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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
ONLY ONE RACE.
Capital City Club VIII Race Twice
This Week.

The Capital City Driving club held it's first
race meeting yesterday afternoon at Lake
Como, with a good attendance, and consider
Ing it was the first time the horses have ap-
peared on the ice this season, the time was
fast. The free-for-a all race was not run, the
only regular event run being in the 2:35 class,
which resulted as follows:
H. w. Fagley's Anteros Maid ............1
MIR. Loman's Lady -. =. ..............2
George Bonney's roam horse -. ........3 9
Time, :53% and SO.
Then came a special exhibition heat be-
tween H. w. Fagley's black mare, Anteros
Maid, and William Salisbury's sorrel mare,
Daisy Hester. Time, so seconds. The heats
were all for three-eighths of mile. In addi-
ton to these races for purses there were a
number of exhibition heats between some of
the best road horses in st. Paul.
The Capital City Driving club have decided
to hold two meetings this week, the first
Wednesday afternoon and the second Saturday
afternoon. Both of these meetings. will be
called at o'clock sharp. People desiring to
see this sport, or desiring to take part, should
be on hand promptly, the afternoons are
short and it is impossible to wait beyond that
time to start the first class. The classes for
Wednesday will be race for road horses, a
free-for all and a 2:30 class. The entrance
fee for these races will be 81 for members
Of the Capital City Driving club, and a special
invitation is extended to all horsemen resid-
ing outside of the city. Entries must be made
before o'clock Tuesday evening so that
the club may know how many classes there
will be to start.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
AMATEUR oARsMEN.
Charges Against the Secretary of
the Association Dismissed.

NEW YORK, Jan. ia meeting of the eX-
ecutive committee of the National Association
of Amateur Oarsmen was held tonight. Eleven
of the twelve members of the executive com
mittee were present, President w. G. Jupp, of
Detroit, presiding. Julius d. Maher Henry
Whiting Garfield and James r. Doyle, the
committee appointed by the president to in
vestigate the charges made in the SchuylIilll
navy affecting the integrity of the secretary
of the association and the conduct of his
Office" reported that they had used their
best endeavors to investigate the matter, and
that Notwithstanding earnest efforts, had
failed to find any evidence whatever reflect
ing upon the secretary, nor had they even
been able to have these vague charges for
mulated. The report was accepted and res
olution unanimously adopted declaring that
the National Association Of Amateur oars
men hereby declare the charges referred to
wholly unworthy of credence and without
foundation in fact"
The following clubs sent In their resigna-
tions: Institute and Triton, Newark, n. j.;
Chamounx, Quaker City, Barge Club, and
West Philadelphia, OF Philadelphia com
mittee was appointed to confer with the clubs
and request them to remain in the associa-
ton.
A communication was received from W. c.
Braddock, of the Columbia Boat club, of AL
legheny City, requesting that p. P. Conley
be reinstated. The communication was laid
on the table.
1t was decided to hold the national regatta
of 1898 at Philadelphia, July % and %.
The regatta committee was given power to
have a college race at the regatta and to
give prize. The regatta committee was ap-
pointed as follows: Messrs. Garfield, Pilking-
ton, Priesendanz, Doyle, Maher Zappone,
Fortmeyer, DR.. Hoot and w. G. Jupp.
committee was authorized, Of which G. R.
Zappone, of Washington, was appointed chair
man, to petition congress for an appropria-
ton to send a delegation of oarsmen to the
Paris exposition in 1900. The committee was
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A SERIOUS FALL TAYLORE.S FINISH
IN HIS RACE WITH STAR
BUCK.
LEADING BY OVER A LAP.
FRENCHMAN so BADLY HURT HE
WAS CARRIED FROM THE
TRACK.
CONTEST FIXED FOR 20 MILES.
Brought to an End When Only a
Quarter of the Distance Was
Covered.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 15.-The
twenty-nile paced race between Ed
Guard Taylore, the French middle-dis-
lance champion, and j. Frank Star
buck, of this city, at Saenger hall to-
accident to Taylore. The accident oc-
CURED on the sixth mile. Taylore at
that time having gained a lead of a
lap, at Saenger hall, which is one-tenth
of mile. On the next lap the tandem
team took him at a terrific clip around
the tureen- shaped course. AS the for
eigner turned into the homestretch the
spill took place. Taylore's wheel dashed
up the incline toward the outside Of the
track, and machine and rider brought
up against post, the wheel being
smashed completely and Taylore re-
bounding and falling on the track. He
managed to get out of the road just as
Starbuck and his PAGERS came tearing
around the turn, or otherwise more
men might have been hurt.
Taylore was not seriously injured. His
right shoulder was thrown out of
place and his left knee was wrenched.
While the race lasted Taylore i'm
pressed the 5000 spectators with his
ability, many comparing him with Jim
my Michael. Starbuck, too, rode in
splendid shape as his time of 1928 for
five miles shows.
Taylore got the lead at the start, and
for the first mile it was a regular pro-
cession. Then the foreigner began to
draw away. At the end of the second
mile Taylore was almost lap to the
good, and when the mishap occurred he
was over a lap ahead.
After that Starbuck reeled off mile
after mile at a steady clip, merely
covering the twenty miles required to
secure first money.
The one-mile international tandem
pursuit race was won by Lamberjack
and Gougolitz, the French team. Time,
2:03 40
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16

