The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-25
FIVE OTHERS ARE COMING
DIFFICULT TO PICK ROAD RACE
WINNERS.
There viii Probably Be Fifty Start
ers and Many Are New Men-Pos-
sibility That Salt Palace Track
Will Not Be Built-Basebal Con-
test Between Clubs.

Terrible SWede," as one of the starters
in the track races next Tuesday. He
received a telegram from Lawson at
San Francisco yesterday which read
as follows: 'Will bring riders. Terms,
my railroad fare. Wanted other places
Decoration"
From the above it appears that Law
son is in demand at other races as a
Decoration day attraction, but prefers
to race i'm Salt Lake. Papa" Smith
Immediately wired Lawson in reply,
agreeing to pay Lawson'S railroad fare
TO Salt Lake City, if he would enter the
races here. This is ali Lawson asked,
and it is expected that his entry Will
be received today, as this is the last
day when entries will be received
According to Lawson's telegram he
will be obliged to bring four other rid
ers with him, and if he does this. as he
undoubtedly viii, there viii be six for
eisn riders on Callers track the Goth.
Froiseth, who had announced his de-
termination TO enter the professional
ranks Decoration day, says there is no
use of going up against such big game
and Will go for the amateur prizes
Tuesday instead, deferring his debut
into the ranks of the profs until it Will
be easier to get within the prize money.
Nothing further has peen done in the
way OF arranging meet for the rae
ing men after the Goth. Calders park
is booked for Sunday, June 4, and no
races will be he'd then, but Papa"
Smith says he win give a meet Satur-
day, June 6, or Sunday. June II, if the
men will remain and ride. a big pro-
fessional handicap between all the local
professionals and the visitors would be
big attraction. The riders who are
coming are all exceptionally good at
distance riding d Ia
race would be the kind of a race they
would gladly enter.
No Salt Palace Track.
The wheeling public are somewhat
disquieted over the rumors that the
proposed eight-lap Salt Palace track
would not be built, and things do not
seem TO be progressing in that direc-
ton as smoothly as they might. When
work was commenced on the grounds
the track was one of the first to be
plated, and it looked for a time as
though it would be rushed to compile
ton at once. When the track was laid
of, however, work was stopped, and
nothing further has been done since
The trouble seems to lie in the fact that
the Wheelmen have not subscribed as
Hoerally to the Salt Palace stock as
was anticipated. The track will cost in
the neighborhood of $4,000, and the
Wheelmen were expected to contribute
half that amount, to be paid by sub
scriptions to the Salt Palace company
stock. 1t is very unlikely that this
amount can be raised among the riders
themselves, and if the Salt Palace COM
pany base their decision to build or not
To build upon this popular wheelmen's
subscription, it is possible that the
track may not materialize after all.
There is no question, however but
that The track lf-Ou16 he Of la
greatest attractions of the Salt Palace,
and d paying investment from the start
There are 5000 wheelmen in Salt Lake,
and track with semi weekly races, af-
ternoonS and evenings, would make the
palace grounds the favorite and regular
resort of the cyclists all summer
through. Thousands of riders who
would otherwise visit the grounds but
once or twice during the season would /
go there regularly if races We're held |
and as soon as local rivalry was estab- |
nshed among the racing men and the !
competition for the championship be- /
came keen and sharp, the grand stand /
would be crowded at every event AZ
extra charge would be made for seats /
in the stand, the source of revenue from /
that direction alone would be large.
Cycling and cycle racing interest is |
at the highest pitch at the present /
time, and not only in Salt Lake City.
but all over the country, race meets are
being held and tracks being planned /
and built by men of means who are NOT
noted for putting their money in poor
investments
President Nelden is said to favor the
building of the track, and it is possible
that the committee may decide to go
ahead with the work If the track is 70
be built 1t would be a wise move on
the part OF the Salt Palace company TO /
finish it as soon as possible, as race
meets could be held as soon as the
track is completed. without waiting for
the formal opening OF the regular big
show.
Racers In Training.
There are two crowds of racing men
in training, one at Calder's park. and
the other at the old Agricultural park
track. Emery, the winner of the '9s
decoration day road race, is with the
latter push, and is Keeling off miles with
his usual energy and determination. He
VIII enter for the Calder's park races
against the professional cracker-iacl1s.
Bywater. who won second time prize
III last Decoration day road race. is
also on this track, and is training hard
for Gums big road race next Tues
day. Bywater last year rode a heavy
full road wheel in the last race. while
Cutting had light racer, and notwitb-
standing this fact Cutting only won
time prize over him by a few seconds
As both Cutting and Bywater start ,
from scratch this year the contest be-
tween them Will be watched with inter
est. Bywater is said to have improved
and knowing ones pick
him as time winner
The problem as to whom will be The
first over the tape at Pennington >
grows more difficult of solution each
day. Yesterday four riders handed in '
their entry blanks, each stating that | {
they bad never entered race. had {
never been timed for one. five. ten or |
fifteen miles, and had only learned TO I
ride last season. They are unknown !
"ioers, and it is most difficult 10 han
leap such contestants. Whether they {
are record breaking riders or mere
'dGbs' will only be determined after
they have come across the tape at the
1nish. 1t is this element of UNCERTAIN
" which renders a big handicap road
ace so fascinating to the spectators
Entries for the road race are coming in 7
more rapidly. and it looks now as
-housh Gums estimate of fifty riders
nay not fall far short of the mark. if
indeed the number of starters does not
number more than half hundred.
Clubs to Play Ball.
The challenge which the opal Wheel | /
hub issued TO the Social Wheel club
or baseball game. seems 10 have
stirred up considerable excitement in
10Th organizations. Captain Smith of ,
he Socials stated some time ago that
he club would soon issue a challenge ;
o the Opals for game of ball. The
after Club after waiting time for this :
decided to take the initiative
md issued challenge to the Socials h