The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-16
MORE RACING MEN.
Arrivals From Coast-Programme
For Thursdays Races.

Two more prominent track racing
professionals arrived in Salt Lake IN
eXpectedly yesterday afternoon, the
fame of the Palace track having
reached them on the Pacific coast.
Johnny Chapman, who is a well known
rider on eastern tracks, and Frank
Cotter, one of the speediest riders in
the west, are the two riders who will
form a part of the riders camp in
training at the Salt Palace grounds.
Immediately upon their arrival in the
city Chapman and Downing went down
to the track for a ook around. AL
though Chapman is a native of Atlanta,
Ga, and has ridden on all the southern
board tracks repeatedly. he was sur
prised at the completeness of the local
course and the broad, steep banks.
When told that local men had ridden
unpaced miles in 2:10 and 2:0S and that
competition miles had been made in
2:11 unpaced by amateurs and 2:O6 by
professionals, they were in~credulous
and were ven more surprised. They
came to size UP h situation and if
things were not satisfactory were pre-
pared to continue on east, but they
were so well pleased with the track and
the reports of the interest which the
local public was taking in the racing
game that they soon decided To remain
here and compete in the races this sum-
mer.
Chapman is a short distance rider,
and for the past three years has usually
secured a piece of none in most of
the events in which he entered on the
circuit. He was one of Jack Princes
stars on the southern circuit, and has
competed in almost every state in the
Union. He has a competition record of
2:06, made in Michigan two years ago.
Frank Cotter is a native of Olympia,
Wash, and has ridden from British
Columbia to Lower California, but has
never competed in the east. On the
oas he has met the best of them and
his name usually appears among the
winners. His team mate of the past
three years, Hardy Downing. is now in
the east with the stars. Cotter and
Downing were the u~ndisputed tandem
many a Pacific coast record on their
machine.
These two riders have arrived in time
to enter the Palace races next Thurs
day night and will make their first
appearance at that time. The pro-
gramme was announced by Manager
Schefski last night, and is as follows:
One mile unpaced record trial for the
state record of PIP, by j.. P. Gum.
Prize, SO.
Five mile match pursuit race, Emery
VS.. Julius.
One-quarter mile special match race,
John Ensign VS.. Fred Meakin, best two
in three heats. Prize, SO.
One mile lap race, professional.
Prizes, $50, SIS and s..
One-half mile handicap, amateur.
Prizes, SIS. IS and So.
One-half mile invitation. professional,
for local riders only. Prizes. SIS, SO and
So.
This will make a longer programme
than the last Thursdays card, but all
the events will be run off within two
hours and fifteen minutes. The last
two meets have been started promptly
at the appointed time. $3.50 p. m., and
it is the intention of the officials to
keep up this record. There will be no
delays if anything can be done to pre-
vent, and the events will be II off in
rapid succession
Johnny Chapman and Glen Turville
are old team mates and have had many
a brush together on eastern tracks.
The meeting of the two yesterday was
like a meeting between two long lost
brothers. Chapman heard of Turville'S
recent improvement in his track work
and Immediately challenged the latter
to a pursuit race to settle the Suprem-
acy. Turville accepted the challenge
and the race will probably be run off
the 9th inst. The winner will prob
ably meet the Terrible Swede'' later.
Turville thinks he can best Lawson,
and if he succeeds in defeating Chap
man he will AVE an opportunity of
trying: If not, the Atlanta boy will try
to do it.