The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-04
Some Great Bicycle Racing Will
Be Witnessed Today.
COFFIN'S GRACEFUL ACT.
RELEASES THATCH-
Err FROM ALL CONTRACTS.
Little Rider Free TO Run in Every
Class Event-A Splendid Pro-
gramme-It Is Expected That 1t
Will BE the Finest Meet Ever
Held in Utah.

Frank Thatcher, Utah's record
breaking cyclist, will ride at the big
diamond meet this afternoon.
This will be good news to the speedy
little riders host of friends as well as
to all who are interested in wheeling,
the finest sport in the world.
1t will be remembered that when
the present season opened Thatcher
was member of the Stearns team,
but after the Decoration Day meet he
withdrew and joined the Rambler
team. At the last meet Thatcher made
a phenomenal showing and in the one
thlrd mile race broke the worlds rec
ora This performance, of course,
brought him right to the front, and
MS appearance on the track today was
looked forward to with interest.
Meantime, however, Mr.. E. c. Coffin
hled a protest, claiming that Thatcher
mad contracted to ride the Stearns and
mat ne could not legally sign with the
rambler team. This protest, with the
documents bearing on the subject.
were sent to Chairman Gideon, of the
l.. A. W., who sustained Mr. Coffin and
required Thatcher to ride the Stearns
unless released by Mr.. Coffin. The
Herald at no time undertook to so into
the merits of the controversy, but en-
deavored TO be entirely fair 10 both
parties TO it, believing that they would
sooner or later settle their difficulty.
rms view, it proves was correct, as
Mr.: Coffin yesterday released Thatcher
and the following letters will explain
the situation fully:
Thatcher's Letter.
Salt Lake City, July 8, 1885.
NJ
ware company:
Dear Sir:-In thinking the little difficult
Ties over between us. and in talking with
my father and friends, l believe it is due
TO you to say that | did not act alto
gether right III the matter OF SeVerinC
my relations with you in the summary
your company should have charged me
Tor certain things that your clerk told NE
they We're going TO charge me with, l
now think it would have been more pro-
per on my part to have gone and seen
you personally and frankly told you the
facts IN the case, thus giving you the
opportunity 10 have made the wrong
right but IL is justice 10 myself to say
that did not understand that l was a
all bound to any definite time to remain
with you. In this I may have been mis-
taken.
L take this occasion to say this much,
and L now ask IN the same good feeling
that you viii release n1e from any con-
tract or agreement between us two or
claim for my services for the year 1895.
BY doing so our past little differences
will, so far as L am concerned, be wiped
out and forgotten; and l believe by &C
quiescing in this request you will lose
nothing, either in the good esteem of my
friends, or in the respect of your own.
FRANk THATCHER.
Collins Reply.
Salt Lake City, July 3, 1885,.
Mr.. Frank w. Thatcher.
Your friendly communication reached
ME this afternoon and L hasten TO an
Swer.
1 will say that [ was a little hurt by
your manner of leaving and possibly
some things We're charged 20 you that
should not have been; but thought then;
and still think you should have come and
told me what the trouble WAS without
leaving me as you did without any eX-
PLANTATION. However, L recognize you are
a youth, and your frank letter to me ack-
nowledging your little errors. and asking
my kindly action hae~done away with all
i'll feelings, and has made amends for
everything. L therefore take pleasure in
releasing you from any contract hereto
fore existing between Us or yourself and
the hardware company. and shall and
do hereby withdraw all protests against
your riding in Ehe races, and will do all
[ can to aid you in getting prizes that
you have already earned.
Hoping this little difficulty will be for
Yours truly, E. c. COFFIN.
Thatcher Rides Today.
1t will be seen that leaves Thatcher
at liberty to ride today, and he will be
seen in every class B event, riding
with the Rambler team.
This will add materially to the in
terest in the days sport, and the meet
promises to be the biggest kind of a
success.
FOwIer's Case.
One little difficulty is likely to arise
at the track. That is in regard to the
case of Fowler. the Ogden racer. 1t
was charged that some time ago he
competed in a race with class 3 men,
and on the protest filed, Chairman
Gideon not only transferred him from
class A to class b, but suspended him
for sixty days.
Now it is said that Fowler will be on
hand and insist upon riding, nOtwith-
standing his suspension. Should he be
permitted to ride, it would make every
man riding with him liable to suspen-
sion, and they will either have to run
that risk or refuse to ride at all. OF
course they will take the latter alter
native if the point should be raised,
but there is no probability of it. The
referee will presumably be man of
sense. like Mr. Holden, and will pro-
tect the class B men by refusing to al
low Fowler to ride. It would be folly
to talk of making a protest in this in
stance protest is made where there
is some question to be acted upon in
the future There is nothing of the
kind here. The matter has been dis
posed of by Mr.. Gideon, the final arbi-
traitor, and it would be just as reason
able to allow a professional to ride
with amateurs just because he insisted
upon doing so.
Following is the full programme:
Value.
Medal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ....'....9 ~ W
X Mile Glass B.
LIST Prize, Diamond Stud ............ 40 90
2nd Prize Diamond Stud ........... % 90
3rd Prize, Diamond Stud .......... 10 90
3-3 Mile. Class A.
1st Prize, Diamond Ring .......... % GO
End Prize Diamond Ring ........ IS 90
Bird Prize, Diamond Stud.......... 10 90
% Mile Glass B.
1st Prize, Diamond SUD-. 80 co
md Prize. Diamond Stud. ..... % 90
3rd Prize. Diamond Stud ........... Is 90
Mile Glass A
1st Prize. Diamond Ring .......... 80 90
End Prize, Diamond Ring .......... is 90
3rd Prize. Diamond Stud $500. 10 90
1 Mile Class B.
1st Prize, Diamond Stud $500. us 90
End Prize, Diamond Ring ......... % 90
Bird Prize Diamond Stud ......... % co
90 Mile. Boys under 10 Handicap.
1st Prize, Diamond Ring 1910. is 90
End prize. Diamond Scarf Pin -. 10 90
> Mile Class A, Handicap.
1St Priza Diar nnnd Stud