The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-17
RACING AT NIGHT.
BICYCLE MEET AT CALDER'S
LAST EVENING A SUCCESS.
Track Surrounded BY Arc Lights
The Events Well Contested and
Gave General Satisfaction.

The bicycle races advertised to come
off at Calder's park last night on an
electric lighted track were a pro-
nounced success in every particular
The track was in very good condition
for racing, and the row of arc lights
which surrounded it, not only gave il
a beautiful appearance, but the Grove
that went out to see the speeding
wneeimen could watch them as thes
whizzed along on every portion of tn,
track.
The first event called was the on
mile novice. in which Charles r. Bra
zier. L. w. Merrill, c. H. Cutting ana
H Tucker rode for purse OF $40. Il
was very pretty race all the way
through, and the racers kept punched
together very we'll from the start.
Cutting won the race. and when
crossed the line at the starting point
after he had made four LAOS. he wa
not more than half wheel ahead OF
Merrill Tucker came home third. and
Brazier brought up the rear. Cutting
made the mile in 2:35 2-5.
The second event was the one mile
amateur. In the first heat H. o. Jen-
sen, o. Z. Emery, A. w. Game, jr.,
B. H. LAWYER and Morley L. Hazard
rode. LAWYER fell by the wayside badly
in the third lap, and allowed Hazard
to pass him. The heat was won by
Game. who was more than a length
ahead ar the finish. Hazard came in
second. and LAWYER fell to third place,
while H. o. Jensen and Emery failed
to qualify.
The second heat was run by Charles
r. Brazier H. ]. Jensen, L. w. Mer-
rill. C. H. Cutting and Arthur Liday.
Merrill had an easy time of it to keep
ahead of Merrill. who was awarded the
second place. Time-2:40 la.
In the finish H. J. Jensen. Merrill.
Game, LAWYER and Hazard came up
as fresh as ever.
The men rode for their lives. and it
was a pretty even guess who would
win. until the racers entered the third
lap. when Game fell back badly in the
rear. Hazard won first money. with
Merrill second and not over six inches
in the rear. LAWYER fell to third place,
and the others could not qualify. The
third heat was run in 2:37 2-5.
NJ. Collinson. ir.. and T. S. Jensen en-
tered the one mile professional for
first prize of SIS, and a second purse
Of So. The time of the men was limited
to 2:30. but they raced under difficulty,
owing TO quite a brisk wind that was
was TO make it in 2:S215. The judges de-
cided 1t was no ha2t. and it was tried
again. The men failed to do as we'll in
the second heat, but this time the race
was given TO them. The heat was
made in 2:371z. Pensen won both heats.
but in either case it was only by
scratch.
Probably the most interesting of all
was the two mile handicap. H. o.
Jensen. Game and Hazard went at the
stratch NJ. Delovage was given $50
yards the start. L. w. Merrill 175 yards,
C. p. Brazier $50 yards. Arthur Liday
and H Tucker 125 yards each, and II.
]. Jensen and B. H. LAWYER 10 yards;
z. o. Emery, 80 yards.
The scratch men started after the
others with vigor, and while Emery
was going into the second lap Hazard
was not over 30 feet behind him. In the
third lap all were pretty we'll punched
together. but at the end of the lap they
were again scattered, and the men who
were started at the grand stand were
pretty we'll in the lead. In the fifth
Merrill end Delovage dropped out. To-
wards the last of the race it was ex-
tremely exciting, as it seemed about an
even chance for the four leaders 10
win. Hazard got in first. amid a shout
from the crowd, but Emery was not
over six inches behind. Game came in
third. and LAWYER fourth
The wheelmen were universally
pleased with the races, and a great
deal of interest was manifested. 1t is
predicted that Calder's will be the scene
of a number of good races before the
season closes.
George B. Brastow was the referee.