The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-06-20

The bicycle meet at the new track
yesterday was the greatest ever held
in Utah.
AS The Herald predicted. the races
were far and away ahead of those on
Decoration day. and the popular
prices inaugurated for the meet at
tracted a very large attendance.
The star performance of the day
was Frank Thatcher's wonderful
showing in the one-third mile race
for class B men, in which he beat
Evans, Weller, Schefski, Jensen and
big field of flyers, cutting down the
worlds record from AZ 3-5 to Il 3-5
and carrying the diamond offered b.
the association as d special prize for
the first man breaking d world S
record.
Maddox Hyde shared the honors of
the day for his phenomenal speed in
the one mile race, class a. He rode
like d demon, and in spite OF a strong
wind, reeled off the mile in 2:lO fiat
breaking all Utah records Tor that
distance.
The most exciting finish was in the
one mile handicap, Class B, when
Evans came down the stretch like q
flash, overhauling Thatcher, who had
a handicap of siXty-fiVe yards. The
two men shot across the tape so close
together that the spectators we've un-
able to determine who had won and
even the judges were divided, two Civ
ing Evans the decision while one was
for Thatcher.
There was a long delay in starting,
but Helds bend was in attendance
and entertained the crowd with lively
nIenced the events followed each other
In rapid succession.
The Novice.
First on the card came the novice.
and il brought out a field of eight
aspirants. When the men were lined
up they stretched clear across the
track and there was some fear of an
accident in case the greenhOrns should
commence scorching at the start 1t
wasn't d scOrching crowd, however,
and the men punched themselves &C
COrding to their positions when they
were sent off. Charley Smith, who
had the outside. trailing in the rear.
IL seemed as though each contestant
was afraid to set the pace, and every
body loafed. On the second lap, they
craNled around at a snairs pace, and
John Held, getting an inspiration, !
seized his cOrnet and sent the familiar
strains of I'VE Won't Go Home Till
Morning" flying across the field. The
crowd laughed d 5 the racers came by
I ne grand stand, and then the contest
,.Sr0mmenced in earnest. Those who !
%Tlad pinned their faith on Joe Beck, |
r'the silent man. yelled with delight |
as they saw him settle down TO work, |
but the bunch stayed right with him |
and it was anybOGv'S race until the |
last turn into the stretch was reached. !
Then Smith, who I'D been trailing the |
crowd, shot past them all like the /
wind and before they could realize /
what had happened, he went over the |
tape fully thirty feet ahead of Cortez, |
with Joe Beck third. Time-S:3O.
One-Third Mile, Glass ID.
There was much excitement when |
the cracks came out for the one-third |
mile scratch, class B. 1t was gem
race, as ne appeared to be in the pink
OF condition. and is a perfect terror |
at that diSta nee. Those who lined I'D |
. with him were Schefski, Weller, Jen-
sen. Thatcher, Connibear and Has
sard
It was a squirt from the start. |
Schefski jumped into first place and |
let himself ont for all he was worth.
Frank Thatcher hung right onto his |
wheel, with the field stretched out in |
a line and all working hard. When |
the race was half over, Evans moved !
up to third place, while Thatcher
crept on Schefski and maintained his |
lead. Coming into the stretch Trans
ran Up the bank, securing his favorite |
position for the final effort and then
came on like the wind, gradually clos
ing up the gap between himself and
Thatcher. The latter. however. eIrl-
IDENTIFY expected that final squirt. and
ne still had a link or two I'D his
sleeve TO meet 1t with. Evans con-
tlnued 70 gain, but couldn't overtake
Frank whose final effort landed him
winner.
Thatcher freaks the Worlds Recrd.
OF course everyone knew that very
last time had been made. but no one I
supposed that a worlds record had
'Noeen smashed, and when the an
AOlncement was made that this had
really been done AID that Thatcher's
effort had won for him the special
prize Of a 500 diamond offered nv the
association, a hearty cheer was given
Tor the piucky little rider. His time
was Il 30, clipping an even second !
from the worlds record
Quarter Mile, Class A.
This event also brought out a big
field. Just before the start a protest
was filed against Fowler, of Ogden. on
the ground that he was a class 3 man. |
having ridden in a class 3 event. He |
was allowed to start, the judges con-
Sidering the protest
ColliIson took the lead soon after the
Start asld made such a gain that he
had the race well in hand before the
turn into the stretch. He won easily.
with H. o. Jensen second and Fowler
protested third. Times Is.
Weller Wins the Lap Race.
Then came the one mile lap race for
class 3 men, Schefski, Connibear.
Weller and Thatcher starting. The
condi tons were that the rider crossing
the tape on the first lap should score
3, the second man ., and the third
man l, while in the second lap the
first man should score 4, the second
man z and the third 1.
Weller took the Lead at the start and
won the lap with ease, Jensen beating
Schefski for second place. Weller evil
IDENTIFY figured it out that he couldn't
be beaten If he took second place in
the next two laps, which was correct,
but Schefski managed to cross the
tape each time. with Weller second.
This gave them seven, points each
Schefskf having been third on the first
lap. The men tossed up and Weller
won the race. The time was 2:19 Ia.
Another Record Smashed.
Morley Hassard then came out FOR \
trial against the Utah unpaced mile
record, flying start, of 2:30 As. A
strong wind was blowing just at this