is Cow ready for publication. 1t will
/ also contain list of all the L. A. W.
hotels in the state. The state commit
tee have been very busy lately prepar-
ing and revising the old list of local
Consuls. A list of these will also be
contained in the publication.
Various plans are now on foot to in
crease the membership Of the L. A. w.
in Minnesota. Mr.. Ovitt was very con-
servative about the matter yesterday,
" hen asked if he thought the season
would see any material increase in the
membership of the organization. He
thought that at the end of the season
there would be three times the present
membership.
Although small matter, the subject
of putting sign boards on the cycle
path should be taken up by the Cycle
Path association. The road on Uni
versity until the cycle path is reached.
is very rough and seldom used by
wheelnen. most Of the travel being
out Martin street until the path is
reached. There is no sign on Martin
street telling the wheelmen where to
turn off. The sign on Summit avenue,
where the path turns off through the
woods, furnishes little information to
the wheelman, at night, and steps
should be taken to protect the wheel
men who are unfamiliar with the 10
cality, by putting a street lamp in
front of the guide board. 1t would be
a wise plan for the association to put
signs on other paths directing the cy-
clist.
st. Paul is not the only city where wheel
men have banded together to make their in.
fuence felt in politics, for the purpose OF
securing bicycle legislation and other reccg-
nization at the hands Of public officials. Sec
rotary Meyers, of the Associated Wheelmen;
received circular from st. Louis yesterday
which outlines the object Of an organiza-
ton similar to our Associated Wheelmen, only
they have not gone into the work as system
atically as the st. Paul wheelmen have. The
circular Is signed by eleven prominent wheel
men of st. Louis, asking ell riders OF wheels
to send their names to the club for the pur-
pose Of enrolment. This is. the only action
they have taken to secure the list Of cyclists,
while the st. Paul Associated Wheemen
have been conducting canvass of the wheel
men of st. Paul for three weeks past with
view to getting complete list of all BIZ
cycle riders. The object of the st. Louis
organization, as outlined in the circular, is
much the same as the local Associated Wheel
men.
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is a curiosity 1t is made of maple wood,
ana on 1t are carved the Hkenesses and
names OF thirteen of the champion team of
1897 in the highest style of workmanship,
says the Boston Herald. The top Of the cane
is OF agate, and inlaid with mother Of pearl.
ADoVe the Licensees appear the words: Pen
nant winners OF 1857 and following are two
pats crossed and fac smile of a league
Dali and catcher's mitt. Although the work
man man had to do his carving on curved sur
lace, he succeeded admirably in reproduce
ing the Hneaments of his subjects, each face
being carved into the wood 1t would be
easy matter to recognize most of the play
ers. Ihe faces on the cane are those Of the
Messrs- selee, klobedanz Nichols, Lewis,
GanzeI, Bergen, IYeager, Tenny, Lowe, Col
lins' Long, Hamilton d Duffy and stahl
President W. H. Watkins of the Pittsburg
ciup, is not one of the advocates OF sacrifice
hitting. He believes in hitting the ball, and
hitting it hard. If the players can stretch
the nit into two, three even four bases
he fnds no fault with them. In recently
SAD: - gave only one order for sacrifice
nit while l had charge of the Detroit team.
sacrnclng was not popular in those days.
great hitters, and 1 could not see where the
play came in. But one day in Washington
bunt was badly~needed. Gilmore and Mack
ingtons the former was botherng us, and in
the eighth inning we needed one run. Ned
hanl . got base on balls; and stole second
and third. It was Brouthers' turn to bat and
l told Dan, who had been popping up flies
all afternoon, to get the bali on the ground
somehow, knowing that any kind of a tap
would let Hanlon score. 1t worth the
admission to see Dan trying to bunt. Han
lon came half way in every pitch, but
had to be vary careful, as Connie Mack was
as cold as ice, and prepared for a fast play.
Dan passed up one good ball, but chopped
at the next one. Did the ball go the
ground? Oh, no! 1t sailed on a line to the
third baseman, who caught it and touched
the bag. 1t was lightning double play, and
the comments upon sacrificing made by the
boys on our bench were unfit for publica-
ton"
James A. Hart, president of the Chicago
club, said in a recent interview: 81 do not
think that Capt. Arson will ever get into the
Western league and am morally certain that
neither he nor anybody else will have
anything to do with a Western league club
In Chicago SO long the national agreement
stands.
The Quincy club has decided to trade
Pitcher McGreevy for Pitcher Underwood of
the Rockford club. Both good pitchers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
NOTES Of THE WHEEL.


