The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-10
FINE DAYS FOR WHEELMEN
CYCLE PATHS ARE NOW IN
EXCELLENT SHAPE

sen sport - Good programme OF
Races to Ec Pulled OF at Lexing-
ten Park Saturday Result OF
Como Road Race.
The weather of yesterday was cal
culated to cause joy to the heart of
every wheelman. After a couple of
days of heat the weather man dished
out brand with which no fault could
be found, by even the most particular
of the cycling fraternity. If the at
mosphere is as cool as yesterday, and
Jupiter Pluvius does not cut in, today
will be a record for the num-
Der of wheelmen out ON pleasure bent.
The July sun has baked the cycle
paths to a hard level and the numer
Gus cool and shady retreats about the
city will doubtless be Meccas of wheel
travel today.
The first Of the series of Twin City
meets will be held at Lexington park
next Saturday afternoon. and promises
to be one Of the bright events in the
cycling season of 1898. The wheelmen
are taking hold of the programme with
will and the committee, consisting
of F. E. Low and Dr. N o. Nelson,
of the Laurels: F. j. c. Bot and Ed
Payne, of the Capitol City Cycle club,
and A. D. Smith, official Handicapped
of the l.. A. W., appointed at a joint
meeting of the officers Of the two clubs
as a committee, have completed the
programme for the professional and
amateur races.
The entire net gate receipts will be
given up to the prize winners. The
amateurs will be given orders on any
retail house in town for merchandise
to the amount Of the prize, which ena-
bles them to select just what they want
and would doubtless meet with general
favor with the racing men. Upon the
success Of these meets depends to a
large extent the proposed national
races to be held in st. Paul next year.
The Minnesota state band will give
musical programme, which alone will
be worth the price of admission. III
addition to the races, Guy Torley, a
young man who has attained consid-
cradle local notoriety for his trick rid
ing, will give an exhibition. One of
his latest feats is riding a wheel stand
ing on his head.
The races will all be paced by good
men and time limit will be set on all
contests, tEsuring some fast time. Cen
eral admission to the park will be NOM
inal, with a small additional charge for
a grand stand seat. Ladies' will be ad-
additional fee
The following is the list of events
One mile open, amateur race, in
heats. The prize to consist Of mer-
chandise orders amounting to Is per
cent Of the net receipts apportioned
in three prizes at the ratio of sixty,
twenty-five and fifteen.
One mile professional, in heats, for
rs per cent Of the net receipts in cash,
nOrtIOna6 %
amateur.
Team pursuit race between ST. Paul
and Minneapolis; each team to have
three men, the race to be eitiIer three
or five miles. The winning team to di-
vide 20 per cent of the net receipts.
Two-rile handicap, professional, for
20 per cent of net receipts, to be divided
into four prizes.
Five-mile handicap, amateur 20 per
cent of net receipts, to be divided into
four prizes. The amateur prizes will
be limited to the amount allowed under
L. A. W. rules The races are to be
run under league sanction, and the
contract as to percentage prizes will
be submitted to the national board and
approved by them before the meet
Three double centuries were accom-
plished by st. Paul riders under the
rules of the Century Road club last
Sunday and Monday. The riders were
Frank A. Seymour, James Thorne and
w. B. Dickson. Time. 23:45
Two Minneapolis riders started out
over the st. Cloud course Monday
morning and completed double in the
remarkable fast time Of 1910. This
will probably stand as a state record
for this year. The trip was made by
Allen Underwood and F. H. Williams.
When training. McDuffie. the East
in less than 1850, but recently, while
training for his race with Jimmy
Michael, his average speed per mile
over a distance Of five miles was
Las As.
The Commercial Cyclers held their
weekly run yesterday afternoon to the
Como club house. The members and
their lady friends met at the corner
Of Summit and Dale at D. m. and
returned from the lake in the cool
Of the evening.
The Capital City Cycle club took a
run to White Bear lake on Friday
night
The Capital Cities will pull off their
oft postponed run to Saltwater this
morning. The start will be made from
the club house at and a, M. and
return at p. m.
Many complimentary expressions
have been heard on every side of the
expeditions manner in which the
Laurels managed the Como road race
against so many odds. The only en-
! tirely successful road race is one over
straightaway course, yet the LaureIs
did well, and the distribution Of prizes
was generally satisfactory.
The Kittsondale track will be a live
ly place during the evenings of this
! week. Those who are to enter in the
races next Saturday will put In their
time training on that track. Schwartz
and Tom Bird rode a mile the other
night on a tandem in 2:O8.
Treasurer Anderson received about
5000 in subscriptions to the cycle path
fund during the week. This is about
500 short Of the amount required to
complete the Cleveland avenue path.
The path from Minneapolis to Lake
Minnetonka, which completes a circuit
from the Minneapolis resort to St
Paul, via Como and the Maryland ave-
nue. path to White Bear, will be fin
iShed this week.
Patriotic wheel decorations are all
the rage just now. They can be pur-
chased from nearly any bicycle dealer
and are so arranged that they fit in
conveniently between the spokes OF
the wheel