The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-05
FIRST TRACK EVENTS
FEATURES OF BICYCLE DAY AT
TRACT FULLY TWENTY-FIVE
HUNDRED PEOPLE
SOME EXCITING FINISHES
Several Spills Occur During the
Sport That Throw Spectators
Into Some E1citem ent-Most Cred
noon Was the Work of George
Sudhefmer


one-mile novice-Tom McGiever, Mer-
Ram Park first; Harold Upton, Hudson.
third. Time, 2:5o 20.
z ons-m!le open
more, n. D., third Time, 2:2s rs
Half-mile open amateur-George Sud
heimer. ST Paul, first; M. D. Nicholson.
third Time. Lii As
DAN S9 Garmic Hae st. Paul rsp Charles
H H9sH St + Fa4 S3d Time IN B. 5s s
Two-mile NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tandem
first; Cleveland triplet second (disquali-
fed. Time, 4:44.
first; Dan Carmichael, St. Paul, second.
Time, PIP is.
one-mile amateur lap race-George Sud
Charles Hofer, St. Paul. Time, :55 rs.
Five-mile amateur handicap-L. A. La
Borre st. Paul. first Victor Peterson.
Paul! third. Time, 1914 3-5.
Paced trial, for state record-Geo. Sud
heimer, St Paul. Time. 200 rs.
Bicycle day." marking the first track
events of the Minnesota state fair. at
tracted fully $500 people to the grand
stand yesterday afternoon, and the spec
tators were RECALLED with a varied pro-
gramme Of wheel events FOR nearly four
hours The entries We're large in nearly
every race and the finishing sprints were
always exciting, even If some loafing was
INDUCED in by the riders in the back
stretch There were several sensational
spills during the sport that set the
spectators In a state of excitement the
flying riders going down amidst glisten-
ing steel and clouds of dust, but for
tunately no one was seriously injured.
The races took place on the new half
mile track which has been constructed
within the mile paddock, and the fact
that the wheelmen had the smaller track
exclusively to themselves while the horses
were exercising on the big track showed
the wisdom of the fair management In
building the half-mile course. The races
were under the auspices of the Laurel
Cycle club, with L. A w. sanction. In
several of the events there was consid-
cradle confusion and delay in announc-
ing the results.
The most creditable performance Of the
afternoon was the effort of George Sud-
heimer to lower the state amateur paced
mile record of 200 rs, which he success
fully accomplished. making the mile in
200 as. Sudheimers feat not only places
him foremost among the crack amateur
riders of Minnesota, but stamps the new
fair ground track as one of the fastest
In the Northwest.
YOUNGSTERS GET AWAY
The first event, the one-mile novice, In
three heats, brought out a sinewy look
ing lot of youngsters who rode an eX
citing race. The time in none of the
heats was fast but the riders kept we'll
together and sprinted into the stretch
we'll punched each time, and finished in
q bunch. W. Hengen, of Minneapolis;
Victor Peterson, Minneapolis, and D. E.
Scott were pitted against each other In
the first heat. They got away abreast
and hit lively clip TO the quarter, where
Scott went to the front and led across
the tape the first time around. Peterson
set the pace from the three quarters to
the stretch, with Hengen trailing In an
easy third. Rounding into the stretch
the riders began the sprint for home,
which terminated with Hengen half a
wheel to the good over Peterson. and
Scott third. Time 2:56.
The winner of the race doomed up In the
second heat, when Tom McGever, of
Merriam Park; Harold Upton, Hudson,
Wis, and Charles Farm, Minneapolis,
went away together at the sound of the
starters pistol McGiever took the lead
at the quarter and was never in danger
to the tape. Upton landed In second
place two wheel lengths back, with Farm
third, three yards in the rear The tim
ers announced 2:23 2-5 showing McGiever
to have set a much livelier pace than
any of the contestants in the first heat.
nj or rta in ha
final heat and they took their time In
the back stretch, when McGiever set out
for the tape at a high rate Of speed