St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-14

though by a show of bad spirits,
Miss Nelson did much to detract
from the final excitement, for when
her rival passed her on the second
last lap, she deliberately turned her
wheel and ran off the track on the
straight stretch, ran out past the
judges and when her wheel had
almost stopped, she toppled over and
lay on the ground until picked up.
There must have fully 5000 people
present, and when the decision of
the judges giving the race to Miss
Baldwin was announced a cheer
rent the air that must have been
heard on some of the neighboring
planets. 1t had been agreed that in
case of any accident to either of the
two leaders the other would be
stopped and they would be started
even for the final contest. The crowd
took it that Miss Nelson's fluke was
for the purpose Of making it appear
it was an accident, so that she might
gain an unfair advantage of her
rival. This is why the announcement
of the judges gave such general sat
isfaction, aside from the fact that
Baldwin was a favorite from the
very first night. Nelson
WAS NOT FEELING WE'LL
last night. She had been sick all day,
and could not eat a mouthful of food
before going on the track Those
who knew this naturally sympa-
thized with her. Besides she had
shown such good staying qualities
and determination that she won the
admiration of large part of the
audience, and even those with whom
Baldwin was favorite cheered
when Nelson took the lead and held
it about the middle of the nights
performance. Nelson could, there
fore, have afforded to take her de-
feat good-naturedly and finished the
race in the best manner she could
But her f1uke brought nothing but
derision.
In the 253d mile Nelson passed
Baldwin after a hot squirt, and the,
latter trailed her for a time, but soon
took the lead again Then in the,
261st mile Nelson shot out again
and took the lead. Baldwin attempts
ed to pass her again, and the longs
est and most exciting squirt duringI
the race was the result. The two
ran around the track almost neck
and neck about four times. Bald.
win would forge ahead about half
wheel on the stretch, but could
not get enough to take the inside
on the turn, and Nelson would enter
the stretch in the lead again. FinallgI
Baldwin gave up trying to gain the
lead and just trailed her rival from,
that until the signal was sounded
for the two final laps. II
Shortly after Nelson and Baldwin
settled down into this steady stroke
in this position, little Stanley began
squirting, and in the next ten miles
she gained four laps on the two
leaders, sometimes flying around the
track atwhat seemed to be the fast
est pace set during the entire race.
1t was apparent from Stanley's
work last night that had it not been
for her bad luck the first night she
would have been but a short dis
lance behind the two Swifts. But her
getting so far behind the first night
discouraged her, and, after she
pulled up sufficiently to get einch
on third place, she had no object
in OVERRIDING herself, because there
was no hope of catching up with
either of the two leaders. 1t must be
confessed, too, that
NELSON WAS HANDICAPPED
to some. extent the first night by
poor wheel, though she broke even