St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-20

affections of the audience was Helen
Baldwin in her beautiful white uni
form. She was cheered to the echo
every time she made a good sprint
frankie Nelson was also very pop
ular with the crowd, and Miss Chris
topher. the Minneapolis girl, who
WAS THE SURPRISE
Of the evening, held a large follow
ing faithful to the last.
The park was we'll fitted up for the
occasion. The track is a model of its
kind. 1t is very fast, although twelve
laps to the mile. Electric lights
made the place as light as day. When
the riders appeared they We're ac-
corded a warm reception, and at 7:50
they were off for their long ride.
The first ten miles were ridden in
fast time, and were uneventful, save
for an occasional squirt. Miss Bald
win set by far the best pace on the
whole, and rode much the best of
any of the riders. She is perhaps
the most graceful rider of the num-
Der, and rides in most superb fash
ion. She held the lead most of the
time. Miss Nelson and Miss Chris
topher were her chief competitors.
The surprise of the evening was the
phenomenal riding of the little Min
neapolis girl, Miss Christopher, who
HELD HER OWN
and more with the professional rid
hot cI,
would go to pieces, but she did not.
She did the best sprinting of the lot,
and she held out remarkably well,
and was apparently as fresh at the
close as any of the riders. She will
evidently cut quite a figure in the
race if she can hold out as well as
she did the first evening.
Baldwin made a great squirt in the
thirteenth mile, and took the lead,
with Christopher close behind, and
Nelson third. For three laps it was
very exciting, and then Nelson
passed to the front. Nelson and
Baldwin left all the others far be-
hind in the best sprint of the even
ing. Nelson held first place and
Christopher took second. Baldwin
took things easy and did not exert
herself, but rode an easy, sustained
pace. On the fourteenth mile Nelson
gained a lap on Christopher by a
most marvellous burst of speed, and
retained her lead to the finish. Bald
win was forced to quit on account of
sickness, and was unable to go on
for some time, in which she
LOST FOUR MILES
nearly, but when she again appeared
on the track she rode well for the re-
manned of the race. Christopher was
the first to make fifteen miles, Nelson
being at her heels. From the sixteenth
mile up to the twenty-fourth the posi-
lions of the riders were unchanged.
Nelson was first, Christopher a lap be-
hind Nelson, Allen a lap behind Chris
topher, and Stanley a. lap behind Allen.
From that time up to the close of the
race the positions were not changed,
except that Miss Stanley lost several
laps by retiring from the track several
times. The race was we'll contested all
the while and excitement was kept up
by phenomenal spirits occasionally.
For the first hours riding Miss Mel
son, with seventeen miles and three
laps
BROKE THE WORLDS RECORD,
which was 16 miles and laps. Miss
Christopher, 1872, also broke the rec
ord. The other records for the first
hour were: Baldwin, 14-7; Allen, 16-4 i;
Stanley, 16; Lothrop, 1911.
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eighteenth mile and began to make
things interesting at once. She held
the lead for a mile and a half and
then dropped back to third for a
while, but was soon to the front again.
She finally took the lead at the thirty
eighth mile and held it for eight miles,
setting terrific pace all the time.
The racing was hot throughout and
some great sprinting was done by the
fast little riders. The final squirt was