The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-01
DAY GIVEN TO BICYCLING
s'THE TERRIBLE sWEDE" BEATS
HOMER FAIRMON BY HALF
A WHEEL.
RESULTS OF VARIOUS RACES.
Pretty Contest Between Little liver
GustavesOn and the PAGER
AlbatrOss.

an suspicious opening at Minnehaha
track yesterday. Especially so, in view
or the fact that frightening the meet
ing to five days was something Of an
experiment. The events were con-
fined exclusively to bicyclists and drew
fair attendance. The afternoon was
piping hot, but there was a steady
head wind blowing, which made the
track at least fifteen seconds slow on
the mile. Notwithstanding this, very
good time was made in all the races
and there was rot a jangle or dispute
about any one of the events.
The first heat Of the 1000 match
race between Homer Fairmon and
John Lawson, 1.-THE Terrible Swede,"
was the principal feature of the pro-
gramme. Taking into consideration
the fact that the wind was against
them, and that they had unsteady pac-
Ing, the men made a splendid show
ing. 1t was a hot race all through
and the Swede won only by about half
a length of wheel. The time for the
distance-fifteen miles-thirty-six min
utes and two seconds, was very good
This was within twenty seconds Of
the track record for fifteen miles,
which was made Aug. Is of last year,
when A. A. Hansen undertook to low
er the worlds record for 100 miles and
rode but sixty-four miles. The first f1f-
teen miles were made in 80 3-5. Then
he had perfect pacing and no wind
against him.
The amateur events were all inter-
esting, several Of them creating great
deal of enthusiasm. Little Iver Gus
taveson, the boy champion rider of the
world, made a showing against the
pacing horse Albatross that was won
derful, considering the fact that Gus
taveson is but fifteen years old. The
race was three quarter-mile heats, the
horse winning two of them, evidently
because of the wind. When the Sec
ond heat was Won, however, on the
back stretch so that the wind favored
rather than hindered the cyclist, Gus
taveson won easily by half a dozen
lengths in the very fast time of 26 3-5.
THE RACES.
First race-Plymouth stake. handi-
cap, half mile heats, two in three. For
boys 16 and under. Prizes:- First, bi-
cycle suit made to order; second, pair
bicycle pants; third, pair bicycle shoes;
fourth, wool sweater; fifth, pair of BIZ
cycle stockings; sixth, belt; seventh,
golf cap.
The winner of this event was Frank
H Ludwig, who finished the last heat
in ITO As Ed Sudheimer, of st. Paul,
finished second and Thomas Crawford
of Minneapolis got third place. All
three heats were gamely contested by
the riders and. the finishes were close
The time in which each heat was rid
den and the relative positions of the
riders are given as follows:
First heat-Frank Lahey, Frank H.
Ludwig, Thomas Crawford, Aggart M
Dagger, George Anderson.
Second heat-Frank H. Ludwig, Ed
Sudheimer, Edward Levey, Thomas
Crawford, Frank Lahey. Time, 1:15
Third heat-Frank H. Ludwig, Ed
Sudheimer, Thomas Crawford, Frank
Lahey, Edward Levey.
The second event was the one-fourth
mile heats, two In three, flying start
between liver Gustaveson, champion
boy rider, record, one-fourth mile, %
seconds, and Albatross, the horse who
holds the pacing record of the world
for one-fourth of a mile. Albatross
holds the worlds record for one-half a
mile, having made that distance in IS
seconds. The first was run against the
wind, the horse winning handily In 80
seconds fiat Henry Seeley, the owner
of Albatross, agreed to have the next
heat run before the wind and as pre-
dicted the boy bicyclist had an easy
time of it, beating his four-footed COM
petitor in :26 2-5. The last heat was
against the wind and the horse again
finished first, making the time in 80
seconds fiat as before.
Third race-Five mile team race,
Glass A riders. Prizes-First, :, gold
watch. $35 donated by Northwestern
Horseman and Sportsman; second
prize, cycle watch, SIS; third prize, cy-
Gle suit, $40; fourth prize, cycle meter,
S.; fifth prize, bicycle pump, So.
The Minneapolis team carried off the
laurels in this race and Charles Palm.
the popular young rider who was first
heard of as fast one less than a year
ago, headed the procession at the tape.
Ills time was 1890 The scorchers
were well punched throughout the race
aid hung to each others tires until
half way up the stretch, when Charles
Palm let out a kink or two md pulled
away for dear life. George Sudheimer,
u ol. Tdul, trleO 1dru TO tag him, but
the auburn-h p';enom enon was In
tc win and shot away from. his nearest
rival with comparative ease, leaving
him whole wheel length shy when it
was all over. The riders finished in
this order: G. A. Palm, MINNEAPOLIS:
George sudheimer, st. Paul; ], Boyam,
Minneapolis; c. F. Peterson. St. Paul:
John Lidberg, Minneapolis; George
| Griebler, Minneapolis. Time, 1890.
Fourth race-Norton stake for anna
| tours; open one-mile dash. Prizes
First, suit of clothes made to order.
SIS; second, M. &W. track tires. SIC:
third, sweater and stockings, SIS; fourth.
So pair ball bearing shoes; fifth, bicy-
Gle pump, So.
The feature of this race was the re-
entrance to the cycling arena of Cole
Bell, the old-time Minneapolis scorcher.
who at one time considered it no trick
at all to give John S. Johnson the 60
by whenever he felt so inclined.
John B. Todd took the first heat in