The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-07-26

Calder's park was fairly alive with
people yesterday afternoon. They rowed
on the lake, rode on the merry-go-
round. ate their lunches and had a
good time generally.
A fair proportion of them paid the
admission into the race track and
witnessed an excellent programme of
bicycle races. Some sought the shelter
of the grand stand. while others cheer
fully endured the bleaching. roasting
behaved, and the decision of the judges
gave rise to but very little kicking.
THE WINNERS.
The victors of the races were A. w.
Game. jr., ]. B. Edmonds and John w.
Ensign. Game won in the quarter
mile professional, one-mile professional
and five-mile professional. Edmonds
came first in half mile amateur and
the three-mile amateur, while Ensign
was victor in the one-mile novice and
half-mile record, unpaced. Emery was
beaten all around.
THE NOVICE.
The programme opened with the one
mile novice. Prize medal, $40 Entries:
Robert n. Russell, George H. Lucas,
John w. Ensign. H. S. Allen, w. G.
Bywater. Ensign first, Bywater. sec
ond. Lucas third. Best time-2:S2 As.
Ensign ran ahead in the last round
and beat by six lengths. Allen fell
down near the home stretch and said
he was run into by Russell.
QUARTER MILE PROFESSIONAL.
One-fourth mile professional. First
prize, SIS: second, $40. Entries: o. E.
Emery, S. II. Sharman, A. w. Game, jr.
Game first, Sharman second, Emery
third Time-0:32 3-5.
Game made good start and man.
aged TO remain in the lead Sharman
spurted up ahead of Emery and
crossed the tape about four lengths be-
hind Caine.
The state record is held by Game.
Time-0:31, 1897.
HALF-MILE AMATEUR.
One-half mile, amateur First prize,
suit of clothes; second prize, training
robe, value $25. Entries: c. II. Cut
ting, ]. B. Edmonds T. NJ. Samuelsen,
B. II. LAWYER, John w. Ensign, c. r.
Brozier, B. FrOiseth.
First qualifying heat-Edmonds first.
Time-1:10 2-5.
Froiseth second. Time-1:15.
Final heat-Edmonds first, Ensign
second, Froiseth third. Time-1:12 20
In the first qualifying heat Cutting
and Samuelsen ran together after they
crossed the line. Cutting claims the
latter crowded him and filed a protest
which was not considered, however, by
the referee. Cutting had the start, but
Samuelsen passed him. Edmonds then
homo
stretch
The second qualifying heat was quite
even until the last few rods, when En-
sign went ahead.
In the final heat Edmonds won by a
length.
BUSINESS MEMS RACE.
Two-mile business mems handicap. !
First prize. linen suit Last man over |
tape a bottle of tonic. Entries: c. H. |
Douse, Art Bailey, a. e. Beverage, |
scratch; G. S. Cowan, % yards; Harry /
Hague, F. A. Mangum, T. p. Byers, rs |
yards; v P. Hiskey, 100 yards; A. T. |
Dorsey, $50 yards.
Mangum first, time 5:271a; Beveridge |
second, time 500; Dorsey last, time
1892.
MILE PROFESSIONAL
One mile professional, invitation
Emery, a W. Game, jr. Game won.
3-5. 1t was a close race,
Game winning by half wheels length.
Renshaw holds the state record. Time
A2:12. 1895.
MILE TANDEM.
One mile tandem. amateur, two
medals Entries-F. A. Magnum and
w. G. Bywater. H. F. Croy and David
Soefe. Mangum and Bywater won.
Time-2:23.
State record. Richel ard Crowl. Time
-2:06. 1895.
A HANDICAP.
Three mile amateur handicap. First
prize, time and repeating watch; sec
md prize, a racing suit; third prize,
soft shirt buttons Entries-B. FroiSeth, |
3. H. LAWYER. scratch; c. r. Brozier.
J. L. Sterling, % yards: T. NJ. Samuel
zen, George H. Lucas, 80 yards; H. w.
Heaguna j. B. Edmonds, r. Cranes,
100 yards; Robert n. Russell, 115 yards.
Edmonds. first; Brozier. second;
LAWYER third. Time-7:S7 S-5.
1t was a very pretty race. as all were
punched together until the last, when
Idmonds jumped ahead. Samuelsen
vas cut on the back of the head and
blood flowed profusely- He said some
me behind him ian him into Lucas.
In this race, Edmonds established a
tate record. The former one having
,een made by Foster in '94. Time
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FIVE MILE PROFESSIONAL.
Five mile professional handicap. First
'rize, $40; second, $40; third, So. En-
ries-O. e. Emery, S. H. Sharman, A.
". Game. jr.
Shannan and Game tied and drew
DTS, Game getting first money. Time
IA. Emery did some tall kicking,
tanning he was entitled to- second
money, but he couldn't convince the
eferee.
They ran close together, each one
lternately setting the pace. Game
hot ahead on the last round. but
hannah pumped hard on me-stretch
nd made it a dead heat.