The quadrant ehainfsss bicycle recently ex-
hibited at the national cycle show in London
is said to surpass any chainless machine yet
heard Of 1t has many improvements. 1t is
said to obviate all the. troubles of the chain,
and to spin free OF the ground from three
to six times as long as the chain gear. 1t
does not distort the frame or cross bind the
bearings, and consequently climbs hills with
about two-thirds the usual exertion. 1t re-
spends instantly to the pressure of the foot,
and, not being bevel gear, causes no spread
ing, friction of >eogs or noise or jar to the
feet. No adjustments ever required.
The National Cyclists Union of England
has decided to abolish road racing in. that
country, and has issued instructions pro-
hibiting open and paced contests on the
highways.
The number Of American athletes who de-
clare their intention of going to England this
year is remarkable. There never was such a
desire to meet the Britishers on their own
ground.
The bicycle is unquestionably in evidence
in Italy as the cyclists are organized with
a membership Of $4,000 in that country.
Three years ago the society started in Rome
with 261.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
BILLIARD HANDICAP.
Ives and Cation VIII Play the Open
ing Game.

CHICAGO, Jan. 15.--Ives and Cation will
face each other in the initial game of the
handicap billiard tournament, to commence
Monday evening at Central Music hall. Of
the five entries Ives and Schaefer each play
400 points to 260 for Cation, Spinks and SUIT
ton. The scheme has been arranged to bring
lives and Schaefer against the other players
in the evening games alternate nights
while the shortstops will fight each other in
the afternoon. Sutton is the local favorite
for third place.
The position Of referee lies between Capt
A. c. Arson and John Matthews, and the
veteran Charlie Matthews will be marker
Schaefer is slight favorite in the betting
partly owing to his run of 151 in practice
Friday night, but Ives has plenty Of friends
who are taking all the bets they can get at
even money. There is no chance of match
between Schaefer and Ives at three-cushion
caroms, as the former must go East as soon
as the tournament closes to prepare for his
match with George Slosson.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
KANSAS CITY MAN BEATEN.
Gilbert Again Proves Himself the
Champion Shot.

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Fred Gilbert, of
Spirit Lake, To-, defeated ]. A. w. Elliott
the wing shot from Kansas ity. in a bird
match for the Dupont championship trophy
and 500 side today at Dexter Park, L. L.
by a score of SO to 81 The match was shot
in DRILLING rain that did not deter 200 en-
thusastic sportsmen from wading more than
half mile in a slough of yellow mud to
see the contest. Elliott was a slight favorite
before the start, but after the first twenty
five pigeons had left the traps every indica-
ton pointed to victory for Gilbert.
The birds were unusually fast, and with
any wind would have made high scores i'm
possible. On the other hand, the dull, gray
sky and the nasty atmosphere made the work
of the shooters especially difficult at times
In the first quarter of the journey Elliott,
and eighth. In his second string he missed
his twentieth. His third quarter of the match
recorded three, his seventeenth, twentieth
and twenty-fourth, while in the last twenty
twelfth. The last two fell dead out of bounds.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
DID NOT MISS A DAY.
New York Trio Made Five Miles
Daily Nineteen Months.

