The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-25

Hudson. Of Ogden. came out for the
second rial
Coninson came in first. with H. J.
Jensen a close, second and Heath
third. McConahay broke his chain,
and was allowed to enter with the con-
! sent of the others.
Twas Great Day.
1t was a great day for the wheel
The weather was perfect for racing.
and fast time was made, the Utah
| records Being smashed in every event,
a coast record or two tied and
worlds record crowded very close.
The Novice.
The one mile novice brought out the
| biggest field of candidates ever seen
| on a Utah track, There were just
| twelve of them and they stretched
clear across che track. Even then it
was found that al could not take
posltlonE, and two were started be-
/ hind me tape. The boys went off in a
hunch, but after the first lap com
! .menced to line out. The pace was a
warm one, and until the last quarter
! it looked as though Joseph Beck
! would win, but coming into the
! scratch H. J. Jensen, of Mill Greek.
went to the front, closely followed by
b. J. HaDtWell, with Beck third, and
! in that order they finished. The time,
! 2:23 40, established a new Utah novice
| record.
There was one bad spill during this
/ race. On the last lap. Lindsay Hud-
| son, AXtel Benson ana Proudfit, Of
/ Ogden. had mix up and all went
down.
Half Mile Scratch, Glass Il.
! This event brought out Wells of san
| Francisco, Renshaw OF Denver, Nc
! Crea OF Los Angeles, Thatcher, Evans
I and Weller OF course it was a race
I from the start. It was conceded that
one of the visiting cracks would win,
and Wells was the faVorite. When he
came out the crowd instantly recog-
nized him and gave him hearty
/ cheer The big fellow went around
once to warm UP, and the way he
/ worked those immense legs strength
ened the impression that he would WIN.
At pistol shot Thatcher took the lead
and held it to the tape when Wells
1 forged ahead. He held his lead all the
way around, winning easily, McCrea
Of Los Angeles took second place and
Alexander Of San Jose and Thatcher
had q. hard fight down the stretch for
third place and finished close together,
but the judges gave il to the CalifoTn-
ian. Time :03 40, lowering the state
record OF los a.
One-Third Mile, Class 4.
This race was between Hyde, H. o.
Jensen ana Smith. The first named
took the lead, closely followed by the
others, and on the stretch Jensen
crawled Up. The men shot over the
tape wheel and wheel as it appeared
to the crowd, and the judges were evil
IDENTIFY somewhat puzzled, as they were
slow in giving their decision, but Hyde
was finally announced as the winner,
Jensen second and Smith third. Time
( IA 90. equalling the coast record.
One Mile, 2:3O, Class b.
! The one-mile race. go, class B men,
! was d warm one, as it brought out
/ Hazard, Alexander Of san Jose, Park
I Of Denver, j. d Jensen. Connibear and
Liday. The last named held the lead
until the end of the second lap, when
the struggle commenced. Then it was
that Jensen gave one of the most Won
derful performances ever witnessed in
the west. He made a phenomenal squirt
and kept it up for nearly a third of a
mile. beating the visiting cracks by
yards and winning as he pleased. Park
second and Connibear third. Time
! 2:1S.
Fensen's victory was a popular one.
and the crowd went wild over his per-
/ Torrance.
Hyde's Waterloo.
The final heat in the one-miIe, class
! \, brought out the cream Of the class,
and the result proved a big surprise.
! Hyde was looked upon as a sure WIN
ner and was cheered when he came
out McConahay set the pace for two
fuI laps, and in leading the long pro-
| cesSlon wore himself out. Before turn
! ing into the stretch Hyde went TO the
front. with Collinston crowding him.
! But while the crowd watched their
struggle, Smith, Notwithstanding his
damaged knee. swung out for a sprint
and came into the turn like a flash.
! IN an instant he left Hyde and Collin
! son behind, and though they tried to
! hold him, II was impossible. Smith
fairly outsprinted them easily, the
/ judges deciding in a tie between Col
linson and Hyde for second place.
Tme-2:25 is.
'Smithie" got an ovation for his win
! and now takes his place III the front
rank Of the class i men.
California Wins Again.
After his previous showing. Wells of
California was the favorite of the
mile scratch. class B. This brought out
nearly all of the cracks except Weller,
and the men were paced by q tandem.
! At the start Schefski tackled on to the
tandem and the racers went around
In the procession plan. Renshaw made
the first break and on the last Ian
took the lead with a splendid squirt.
Wells dropped out of it and the fight
was between McCrea and Renshaw.
Tie former crossed the tape first, Rem
shaw second, Evans third and Wells
trailing away in the rear. Time
2:o5 1-5. breaking the state record and
nearly equaling the coast record.
Mile Record Race.
The next event On the card was the
one mile unpaced record race for class
4, the Utah record being 2:30 40 and
the worlds record PIP SIS.
II. O. Jensen was the first to come
out and he went his three laps at a
! very even pace and so fast that every
one knew he had smashed the state
record into smithereens before the an
! noUncement was made. His time was
2:13. and the effort was one of the
great features of the day The boy
received q deserved ovation when Nv
finished.
! Cortez, of Ogden, tried next. but
couldn't beat 2:25.
The last trial was made by Hyde,
who took the second prize by running
the mile in 2:22.
The Event of the Day.