The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-05-24

bicycle race Tom. Finn showed his
metal. Every one of the other con-
testants were not only much larger,
but much older. The contest was
in heats, three riders to each heat,
six riders in ALL Tom was in the
second heat, was fouled and lost
first place by the foul, but was Civ
en- second and the ''fouler' thrown
out. In the ride off between the
best four out of the six, Tom. easily
secured third place In the mile
bicycle race Monroe Baldwin added
two points to the Redwood string
by winning second place. Monroe
should have won first by pushing
his adversaries from the start. The
results follow:
80 yard dash-McLennan of Mar
shall, first, Treadwell of Redwood,
second. Time 81 seconds. Tread
well S prize was whip.
12-lb. shot put-Main of Tracy
first, Kennedy of Marshall second,
Brown of Pipestone third, Wilson
of Redwood fourth and Johnson of
Redwood fifth. Distance 81 feet,
nine inches.
1OO-yard dash-Main of Tracy
first, Kennedy of Marshall second
and Treadwell of Redwood third.
Time, III seconds.
One-half mile run-Treadwell of
Redwood first, Kidder and Troop Of
Marshall second and third. Time
33-3-1O. First prize was valise.
Running broad jump-Williams OF
Marshall first, Kennedy of Mar
shall second, and Treadwell of Red
wood third. Distance 20 feet.
22O yard dash-McLennan OF Mar
shall first, Main of Tracy second
and Treadwell of Redwood third.
Time-26-1-5.
Pole vault-McLennan of Mar
shall first, Johnson of Redwood Sec
ond. Distance 8 feet. Second
prize was watch.
| One-half mile walk-Dresser and
Ellery of Marshall won first and
second, on account of Alexander of
Redwood breaking.
Ball throw-Kennedy of Marshall
first, Bunga Of Pipestone second
and Donovan of Tracy third. Dis
tance, four chains and 50 links.
Running high jump-Donaldson
of Tracy first, Williams of Marshall
second and Brown of Pipestone
third. Distance, four feet and 10
inches.
40 yard dash-McLenna of Mar
shall first, Treadwell of Redwood
second and Kidder of Marshall
third. Time, one minute.
12-pound hammer throw-Proutv
of Tracy first, Serrurier of Pipe
stone second: Titus of Tracy third.
Hop, skip and jump-Treadwell
Of Redwood first. Kennedy and Will
liams of Marshall second and third.
Distance, 80 feet, two inches. First
prize was pair of tennis shoes.
Standing broad jump-Wilson of
Redwood first, Burchard of Mar
shall second and Main of Tracy
third. Longest distance jumped,
nine feet.
Half mile relay race-Won easily
by Marshall, but owing to foul of
two feet, Tracy was given first and
Redwood second. Time one minute
and so seconds.
One mile bicycle race-Fiske of
Marshall first, Baldwin of Redwood
second and Main of Tracy third.
Time 3:56-1-5.
One-fourth mile bicycle race
Case OF Marshall first, Main of Tracy
second and Finn of Redwood third.
Rest time Al.
The two hurdle races were aban-
doned, owing to the bad condition
of the track.
The management, so far as having
the events rushed and keeping
them from becoming a drag to the
audience, was very bad. Gail Pat
terson of Marshall, was the only one
who seemed to show any signs of
rustling, and his work was very
good. Had he been properly rein
forced the entertainment would
have been 100 per cent. more pleas
ing to that big crowd.
On Friday Prof. Jones of Red
wood was referee portion of the
time: Frank Case at other times.
Chas. Luscher of Redwood was one
OF the judges. On Saturday Chas.
Luscher was referee and J. A..
Schmahl one of the judges.
Marshall was patriotic in the ex-
treme, and the enthusiasm mani
tested by that big Marshall crowd
undoubtedly helped the Marshall
boys toland so many prizes, although
the young men from that town are
strong athletic spirits. In the re-
lay race the yellow and black
formed a foreground OF the big
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