The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-26
NILE RECORDLONERED.
The Terrible Swede" Has Set 1t
At l:46.
MOTORCYCLE PACED HIN
RIDE AROUSED A GREAT DEAL
OF ENTHUSIASM.
Competition. Events Were All Inter
esting--Trouble With Officials
Local Riders Win Out In Handi-
cap-Meakin Catches a Tarter-
Bad Mixup In Amateur Race.

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John Lawson. the Terrible Swede,"
rode mile in 1916 at the Salt Palace
last night. thus lowering John M. Chap
mans mark of 1:47 rs by ore and two
hfths seconds. Lawson's record was
made behind his motor tandem, which
was ridden by Iver Lawson and Oscar
Julius.
While Laweon's ride aroused consid-
cradle enthusiasm. il could not be SAID
TO be an astonishing ole. Lawson did
not ride in particularly good form. he
was at all times too far away from the
pacing machine to get the full peneflt
of the pace, and once or twice he was
nearly distarced by the motor. one
reason why the time was not raster
was that Ivs~ Lawson steered the ma
chine too high upon the track, and dld
not hold it as steadily as julius DID IN
the race last Wednesday night, When
Chapman hung onto the machine for
such a distance
Competition Events Interesting
The competition events We're unusu-
ally interesting, and they pleased the
crowd. which numbered about 1000 peo-
pie, the biggest Monday night CROWD
that has gathered at the track. The
meet was the first one under the Nc.
A auspices. and T. O. Angel, the new
referee, gave general satisfaction. Inc
races Were late in starting, as the
old cei-ps Of officials refused at first 10
act All summer they have faithfully
attended the meets and acted entirely
without compensation. But last even
ing a communication was presented TO
the Salt Palace management signed by
all the officials, asking a moderate lee
for their services. After much dellDefa-
ton and argument, the Palace manage
ment accceded to their request, ana
then the meet went on.
In the first heat of the mile handi-
cap professional, 1$er Lawson and Glenn
Turville, the scratch men, had no dlt-
fculty in catching the limit men, O. Z.
Emery (110 YARDS and c. r. Brazier
(eighty-five yards), and Lawson won
without difficulty. with Turville second.
Emery beat BraZier out for third place.
Time: 04 As. In the second heat it was
different. Long Bill Furman was on
the scratch alone, Chapman having
withdrawn. as he is training for the
fifty-rniIe race Friday night Furm9n
caught Tod Game fifty yards) easily
enough, but could not reach George
Weller {eighty yardsA and George Chat
fee 600 yards), who were riding nara
half a lap 10 the good. Chaffee won,
with Weller second. in 2:OS, and as TINS
was the fastest neat, all Tour qudllleo.
Local Riders Win.
1t was the same story in the final.
Weller. Emery and Chaffee, the local
riders, We're a hard trio for the scratch
men, Iver Lawson, Turville and Fur
man to catch. They nabbed Tod came
in lap, but then began to dispute
about the pace, and, as result, they
did not get near to the limit men.
(NhafTPp and
Emery. in very easy fashion on the peii
lap. winning first money easily, with
Emery second and Chaffee third. Time
POP
Fred Mealxin was on the track for the
first time in ten days in the half-mlle
handicap amateur. He caught tartar
in Lawrence Beck, however. Starting
from scratch, Meakin easily passed a
w. Smith Cthirty yards), and the whole
crowd was punched on the second lap
Smith came up strong, bL. was forced
out by Meakin, who ran him up against
the rail as he shot through to the front,
where Beck (thirty-five YARDS and
Evans Cforty YARDS were having it NIP
and tuck. Around the turn the three
were neck and neck. and it made
pretty finish. Beck had the most sprint
left, and he won by a tires width. with
AIeal1in second and Evans half wheel
back Tiane-1:02.
Amateurs Nix Up.
There was a dangerous mixup in the
two-rnile open amateur. After hitting
ut ont at a hard clip for thirteen laps,
Eddie Smith began his usual runaway.
Meakin came after him, and as he shot
around Munson and Guthrie and Evans
on the turn for the bell lap, he cut
down to the pole too soon, and Evans
and Guthrie ran into him. The three
came down into the dust with a crash
while Munson shot up and around them
Eddie Smith won by 100 yards, with
Aunson second Guthrie mountee
quickly and got third place. Time-4:4i
Tod Game and George Chaftie won the
two-mile match tandem race, defeating
Q. z. Emery and Oscar Julius without
difficulty They paced each other alter
nately for thirteen laps, and then Game
and Chaffee hit the pace UP, passed
their opponents and won by a length
and a half The time of the first mile
was PIC, and the second 1:57, the two
miles being covered in 4:e7-
The Summary.
The summary follows:
One-mile handicap, professional
George Weller eighty yards won. o
T. Emery (110 YARDS second, George
Chaffee Goo YARDS third. Time-2:O2.
Half-nllie n<nGicdp, dIndA6uT-lseiNN w
renee Beck (thirty-iive YARDS won, Z
w. Meakin (scratch) second, n. w
Evans forty YARDS third. Time-1:03.
TwO-lnile open amateur-E,. E. Smith
won. J. Munson second, J. w. Guthrie
third. Time-4:47-
Two-mile match tandem, professional
Tod Game and G. Z. Chaffee won, O
E Emery and Oscar julius second
Time-4.0T.
N. C. A. Cracks at Trenton.
Trenton, N. J., Sept 25.-The attend
ance at the interstate fair bicycle races