The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-28
MEDALS FOR FIST RIDERS
MINNESOTA CYCLISTS HAVE BEEN
AWARDED MANY BY CEN
TURY ROAD CLUB
WINTERS FOR -FOUR YEARS
Record Shows Tn"t This State Is
We'll Provided with Speedy
Century Performers Und
Read Riders.

In 1855 the Century Road Club of Amer
lean announced that it would award
medal to the rider i'll each state making
the largest mileage or the greatest num-
Ter Of centuries Ito be decided upon by
the StSte centuriOn) or for the most
meritorious ride made during the year.
That year A. L. Mace, Who was state
centurion for Minnesota, decided to make
the award for the most meritOrious tide,
which was won by Mrs. w. l.. Price, of
Minneapolis. Since then the award has
been made for the greatest number Of
centuries. until the present year, When
the award viii be made On the percentage
plan. points being counted for each per-
Torrance, and the rider having the
greatest number of points at the close of
the year viii be considered the champion
road rider OF the state, and be entitled
to the state medal. In 1887 the medal
was won by W. r. S. Swartz, of st. Paul,
he having ridden twenty centuries. In
1855 4 Underwood, Of Minneapolis, cap
tuved the coveted medal by riding thirty
four centuries. James McIlrath, of s..
Paul Won it IN 1899, having rolled off
forty-two centuries, and in 1900 A H.
Moore, of ST. Paul, won the medal by
riding forty-eight centuries. In addition
to the state medal. which is awarded by
the national organization.
The officers Of the club have hung up
and within the past five years Thirty
four medals have been presented to the
members of the Minnesota division of the
Century Road club, the awards beng as
follows:
1S96-Mrs W: L. Price, Minneapolis.
Paul. greatest number of centuries.
1S97--W. r. S. Swartz, st. Paul. great
est number of centuries; Mrs A.
Matheis, meritorious ride.
Nd 1ic r
est number of centuries; Mrs. W. l..
Price Minneapolis; Mrs. A. Nfatheis, st.
Paul; AIRS. James NcIlrath, st. Paul:
Archie Natheis, ST Paul; A. Underwood,
Minneapolis, meritoriOus rides.
Archie Matheis, st. Paul, national
medal for largest number of new mem
bers; 4. Underwood. Minneapolis nation
al medal for second largest number of
new members; A Matheis, Cycling Ga
zette medal; c. H Vonderhoof, breaking
Mortified record.
". 3. Dixon, meritOrious ride; Mrs. w.
/. Price, one century Invitation
medal.
1S99--James McIlrath, st. Paul, greatest
number of centuries; J. Korlath, break
ing NorthGeld record; D. F. Carmichael,
breaking st. Paul-'Tonka record; James
McIlrath, Hunter special medal; ]. Kor-
10th, meTitoriouS ride; James McIlrath,
largest mileage.
number of centuries; James McIlrath,
St. Paul largest mileage; John Larson,
Minneapolis. breaking st. Paul-'Tonka
record; r. L. Bird St Paul breaking
Mortified record; A a. Hanson, Mime
apolis, fastest century over Hanson
course; ". A. Powers, ST Paul first dou-
BILE century over Mortified course; c.
II. Vanderhoof, Minneapolis largest
number of new members: James Nell
rath. st. Paul second largest number OF
new members: d. E. McLennon. Min
ncapelis, third largest number of new
members; Miss B. SheDherd Minneauo-
lis. fourth largest number of new mem
bers; W. A. Powers. ST Paul, best time
over the Monk course