The Saint Paul globe., 1897-06-06
SpURTED TOO LATE
RIDERS IN THE HARRIET R0An
RACE DIDN'T KEEP GOOn
COUNT.
THEY RODE AN EXTRA LAP
MAKING A GRAND STAND FINISH
THAT DOESN'T Go ON
RECORD
RED w. SMITH THE WINNER.
happened to Be Pacing the Bunch at
the Real Wind-Up-GriebIer
Gets Time Prize.

IL those who participated in the Sec
ond annual road race at Lake Harriet
yesterday afternoon had known at the
END Of the sixth circuit of the lake that
they had but one more lap to go there
might and would, undoubtedly, have
been different results as far as the
place winners are concerned
At the end of the sixth lap, as the
different punches whirled past the pa
vilion and the judges stand, several
shouts went up to the effect that there
was but one more lap to go. There
were only a few Of the contestants how
ever, who heard or understood the in
junction to hustle into line for the
finish, and all of them, with the ex-
ception Of small contingent of the
tWo-minute men, led by George Grieb-
Ter, who won the time prize, wheeled
over the tape at the finish under the
supposition that they must encircle the
lake again before their twenty miles
had been covered. Griebler and those
in his wake were the only ones who
knew where they were at,' and when
they had covered the necessary dis
tance they dismounted, and with the
large crowd Of spectators watched
what the other wheelmen thought was
their final squirt to the tape.
The man who won the place prize,
Fred w. Smith, was not aware OF his
good fortune, as he led at the end Of
the seventh lap thinking it was but
the end of the sixth. The result was
that the squirt came at the end OF the
eighth lap, seven or eight minutes af-
toy, ho Gp;c
judges and timers were busy figuring
out the time made and the winners Of
the place prizes. At the end of the
seventh lap and the race Elmer Lee,
A. L. Queaneau, John S. Wood all
limit men, and Fred W. Smith, six
minute man, with a small following,
crossed the tape as they had at the
finish Of the previous laps, with no
effort ON the part of any of them to
jump into the lead. It was this batch
that led for place prizes, and, as Smith
was leading, his time was taken, and
he was named as the winner of the
first place prize. The small crowd of
two minute men, trailing Griebler, fol-
lowed in their turn, their time was
taken, and Griebler named as the Win
ner of the first time prize, and they
went to the barn.
Not so. the leaders for the place
prizes, however. Around they went
lighting for favorable positions, for the
| final squirt. The crowd thought the
race was over when away across the
lake could be seen the different eolored
suits, flying along in their race for
worldly goods and honor and glory and
drawing nearer and nearer around the
north shore CT the lake. Around the
1f.r.I 49,;
brother wheelmen scattered along the
shore in various sized contingents out
they shot from the narrow cycle path
on to the broad space in front OF the
judges stand peddling for dear life.
Little Elmer Lee, messenger boy, and
enc of the limimmen, Jumped to the
front just as the tape was reached, fol-
lowed closely by his companions 'rhe
ether punches came along in turn, and
as each reared the tape the last squirt
was made. All this, however came
long after the race was over, and
Elmer Lee, the prettiest rider in the
race and who thought he had won the
time prize, was doomed to disappoint-
nent.
George Griebler. the time prize Win
ner, rode a good race and at no time
was he pressed hard. He was in the
tWo-minute class and from the start
gained on the scratch men. He crossed
feet sitting upright on his wheel with
his head turned, apparently much in
tereS5ed in the fight for second place.
The misunderstanding in regard to
the finish cannot be blamed to the
management of the race 1t is the duty
of the men caring for the rider to in
form him when he enters upon the
last lap. This the trainers failed to do.
1t is not the first time, however, that
a misunderstanding has arisen in con-
nection with road races, and perhaps
the management of the race and the
contestants themselves may find some
consolation in this fact. -3r
There were two other events in adGi-
ton to the big road race. The Mime
apOlis bicycle dealers had a little race
all of their own, once around the lake,
which was the first number event on.
the card and which was pulled off with
out accident to any of the contestants.
The third event was the tandem race.
1t was billed as a contest between
the Dayton and the Tribune tandem.
and was supposed to be once around
the lake, but the riders couldn't see it
that way and added an extra lap. The
Dayton riders drew away from the
Tribune men at the finish and wen by
about 200 yards.
Aside from the riding of the extra
lap in the big race every race passed
of; successfully, although the large
the management and the police much
trouble. At times they threatened to
crowd into the way of the riders. and
if they had done so the result would
have been many serious accidents. As,
it was the only spill of the race was
occasioned by this unnecessary crowd
ing. Beyond a few scratches, however,
the riders escaped uninjured.
The scorers worked laboriously last cyen-
ing. and it was not until quite late when ths~
result Of the days racing was definitely
men finished as follows:
First time prize-George Grtabler, actual
time, 52:52; second, John B. Todd; third, E.
p. Troca.
Place prizes-First, Fred w. Smith. actual
time 5:02 2-5; second, A. L. Queaneau; third,
Charles r. Weldon; fourth, Julius Schwartz;
fifth Elmer Lee; sixth, A. c, Nelson; seventh.
A.. A. Moe; eighth, Alfred Hawkins' ninth,
John S. Wood tenth. Roy z. Gee; eleventh.
d. H. Lond; twelfth, Todd -Plummer; thir-
teenth, Sam E. VIAL fourteenth. Roy Chapey;
fifteenth John II. Bell sixteenth, ". B,
Evans; seventeenth, Walter Granquist.
The prizes for which the men competed were
as fellows: First time prize. Dayton tam
first place prize, Fowler King b racer; Sec )
ond road wagon; third, fitting water set. en-
graved; fourth, bicycle suit; fifth. Palmer
racing tires SIXTH Morgan & Wright racing
tires; seventh, Hartford tires eighth, Da>ton
racing suit; ninth, search-light lamp; tenth,
Gordon saddle; eleventh, one years sub
scription Daily Times; twelfth. one years
subscription Daily Tribune; thirteenth, all
wool sweater fourteenth, ]. l. c. bicycle
lamp; fifteenth Veeder cyclometer; sixteenth
Standard cyclometer; seventeenth, golf hose.
The result in the dealers race, which was
the first race on resulted as follows: First,
II. ]. Holman; second, e. e. McMaster third.
w. E. Wheeler; fourth, ]. F. Rivers. Hoff-