The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-12
NEW WRINKLE AT THE MIME
sofa DRIVING CLUB AT HAM
LINE TRACK
RENDEZVOUS FOR cYcLERs.
1T WILL BE THE OBJECTIVE POINT
OF MANY PLEASANT
PARTIES.
OPENING MA1uNEE YESTERDAY
Resulted in Much Amusement to
Those Witnessing the Contests
Omaha Offices Won.

The Minnesota Driving club inaugu-
rated a. new departure yesterday, when
1t opened its club house at the state fair
grounds for a continuous season of three
months. In the past it has been the
custom of the club to keep open house
only during the summer race meeting
and the week of the fair. but the re-
cent conversion of many of the club
members to the bicycle and the lack
of a destination for their wheeling
trips, decided the managers to newly
equip the club house and make it
rendezvous not only for the cycling
members. but also for those who may
desire pleasant evenings drive behind
their fleet roadsters with rest and re-
freshment before the return home The
location of the club house is most adj
vantageous for the new purpose for
which it has been adapted, and to fur
Their add to it's attractiveness, the.
building has been freshly painted out
side and subjected to thorough inner
renovation, which makes II one of the
handsomest retreats in the city.
The management of the club house
under the new plan OF operation has
been delegated to Jules Burrel, one Of
the clubs Oldest members, who will
reside at the club and entertain the
membership guests who call upon him
to the middle Of October Al compe-
tent corps of assistants, including
chef and other necessary functionaries
will also be on the premises 70 look
after their several provinces in the
field of entertainment, which Mr. Bur-
rel will see lacks none of it's essentials
Ladies viii also be admitted to the
privileges Of the club and special ar
rangements have been made looking
to their comfort. Each Saturday after
noon racing matinee will be given at
the track adjacent to the club house
to consist either of bicycle or eques-
TRAN events.
The first of the programme Of races
took place at the formal opening yes
teEday. when ave events were, Contested
by; representatives of the Northern
Pacific, Omaha and Great Northern
general Offices. Each. office had
number Of candidates in the different
races, though majority of the prizes
were won by those Of the Omaha of
fee.
Following are the races and winners:
One mile. seventeen entries-smith, Omaha.
nrst; Ha ass; Omaha, second Thompson.
Quarter mile. fifteen entries-smth, Omaha.
first: Chance. Omaha. second: Curtis, Omaha,
third. Time. "a.
n. Two-nile. fourteen ENTREES Smith. Omaha.
first Thompson, Omaha, second; Haney'
Omaha, third = =
Five-Tnile. seventeen entries-Smith frst
Johnson second. Rcckjord third. Time. 1910
a novel and amusing conclusion IL
the racing events was an event sched
uled shirt race. There were eight
entries and as many shirts of various
coloTs were stetched on a wire In front
of the club house. The riders were
started from the Judges stand. 100
yards down the track, each one to an
propriate one Of the suspended shirts
as he passed and adjust 1t to his anat-
omy on the way round the course. The
game provoked much laughter from
the spectators and was decidedly in
teresting from its novel conditions.
The winners were Smith first. .Johne
son second, Haney third.
A number of the club members a
tended reception at the club bo,Iso
in the evening and listened to a con
cert by the Twin City Mandolin ana
Guitar club.