The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-21
Cycling.
FOURTH OF JULY WHEEL RACES
PROGRAMME OF CALDER'S PARK
EVENTS.
Australian Pursuit Tandem Race
One of the Events-Race at Salt
Palace Track.

papa" Smith has arranged the pro-
gramme for the track races at Calder
park the afternoon of July 4, and the
events and prizes are as follows:
One-mile novice-Prize, gold medal.
Professional unlimited Australian
pursuit race, for tandems-Prlzes, $SO'
first: so, second.
Two-mile handicap, amateur-Prlzes'
$50, $40, 81.
Two-mile lap race, professional
Prizes, SIS. so. s.
Unlimited Australian pursuit, profess
sional-Prizes. $50. SO, s..
Five-mile handicap, professional
Prizes, $780, $15, So.
The entries to the handicap races
close June %, and to the open races
July l. The fees are 80 cents for each
race.
The Australian pursuit tandem race
will be the first of the kind ever run
in Utah, and viii undoubtedly prove
one of the exciting features of the pro-
gramme. Tandem racing seems to be
attracting the attention of the promo
tors aud racing men at present. and
several teams are being formed with
an idea to capturing the title of tan
dem champions.
Gum and Sharman form the tam
dem team that will represent Salt Lake
in the match race with the Ogden team
This race viii be run off at the electric
light meet of the Salt Palace track the
night of July 4. when the track viii be
dedicated. Manager SchefSki has not
announced the full programme for the
Palace races the 4th, but has several
specialties in view that will make the
programme a lively one. One of the
features of the races viii be match
pursuit race between Gum and Oscar
julius. Gum is quick starter and is
riding in fine shape, and there are
many who expect him to lower julius
colors in this race.
John Lawson has accepted the chal-
lenge of o. +. Emery for a match race,
and this will be run off on the Palace
track the night of July 4. Lawson has
not been defeated since his arrival in
Salt Lake, and Emery has a chance
to distinguish himself if he has the
necessary speed
Monday and yesterday surveyors
were at work on the site for the Salt
Palace track, and the stakes were all
driven ready for the carpenters to
commence work today. The lumber is
being hauled to the ground, and by to-
night the track proper will be well I'M
der way.
The Social Wheel club Will go to the
Lagoon tonight. leaving on the 7:30
train. The club will return on
wheels and as the moon is full the eX-
eursion is one that all the members
should attend.
A letter has been received from a. G.
Batchelder. chairman of the board of
race control of the n. C. A, by c. A.
Emise, lacal representative of the c. A.
c. c., in which Mr. BatcheIder eX-
presses. on behalf of the \. c. A, the
friendly feelings of that organization
toward the c. y. c. c. Mr. Batcheider
states that the n. c. A. will not sane
ton races in territory controlled by the
G a g c., but viii allow that organ
ization full control and the n. c. A.
Will recognize all rulings of the Cali
fornia association Inasmuch as the
\. c. \. now practically controls all
racing in the east, the fact that all c.
y. c. 9. riders here are eligible to all
n. c. \. events is gratifying
Tomorrow is the date of the Opal
club excursion to Garfield and the
opening date at that resort.