The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-07

Won with Rockaway in three straight
heats, amking a record for lady driv-
ers of 2:241A, lowering the previous
record by three seconds.
That 1t takes courage to put trot-
ter a mile at this gait, no one who has
ever sat in a sulky will deny. This
characteristic Miss Cram has in an
abundant degree.
She Is the only daughter Of Quincy
Cram, formerly of La Porte, Ind, who
moved to Knox about two years ago.
He Is one Of the best-known horsemen
in the state, and has helped to make
records of such cracks as American Boy
Jr.. 2:20, and PONIES Mix, 2:17.
Miss Cram delighted in working them
and at the early age of thirteen years,
she sent American Boy Jr. a mile in
2:30.
In her splendid performance at Ply
mouth, she pushed Rockaway under
the wire in 2:27 in the first heat The
first quarter OF the second heat was
done in thirty-three seconds and the
half in 100. The horses were driven
under whip from the turn into the
stretch to the WIRE and ended with
RCckaway beating Marie Corbett,
driven by Mrs. Johnson, by a short
neck. The finish was cheered by thou
sands and gained for Miss Cram many
friends and laurels.
Miss Cram is young woman excep-
tionally pretty and very popular in
her home.
One young woman must not be over
locked in the recital Of wonderful out
of-door accomplishments. She is Mrs.
E. A. Rinehart, the wife of a Denver
photographer, and her recent perfor-
nance on the wheel are certainly re-
markable. Her favorite spin Is a CEN
fury and a short time ago in twenty
successive days she reeled off twenty
Of them, aggregating more than 2,100
miles. She is a sturdy and daring
wheelwoman, and lately in company
with Mr.. w. r. Marshall, of the Den
yer Athletic club made fast century
to Colorado Springs out Of Denver
and back
Together they made the distance of
$50 miles in sixteen hours and ten
minutes, over half the distance being
covered against a strong head wind.
1t was the first time the trip has ever
been made by woman.
The two riders started out on their
long ride at 4 o'clock in the morning,
and Colorado Springs was reached at
half-paSt one in the afternoon. On
the return journey, they had the wind
to combat and Denver was not reached
until $40 p. m.
Mrs. Rinehart has also gained the
womans world century record by rid
and minutes, a distance Of 104 miles.
In speaking Of her cycling exploits,
Mrs. Rinehart says: ''The chief reason
I can give for being able to outdistance
other lady riders, is that I am not
afraid to ride alone. I always ride
when I feel in the mood for 1t, and I
make am invariable rule to dress for
comfort and service rather than dis
comfort and useless style.
"As a rule, take my time when on
the road making occasional sprints to
make up for Ioafing, and invariably
finish my centuries early in the even
ing. Generally 1 ride alone, but T
am never afraid and never stop, ex-
cept to take some refreshments, and I
ride all the hills possible.
There has been a great deal said
about my killing myself, but 1 would
like to state that I weigh 142 pounds,
pounds more than when I began rid
ing a year ago. / fell off some during
the warm summer weather, but have
steadily gained since"
Mrs. Rinehart's years performance
puts a total to her credit of 116 GEN.
turtles covering a distance of 1900
miles.