The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-29
Equals Fastest Unpaced Half Mile
Ever Ridden.
TIME WAS IS 3-5 SECONDS
BREAKS EIGHT-LAP TRACK REC
ORD BY ONE SECOND.
Made a Magnificent Ride But Crowd
Did Not Appreciate 1.-two Other
Fine Races at the Special Meet-
Twenty-Five Hundred People In
Attendance.

John Chapman edualed the fastest
unpaced half-mile ever ridden last
evening and lowered the worlds rec
ord for an eight lap track one second.
He made the distance in 50 3-5 seconds.
The record is held by William Martin,
who made il on a three lap track at
Newly oval on Aug. "a. 1898.
1t was at first thought that Chapman
had ridden the fastest half-mile ever
made on any kind of track, and ii was
so announced to the crowd of twenty
five hundred people who saw the
races, but for some reason the crowd
did not seem to realize the feat which
had been accomplished, and hardly ut
tered a sound when the result was an
nounced.
Chapman made a very pretty ride of
it. He circled the track a couple of
times at a moderate gait and coming
into the stretch on the second lap he
began to get up speed on his 100 ,geared
machine and rode high on the bank.
Then he nodded to the starter and
came laundering down over the tape
at a terrible gait. The first lap he
made in a trifle over thirteen seconds,
the quarter-mile in twenty-siX seconds.
Then he began to tire a bit and the
third lap was a tri1e slower but he
liSS1ttHtu up Oll lIlc next lap anu llll-
ished gamely. the timers agreeing on
80 3-5, although one gave it 4 fifth of
second faster. Chapman intended TO
go a mile but was not feeling well so
rode the shorter distance.
Other Races Exciting.
The two other races on the program
me We're fine exhibitions with finishes
in both cases which wrought the crowd
up to shouting pitch.
Johnny Ensign beat his old rival,
Tread Meakin. in the mile amateur
handicap in style that set the crowd
crazy. The two were on scratch with
Eddie Smith, who was i'll and should
not have ridden. Horace Tucker had
sixty yards, Clarence Cutting was on
the eighty yard mark, J. Munson was
at rs yards and Fred Carter a new
rider, had the bunt, $50 yards. Cut
ting caught the other two before they
rounded the first turn and for a time
it looked like his race for he gained
nearly half lap on his first long squirt
But he had baked himself and could
not keep the pace. Meanwhile the
scratchmen were catching the others
RAPIDLY. They alternated pace each lap
and had the limit men punched on the
fifth lap. Then Meakin and Ensign
shot away and with Tucker trailing
caught Cutting Ia another lap. Smith
they had left behind. Coming into
stretch on the bell lap Ensign pulled
out from Meakin's rear wheel and stole
half length before Meakin saw his
game. The two quickly left the bunch
behind and the way they fought every
inch of that last lap, now one. now the
the other gaining a trifie. but Ensign
always a half length TO the good set
the crowd wild. MeaBin made Nigh
ty effort on the last turn and crawled
up until his front wheel Tapped En-
ElCn'S h1It no pOnl6 he 10 CT
few inches and thus they finished.
Horace Tucker was third, two lengths
back. and Eddie Smith was fourth.
Time.-2:O7 ID.
Turville's Headwork
Headwork won the two-mile handi-
cap, professional for Turville With
Chapman ne started from scratch. Tod
Caine was on the sixty-yard mark. q
i. Emery had eighty yards ]. B. Ed
monds 100 yards. Oscar Julius 1S5 yards
and c. II. Brazier rs yards Tod Game
did all his riding in the first few laps
He caught Emery Immediately and the
TWO alternated pace as they went after
the bunch. But up behind them were
coming Turville and Chapman. and the
four were punched in the fourth lap.
Half lap on. beyond were Edmonds.
Brazier and Julius, ali going well to-
gether and pacing alternately. Slowly
the rear bunch crawled up on the 9TH
ers but at the mile the leaders were
still a long way to the good. This
state Of affairs did not please Turville.
and on the ninth lap he ran around the
others of the rear bunch and. amid a
roar of applause from the crowd, he
put his nose To the wheel and was
among the leaders. sitting in easy
street. ere half a lap was passed. En-
cry tried TO follow Turville'S lead a few
laps later but ne mad to fall back in
minute. But now the leading bunch
Sl@ckened. and when the bell lap came
all were punched and it was anybody's
ace.
How They Finished.
Turville had the best position. Just
behind Brazier at the head of things.
and he jumped with the bell and burnt
the boards all the way around. winning
by two lengths. Brazier followed and,
developing a surprising burst of speed,
fought Chapman all around the circle.
beating him out by inches at the tape
and taking second money. Edmonds
was fourth by a length. Time-4:f6
Tod Caine. just before the sprint began.
dropped to the dirt and. recovering
shot high on the bank. They were ali
punched close around him. but every
man lodged prettily an not & man fell.
although Game was out Of the race
afterward.
The summary follows:
Mile handicap amateur-7John Ensign
(scrarch). won: T. w. Meakin (scratch),
second: Horace Tucker (sixty yards).
third: =. Z. Smith (scratch), fourth.
Tihe-2:07 %. oH
Two-mile handicap. professional
CIem Turville (scratch). won; c. r.
Brazier C175 yards). second ]. NJ. Chap
man (scratch). third; J. B. Edmonds
Goo YARDS. fourth. Time-4:16.
Tomorrow's Races.
Tomorrow evenings big race meet al
the Salt Palace track viii include five
races. some of which win probably re-
ouire trial heats. as entries are coming
in very rapidly for all the races. There
will be, besides, an exhibition ride by