The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-21

On account of Bryan 6eing at Cal
der's and by reason oS the many other
attractions yesterday, the bicycle races
at Beck's received only a meager pat
Ionage yesterday from the sport lovers
OF Zion. Scarcely over 100 people &C.
cupaed the grand stand and bleachers.
Dur those who did attend Witnessed
some OF the best races that have yet
happened on a Utah track by home
SPIN talent
Yesterday was not day when he
roes were made, but the local flyer who
distinguished himself above the other
Romans Was Tod Game, VINO won the
quarter mile professional in a pretty
and graceful finish 1t was in this race
that Ferguson, of Butte, was guilty
81 foul. which almost resulted in his
being ruled from the track for 30 DAYS.
The wild play of the Butte cycIer was
at the expense of 7. S. Jensen, who
was coming down the last eighth with
beautiful Sprint and the pole posi-
ton. when the Butte man tried to re-
capture the pole and ran Jensen from
the track.
But IN general way the races were
c.eanay and pre9tily run, and the small
crowd who sat in struggling masses in
the grand stand were delighted with
the sport. There was a disappoinsnent
from the fact that H. o. Jensen was
unable to compete in the races, by rea-
son OF his recent fall at Ogden.
OLD TIME ADVERsARIEs.
Very largely the interest censered
around the contests between o. L. EN-
cry ana Merely Hassard, who are old
time adVersaTies in the race for track
honors. Hassard took the one mile
race from Emery yesterday by a beau
tiful squirt which Emery was unable
70 Keep within speaking distance Of
In the long distance contest Emeru
was more fortunate, and his pro-
neunced powers OF endurance ena bled
INN 10 capture the 15-mile race almost
without a struggle, as Hassard sue
cumbed in the twenfy-third Ian. and
retired, painting and exhausted, from
the contest. The final race in the series
OF three, which is a 3-Inile one, will be
run at the next meet on Saturday
III was nearly o'clock when big Bill
Rischel, who was general master of
ceremonies, leveled his huge mega
phone at the small audience and said
in hoarse and vibrand accents that the
one-mile novice would be spelled off.
A few moments later ]. W. Ensign,
LundStedt, j. a. Christensen, S. T.
Bowman and George Imprie, the en-
tries, formed an array in multi-colors
across the tape.
THE NOVICES.
The novices were well strung out
along the course on the first lap, with ]
Bowman in the lead setting a rather |
rapid pace. Down the last lap Imbrie /
srrSed 10 the fore, but was unable to 4
keep up his pace, and Christensen !
came in ahead of him with S. T. Bow /
man hugginss mis- wheel. Time-2:31 As. !
Bill Rischel again went to his mega 1
ralone and announced hoarsely that /
the one-quarter mile amateur racers 4
would try their hand a some pacing. /
The entries were G. II. Cutting. More /
ley, Hassard, Arthur Iiday, 0. E. En- ]
cry of Salt Lake. p. j. Blocker of Dem /
yer, b. h Lawyer and 5. 7. Bowman
o. salt Lake. 1t was an extremely /
pretty contest, in which Hassar1 did 7
failed to distinguish himself by reason
Of poor start. Lawyer got his thick
form and blonde locks several yards
10 the fore in the beginning, and kept
me lead 10 the last stretch, where Has
sard, with a spectacular finish, came
over the tape winner by several !
Yards, Becker of Denver second, Law
yer third. TIme-:32.
HALF MILE PROFESSIONAL.
The most exciting contest of the at
ernoon was the half mile professional.
Which was the nexc race on the bills.
The competitors, with their handicaps,
we're: Morley Hassard. Salt Lake,
ic1atch; i. J. Becker. Denver, scratch:
:. II. Cutting. 20 yards; a. ". Smith,
10 yards; o. Z. Emery, Is yards; J.
~. r1nsign, 80 yards; Arthur Liday, 80
ards; J. a. Christensen, - yards; b.
1. Leaver, 40 yards; 5. T. Foreman,
3 yards, and George Imbrie. 80 yards.
rhe start was made auspiciously, and
6oreley HasSard has soon passed
ecker, and on the second lap was IN
cad of the bunch. He ard Emery ]
rugged each others wheels until the
nal stretch. when Becker, the Denver
10y, surged ahead without apparent
fort and finished many lengths ahead ]
I his competitors. It was an exciting J
nd 10 q -relty race. HasSsrd was {
cming in strongly, but got locked be-
Ween the wheels of his rivals and
ould not f .e himself in time for the
nal squirt. o. E. Emery second, Has :
ard third. Time-2:1I 80.
THREE SCRATCH STARTERS.
Then there was a race between Bill &
.sshei, W d. Brown and Thomas Nc !
,onald. Wnlcn was very interesting
fair indeed. II was announced as a
andicap. but as the other competi- {
rs had Withdrawn, the three launched I
onward from the tape together when t
he signal was unwOund in the air. Big
Ill was in an amiabie mood. and did [
me pret,y messing with his adver-
lries- When they were preparing to
i've Bill an imitation of how a squirt II
Iould be made, his huge and tower il
Y form bent more closely over the b
heel and he came spinning in with
sverai yards Of alkaM dust between
ina and the second man, Brown sec c
ID. Time-2:jl 20.
Hassard took the one mile scratch
ON Emery without any very great
lertion. he did il all by q pretty :
lur0, and Emery did not acquaint
mself with the finish tape until Has
I'd had passed him several seconds a
fore. The time was 2:35 Is. F
ONE MILE HANDICAP. c
Interes1 thereupon eentered upon the <
le mile professional handicap. in
hich I. s. Jensen and Ted Game,
safCl, and ". p. Fowler NJ. Collin
T., Tod Game, 7. 5. Jensen, Ferguson a
Butte and Pr0udEg of ogden. gath
ed their brilliantly arrayed forms at
e starling line. This VAS substituted 81
r the time being for the one mile
paced.
Win the crack Of the pistol Fowler II
sut to the fore with a good lead.
sTsuson puslaed to the FROM for
orr distance, bat just around the last
ra everyone held his breath, for the q
5at form Of Tod Game swept to the
I. 80 l.,t