St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-07

a novelty here, and the records of
the lady riders show them to be
capable of remarkable speed and en-
durance on the wheel. The grounds
will be Illuminated and the grand
stand and bleachers will afford an
excellent view of the riders all the
way around the track. The records
and past performances of the ladies
who will participate in this race are
as follows:
MISS FRANKIE NELSON,
of New York city, was born in Cincin-
natl, o., May13, 1869. She is brunette
of very prepossessing appearance, and
fine physique, and when she smiles
discloses to view pearly teeth that are
simply beautiful. She is today the
American eighteen-hour champion
for six nights, three hours night
ly, with a record of 264 miles
made at Minneapolis the week
of May 5, 1891. Her first race occurred
at Pittsburg, Pa, March Is, 1889, six
days, eight hours daily, where she fin
ished in second place. She covered in
this race $40 miles. On April 10, 1889,
at East Liverpool, O., in a similar race,
field of nine starters, making SIC miles.
The leader only finished fifteen feet
ahead of her in this race. At Wheel
ing, w. Va, May l, 1889, in a forty.
eight-hour race, six days, eight hours
daily, she once more took second place
by less than ten feet in a very exciting
and desperate finish. At Philadelphia,
on Oct. 10, 1889, in a match race, five
mile dash, she won it in the remarkable
time of II minutes and 20 seconds. At
Baltimore, Md, Christmas week, 1889,
she won seven short races, from one
to ten miles, defeating several profess
SIGNALS, both men and women. On
March IS, 1890, at Omaha, Neb., in a
six days race, of three hours daily, she
finished a close third, having sustained
several falls during the race, which
affected her riding very materially. In
a tWenty-four-hour race, three hours
daily, at st. Joseph, Mo-, May %, 1890,
she took second money, the leader
only winning by a few feet AT De-
troit, Mich, March 20, 1890, in six-day
race, three hours daily, she took first
money, covering 255 miles. Miss Nell
son has since been riding in all the
large cities of the country, winning
prizes from first to third in most every
event, and will make a desperate effort
to maintain her reputation as the
eighteen-hour American champion.
MISS LOTTIE STANLEY
was born in Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 80,
1873 She is twenty-five years of age,
and a brunette. She was one of the
picked team of lady riders who went
to Europe in 1889 and defeated all the
lady riders in that country at long dis
lance racing. Miss Stanley is the
holder of the diamond medal which
she won at Madison Square Garden,
New York city, in a SiX-day race of
eight hours daily, where she defeated
all the noted riders. of America and
England under the management of the
late William O'Brien, covering the re-
markable distance at that time of ga
miles. The same year at Sheffield,
England, she won a Neutrality-suspicious.
race of six days, four hours daily,
travelling 354 miles. At Sunderland,
England, again she won the eighteen
hour championship by covering 269
miles in six days. three hours daily At
Wolverhampton England, she took
part in the 10l-mile Whitsuntide handi-
cap, it being the principal handicap of
England, in which 176 men took part
She was successful in winning second
prize by riding the 100 miles in six
hours and fourteen minutes. She has
taken part in many siX-day contests
in this country, winning most of them
She is in frst-class condition, and from
her past performances she will give a
good account of herself in the present
race.
MISS HELEN BALDWIN,,
of Chicago, was born in New York
city Sept. %, 1871, and is now in her
twenty-fourth year. She is brunette
with very large dark brown eyes, and
she would pass for a decided beauty
in any company, and, although not
very large, has a fire figure, which
past performances on the wheel prove
is possessed Of more than ordinary
muscular strength. At San Francis
co, Cal, the week of Oct. q, 1889, she
won a seven-day race of eight hours
daily, covering the remarkable dis
lance of 74 miles, beating the cele-
brated professional men and women,
Messrs. Morgan, Reading, Knapp, Miss
Cakes, O'Brien and others. In this
race she also broke the forty-eight-
hour record by thirteen miles. AT
Portland, Or, Nov. 10. 1889. she won