The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-22

1t cannot be said that the new-come
circuit. chasers made particularly good
impression in their first appearance at
the Salt Palace track yesterday. They
proved themselves fast-no one can
deny that-but they gave an exhibition
Of tricky work that displeased the
crowds and that resulted in the dis
qualification of one of them in the mile
open.
+ ~ Mcfarland is the fastest man
that has ridden on a local track. While
his win of the mile open was due. in
the judgment of most of the crowd,
more to the team work of his mates
than to any special good riding by him
self. IN the two-mile handicap he rode
around Iver Lawson after seemingly
giving him a hopeless lead. and beat
him out at the finish line without half
trying. Freeman and Downing are
second raters, apparently. Certainly
they are not in the class of Iver Law
son and Chapman and John Lawson,
unless they We're out of form yesterday.
They devoted themselves principally to
pulling Mcfarland through in both
races Of the day. and if they are par
ticularly fast they did not show it in
either event in which they competed.
Crowd Was Small. I
Afternoon racing did not draw the
expected crowds. Scarcely 200 people
were there. and they were almost with
out exception "fans''-thoSe who would
not miss a race meet if they had TO
sit through an earthquake or SNOW
storm. There was likewise a goodly
sprinkling of matinee girls, and with
b-fr ,.ih f1l1tNn1p1ArC
they added a bit of color to the scene.
The day was cool and there was a
strong breeze blowing during the great
er part Of the afternoon that bothered
the riders somewhat and made the
time in the events a tTifie slower than
was anticipated.
Owing to the slim attendance, the
races were somewhat late in starting,
and it was not until 3:45 that the first
event was called. Mcfarland, Down
ing. Turville and Julius were in the
first heat of the mile open. Turville
made the pace for the first lap. with
Mcfarland and Downing tackled on and
julius bringing UP the rear. A broken
spoke bothered Mcfarland somewhat,
but he kept at it. TurVille started the
sprint at the sixth lap but Mcfarland
went right after him and with Down
ing glued fast to his tire. he passed
TurVille without trouble and went for
the tape. Downing spurted ON the back
stretch of the bell lap and came up
abreast of Mcfarland. The two had
Il neck and neck to the tape. McFar-
land winning by a tire. Turville was
third. two lengths back. Time
2:13 So.
liver Lawson Beats Freeman.
In the second heat were Freeman,
Emery. Caine and Iver Lawson En-
cry punctured his tire on the second
lap and was ont of it. They loafed for
two laps and then Iver lit out. with
Freeman after him. Coming for the
bell Freeman tried to pass Iver, but he
could not do it. The crowd got up as
one man and yelled like mad at that,
and as they circled the track to the
finish. and Freeman again attempted
i'll vain to pull up abreast Of Lawson,
the crowd shouted again in delight
Into the stretch they came, almost
abreast, and Lawson won out by a
Quarter-wheel. Caine was a poor third.
Time-2:19 3-5.
Freeman's Tricky Riding.
1t was in the final that the new
Corners showed their team work. Tur- |
VILE paced the first two laps and then |
Mcfarland ard Downing ran around |
They held the fore for a lap and Free !
man circled the bunch and towed them |
for a couple of laps. On the sixth |
TurviIle and Lawson started around |
from the rear. Turville got by the |
others safely enough, but as Lawson /
TO pass Freeman who was
riding high. he swerved up to the top |
of the track and Lawson had to drop |
back. Again Lawson tried to go by |
and again Freeman swerved up. This /
left a nice big gap for Mcfarland. who !
had been hanging back. evidently eX- /
pecting Just such an opening. and in a |
jiffy the San Jose boy had darted |
through, with Downing. as usual, tied |
on behind. and the twain passed Tur- /
vile and had a clear field. Lawson, |
after his second attempt to go by Free /
man. gave up in disgust at such tao
tics. and the three newcomers came in |
first. second and third laughing with !
at the ease with which they /
had outWitfed the others. Referee An
gell thought that F'reeman's work was
n little too raw, however, and he was
Mcfarland was first. /
second, Iver Lawson third and /
Turville fourth. Time-2:10.
Easy For the Long Markers.
In the two-mile handicap Mcfarland
and Freeman were on scratch, Iver
Lawson had twenty-five yards, Tur-
vile thirtv-five wards Downing fifty |
yards. Caine eighty yards Emery
ninety five yards and julius 10 yards.
The scratch men quickly caught the
short distance men. while Emery and
Game doubled up Julius. Downing was
alone in between. The scratch men
were lazy. and after the first sprint
they made no effort TO go after julius
and Emery. Game dropped out after
the mile and meanwhile the scratch F
men had hauled down Downing. julius
and Emery We're making ii a hard race
up in front and they nearly tapped the
scratch men al the opening of the sec
ond mile. This did not please McFar-
land and he hit up the pace for lap
or two. The bell lap saw julius and
Emery still half a lap to the good.
They finished first and second. while
Mcfarland. after letting liver Lawson
get an apparently winning lead. went
after him and beat him cut at the tape
in a very pretty finish by a. half-wheel.
Time-4:21
a Fast Half-mile.
After the regular programme McFar-
and got out his two motorcycles and
Downing and Freeman on one of them
went half-mile in 40 S.. seconds. This
IS the fastest half-mile yet ridden on a
Utah track.
Summary:
Mile open. professionals A. McFar-
and won, Hardy Downing second, Iver
Lawson third. Glenn Turville fourth.
TNvo-mile handicap, professionalism
;ar, Julius Gao YARDS won. O. =. Emery
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