
tires, value SIS; third, leggings and sad
| die, value $40; fourth, ball bearing