The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-05
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The racing committee met last night
and determined on the schedule OF
races and prizes for the opening meet
on Decoration day. The programme
will include a mile novice, half mili
boys race and three class races
The first prizes will run in value from
S25 to s35, the second about $25 and the
third SIS. A special prize of 500 will
be offered for the first man who breaks
a worlds record on the Beck's Hof
springs track. At the opening meet
tandems will do the pace making in
all open events. The entrance fee was
fixed at 80 cents for the first race and
% cents for each other race entered By
the same rider.
The rain of the past week has ma
terially stopped the racing men inr thei'
taken to the home training as a means
for keeping in trim but as this is very
unsatisfactory the sprint6Fs are feel
ing quite glum.
Anne Schefski has retired from NJ R.
Evans team and joined the Western
Hardware company's stables. Anne is
a good man and will be quite an &C
QUESTION to that team.
Charley Evans has commenced to
train actively and shows up in better
shape than ever.
Game, Jensen and the rest of the
racing mer are praying for good
weather so that they can resume work.
Weller has recourse to home train
Ing and the punching bag during this
Spring weather.
In our report of the match race be-
tween Bob Johnson and Tom White,
in last Mondays issue, we stated that
the time made was 2:40 when it should
have been $40. AS these men are
training for the road race and our
statement might injure their prospects
Of a handicap. the official Handicapped
will please take notice.
Cushman, the trainer for the Stearns-
Smalley team. has arrived and will
take hold of the men Immediately
"Cush" has ridden nearly 5000 miles
on an eighteen-pound Stearns and says
it's wonderful how it stands up He
never had an accident, not even
puncture, although he rode over one
hundred miles on the cross ties of the
railroad and over cactus. He expert
enced some very tough weather and
had to take the cars at Rock Springs,
Wy, the roads being so bad that it
was impossible to ride over them. He
has lost considerable flesh but looks
very well, considering the long ride.
Tho Onu- boao
so far as the banked circle is con-
cerned. The grand stand is being built
as rapidly as possible and will be fin
Ished by the Goth Of May, so that the
race meet can be held there.
Jacob Beck will enter the Decoration
Day road race and is training for that
event.
The Western Hardware company
have one of the most novel home
trainers yet seen.
Conibear has been confined to his
room the past week through sickness.
We hope he will. be able to soon re-
sumo his training along with the rest
of the boys.
The Salt Lake Cycle company's road
race, which will be held on Decoration
Day from this city to Pennington, is
considerable attention, es-
pecially amongst the wheelmen. AL
ready about fifty aspirants for first
place have commenced to train for the
event and it is expected that at least
one hundred and fifty entries for the
race will be received before the 18th of
This month, when the entries close The |
nandicapping will be done by the Off
,ial Handicapped, Mr.. z. II. Scott, and
every one will be given fair play. The /
question blanks, if filed out |
promptly, will make it almost impossi- /
Die for a rider to receive a handicap /
hat he is not entitled to; failure to fill I
{ out correctly will place competitors
liable to disqualification by the judges, /
10 nothing vii be gained by evasive an
;wers:
How long have you ridden a bicycle?
State your age and weight.
What weight bicycle do you expect
0 race on?
What is the best time you have ever
made, official or otherwise, for one and
i've miles?
What is the best time you have
made in the last two road races?
State date. distance and your time.
The course over which the race will
re run is: Commencing at Fifth
North and Third West to Fifth North
nd Seventh West to main county
DAD, which will be followed out past
Seeks Hot Springs, turning northwest
t Rock house down over the Eden
ark course. past Bountiful Hot
springs depot, turning east on to main
ounty road, which is followed until
asst Mrs. McKaig's. at Pennington;
fter passing Mrs. McKaig's, the rid
rs will run west past the Pennington
curt house two blocks, to the terminus
f Hot Springs railway, where the tape
7ill be located
An observation train will leave the
lot springs depot at Salt Lake city al
D:35 a. m. and will run out to Fifth