The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-06

tors as separate races, the finishes be-
ing rast close sprints in each heat. o.
n. Lewis, or Minneapolis, won the first
neat In 2:57 2-5, with Ben Erickson, Of
the Mill City, second, and G. Gold
stein, also OF Minneapolis, third. G. A.
cross Won the second heat in 2:27 Is,
second place going to r. H. Broad
t pent; WINE W. Grandquist qualified in
phlrd place. In the third J. D. Ewing
won out In the very slow time of 3:27.
Z. u. Ley was second and William
fothausen third. The final was a loaf
iiis match to the, nome stretch, where
the usual scramble gave the spectators
run FOR their ,; nohey. The riders
kept Wen In a bunch TO the tape, rid
ing a Tast quarter of a mile. Ewing
crossed the tape first, half a wheel
ahead of Goldstein, in second place,
who beat Lewis out by a length.
IN the TWO heats of the haf-mile
open amateur event, six starters quail
lned Tor the final M D. Nicholson
won the first heat IN IL 2-5. Fred
smith was second, and j. J. Kelley
thlfd. The second heat was won by
Faul Mayer, time los, while Ed Sud
hellner finished second, with T. L. Kel-
Ier mar a wheel back for third place.
w When the riders got away in the finals
the spectators saw some exciting rae
Ihg, Inc entire ,half-stretch was
rafting brush, which took the form
o. an exciting struggle In the stretch,
with al the riders in a bunch. Nichol-
son won out from Sudheimer, with
e sny mar wheel to spare. and
smith finished third, less than
Wheels length back OF Sudheimer.
EXPECTANCY HIGH.
Expectancy was high when the two
mile muitiplet professional race was
called as it was announced that Bir-
ney Bird would start on a single Wheel
III an attempt, with the aid Of the big
machines, to lower the worlds record
or 400, held by Eddie Bald How sue
cessrul the effort might have been, but
Tor an accident, may be Judged by The
ract that Bird wheeled eff thu first
tllIe IN 2:Go 40. On the second mile,
however, the triplet that he was fol-
lowing punctured tire, and was oblig-
ed to drop out Of the race. Bird made
a splendid effort to catch the triplet
nearly a quarter Of q mile ahead Of
him. but, without the shelter Ct one
Of the big machines, his chance for
lowering the record was gone, and he
did mot finish the race. While the r,ile
he rode Will not stand for record, be-
cause the race was unfinished, the
time, 200 As, Is the fastest mile ever
ridden in the state in competition.
Triplets and tandens were the only
multiplets in the race. With the high
gear and extra riders, the multiplats
furnished pretty race, though the
handicapping was again somewhat
ragged. The only scratch starters
were G. Palm, G. Hofer and ]. J. Bo-
yum, on the Tribune triplet, which
paced Bird. The race was won by the
Cleveland tandem, Lee and Carlson,
with O. handicap Of 100 yards. The
Stearns tandem, 800 yards, won second
place, while the Quaker tandem, B. H.
Williams and Sam Beck, with 200
yards allowance, finished third.
Mile heats were ridden in the one
mile open amateur, in three of which
nine starters qualified for the final.
The first heat was won by Nicholson
IN 2:19 2-5, with George Sudheimer Sec
ond. J. w. Weiss qualified as a pace
maker. L. Neiderhofer was first in the
second heat, and M. A. Herring second.
J. II. Goldman qualified as pacemalzer.
In the third heat Paul Mayer won IN
2:25 2-5, Ed Sudheimer second, and Dick
Close in as pacemaker.
The final was a procession to the
stretch, where George and Ed Sud
heirner contested to the tape, the for
mer winning from his brother by two
feet. Neiderhofer took third place,
but wheel back, leading the bunch.
The officials Of the course were:
Referee, Ed. H. Payte; starter, ]. A. Wiz
tensohn; clerk Of course, f: e; Low; assistant
clerks Of course, DR.. L. A: Nelson, WqIfred
Wright A. B. Choate, DR.. NJ. Q. Nelson, Geo.
L. Wilson; timers, A. D. Smith, Robert Nc
Cleary. D. f. Carmichael G. E. Stanley. A
dergast, E. C. Smith. W. j. Murray, D. ].
O. RoUrke.