Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-05-17
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Smith is Still Leading, but
Jones is Right at His !
Heels. 2
The Question of First Place
is Now Practically Be- :.
tween These Two.
1t Looks Now as if the 80
I'D ur Record Would,
Be Broken.

very good sized audience was
out last night to witness the fourth
heat in the great six-day race, and
were repaid by seeing one of the best
exhibition OF a race of this kind.
Last night was ladies' night and the
air sex was admitted free, and the
gallery and stage contained quite a
large number of them.
Several ladies carried beautiful
bouquets of flowers which were pre-
sented to their favOrite pedestrian
showing that the ladies took a great
interest in and admired the wonder
full feats of endurance and speed
shown by the athletes.
Smith was true to his word when
he said If there was any change in
the positions it would be an increase
OF his lead. although he only sue
ceeded in taking one lap from Jones,
which was done in the first part of
the race. Jones also kept his word
and made better than 33 miles, as he
promised yesterday.
There is little doubt now in the
mind OF any one who has witnessed
the race so far but that the question
OF first place is between Smith and
Jones, and that both are making the
effort of their lives to attain that
end. Smith, as usual, made his first
ten miles in an hour, and twenty
miles in two hours and six minutes,
and, with the exception Of the lap
lost Jones' record was the same, for
he showed an unusual fondness for
Smith and would not let him out of
reach. There never was more than
fifty feet difference in their positions
after the first half hour until the
the heat was finished.
Messier, as first place possibility,
is practically done. He is now over
eight miles behind the leader and
over seven miles behind the second
man, and nothing short of a CON-
plete breakdown of those two
would give him a chance to win.
Paplo is still fourth, and although
a little weary last night, is pretty
sure to beat the limit of It's miles,
which entities him to part of the
proceeds.
Buchanan stretched out consider
ably last night and beat his records
in all the previous heats by nearly
three miles. He is still in the rear.
and also continues as clown for the
whole aggregation. His chin music
amuses the audience and is some
times quite cutting to whichever OF
his opponents it is leveled at.
Schumate dropped out about 9
O'Clock last night after completing
his eightieth mile, owing to a very
lame ankle. 1t would be useless for
him to re.enter if he could get in con-
ditiOn.
Smith completed his 100 miles in
II hours and 80 minutes; Jones ~
hours and AZ minutes. The total
score ia now as follows for the first
sixteen hours: Smith, 126 miles. 8
laps; Jones. 1874 miles, Is laps; Mes
sier III miles, ID laps; Pap]o 10S miles
laps; Buchanan 80 miles, laps.
There is now q probability that
the record of POP miles, held by Smith
for this kind of Il race will be broken.
Smith is now four hours ahead of his
time at the end of Is hours. when he
made his record, and with q man
whom he acknowledges as the best
he ever ian against crowding him
close, he is not apt to lose any time
in the next fourteen hours.
The one-mile dash for boys under
sixteen, for prize of silver napkin
ring. had five entries, and was a
very exciting race, almost from start
to finish. Frank Bourassa was the
winner with young Bentfeldt right
after him, but the latter fell when
within two laps OF the finish, which
in the opinion of a great many, lost
him the race, for he seemed the
fleetest boy OF the bunch.
Tonight will be the last four hour
run and will undoubtedly be inter-
esting, and will probably witness an
attempt on the part of Jones to re-
duce Smiths lead. Special music
will be one of the attractions OF the
evening. and the audience will be
highly entertained.