The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-11
THEIR WHEELS FLEW
FAST TIME MADE BY CYCLISTS AT
LEXINGTON PARK YES
TERDAY
TWO STATE RECORDS DROP

w. e. Becker Cut the Mile Unpaced
Professional and Chester Clark
son the Amateur Mark for the
Same Performance Bergeson
Took the Three-Mile Professional
Close OF N. C. A. Meeting.
The contestants in yesterdays bicycle
races at Lexington park won additional
laurels In number of trials against
time, establishing two new state records.
w. e. Becker clipped three-fifths of a
second off the one-mile unpaced profess
sional record, formerly held by A. Berge-
son, Of Ell, making the new time 2:16 rs,
and Chester GARRISON lowered the exist
ing amateur unpaced mile record one sec
ond.
A high wind and heavy track opera ted
to prevent fast time but the riders were
cheered by the arousing warmth of the
September sun and the enthusiasm of the
few hundred people who saw the events.
AS the last of a series of racing matinees
that have been given by the N. c.. A.
races that will be seen in the Twin Cities
this year, unusual interest centered
around each of the four events While
the meet has not been financial sue
cess, some of the best racing seen in the
Northwest has been witnessed since it's
opening a week ago yesterday.
Five professionals came up for the state
mile record unpaced. B. E. Bird and A.
Bergeson both succeeded in covering the
distance unassisted in 2:20. A W. Cal
lander secured a record of 2:25, and Einar
Lee PA 30. Becker, the popular Mime
apolis boy. came up last. He covered the
first third in IL seconds, and it was evil
dent that he would lower the marks set
by the riders who had preceded him. A
head wind swept down the back stretch,
but Becker ploughed through it like
young colt through a field of clover and
crossed the tape at a two-minute clip,
completing the mile in 2:16 2-5.
The one-third mile amateur state cham
pionship event was a very fast one.
Clarkson secured position of advantage
at the pole and held it throughout the
race, Ben Erickson and r. Broadbent
finishing second and third. Louis Nieder-
hofer secured a bad start and was never
able to head the leaders. The circuit was
made in is seconds.
In the three-mile professional handicap
race Becker and Johnson started on the
scratch, and Bird at sevenry-f1ve yards,
while the rest Of the field were distributed
from 100 up to 200 yards. Bird succeeded
in catching the main bunch after the first
mile, but fell out on the fourth mile.
Johnson SHOOK Becker, who was as
sisted to his dressing room with a bad
attack of nausea, but Johnny likewise
gave up the race, although he made sew
eral lap sprints which brought him closer
to the handicap men, but the distance was
too great TO over>ome without assistance.
The race then lay between Einar Lee, A.
Bergeson and A. w. Callander. The lat
ter made the jump after crossing the tape
the second time and secured lead OF
several lengths. "Bergy' then went after
first money and Won after making a
baautifur sprint of about sixth OF
mile. Einar Lee passed Callander, finish
Ing second. Time, 1852.
81 the amateurs Clarkson was the first
man to try for the record, and after
warming up with couple of times
around left the tape with the pistol and
finished in 2.1T, lowering the amateur rec
crd bv one second. The third lap was
made in Il 2-5, the fastest time made dur
ing any Of the races yesterday. The
eothers succeeded in striking gait as Iol-
lows: w. Granquist, 2:20; l.: Niederhofer,
22O; Ben Erickson, 2:29; Hans Mlkxel-
SON $50; F.. Dubay, 2:341&; r. Broadbent,
2:31.
Can't. Clark made his last appearance,
making a sensational dive from the 100
foot tower, and Charles Fralfck made
jump into a twefve-foot net
The summary Of the races is as fol-
lows: ,.
One-third mile, amateur state champion
ship-Chester Clarkson first, Ben Erick-
son second R. Broadbent third. Time.
One mile, unpaced professional, against
time-W E. Becker 2:16 %.
Bergeson 100 yards. first; Einar Lee, $50
Yards, second; A. w. Callander, l25 yards,
third Time. 1887. o,ins+
One-mile amateur, unpaced, against
time-Chester Clarkson, 2:17.