The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-05

ing very slowly, and as soon as he had
realized that he had been tricked, he set
out at terrible pace. Meantime Becker
was following the fresh tandem, and
Johnson riding behind the jaded team,
who did their best to pull him up to Beck
en- but without success. Johnson gameIy
rode the entire race, and was rouEdly
cheered by the audience. Bird fell out
right after the incident, and Becker rode
across the tape winner Time HIPS 2-5.
The summary of the races is as fol-
lows:
Two-mile professional handicap-First.
j. p. Ewing, $50 yards; second, A. w.
60 yards Time, 4:36 1-5.
One-nile amateur, open-Ffrst, Chester
Clarkson; second, Louis Niederhofer;
FIVE Ma smeteuf stae aa I
G. Clarkson and L. Niederhofer dead
heat: Clarkson won the toss. Third, Ben
Erickson. Time, 1880 rs.
F1ve-mile triangular professionally.
p; Becker: first. John. S. Johnson second.
Third man did not finish. Time, II rs rs.
The opening of the six night profess
sional race which was to have taken
place last evening was postponed until
this evening on account of rain. The
race. instead Of finishing Saturday night.
will be completed Sunday afternoon. All
the professionals who have been par
| ticipating in the N. C. A. races will TAX
part.
The programme for this afternoon Is
as follows: One-mile amateur state
championship, two-mile professional
open, two-mile handicap professional.
and ten-mile amateur handicap. In adj
dition to this Capt. Clarke will dive 100
feet into small tank of water and
Harry Fralick will make the high net
jump. :. 49,
ho, ,lar
the rays of several powerful calcium
lights. Last evening the apparatus was
not in place in time, but it is expected
that everything will be in readiness to-
night. The prizes are large and all the
racing men are taking a lively interest
in the event The money is divided into
six shares. amounting in all to $500.
THE HIGH DIVER.
Capt. George w. Clarke made his ini-
tial appearance before a ST. Paul crowd.
diving from the top of spiral ladder
100 feet high into huge tank. The feat
was accomplished with apparent ease,
and the daring jumper quickly emerged
from his voluntary bath and very grace
fully responded to a hearty ovation. The
tank was but six feet in depth, and was
especially constructed for the occasion.
Harry Fralick duplicated his feat of the
udy DSlOIc ny ltOlu IliS (Op VI
the ladder into a net near the ground.
He landed squarelY in the middle of the
net, but on the bound he was thrown
over the edge onto the green. The thud
was heard very pei tibly in the grand
stand. Mr.. Fralick cana up, however,
very promptly, and after bowling to the
audience was off to his dressing room
without a scratch. Loquacious Col"
Ellis was very much in evidence, and
offered all kinds of money to the efectri-
fed grand stand occupants for duplica-
ton of the show. He also offered large
sum to any one who would come the
nearest to guessing the weight Of the
jumper as he touched the water. In
fact the colonel appeared to have the
doughramus to burn in large quantities.
He offered to give up thousand dollars
to any one in the audience that would
try to jump from the tower. But his lib
eral offer found no takers.