The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-03

and Myers. set them good lively pace
at the start and that seemed to be
what both men wanted. The Swede got
the inside and took the lead immediate
ly as in the first heat. Cummings and
Myers hit the tandem up to high rate
of speed but the vindictive Skandina-
Wan, intent on watching the hind
wheel on the double rig, stuck close
behind and Homer Fairmon staid with
him. Lawson led at the quarter and
Fairmon determined to let him set the
pace. Lawson remained in front till
close to the finish. The first half was
made in los and the mile in 2:15. The
men increased their speed in the next
mile and made the half in 1907, making
the second mile in the same time as
the first The third mile was made in
2:20. Williams and Nillson set fresh
pace on the tandem for the fourth mile
and quickened the time up again, the
round being made in 2:18 The time
for the five miles was 1S:49A. From
then~on the time for the halls and
miles was up and down, up and down,
the slowest time being made in the
eleventh mile, 2:24H. The fastest time
was made in the last mile of the heat,
2:14A. The ten miles were made in
% :091s
Excitement became intense at the last
mile. The half was made in :10A, the
riders tagging just trif1e and saving
their strength for the tussle. At the
half the pace was quickened percep-
tlbly and when they came into the
stretch they were flying. The tandem
switched off at the three-quarters and
In the last eighth of mile Fairmon
poked his front wheel up even with the
rear one on the Swede's machine and
forged quickly ahead.
re-
the Swede's and the goal was but
short distance away. Lawson tried
his best to at least make it a tie, but
intent on making the thing horse and
horse, Fairmon bent forward on his
wheel and fairly jumped across the
tape, a wheel length ahead The time
for the fifteen miles was 34:52.
This beats the track record but does
not begin to come up with the paced
track record made by Fred J. Titus at
Springfield, Mass. Sept. IL, 1895, when
he rode the Is miles in 1921 3-5. Linton,
the Welshman, is also credited with
having made the Is miles paced in 29:15.
SOME SATURDAY EVENTS.
liver Gustaveson, the champion boy rider Of
the world, is to have another go at the
horse "Albatross" Saturday afternoon at Min
in the race of last Tuesday, when he was de-
feated. This is shown by the fact that in the
second heat, when the race was run on the
back stretch, he beat the horse by several
lengths. Tomorrow, if the air is still it is
thought that he can beat the horse. This
will be almost an incredible performance for
a boy Of fifteen years, as "Albatross" is the
fastest quarter finish horse in the world with
q record of :271a. But as the boy has gone
1t In % seconds, not once but several times
since he has been here, the race should be
very close one. conditions being equal
Besides this race and the final heat of the
Falrmon-LawSon race, there will he tan
dem race for amateurs, mile heats, and con-
ISOLATION race for amateur non-winners of the
week, to be run in mile heats, best two out
OF three The horse racing card is the
strongest of any day in the week. Fourth of
July celebrators need not fear the heat at
Minnehaha If the day happens to be a hot
one. All during the past week, when the
neat In the city was sufocating there has
been strong breeze at the park Minnehaha
avenue too has been sprinkled so well that
the dust nuisance has been abated