Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-05
That Was What Was Accomplished
on the Salt Palace Track,
SAME AT CALDERs PARK.


Yesterday the whcolmon succeeded In
playing havoc with existing State rcu-
ords. Al the Salt Palace track tho
following events took unto Themselves
new umci
Iialf-mile professional by J. p Gum.
one.mne paced. by John Lawson.
Haif-miie. paced. by John Lawson.
% l-A seconds.
one-mlle. professional handicap. by
j. y Quinn. 2ii2. JuliusH record u
2.ig 80. beating the state record. com
petition, from scratch.
Tho meet nt Caldrr'a Park was alau
productive OF four now records one of
which, tho half mile subsequently was
lowered By a. round minute. ~ indie
Gated above.
Onc-mllc. by o. ". Lucas 2.20t-f
Iwo-milg amateur. BY William Sam
uelron. 2itG1-6
Half-mile open. professional. BY John
lawson, 1905
Fivc-miic handicap. professional. by
John Lawson, 1901.
Interest materially conferred on tho
new lumber saucer track In the Salt
Palace grounds by $3.50 d. M. crowd
~ 500 people had assembled and above
the plhlntlvo cry 81 lice cold lemonade
only hVo glass" could boz hoard AN
sorts N expressions ~ cruacondo,
"Ohs'" "Aha" and "iiumn'" 20 the of-
foot that the boys never would Dc able
20 stick on, and that thcrc would Boz an
the aanded arena.
However. the riders took 10 tho truck.
after ono or two trials, like veterans.
ana with the exception ~ "a mighty
header by kharnan and n tumble on
the part of John Lawson. an concerned
dug around the course for all they wore
Racing on tho now lumber track g.
bound 10 become popular owing a. the
novelty u seeing mon apparently pos
inE ne uquilihrlsa and defying tho laws
~ Trnvitntion, n ~ 90 be- hoped, how
ever. that nj the noxt evening meet
that thoro VIII be some music IN at
tendance 10 relieve tho tedlum OF the
long waits.
The promoters NJ tho new racing
track, like the famous cocoa people.
apparently have nt last supplied "a
long felt want" IN tho form OF outdoor
recreation after business huuru ut u
SPOT six blocks from the business cru-
tor " town, where, 10 60 date. the ln-
dcintlgnhle mosquito has not tukcn
up hia abode.
The following IL tho summary Of 10
meet that did not terminate until y
o'clock last night.
fourth mile amateur state cham
plonnhip-Won by John EnHiru and
Fred Mcnkin dead heaD. snmuelrun
third, 1fmc-0.3i 3-b. turnover won by
John Ensign In oi33.
First heat. one. mile hnndicnp. pros
feaHlounl-aMon By elem Turyllls.
roratchi o. w., Emery. 20 yurin. second:
uoodHell, 90 yards, third. Timp-
2;ib 2.6.
Second heat-won by y. p. Gum, O.
yards. Oscar Julius, scratch. second.
Mcurcgor, 10 yards. third. TImc-2.ig.
Julius time from scratch, 2ii2 90. State
record.
one-hhf mile. paced. Tying start.
record trial successfully made by John
lawson In 0365 SO.
One-half milo. state professional
chnmpiouHhip-W Won by J. T.. Quinn. u.
Emery second. J. ~. Edmonds third.
Timc-i.0l Record.
ono mite. paced. flying start. record
trial successfully made by John Law
non-Timc-t;bs i.5.
Final trial heat onc-mlie hnndlcnp.
profcHsionnl-Wo by elem Turyll'o.
scratch; oscar Julius. scratch. SECOND:
j. ~ Gum. 50 yards. third. o. H. Em-
cry, 20 yards, fourth, Tlme-23N
Special pursuit race. John LawHon W.
Gum and Nhnrmnn, tnndcm-Won IA
ono and onc-haif miles Timc-S'g5.
Tandem pursuit utcc- poodHoil-M
grcEor togdon) W Sharman-gunn
taalt I.nko). Won by salt Lake team
In throe-fourthu OF a mile. Time
me percentage table now standsi