The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-10

The crack racing men, after long
rest, with just enough training TO
keep them in fine shape. will be seen
at the Hot Springs track this after
noon in the initial Saturday racing
matinee. There will be four events.
two OF them being for class A. men
and two for class +.
The track was never in better condi-
ton and some excellent sport may be
expected.
The management has decided to
start the races at D. M. which viii
prove d great accommodation to those
who are unable to get off at an earlier
hour. Popular prices, % cents for gen.
eral admission, will prevail
y. 5. Young. the new manager of the
track, is proving himself a hustler.
Charley Evans and his trainer have
been enjoying themselves in Logan,
and it is said that when they whiz
down the street on their tandem. bust
ness is suspended for few minutes.
bod" Mcintyre will probably have
a trial with the class 4 men today
Weller and Thatcher viii both go for
records today if they are feeling in
shape and conditions are favorable.
II. J. Jensen, the novice graduate
who made such remarka BILE time in
winning the novice on the oath and es-
tablished new novice record for Utah.
has been training for today's events
and will try conclusions with the
class A men in the matinee races.
w. D. Rishel, better known as Big
Bill has been training for the past
few days and will enter class A events
along with the crack-a-jacks in that
class.
The admission to the grand stand
will be free at the matinee races to-
day.
Carl Holzel is prime favorite for
class A events today.
All the racing men We're out at the
track yesterday putting the finishing
touches on their training for today's
events.
Arthur Liday has been training
faithfully for the matinee races.
Shefski shows up in good form and
will make a showing today.
Hyde, Joe Beck and Ted May will
be in all class A events today.
The next matinee will include a
novice and one-third mile for class A,
enc event for class B and a business
mems race.
CHICAGO, Aug. All the "crack"
cyclists of THE country, with the ex-
ception of the very few cash prize pro-
fessionals, whose wants are not pro-
vided for in this instance, were on
hand today at the National Circuit
tournament. which began this after
noon ait the one-third mile track on
the south side.
The meeting is being held under the
joint management of the Chicago Ath-
letic association and the Associated
Cycling clubs. The flyers in attend
ance include T.. C. Bald, possibly the
fastest mile man of the time; c. NJ.
Murphy, Ray Mcdonald, f. J. Titus,
L. c. and L. c.. Johnson, J.. d. Ca
banne, Arthur Gardner, j. P. Bliss,
E. C. Coulter. Tom Cooper, Harry
Maddox and host of lesser lights and
local class A men. The track today
was in fine shape, and the weather
promises to allow it to remain so. The
very hot temperature tended to ap-
portion it for record breaking. Inter
est in the races this afternoon centered
largely in the five mile paced event,
in which Titus, Maddox and others
were announced to start.
Titus was fancied a little more
than the other men. Both he and
Maddox were in good form. Gardner
is yet suffering from the effects of his
fall at South Bend, and Cabanne has
never fully recovered from his acct
dent at Asbury Park.
The heats of bhe class A races were
run this morning and the racing proper
began at 9 O'Clock.
The feat of riding a mile in compe-
tition in 1:5S 1-5. accomplished by
Bald, the class B leader, was the par