Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-04
RAIN STOPS CYCLE RACES.
Event. WIN he Hun on Tonight
spectators who Were Present
VIII be Admitted Frec.

Despite the threatening aspect Of the
clouds last night IA big crowd gathered
at tho Salt Palace saucer track 10 Wit
ness the bicycle races. n It had been
AN ideal evening In all probability some
VI the spectators would have had To
stand.
Rain brought the cycle races to "a
short and sudden stop, ana the two
thousand spectators. drcnchcd and
disappointed. slowly and sadly wendell
their way to the ticket office after Wit
Messing one heat OF the scheduled pro-
gram.
Promptly on the advertised time.
Starter schcfsh called out the atnrtgru
Tor the first heat " the Onc-milc hundi-
cap professional. A. the mon took
their positions few drops Of rain be-
Fan 20 patter down. elem Turyillo
was ON scratch. Frank Cottcr az the
thirty yard mark, 3. II. shurmhn az
HiXty-fvc yards and Tod Culno at one
hundred yards.
The starters pistol shot proved 20 be
a vcritahlc rain maker, for MS soon ne
the racing men got away the ruin came
dawn In sheets. umbrellas and coat
collars went up nll along the line while
several thrifty maldcnH Ia the audience
were observed 10 tuck their summer
millinery under their skirts. Regard
less OF the wet ana slippery state OF
the track the boys proceeded TO cut
out lively gait. Cotter sailed In and
caught sharman before the first lap
had been completed. ana then the duo
proceeded to nail Cuinc. whom they
caught I'm the third round. In the
meantime Turyllc had not been idle,
Tor before the half mile had been
reached he Joined the crowd, and one
and an concerned proceeded To throw
a gllttering arc Of water from their
rear tires over their backs as thew
hummcd over the slippery track. For
pace, sharman riding higher up the
track with Cptter IN the box ana Tur-
willie clinging on 20 his rear tire,
Cottcr rasaycd 10 back out and jump
by the local riders. The move would
have been well executed had the track
been dry, but II wasn't. and the PA
ellie coast whlriwlnd" took the nrui
fan he has indulgcd In since Soptcm-
Der z, 1871 u was "a pretty long fat
too, na the littN fellow slid sixty feet
down the track ana then plpwed up the
soil In the center, TurNille, who was
following close behind, was hardly aa
graceful In his unrchpurHed aumvr,
Hnult: both men were picked up uuin-
jurcd. Cotter was Immediately hustled
on TO his wheel and started TO finish
Calnc ana Shnrman, however, had
gained a lap by this time. ana finally
finished after "a hot struggle. tuinc
won By inches In $40 80. Then CottoT
hove In sight and promptly ran into
Game who WIS standing on the track
Announcer EnniHo then picked up his
megaphunc ana Informed the crowd
that the races werp postponed until this
evening, and that rain checks would
be handed out at the gate. The crowd
proceeded TO take the box office by
storm. and Il was found 10 be imposHi-
bic 10 hand out the required paste
boards, 40 the management decided "a
admit tonight every person who says
| he or she had a ticket last night. Trust
/ viii be placed entirely upon tho honor
Of the person making the statement
! human nature IN fran. however ana II
| ~ safe 10 predict that there win be- sew
erni dead heads among the crowd.