The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-07
SURVIVORS WEREFEW
PERED BY A STRONG
BREEZE
ONLY THREE FROM THIS CITY
Mr.. and Mrs. McIIrnth and A. l..
Mace Finished With the Sur
yivors-COurse In Good
Shape.

The annual survivors, run of the Min
nesota division of the Century Road
| club of America was made yesterday
| and only fourteen of the forty-five start
erS finished
| Never before in the history Of this
| division has the annual run been made
! over so fine a course. There was cycle
path the entire distance.
| But there was a wind such as Sill
| Thomas Upton had been whistling for
| for months, and it took the starch out
! of the riders.
| 1t was smooth sailing on the first leg
! from the twin cities to Anoka. The riders
| had the breeze at their backs and they
moved along with little effort. Every
face wore a broad smile during the first
twenty-five miles, for the wheels ran as
easy as motors.
When the turn was made at Anoka the
smiles disappeared and a strong wind
was breasted. By the time Osseo was
reached a goodly number had decided
that century riding under such eondi-
lions was not to their liking. and aban-
doned the attempt of completing the hun
dred miles.
The following completed the run:
| From Minneapolis-Mis Blanche Bou-
cher, local centurion; C. ]. Johnson, A.
A Hansen, Charles r. Weldon, Fred
Ccrrie, Carl Johnson, Clyde E. Hoyt,
Fred Parker, Herbert Van Poll Herbert
G. Gurnee, Karl A Linde.
From ST. Paul-Mr. and Mrs James
MeIlrath, A. L. Mace.
The start was made from the club
house of the Flour City Cyclists, Mime
apolis, at 1880 a. m. The first men
finished at $50 D. M, the time for the
ITO miles, the length of the Minneapolis
Anoka-Shakopee course, being 11:20.
No SERIOITS NTTSIIApC
There were no serious mishaps during
the run. The worst was a collision at
Osseo, when Van Poll eollided with
Claude kellogg and Mrs. T. L. Bird, who
were on tandem. The collision resulted
i'll the front rims of both wheels being
broken.
An old tandem was borrowed by Mrs
Bird and Kellogg, but it ran so hard that
they were unable to continue the run
Van Poll found an extra wheel at Osseo
and completed the century
At Bloomington Johnson had a pune
ture and four spokes were broken. He
rode the thirteen miles to Shakopee on a
fat tire.
Smiles Karl Linde never allowed his
face to lose its laugh-inspiring appear
ance, and this fact bueyed up many of
the riders who were losing their strength.
Gurnee and Parker had about decided to
give up at OsSeo, when Lfnde came along.
He took the two in hand and showed
them Just how they could make the rum
Of the fourteen who finished none was
in better condition that Miss Boucher.
She was the only woman to finish on
single wheel
Fred Corrie and Karl Johnson were the
first riders to finish. They tackled on
to Hansen and Weldon, who established
a tandem record ride for the course
holding the fast clip for a distance
They rolled in at 4:44, their time being 9:14
State Centurion Tom E. Bird was out
for a while yesterday but he did not
attempt to complete the ride, for he had
not recovered from recent accident.
His physician forbade him from riding
at all, but he could not refrain from go
ing out and feeling" the path a little.
MAKE TANDEM RECORD.
A. A. Hansen and Charles r. Weldon
established tandem record for the
course in 6:45. Their actual riding time
was but a little over five hours They
started five minutes ahead of the group,
reaching st. Paul at 1855, and back to
the club house at S:21. They made Osseo
at O'Clock and Anoka at 9:20. This was
1:55 for the forty-two miles. They were
in Minneapolis again at 1910, at Shake
pee at 1882, finishing at 2:10.
Frank ]. Burtscher and W. L. McMullen
established a state standard century
course record at 5:4O:50 The best pre-
vious record was 6:04, held by Tom
Bird and James McIlraith, of ST. Paul
The ride was made over the Hansen
course.
PATH IN GOOD SHAPE.
The run yesterday was the first ever
made over the new cycle path TO Anoka.
All were greatly pleased with the new
cycle way, and declare it the best path
that has been built in this part of the
country. 1t is equal to any of the city
paths.
The twelve-mile stretch from Robbins
dale to Anoka is level, eight feet wide.
and has an excellent surface
There is a path from the city to Rob-
binsdale, but it is somewhat hilly.
The riders were somewhat disap-
pointed with the condition of the Shake
pee path. 1t was rough in spots and
tired the riders