Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30
Eight Thousand People ClamOr for
Adnittance at Salt Palace,
FIFTY MILES IN 1:i9 40.
Nerriest and Gamest Contest Ever
Witnessed on Utsbn fiieJeie Track
won BY six Lengths.

nirht he defeated John Lawson by hall
a dozen lengths IN the nfty mite match
race. before the biggest crowd Of people
that ever assembled to witness a sport
inr event In the State " Utah
The race was race In the fullest
sense 90 the word, from the crack %.
tho starters pistol Chapman covered
The distance IN better time than the reg-
uIdr passenger train from Provo accom-
uIahus the trip. lie rode the four hum
drod laps ln / hour. 20 minutes and q
seconds Hat This performance cntuh-
fishes new series ~ state records
but comes n minutes. ~ 80 seconds
above the worlds nfty mile record OF
hour y minutes, % 10 seconds made
By Harry Bikes az WOodlide Park
Philadelphia, one week ago today
Prophets who said that the race
would be- q dull afiair. until within O.
few miles from the nnlah. were without
honor around the Salt Palace track
Mover was such an exciting race seen ~
this city. so absorbed we're the spec
tat0ra In the bitter struggle aud dog
Fedy contested event, that they cheer
fully stood up for two hour. cpncd
their necks trod on one anothor'H c0rnu
and generally yelled themselves huarse
IN a fashion that could be heard by the
police on their beats uptown. Every
time tho pacing tandcma changed. the
aud Jockey work. not once but dozens
~ times during the eight or ton laps
that followed the Introduction Of "A new
pacing machine. The tandem plckupa
were also clean and well cnEineered. 10
fact tho entire race was u an order
that kept the crowd roaring forth howls
Of APPRECIATION inccsaantly.
IMMENSE CROWD.
The crowd was slght in itself that
reminded one Of football audience N
he East. For two hours before the
race started, young men, maidenH. bald
heads and mothers with second editions
of patrrfamiliaH IN their arms fought
E0od-naturcdiy for seats on the cara
bound Tor the sodium chloride structure
on Ninth South. on arrival at the Salt
Palace the crowd blocked tho entrance
and clnmorvd for admission. In the
free seats the tiers Of white faces tight
~ wedrod In, reHcmblcd the prnverbial
herring barrel. 30 tightly We're the poo
Die packed. Seats went at n premium.
The reserved portion was packed white
humanity In general roasted ON the back
railing like npurrowH on a telegraph
wire. Down IN front a restless dado
Of nervous legs dangled DER tho track.
At 1850 Director General Colhorn. with
his face auffuscd with glad smile and
his attire all awry. shot through tho
gateway into tho nrOna and said
what shall wo do7 There are thou
sands clamoring for admission and
there Il nowhere 90 pa, hem"
Despite the protests lt the officials
The reothing mass Of humanity was
turned into the arena. Amid "a cloud
81 dust and tremendous Hneczing the
crowd atampedcd Tor tho open space
ana proceeded to take poHta OF vantage
by storm. Tho officials and ruporters
had their hands fun IN holding the
pras table against all corners Finally
the table broke down under the woiFht
~ the burden while some excited In
divlfual plunged 'hcadlong hurting
through the scorers blackboard. Dur
Ing the entire rice the crowd stood and
rocked not of WEAKNESS. 40 intorcated
was Il In the struggle.
RACES STARTED.
After the police had INDUCED In sew
eTal ecuiilog the meet finally got under
way al $50. After a false start the
tiasu In the mile hundicap amateur
nnny Eot down 20 business. Eddie
Smith caught the crowd ere the first
lap was rceled on, The fourth lap found
all the riders punched. In the sixth.
smith sailed out with J. NJ Holster
tailed on, Lawrence Beck also started
IN pursuit aud the two latter made
pretty tuHsle FOR second place, Beck
capturing the position hy Inches az tho
mfe. This was IolllHtor'H nrHt race
and he showed that he win be n coming
factor In the amateur events when he
becomes thoroughly at homo on the
Track, The unpllcod starters were II.
:, Tucker, thrty-nvc yards; II. !.
Smith, forty-five yards; G. l. sturrock.
MY yards; J, Munson. hfiy-nye yards.
aud \. y, Wilson, GlNty-lyc yards.
Tine. 2'ii SO.
THE BIO EVENT.
The big event was then called. After
we CROWD had been coaNed aud threat
ihe pole; LawHOn's motorcycle was
brought out and proceeded 10 get up
tl'am with Engineer 1911 Furman AZ
NC throttle on the rear wheel and
yhhus steering Three times II made
NE circuit and then the pistol harked
thl The long run commenced. Chap
man. Who Won the toss took tho pole.
got a good start and amid howls from
ue crowd reached the rear tire first
WIN lawson close behind, The fret
quarter was covered In 81 20, the half
" l.pi the three quarters In 1870 and
Nc milo IN 2.ii 90 The second mile
Wa covered IN 4;ls. Then the pace
WIS hlt W a notch and the watches
'ngpped the third at 6;2G,
IN mo Introduction of the Brnzior-
Weller tandem the riders started jock
,3Wk, Nhhpmnn rode around the
lcemaker and took the pole ahead.
tglcNlE the tandem 10 pull out ana let
bi1 dtop IN behind the PAGER. Lawson
N'N likewise ana then n regular scc-
hNM ui 1pHuta was the order How tho
,INWd dld yell; as each favorite out
,,Aheurcred his opponent. Chnffcc and
N'lltr then took tho pacing, while the
lln. Ola story Of a bitter struggle was
In the ninth, the "Phwlt -Phwlt' made
W. appearance again. Chapman now
p'hy"d foNoy with new move, Whom
ever Lawson would essay to get ahead
"t no informal machine. Chapman
Would ride by his side, forcing him up
lhe bank then he would drop back
'' NE old position In a manner that
cent the crowd crazy.
FuRAfAN HooTED.
While Chapman followed the tandem
Fniman brought down the wrath OF
tho spectators by his tactics. Riding
on the rear oeat, Long Hlll' with hia
arms hanging down by his aldea. broke
ih' breeze for the Atlanta Had. The
lawson clique In the crowd tumbled TO
lurman'H scheme and yelled vigorously
Take him on" ana generally INDUCED
no all klnda OF red-hot roasta. How
tver as later IN the game ne did tho
same for the swcdc, the tickle crowd
tOrNave him,
With exciting developments In each
mile tho race progressed. Chapman
'ed In the first hour and Utah record
vas established OF ~ miles $50 yards.