It came to pass in the history of men that
prominent members of the New York Ath-
Ietfc club once discussed the possibility of
riding five miles each day of the year upon
a bicycle. Out of that discussion grew the
offer of the Pendleton cup to be awarded to
the man who should ride five miles each day
from April /. 1896. to November l. 1896
Fifty members Of the club jumped eagerly
at the proposition to obtain a silver mug
with such wonderful ease: Its a snap"
lots to see which of shall own the mug
at the end of the competition
Joyfully they rode forth, a goodly COM
pany. on April /, 1896. From that time on
some rode in one direction and some in an
other. but each recorded with the secretary
the fifty began to drop by the wayside
One man sprained his toe another had an
important business engagement and could not
ride, third went to Europe and the steam
ship company would not permit him to ride
five miles a day on deck.
When the date arrived for the end of the
competition there were four survivors, Thew
were c. X. Allen DR.. F. A. Myrick, ]. G..
Howard and E. Weinacht.
They continued to ride on and on through
murmured not. This programme was fol-
lowed to Jan. 1, 1897. Then the illness of
Mrs. Howard compelled one of the four to
cease riding in the competition.
And they rode, and they continued to ride.
and they rode some more. In heat or cold,
in rain or shine, each day each of the three
rolled up his FIVE miles,
One day 1t dawned upon them that each
was man of determination, and that chiv-
airy warranted such brave and gallant knights
guaranteeing the one to the others. W. F.
Pendleton, the donor, renewed the offer to
give cup to each rider. We'll call it off. -
said they, and the contest ended on the beau
tiful winter night CT Dec. H. 1897.
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acted as referee, gave the fight to Bonner
in the third round. Neither man was in
good condition. Bonner had the best OF it
throughout, knocking Smith down twice in
the first round, once in the second, and three
times in the third.
Harry Forbes. of Chicago, and Tom Coo
ney, of Providence, r. l., took part in the
first bout of the evening, and although Coo
ney was the heavier man, the fight was
stopped in the first half of the second round
to save him from knockout
Sprague, of Streator ILL.,. and Richie of
st. Louis, came next, and Richie lasted just
about as long as Cooney Sprague putting il
all over him. The fight was given to Sprague
in the second round
Jimmy Murphy. of Chicago, met George
Kerwin, the club champion, for six rounds
for the wind-up OF the evening. The de-
cision was given to Kerwin in the fifth, he
having knocked Murphy down repeatedly
The latter did more clinching and hugging
than fighting.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
INDIANAPOLIS ALL ALIVE.
Preparing for the Big 1898 Meet of
the l.. 4. w.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, JAN 15.-The '9S
meet comes to the Hoosier village, and next
gather at the home of Benjamin Harrison,
James Whitcomb Riley, kid Mccoy and a
host of Other celebrities
The city was thoroughly aroused when the
news was flashed the wires that Indian
apolis had the meet. Chairman Parry at
once called the executive committee together
and announced the selection of the following
men as charmen Of the different commi ttecs:
Entertainment and reception, Charles r.
lockwood; finance, Albert Sahm; railroads,
John Lazarus; accommodations. G. G. Fos-
ter; press, Hal w. Reed; racing, Hebert Foltz;
track, A. c. Newly; information, John n.
Navin; to prevent eXtortions, Russell Eek
man; railway station facilities, J. R. Cava-
naugh; veterans, II. T. Hearsey; badges, Tom
condition of city, c. A. Kenyon; condition of
country roads, John McGregor; credentials
Wallace Sherwood; tours and runs, Merril
Moores; street decorations, John j. Appel;
entertainment Of ladies. Mrs. John C. Dean.
The officers of the Indianapolis '9S Meet
club are D. NJ. Parry, president; Evans
Wooilen. secretary: c. +. Smith, treasurer.
The Indianapolis SO Meet club has arranged
to meet every Saturday afternoon through
out the winter and twice week when the
cycling season opens.
The Indianapolis L. A. w Bicycle club
with 250 members, will constitute the COM
mittees on reception and entertainment dur
ing the '9S meet. Charles F. lockwood
president Of the club is chairman of both
committees
One thing has been decided on for the In
dianapolis SO meet The Hooser wheclmen
will give gigantic smoker for the visitors
and an effort will he made to surpass the
similar event in Philadelphia last August.
Herbert Foltz, chairman OF the committee
on racing, will probably go 10 Philadelphia in
few days to consult with the officials of
the Citizens street railway in regard to the
tracks which will be built in indianapolis
in the spring. Mr.. Foltz is "a member of the
racing board and has prepared plans and
specifications for track.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
CHAMPION HANDBALL PLAYERS.
Casey and Dunn to Visit the West ia
ihe Nenr Eufure

