The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-02
NIGHT RACES ON THE FOURTH.
Opening of Salt Palace Track With
Fine Programme.

No cycling event of the year has in
terested tine general public to the extent
that has the coming opening of the
new Salt Palace saucer" track. Those
who have been fortunate enough to see
ii and who are in position to compare
ii with other famous tracks of Amer
lea predict that it Will prove to be as
fast if not faster than any other coli
scum track in the country, and all that
will be necessary to prove this fact VIII
be the presence of some of the cracker
jacks of the racing fraternity. The
public has up to the present time been
denied admission TO the grounds, but a
few favored ones have been admitted,
and TO the uninitiated the track is
curious structure. and is a nine days
wonder how racing can be conducted
or such a slant. The seats are built
all around the track, and the ends of
the track are built at such an angle
that the spectators at one end will be
looking almost squarely down on the
tons of the riders heads as they swing
around the opposite end of the circle.
All is in readiness for the opening
meet the night Of July 1. The big cleo
trio lights have been strung all around
the track, and the enclosure will be
brilliantly lighted in all parts The
tan trees which completely surround
the track Will assist in rejecting the
light, and viii tend TO diffuse the deep
shadows which have been a cause OF
more or less complaint on the part OF
riders on outdoor tracks of other night
meets
The entries are all in and the handi-
caps made The following is the COM
plete list of events, contestants, handi-
caps, prizes, etc:
First race. one-fourth mile. amateur
state championship-Prize gold medal.
first; so second and s. for third. En-
tries. Fred Meakin. John Ensign, VIII
liam Samuelson of Provo and c. II.
Mathews.
Second race. one mile. handicap, pro-
fessional-Prizes. S35. first: SIS. second;
81 third. and So for fourth. Entries,
first heat. Glen Turville, scratch; o. Z.
Emery, % yards; Joe EdmOnds, 80
yards; Todd Game. - yards; j. p.
Gum, 60 yards. and Bert Goodsell, 80
yards. Second heat, John Lawson,
scratch; II. .. Jensen. 30 yards; Oscar
Julius, 50 yards; s. H. Sharman, 50
yards. and ]. McGregor. 50 yards. Three
men to qualify, four in fastest heat.
Third race-Trial for state record of
900 2-5 by John Lawson, paced by his
electric tandem.
Fourth race, one-half mile. state
championship. professional = Prizes,
gold medal and SIS, first; $50 second,
and IS for third Entries, O. f. Emery,
H. o. Jensen. Todd Game, Joe. Ed
monds. s. H. Sharman and J.. p. Gum.
Fifth race-Two-m pursuit race be-
tween Emery and Lawson; $50 to win
ner and SIS to loser
Sixth race-Ogden VS.. Salt Lake in a
tandem championship race. Bert Good |
sell and J. McGregor represent Ogden, |
S. II. Sharman and J. p. Gum Salt |
Lake. The race is an unlimited pur- |
suit for a purse OF $35, SIS going to the |
winner.
Seventh race-Final of the mile han |
dncap professional.
The tandem match race between the !
Salt Lake and Ogden teams will be a |
close one, for Ogden has not challenged |
Salt Lake without being assured OF |
fair show of success.
The two champions are the first state
championships of the season. and as
no championships have been run off