The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-30
RAGS ON IHE SPEEDWAY
CAPITAL CITY DRIVING CLUBS
TURNOUT WAS A GOOD
ONE
SOME FAST HEATS TR0TTED
Over Two Hundred Splendid Ve-
hieIes of Every Description
We're Ia Line - DIR. Kelly
Has an Accident.

In an elaborate, surprising, in fact stun
ming manner BETTING the dignity of one
of the leading cities OF the Northwest,
the Capitol City Driving club and many
citizens not members of the club, dedi-
Gated the Summit avenue speedway yes
terday afternoon.
Bike, speed wagons. pole teams, victo-
rias, stanhopes, baby brakes, covert wag-
ons, park wagons. bike runabouts, high
wheeled runabouts. uniforms. four horse
drags, two horse drags. traps, pony
carts, phaetons, dog carts, carriages of
all kinds single gspeedway s-everythin
under the sun with the right to come
under the head of stylish and unique
equipage could be seen ct the speedway
and the sight was as interesting a one
as has been seen IN st. Paul Tor many
a day.
Fair women, stalwart men, afoot, in
turnout or on horseback, silk umbrellas,
. high steppers of every kind, silver buck
led harneSses-and then the speedway,
with its racing eQuiRages as st foreground
Those who were lucky enough TO be in
attendance viii not soon forget the scene.
There Were about 2oG vehicles in line
when the procession forn1ett At Rice park
about O'clock. \ squad Of mounted po-
dice and the Minnesota state band were
i in the lead ana thousands Of spectators
on every side, the vehicles moved down
St. Peter street. The band began to play
p, and the programme OF the afternoon was
> begun.
The line of march was along Fifth to
. St. Peter, then to Sixth, along Sixth and
,Sib!ey and concentrating back to Sixth
to Summit avenue, and thence to the
speedway.
A large tallyho from J. E Cook 6;
Sons headed the procession Of the car
. riages. Bike ruaabouts and high wheeled
runaboutS were in greater evidence than
any other kind of vehicle. The forma-
ton Of the parade was as follows;
First Dlvision-Squad o. mounted po-
lice, Minnesota State band, Mayor Smith,
members of the council. President il. NJ
Stocking, of the Driving club; Nj. n.
GGSS, marshal.
speed wagons, DR.. z. II. WhiIcomb. mar
shall
Third Divistan--sirgle- anrl double high
speed wagons, Ger. George c. lambert,
Fodrth Division-stanbope ana tan
dems. Brooks Henderson. marshal.
Fifth DiYisioR-SiHSle ana double ira ps
Col. J. NJ. Hawthorne. IEarsh1L
Sixth Division-Two-w heeled vietoriaS
unicorns, talyhos, etc. Rnkard Ffurd,
marshal
As the procession neared Summit ave-
nue., new vehicles were added to the lire
u and by the time the speedway was reach
ed. little before 3 O'clock. II was fInpos-
o., s:bIe 10 keep track OF everybody in line
for both sides of the street We're occupied
and vehicles were moving in every direc-
ton.
The horse racing was one Of the feat
ures of the programme though no real
genuine racing took place during the day
I There was no ono T. art rs starter an6
as q consequence no on@ 80 keep time
The horse that got IL FIRST ua- The win
ner.
One of the most interesting. races was
that between TIazelhe3d. owned by w c.
Caring and Little :; owned by ri
Martin. The run was neck and neck over
most of the course bur fIazelheYd man
aged to win the race.
Maud B and Mite. owned by Fred
Schroeder and w. J. Casling respectively
ran in the next heat, Maud winning
out.
Strathmore and Little Wonder. ownet
by c. Leibrock and Ny. Bronson, ran twc
heats. Little Wonder winning the frs
and Strathmore the second heat.
Dr. Smiths team was run against
pais from Minneapolis and magnificent
showing was made but owing 10 the fac
that no entries were made AMI nc recort
kept of those participating in the races
it is not known who owned the Minneap
oils team. Both turnouts were of tn,
finest.
Little TIinket and Dr. II, owned by I