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

Evans, Weller, Thatcher and Schefski
whilst Game, Hassard, Liday, Jensen
and Conibear come in another. In
class \. Hyde, Collinson, H o. Jen-
sen. May and Holzel belong in a
class OF their own with any amount of
material to pick from for other
classes.
The way young Holger Jensen rode
the five-mile handicap, class A, shows
him up as one of the gamiest riders
we have on the track. His admirers
cheered him whenever he passed the
grand stand.
Tandem race-making, as witnessed
on our track. is a decided failure and
ought to be abolished.
The prizes in the twc-third mile,
class A. and the mile are tied up by
the Hyde protest.
Thatcher covered himself with glory
on the 4th.
Next season the class B men will
ride for ducats, not diamonds.
For the meet on the oath several
class B men from the coast have en-
tered.
I1yQC mas IndL he
the fastest class A man we have in
the territory.
There is new club being organized
which promises to be q hummer. 1t
will be called the Rambler, in all pro-
liability. Already quite a number have
signified their intention of joining.
The Syracuse seems to have made
quite a winning on the 4th. NJ. r.
Evans received a telegram the other
day TO the effect that the crimson
rims carried off 800 prizes on the ma
tons holiday.
Mr.. George a. Chase, competent
trainer from Montana, is looking for
several men to train under him for the
oath races. AS he comes we'll recon-
mended, aspiring racingmen will do
we'll to put themselves under his care
1t does not necessarily follow that
the man that sets the pace wins the
race In fact, in cycling races the
contrary is the rule.
Collinson disappointed Harold W.
Phillips in not winning first place in
the 4th races. He had beautiful
floral wheel made especially for him,
of crimson and white flowers. to be
speech Things did not work right.
but Harold gave Collinson the flowers
Just the same, although the audience
did not catch on what it was all about
Weilers time of 2:16 was wonder
full performance, considering the WIND
or rather the hurricane.
w. D. Rishel has resigned from the
secretarysfip of the track association
pop" Field is in town whooping up
the Sterling. Pop says they - VIII I'll
have their '96 Sterlings in the field by
December of this year.
Asbury Park, n. J., July 6.-At 7:15 !
o'clock the first of the riders made
their appearance at the bridge. About
200 passed within the next few mo-
ments, among them being seven
women. They were seven minutes
ahead of time. The combined forces
Of Newmarket and Philadelphia. sur
vivors of the Century run 10 Asbury |
park, approximately number 400, !
among whom are seven women who |
started at Newark. The checkers at !
the bridge will remain at their posts !
until midnight The club having the |
largest number of survivors Is the !
Mercer County Wheelmen of Trenton. !
One hundred and ten out OF ITO start
ers came in for this club and they |
will undoubtedly capture first prize.
Chicago, July 6--Lawson. ''The |
Terrible Swede," today lowered the |
% mile bicycle record from 1:O2:5215 TO |
1 O3:15M He was paced by tandems.
New York, July 6.-Tha bicycle races
run off under the auspices of the River
nh l1n a
field this afternoon were attended by
a big crowd of people The continuous
rain of rhe last three days had the
track in such shape that several o.
the cracks who were entered, among
them Cabanne, Browne and Earle,
withdrew for fear their chances in the
coming race at Asbury park might be
haZarded. Fast time was not TO be
thought of, but in the ten mile invita-
ton class B race the last half mile was
run in / :04 2-5, which is the track
record 1t was one OF the prettiest ten
mile races seen in some time. Titus
had it in hard from the start. Owing
to the fact that in the mile novice
final heat, the time limit was not
beaten. it was declared no race. The
time was 3:13 As.
One mile handicap, class A-Elner
Hodgson. Scratch, won. Time-s<;7 2-5.
One mile open, class A-Elmer Hodg-
SON won Time 2:37
Two mile handicap. class B-Nat
Butler, Cam bridge, won; ]. F. Barry,
Syracuse, 40 yards, second. Time
l:0S 1-5.
Three mile handicap. class A-C. NJ.
zrtz Riverside Wheelmen, 40 yards,
ven. Times minutes.
Ten mile invitation, scratch, class 3
six starters-F ]. Titus, won; Harry
Maddox. second; Con Baker, third.
As.
In a little while the great question
Of the supremacy of the good bicycle