Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-30

Thc rest uf the men failed 10 show w
st the time the train started.
Contrary 10 expectations the course
was IN fairly guoi condition after tho
Warm springs had been passed. but a.
the boys took the sidewalk from fifth
N,Hh s~,s lid not greatly interfere
with their getting down 10 work. Much
was expected frum the scratch men.
hut CUTTING came 10 grief within tho
nrHt half mile owing % a puncturcd
tire. while LAWYER rode home with only
one pedal and nywater figured a. the
uniucky thlrtecnth-Lucus ID still 20 be
heard from.
After ]. 4. Dunn had taken trip up
the line 20 look at the course, the OBJ.
scrvation train pulled out at 1870 and
proceeded to fifth North whrrc tho
competitors stood stripped awaiting the
sound Of the pistol shot. The racing
costumes worn by the men were var
ious: they ranged from baseball pants
70 bathing suits. while n. &. Matthews
essayed TO go ~ clad In everyday
attire, minus his coat and vest. The
men lined up In the following order,
with the numbers and handicaps an
given below
aix minute handicap
I n. Tuker. South iinuntlfui.
: Prank II. Smith. salt Lake.
Farley y, papworth, Salt Lake.
I William Morgan. Salt Lake,
Harry iIsbdricks0n. Salt Lake.
Five minute handicap
sE. u. JudHon. Salt Lake.
~. =. Matthews. salt Lake.
Charlie Huber. Salt Lake.
James Silver. Salt Lake.
10 A. J. Cope. Salt Lake.
st-minute handicap
II Fred Nightingale. Halt Lake.
" John i.omaN. Rait Lake.
y u. ~. shafer. Sal, Lake. r.
II H. Lindsey. Salt Lake. NO.
rs &. n. Hhafer, Nalt Lake.
s-minute handicap Y
10 N. w Evans. salt Lake. 'lkI
II Edw. u, lieaHrcn. aait Lake. ~
a.minute handicap 4t
20 John iliRby. ccnterviile.
81 iiebcr Wickcns. salt Lake.
% ]. ". liaker. salt Lake,
% J. ~ Dearborn. Denver.
s-minute handicap
"a Ira q. Holbrook Salt Lake.
20 Charles Rice. Salt Lake.
70 \, 6. Howard, Pennington.
81 e. l. Crowton. Salt Lake.
i-minutc handicap
- Joe Thi1ot Jr, Provo
20 John W. Ensign, Salt Lake.
30 William HamuclHon, Provo.
Scratch men
~ George Lucas. Salt Lake.
81 W. q. liywH,er, salt Lake.
~ ". ~. LAWYER. salt Lake
~ Clarence ~, Cutting. Salt Lake.
Papa" Smith acted hH starter hu
failed 10 make his pistol 20 on. pcput
Sheriff Mcnun then handed over hi
gun. and Smith sent the bullets alof
among the Heagulls. fapNorth ~
away fret among the limit men. Jud
son IN flaming yelio, suit headed IN
ive minute crowd the four-and-a-hal
procession nearly came 60 grief on III
second turn; iieaEren AZ the bend L.
the four-minute CROWD ilighy " Cen
teryiilo eaHayed AZ the start 90 lead IN
three-minute parade; crowton fell o
his wheel IN tho next bunch; EnHiT
forged ahead AT the pistol shot thn
started the onesminute handicap, whil
% seconds later Lucas. on a chainlosi
started out 60 catch his forcrun
nern then everyone made rus
for the train and the fiftecn-mile rae
was In progress. AZ the foot OF the lie
Springs hill LAWYER led the scratch mel
A. becke Ensign pacing Hamuelso
was passed, away up the hill could I
tecn eight dots strung out at stated n
tervals with liolhrook leading the tw
minute bunch while lughy on his
rear wheel was breaking the brccl
ahead, Everyone watched tho race h'
tween Enslgn nnd Snmuelson who WEI
rldiuE we'll for seven long weary mil,
dii the salt Lake lad pace the boy frol
TIE Garden city,
In tho meantime t.uher was leadln
Smith a merry chase through the settle
mentsi the itounilful boys friends line
the road ana with yuliu ~ "Eo II Tom
encouraged him a. sprint like a goo
one. Smith stuck 20 his hind wheel an
although before me last hill NJ
reached, h. felt terribly gruggy
nrguea that his friend frol
Davis county was IN pretl
much The same condition, Finally, n
train LETT the racers and pulled inl
Pennington, whore the crowd nwnitf
the coming Of the first man. Wlilai
Bean, the boxer, armed with hi
stick chased the omnlprssent small bl
out ~ the course, The crowd ala M
have long 10 walt, for amid yells
"iIere they come" two wOhblir
cyclists were observed 20 take the tut
and head for home, ON they came. Al