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rapidly. for which the managers de-
serve great credit.
The first event, the one-mile novice,
was run in two sections, with twenty
seven entries in the aggregate. The
first heat was won handily by J. #.
Lotus, of Minneapolis in 2:36, with A.
w. Calendar, Minneapolis, second; F,
Perkins, St. Paul, third; John F. Lind
strom, st. Paul, fourth. The second
heat was won by F. L. Keller, in PAM
but the judges disqualified him and l..
A. La Chance, St. Paul, was given the
place; Frank w. Notes.-The, st. Paul,
second. La Chance won the deciding
heat in the slow time of 3:49, with A.
W. Calender, second, and f. Perkins,
third. The judges announced that a
time limit would have been placed on
the event, but it was contrary to the
rules Of the law regarding novice races.
In this heat one Of the riders took a
header at the last turn. Martin Nell
son, who rode directly behind him, took
a header, going clear over the other
rider. Nelson's wrist was broken as a
result Of the fall
The ladies came next, with prizes
offered for the most appropriate bicycle
costume. The entries were Mrs. Archie
Mathies, St. Paul; Miss Mabel David
son, st. Paul; Miss Myrtle Snow, Min
neapolis; Mrs. c.. H. Harding, MIMI
apolis; Mrs. F. R. Stein, Minneapolis.
Miss Snow took the first prize and Mrs.
Stein the second, Minneapolis thus cap
turing both premiums. A Highland
kilt costume, d gray button shirt and
leggins, were the winning costumes
There were but four entries for the
prizes offered for the most graceful
lady rider. Miss Snow again won the
first honor, giving Minneapolis all there
was in 1t for the ladies. Her success
was due to the upright position In
which she rode her wheel
Six tandemS started In the tWo-mile
tandem for amateurs and was pretty
go. The flyers took it easy the first
mile, keeping close, but as they neared
the half, Dunbar and Griffin shot out
ahead from the bunch. Taylor and his
mate, however, took the pedals at the
three-quarters, and it was race down
the stretch until they neared the wire,
when the leaders took their hands
from the handles and waved a merry
defiance back at the team which had
made a noble struggle to win. j. G.
Taylor, of West Superior, and c.. D. F.
Carmichael, of st. Paul, won, with
Dunbar and Griffin, of Winnipeg,
second, Van Week and Bird, st. Paul,
third. The Syracuse team Lidberg and
the appearance of the team.
The professional riders in the two
mile handicap, jobbed the public as
usual. They went at it with the pace
of snail and the heart of q stone. At
the three-quarters Of the second mile
they began to squirt and came in with
finish as they invariably do. Robert
McCleary, scratch, captured the prize
handily from Max Sittman, who had
crjU rAr or1n Ha%n
was good third with J. j. Boyum
fourth, all scratch men. The time,
5:35, provoked a howl from the crowd
The half mile open amateur event
had to be run in three heats and g.
final on account of the large number
of entries, thirty-f1ve amateur riders
having placed their names to the en-
try list. They were started in three
punches, one hardly having finished
before the second was away There
were several falls but no bad results
CARMICHAEL, of st. Paul, took the first
heat in LAT 2-5, with Martin, ST. Paul
second, Peterson, ST. Paul, third. La
Chance, ST. Paul, won the second in
1:49. with Paul Meyer. ST. Paul, second
and F. A. Johnson, Morehead, third F.
L. Keller, Minneapolis, took the third
heat-time that pleased the crowd be-
ing 1:07 for the half. ]. B. Todd, Min
neapolis, was second, C. A. Palm, Min
neapolis, third, In the first Carmichael
won in Los 3-5 in a hot finish, with
Martin, of st. Paul.. second, J. A. Cox.
of st. Paul, third, G. Palm, Mime
apolis, fourth. The Minneapolis man,
had worked too hard in the
previous heat and could not make as
good time as before SO the honors went
to ST. Paul.
The boys pleased the crowd in the
one-mile Juvenile handicap race, for
they rode in dead earnest from start
to finish. John T. Lindstrom was
never headed and took first position
easily, with ]. j. Schwartz, second.
James Pollock. third: Thomas Craw-.