The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02
CENTURY RIDERS GALORE
SEVERAL HUNDRED WHEEL4LIzN
TO PARTICIPATE IN TODAY's
BIG RUN
OVER THE NORTHFIELD COURSE
Successful Riders VIII Receive Med
81 ais Motor Wheels the BicIcIe
of Future-Bfrd and Powers
After Records.

Today will be one of greatest interest TO
cyclists of the Twin Cities. The annual
Century Read clubs survivors run from
this city to Mortified will be made, and
the event is expected to absorb the in
terest of all local and state enthusiasts.
1t is hoped that the steadily increasing
| zeal in this sport will warrant for it an
unprecedented success. Last year the
run was all that could be expected for
it them but now conditions are even
more favorable to the event, and it will
doubtless surpass the record Of the pre-
vious year.
Nearly $50 riders started in the race a
year ago, and over 10 of them were in
at the finish. Seven Of the starters were
ladies. and there is an especial invitation
issued to the ladies to participate in the
race this year Each of those who en-
gagged one year ago were presented with
special gold medals by the Minnesota
| division of the CIR. c., as an indication
of the organizations appreciation of their
determined efforts to finish under the tor
rid weather which prevailed at that time.
The start this morning is from the
checking station at st. Peter and Sew
enth streets, and viii be made at
o clock. The ST. Paul wheelnen will pro-
coed to Minneapolis and there meet the
Mill City riders at Tenth street and Park
avenue one hour after the start from
here The line is expected to be an I'M
broken one, as the Dacemakers are
among the best road riders in the state,
and will keep up a steady pace, easy to
follow. The century is to be made in
fourteen hours The road was never in
better condition than at present, and
there will be no drawbacks from this
standpoint The riders will eat dinner
at the Archie house, Mortified. They
will come home in the usual free and
easy gait.
That the motor wheel is the coming
vehicle the Cycling Gazette ardently
maintains. In the defense of its theory
the paper says:
Not only are wide-awal1e and authori-
tative bicycle writer's convinced that the
motor wheel is certain to prove in mar
velous demand, but they are putting
their shoulders to the wheel to bring
about ouch a demand"
One writer who has ridden the motor
wheel says to his fellow sports: Don't
ride a motor wheel if you ever wish or
hope to again be satisfied with your
present day bicycle" He argues that
the difference between riding motor
cycle and one Of the present day style
is as great as riding one of the present
day wheels and walking.
All Eastern authorities seem to agree
that the advent of the motor cycle is
not far distant in the West, and that
when 1T reaches this part of the country
It's arrival will have become permanently
established for its popularity will have
been thoroughly created.
The sale of cycle path tags is practi-
cally over for the season, nearly all the
tags having been collected by Archie
Mathies.
James McIlrath has made enviable re-
cords this season. both In the state
mileage competition and the century
races. He holds the record by lead of
three thousand miles in the former, and
his championship is generally conceded
for this year.
Archie Mathies, OF the roads record
committee of the national c. r. c., says
that road riding for the current year
had shown a decided increase, and that
it promises to be permanently popular.
One year ago the application for cen
fury bars numbered lo4 up to Sept. ],