The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-18
.LOOPED IN The DARK
aDiavolo' Ruel Performs a Feat
That Strains Even His
Own Nerve.
Carnival Queen Contest Is Now Led
BY Miss Michaelson With
FOG Votes.

John Ruel, the cyclist who as Diavolo
is to loop the loop at Minneapolis at the
June Fair and Carnival must be man
of nerve whose lucky star is in the
ascendant. Ed r. Underhil, who has
come to Minneapolis to assist the local
committee In organizing and conducting
the country store, relates a couple of
incidents which occurred at Paducah, KY,
last week, where Ruel is riding.
Tuesday night of last week, Ruel
actually rode the loop in utter darkness.
Owing to some unaccountable reason.
after he had gone down the incline, and
just as he was entering the loop, the
lights went out. He whirled about the
circle in complete darkness and fell from
his wheel just as he was coming out. into
the arms of his managers the Fitzpatrick
brothers. He was not hurt in the least.
Had the lights gone out two seconds
earlier, either death or terrible injury
would have resulted. Ruel said: IF the
lights had gone out one second earlier
would have tried to throw myself from
the incline. AS it was I just caught a
glimpse Of the black line tried to follow
as 1t curves into the loop, so I held on
tight and trusted to fate"
The audience went wild over Ruel after
it was found that he was safe and sound.
Another night Ruel took chances and rode
the loop when the incline was slippery
from rain.
The incline projected outside the tent
and was unprotected. Rather than disap-
point the committee, Ruel mounted his
wheel when the rain was falling heavily
and negotiated the loop in fine style. The
wet tires marked the course of the wheel
for the entire distance and showed that
not once did the wheel go outside the six
inch black stripe which serves as guide
for the rider.
The Souvenir for the June Fair and
Carnival will be issued next week and
will be unusually interesting. In addition
to supplying news of Minneapolis, groups
Of committee workers, etc., there will be
pictures of the country store and Kanga-
roo court committee in costumes, por-
traits Of the candidates Of the queen of
the carnival, portraits Of some of the star
performers Of the Harbour shows, etc.
The book is to be very handsomely bound
and typogra phically work Of art.
The Contest for Queen.
Hereaftr the vote in the queen of the
carnival contest is to be counted at 10
o'clock in the morning. so as to enable the
committee to get returns from all the
ballot boxes by 6 p. m. of the previous
evening.
Miss Leonore Michaelson is now the
leader, having 706 votes Miss Aim Dali
lager, 634 Miss Clara B. Crandall, .624;
Miss Sara Hogue, 458; Miss Josephine A.
WanOuS, AL; MISS Kaye Newman, $40;
Miss Hazel Runge, SAT; Miss Bonnie Nc
Allister 30; Miss Laura Harper, 1853.
The largest vote Saturday was for Miss
Hogue, who received 3S2 and came from
eighth to fourth place. Miss Wanous
also made an especially large gain. Miss
Michaelson, the leader, is regarded as a
representative Of the organized labor vote.
She has been vice president Of the Min
nesota State Federation of Labor secre-
tary of the Trade and Labor Council, and
has been otherwise prominent in labor or
CARNATIONS.