The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

LlduS IN the track Dy WIG DrOncnOS,
spun around the cycle course at Beck's
Hot Springs yesterday and besides
splintering the quarter-mile record for
Utah, did some OF the hottest and most
spectacular riding that has been seen
beneath the shadows of Moroni in
many, many days.
The weather was fashioned for a BIZ
cycle meet, for the sun glimmered in a
garrish and yellow way through a
sheet of azure ana sent f1eecy clouds
careening like a strange regatta be-
fore background of blue. And either
it was the fair weather of the speedy
racing of few days ago that was a
good thing TO conjure with, for Bill
Rishel had the ecstatic. bliss of seeing
a crowd of over 1000 people thronged
along the bdeachers and in the grand
stand
And it was the star of the Salt Lake
flyers that was in the, ascendant. Tod
Game was the particular trojan who
monopolized the houOrs of war. 1t was
the white SweateIed Caine who ham
mered his way to the front in the quar-
ter-nlile professional and shattered the
former record by reducing it to 81 fiat.
He also won, in a hard, drilling battle
with Jensen, the two-mile professional
which ne competed. The quarter-mile
bout was run off twice. as Game and
Fowler in the first heat finished at a
dead heat, but in the next skirmish the
tall and callow youth, with the attenu-
ated legs and pale face, ran away from
the Oguenite in a canter.
EMORY DEFEATS HASSARD.
Emory again lowered Hassard's col
ors by taking from him the three-miIe
unpaced, which was the last race in
the series Of three in which the two
flyers have been battling for SUI
premacy.
THE DENVER FLYER.
Becker, the Denver flyer, did some
of his Dretiest pacing, but he did not
succeed in carrying away the CARLOAD
of laurels which fell TO him at the last
meet. IN the tWo-mile handicap, which
everyone expected the Denver athlete
to win easily, Emory, in a hard, close
struggle, plunged past him and won
by half a wheel. But the speedy Den
verite was not left in the cold sleuths
of disappointment, for he raced away
easily from his competitors in the
quarter mile amateur.
OGDEN'S HARD LUCK.
There was mourning and the crust
of despair and Sackcloth and ashes for
Ogden. In the relay between the juno
ton City youths and the Zionites, the
visitors were demolished and served
up on a large platter. They suffered
an unlocked for and overwhelming
and ended the second heat of
the relay race-with almost a mile and
a quarter of alkali track separating
them from the Salt Lakers. They suf-
fered second disaster when Cortez
was disqualified from further racing on
the track on account of his failing to
appear after being entered in the relay
race.
THE NOVICE
After a few melodies by Held's band |
Bill Rishel swung the huge mega
phone in the direction of the grand |
stand and announced that novices
would compete in a one-mile race.
Eight ambitious young Wheeimen were |
showed away at the crack of the pis-
toll, and before they had finished lap |
it was apparent that some of them |
were greatly in need of more pushing. |
They reeled along in swaying and I'M
steady groups and one or two brand /
new novices looked like they were go |
ing to mingle their bright-colored vest |
ments with alkali. Beam pushed him |
self away from the bunch at the be- |
ginning of the last lap and remained |
there to the end of the race. The only |
serious opposition he had was from i!
Bowman, who finished second; BraZier
third. Time-2:39 As.
ONE-THIRD MILE.
Amateurs then competed for one
third of a mile and a gold watch. 1t |
resulted in a victory for Becker, the |
Denver boy, but Liday made him strug- |
For a he haA
to struggle before since he began
swords with the Zion PAGERS.
Half way round the last Lap, Becker's
green suit swept past the local men. |
LAWYER got locked on the stretch and |
was out of the race. Emery was in
the rear Suddenly Lidays head went
down over his charger, and with
beautiful sprint he came dashing along
by the Denver mans wheel, and the
two plunged together over the tape, I
with only half foot. Hassard finished
third. Time-:45 2-5.
MILE PROFESSIONAL.
There was a hot and gingery contest
for the quarter-mile professional. 1t
was a wild dash for position from the
start The entries were Game, Fowler,
Papa Smith, T. S. Jensen and Collin
son. Papa" Smith got the backset of
4 bad start, and did not finish the
race. Game, by an adroit flank move
nent, took possession of the pole. On
the stretch Game put some space be-
tween his wheel and the pursuing
chargers, but Fowler, with a gush of
steam and speed, gradually closed in,
md the two came surging over the tape
ike a single wheelman, with CollinSon
l lazy third. The Judges called it
lie for first place. When the race was
-un off for a final decision, Game led
,ut a length and a quarter, and gradu-
lily increased the distance until the
ape was crossed. The last heat was
finished in 81 fiat, and the record
.ould have been made still lower if
yaine had not loitered at the finish. The
irst contest occupied 80 20.
TWO-MILE AMATEUR.
The two-mile amateur handicap was
for by Is flyers. Hassard did
lot enter, and Becker of Denver was
he only scratch man. The handicaps
we're 0. E. Emory. 80 yards; C. H. Cut
ing and 3. H. LAWYER, 100 yards; H.
J. Tucker and Arthur Liday, 200 yards;
~ L. and r. F. Brandon, W. L. Lum-
ton, Brazer and Bowman, 225 yards,
md De Wolfe of Ogden, 100 yards. The
ace began with q false start, and Bill
2iShel yelled loudly through the mega
,hone for the racers to return. They
,ot off successfully in the second at
empt, and Becker led off from the
tart like a Texas whirlwind. On the
rst lap he captured Emory, who i'm
aediately tackled onto his wheel and
emained there. The other racers sped
long in three punches, with LAWYER
nd Liday leading the scratch man a
ew yards On the fifth lap they were
aptured by Becker and Emory and
retty struggle for position began. On
he stretch Becker got away from his