The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-13
RACEkT COMO TODAY
MANY FAST RIDERS ENTERED IN
THE HANDICAP ROAD
RACE
ATTENDANCE WILL BE LARGE
Slkillful Handspring Has Given
All Entries Even Chance, and
Result Cannot BE
FOretoId
ATTENDANCE WILL BE LARGE

The century handicap road race around
Lake Como will be held today, commence
ing at 1890 o'clock, when the limit men
will be started. All of the local cracks
have entered, and a number of the best
riders Of Minneapolis also appear In the
list of starters. Seven riders have been
placed on scratch, and OF these two are
St. Paul men, T. L. Bird and w. A. Pow
ers; three are from Minneapolis, Callen-
der, Larson and Clements, the other two
being from Chicago.
In ALL forty riders will toe the mark
at the different marks, the limit men, of
whom there are three, receiving l hour
and 10 minutes. Elaborate precautions
have been taken to insure the ac-
curate scoring Of the positions Of all the
riders, and to prevent mistakes the con-
testants will be checked off from three
different points on the course. The chief
scorer Is A. l.. Mace, Of this city, and
the long experience of this veteran cy-
clist Is In itself a guarantee that the
work will be properly done. There has
been considerable speculation as to the
winner, and the consensus Of opinion Is
that the handicaping has been excep-
tionally well performed by Paul Gyll-
strom, whose proficiency in this respect
is well known all over the United States
The cycle path has been reserved for
wheelmen, the contestants using the road.
The race may therefore be viewed by
large number of spectators, and as all
entered have chance for prize. their
friends will attend in force to cheer them
along Yesterday the Chicago riders.
eight in number, were taken over the cy-
Gle paths of the city by James McIlrath.
cycling editor OF the G lob e, and an
enjoyable ride of about fifty miles Was
taken.
The officials of the day are: Referee.
A. ]. McCullum, st. Paul; starter. B. b.
Bird. st. Paul; judges. T. %. Thayer,
70 r Smith, St. Paul, and A. B. Choate
and Paul Gyllstrom, of Minneapolis:
timers, e. s. Weldon and e. H Payte,
ST. Paul; A. A. Hanson and II. s. Hayes.
Minneapolis; clerk Of the course. j. j.
Schwarz, ST. Paul; assistant clerks W.
L. Price, A. c. Walterstaff, s. J. DAILY
J. N Bowen; chief scorer, A L. Mace, st.
Paul.
handcaps, is:
scratch-Theodore Clements. Minneapo-
lis Will Calender Minneapolis; John
Larson, Minneapolis; w. A. Powers, ST
Paul; George HaTbert , Gnle a. 5aI IMAM
-Four minutes thirty seconds-Claud KEEL
Ioee. Grand Forks, n. D.; c. Blanken-
helm, Chicago; F. ]. Burtscher, Mime
Fifteen minuteg-Robert Drach, Chi
cago; J. Epp, Chicago; N Z: harper
Minneapolis; john korlatn, St; fdui;
Twenty-Five minutes-Harold Melpy,
Minneapolis; c. ]. Johnson, Minneapolis;
Royal NJ Bly, Minneapolis; W. V. Peter
son, Minneapolis; T. B. Hockey, Mime
Thirty minutes-T H. Watson, Mining
apolis; w. L. McMullen MinneaPon4S; :.
r. Distler, St. Paul; r. A. Mills, st. PAU;
James McIlrath, st. Paul
Forty nninutes-Antonio Jenson Mime
apoiis; NJ ]. Dempsey, st. Paul; J. t.
Kastner, st. Paul
Forty-five minutes-P: J, Mccartney.
st. Paul; F. B. Treat. st. Paul.
Fifty misunderstanding H Morgan, st.
Paul: All Hunt, st. Paul; Pearl Smith, St
One hour-James shotwell, Minneap-
oils: L. B. Savage, Minneapolis; John J.
Minneapoiis; r. Miller. Minneapolis
One hour. fifteen minutes-Ben Helg-
er. st. Paul. r. NJ. Nystrum, st. PAU; ).
r. Distler, St. Paul.
Thirty-fve handsome prizes are offered,
four for time positions and thirty-one for
place. All who finish within the time
limit are therefore sure of a prize.