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-Phil Casey and for
mer Alderman James Dunn, of Brooklyn, will
make transcontinental tour in April, and
will play the crack handbal teams of all
the big cities from New York to San Fran
cisco.
made by a team of players at this particular
game. These two men are each more than
fifty years of age. They have met young and
old season after season, and still they are.
first. They declare this to be their farewell
tour.
At least a half dozen trips have been made
by Casey and Dunn to st. Louis and Chi
cago. They have met the cracks of the mid
die West and they the champions. But
the California journey is something new.
Thomas MCGEE Jr., and his brother, T. G..
Francisco called on Mr. Casey today and
took the measurement of his court in order
that they might duplicate it on the Pacific
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-16
WHAT THE RACERS WANT.
Amendments Eek Will Submit mt st.
Louis

Tom Eek has been selected by the racing
assembly at ST. Louis next month.
An important amendment TO be offered
by Eek will be the following:
That a limit be put on the size of pacing
machines in middle and long distance pace
quads, ridden by men, and that electric
pacing machines shall be used except by spe-
cial sanction from the racing board.
This is owing to the fact that quints and
danger to the riders. and that quads and
triplets have been found to be fast enough
for any racing man, are easier to handle
and far preferable for pick-ups.
In order to give amateurs a chance to ride
in middle distance racing and in paced mile
races, and to give promoters q chance to
put on special feature for the amateurs
Eek wants a rule introduced which will al
low professionals to pace amateurs in races
and in trials against time.
The most important resolution that Eek
will have introduced behalf of the racing
men provides as follows:
That every professional who races in Amer
lea shall be entitled to join the League of
American Wheelmen upon payment of SO,
which shall be paid to the chairman of the
L. A. w. racing board in order to sustain
that branch of the league. That no amateur
shall be allowed tc compete in races until he
becomes a member of the league upon paw
plicant.
The money received from this source shall
go to the board, and there is fully 1900
amateurs. this would give $780, while at
least 2000 professionals would pay So each
making a total of $4,000. exclusive of the
money obtained from the sanctions fines. ETC.
This money. according to Eek will go to-
ward the paying of the running expenses of
the racing board. The chairman shall be
salared man, who could devote his time
to the office. and whose salary shall be
40 per cent of all fees from the riders, and
the remaining GO per cent to be divided equal
ly among the ether six members Of the board.
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Arrangements Discussed by the In
tercoIIegfate Committee.

CHICAGO. Jan. 15.-The graduate commit
Tee OF the western intercollegiate Athletic as
ISOLATION met this afternoon in the assocja-
ton building and discussed preliminary ar
engagements for the annual track meet. which
takes place in Chicago next summer. The
colleges represented were: University of Chi
cago, University of Illinois, Grinneli college.
wisconsin; University of Minnesota. Depauw
university, and Lake Forest university.
Michigan and Leland Stamford are also en-
titled to representatives the committee, but
none was present from either university. The
application of A. H. Culver the pole vaulter
Of North Western. to have his record Of II
feet made at the meeting of 1895, recognized
by the association, was heard and will prob
ably be granted at the next meeting aro<
vided he Will be able to furnish the nenes-
sary aff1davits from the judges and meast us
who were present at the time
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Dickerson NAV BE Named.

1t is likely that C. w. Dickerson, of Chi
cago, will succeed A. L. Garford as president
of the national board of cycle trade.
manufacturer of sadles, it is said does not
care fer another term at the head of the
organization, as the work interferes to some
extent with his business interests.
board has been mentioned as likely to sue
coed Garford bv. insists that he is not an
aspirant for another term. Dickerson would
be acceptable toy theSfontrolling interests of
the board, and Is reasonably certain to be
elected. 81