The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14


The first race was mile dash for
novices. There were five entries, M.
D. Nicholson, M. A. Herring, E. F.
Stewart, Louis Niederhofer and w.
keogh. The bunch took things easily
on the first lap, but in the second Stew
art cut out a little speedier gait
keogh was second, but Niederhofer
went ahead at the half and it was not
until the finish that Nicholson forged
ahead, carrying off first prize. Stewart
was second and Niederhofer third The
time was PAP rs.
There was as pretty a finish in the
one-nile professional race as could be
asked. 1t was apparently a cinch for
either BiIney Bird or Charles HofeI
but at the eleventh hour Charley Palm,
the Minneapolis boy, announced his in
tention Of cutting in, and that gave the
talent chance for some guessing.
Palm however, wasn't the only sur
prise. There was a large-framed Min
neapolitan in a blue racing suit there
that no one seemed to know except the
fellow who was training him and the
man who published the score card. His
name was there given as I. J. Boyum.
He looked almost clumsy. The others
evidently went in to try him out, and
they let him set the clip for the first
lap. Palm was trailing close and Ho-
fer and Birney Bird right in the pack.
At the half Bird sailed in and took the
lead from the strange boy, but when
they crossed the tape a second time
Hofer was pushing him pretty lively
for the lead. Boyum had third place.
Schwartz had to drop out. But as they
came into the last stretch of the mile,
Bird, who had seemed to have all the
best Of it, strayed about ,twenty-siX
1, ol,o t1,o al nd No <aa1 a
down the line to the tape Hofer slip
ped inside his wheel and won by the
thickness of a solid tire in 2:26s4. Bird
was second and Palm third.
The third event was a two mile lap
race. Fred Smith won the first lap in
:46 2-5, and George SuGIheimer the Sec
ond and third in 1875 and 2:29 2-5 re-
spectively. NJ. D.. Nicholson finished
in front in the fourth In 1925, and
after that L. Niederhofer had the race
in his own hands, making the fifth and
sixth in Ala 3-5 and sos LIS respective
ly.
1t was in the two-mile professional
handicap that Boyum, the new one.
revealed the second half Of his box of
surprises. Palm, too, came into this
event. The other entries were Hofer,
Rirney and H. M. Bird, A. A. Moe, F.
Hamre A. J. McCollum, Elmer Lee, j.
J. Schwartz, A. Bergeson and John
NILSSON. McCollum, who had a 800
yard handicap, led the first lap, al
though Moe and H. M. Bird had
passed Hamre Birney Bird was
pacing the scratch men, who
had overtaken Nilsson, handicapped at
thirty yards McCollum still led ON the
second lap, but Boyum was coming UP
to the front fast. The scratch men had
caught Bergeson, who had 100 yards
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pretty bunch.
The situation was not seriously
changed in the third lap. McCollum
was still ahead, but Boyum was push
ing him hard Palm was pacing the
scratch bunch. The finish of the fourth
lap found the riders split into two
clearly cut crowds. McCollum was still
leading the first, but Boyum, H. M.
Bird, Moe and Lee were all close up.
Schwartz led the second group. Palm
and Hofer pushing him hard. Rerge-
son had dropped to the rear. McCol-
lum made his last appearance here,
and the fifth lap put Moe up in front
with the big blue Boyum close at his
heels, and Lee sticking like tartar.
Birney Bird was pacing the scratch
starters On the last lap there was
quite a compact grouping Of them, and
the scratch men tried to overhaul the
less feared riders but in vain Boyum
crossed the tape a shade ahead of Lee.
and Moe was third Time, AL 2-5.
The three-mile amateur handicap
was also productive of not a little In
terest. George Sudheimer started at
scratch, giving Paul Mayer 80 yards
L. Johnson, 40; Fred Smith, so; L. Lar
son, 60; M A. Herring, 70; M. D. Mich
olson, so; L. Neiderhofer, 100; T. K
Campbell, 120; E. P. Stewart, $50, and
w Keogh $50.
Keogh kept the lead for three laps
but, as the third closed, Paul Mayer
was at his heels and forged ahead as
they started the fourth. Then Larson
came up strong and held the lead prac-
tically unmolested until we'll into the
third mile. The next to the last lap
found Niederhofer in the front, with
Mayer second. but Johnson came uI
strong in the stretch and won by a
close finish, with Niederhofer second
Smith third and Nicholson fourth. The
time was 1882 rs.
Before Bird and Schwartz made their
trial for the fifteen-mfle record. John
Nilsson, A. Bergeson and Charles Ho-
fer broke the track record with a trip
let reducing it from 2:02 to 1859 As.
The achievement was loudly applaud
ed.
The officials in charge were: Referee ans
announcer. e. H. Payte Minneapolis.
Time keepers, A. d. Smith,, John T. David
son, F. E. Low.
Judge, DR.. l.. Nelson.
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