The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-14
FRESH CYCLING NOTES
PREPkE ATOMS FOR THE BIG
MEET AT LEXINGTON PARK
JUNE 10
PROGRAMME OF THE EVENTS

Indications Are That 1t VIII He the
Greatest Drawing Card of Its
Kind Pulled on in the Northwest
-ASsociated WheeImen Have
Some Complaints to Make Against
= CycIists-L. a. w. Bulletin.
~Prepara tionsfor the big cycle race meet,
tn be given June 10 (the second Satur-
day afternoon in June) at Lexington park
By the Northwestern Cycle company are
bSing rapidly carried out. The event
promises to be the biggest and most sue
cessful affair Of the kind ever given in
tie Twin Cities With the exception of
fsW seats. in the grand stand, the entire
efouEGs- are to be thrown open to the
I&blit, free of acharge, and this will I'M
derbtediy insure the biggest crowd Lex
lffgton park has ever held. There will be
astirst-cl band~of music to add to the
enjoyment of the programme, and the
, Northwestern companyiwiH leave nothing
y ItAdone TO make the event a success in
every way.
Inquiries have been received from some
oS the best professional and amateur
riders in the Northwest, and the entry
OF all the representative riders of St. Paul
and Minneapolis is assured. The pro-
gIamme is a very complete one, including
asnOvice, one-nile open, five-Inile handi-
cap. and three-mile tandem handicap,
races for the amateurs with one-mile
open and three-mile Professional handicap
races for the ''profs." The prize list in
cludes high-grade. Barnes tandem, val
ued at 500; "a Hartford bicycle a Luthy
bicycle. ,apds numerous other prizes ag-
gregating about $500 in all.
RThef Officials selected are as follows:
aReferee-E, H. Payte
sClerk of! GourseLRobert McCleary.
Assistant Clerk of Course-Fenwick E.
Enwt i.
sStdrter-A. D. Smith:
sJudges-E. B. Smith, ]. c.. Nelson and
j. +. Meyers.
aTiners4Dan Carmichael, Cole Bell and
Archie, Matthias.
sTh9 meet will have the sanction of the
L. y, w, land will be run strictly under
their rules. The track is being. rapidly put
Into Ngoodi order, and will be ready for
practice within a day or so.
arhe Programme is as follows:
Novice race, one miIe-Two-t thirds mile
trial heatsSsfsfst ahd second in each heat
and third in fastest heat to2qualify for
fAal. First prize, Cyclone photo cam
era and complete outfit, valued at SIS
(sold by Schuneman & Evans, st. Paul.;
second prize one pair Morgan & Wright
racing tires, value $12; third prize. sub
'ieription to, St; Paul G o b 9 for one
year, given by the st; Paul G l o b e, val
ue 50; fourth prize. high grade gas lamp,
One mile open, amateur = Two-thirds
mile trial heats. first and second in each
heat and third in fastest heat to qualify
for final. First, prize, Hartford high
one pairs Palmer racing tires, value $l5
third prize, one years subscription to
st. Paul Dispatch, given by st. Paul Dis
patch, value "a; fourth prize, high grade
gas lamp. value s.
One mile open<Pr Professional Two-third
mile trial heats. first and, second in each
for final First prize, SIS cash. second
prize, $l5 cash; third prize, $40 cash
Five mile handicap, amateur-First
second prize, bicycle. suit, to order, value,
SO; third prize, one pair Hartford racing
tires. value, s12; fourth prize, one years
Three mile -handicap-Profession
First. Barnes tandem bicycle value S1O0;
secohd cash, s15; third, cash. $1e; fourth;
Three mile. tandem-Handicap amateur
winning team-EDiamond stud to. each rid-
err valued at SIS each; second, team. one
par YSasngSsr arc racing tires TO each rider.
Exhibition. mile against state record
CharieS Hofer, on Barnes White Flyer:
paced by Barnes White Flyer triplet.-.e-
Exhibition MILL amateur team, on
Luthy worlds record tandem, this tandem
holding thirty-five world s records. -
exhibition trick. riding, by rider to be
announced later. -.
Entry fees are $1@for the first entry, and
90 cents for each additional entry, and
should be sent to A. D. Smith, care
Northwestern Cycle company, st. Paul, \
MINI. The entry blanks will be out on 4
Tuesday, .and.can be;secured at the stores
of the company in both st. Paul and Min
neapolis, or Will be sent by mali to any
applicants ..-...-
The. prizes Of this meet will be dfsnlay-
ed in the windows of Schuneman &
Evans, for the week beginning June g.
In Connection with local racing A D.
Smith, the official L. A W. Handicapped
for Minnesota and North and South Da-
kota, desires TO call the attention of the
riders to the new registration rules for
~, recently adopted by the L. A. w.
racing board, which provide that the pro-
1essional9 shall pay an annual fee of 81.
and amateurs fee of $3.50 per annum,