The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-14
The New Riders Fail to Defeat
Him.
HIS POPULARITY IS GONE
CROWDS JEER AND HISS HIM
WIEN HE RIDES.
liver Lawson and Furman Prove No
Match For Atlanta Boy--Eddie
Smith Again Trounces Fred Mea-
kin In Open Race-Thrilling Ac-
cident In Local Lap Race.

John Chapman remains the uidlS-
puted king of the local track. Last
night two new men went against him
and were defeated in fair fight. Fur
man and Iver Lawson both made a
strong effort to down Chapman, but
they failed signally, and in the end
were beaten out by Turville also.
Add to his decisive win in the one
open professional race on last nights
card the announcement that John Law
son, the Terrible Swede, refuses 10
meet Chapman, and has called off the
match race between them, and 1t is
readily seen that Chapman stands SUI
preme in local racing circles.
But recent events have played havoc
with Chapman's popularity. Once ms
mere entrance upon the track was SUI
ficient to bring forth applause, but last
night he was roundly Kissed more than
once, and when in the final event the
tandem he was riding with Turville Was
found to be punetured after the race
was half over, the crowd made no Sc
cret Of it's satisfaction, and applauded
Julius and Furman enthusiastically
when they finished the race alone. That
little alteration at the track the other
day, taken with certain tricks which
Chapman has been guilty of at times,
have evidently robbed him of the
Last nights races were better than
ever, and d vast crowd witnessed them,
numbering over 1000 easily, and, ac-
cording to some, verging close to 1900.
There were many pretty finishes, and
there was little loafing in any of the
events.
The comedy work of D. A. DotE and
Josh Davis, as Jacob Strauss and Sam
Wah Lee, was an amusing feature. The
two INDUCED in an alleged race, during
which they rode across the arena or
around the track, as they pleased.
Their antics kept the crowd in a good
hunlor.
Hair-raising Accident
The final of the local lap race fur
nished as spectacular a miX-up and
fall as has been seen on the track.
Emery had won the first heat with
Chaffee second, in 2:13, and Edmonds
had taken the second heat with Game
second and Jensen third, in PIP 1-5. The
five were in the final, and by the condi-
tons of the race, the first, second and
third man across the tape in each lap
scored 3, and / points. Edmonds
Went out with the gun, and, gaining a
good lead, captured the first two laps,
with Game second and Chaffee third.
Coming around the north turn en- the
third lap, Emery caught Chaffee and
slipped in abreast of him high on the
bank above Game Chaffee got excited
and tried to squirt, with the result that
his wheel wobbled frightfully, and he
locked pedal and handlebar with EN-
cry. There was a loud crash, a sharp
report of an exploded tire, and the two
riders rolled in a tumbling mass to the
ground, while the crowd shouted in
horror. Jensen had been just behind
the twain, coming up strong. and as
how s1sAflf l.,
before they fell, they forced Jensen up
against the spectators seats. He seized
the rail and stopped himself cleverly
and, pulling his wheel after him, re-
manned there among the crowd until
the race concluded.
Caine nipped Edmonds at the tape in
the third lap, and the two bowled
around at leisure. Game taking first
money with - points, and EdmonGs
second with 10 points. Time, 2:19. None
of the riders were at all injured in the
mix-up, which seems almost miracu-
louS, considering the nature of the fall
they took.
Meakin Again Beaten.
Eddie Smith delighted the crowds in
the half-mile open amateur by again
administering a sounding defeat to
Fred Meakin who has so long held I'M
disputed sway in the amateur class. He
Won his heat handfly in 1:07 Is, the
feature of the neat being the clever
method in which Lawrence Beck
slipped in On the pole at the finish and
beat out A w. Smith. Meakin won his
heat likewise with George Lucas sec
ond, and Nat Evans third, the time
being 1:06 2-5.
In the final Beck started the sprint,
but he could not keep it up, and Meakin
ran away from the bunch. But at the
last turn he seemed to tire and, in a
most surprising sprint Smith simply
walked around him, followed by Lucas.
ana Doth beat him out. AT the tape
Beck almost caught Mealzin also, being
fourth by half wheel. Time-1:0 3 1-5.
Long Bill" Furman made pretty
ride in the first of the mile qualifying
heats of the three mile open profession
al He stretched those long legs of his
to such good purpose that he beat Glenn
IurVllle handily by several lengths
Julius was third. Time-2:20 Tve1.
Lawson made his first appearance in
the second heat, and got an enthusiast
tic greeting from the crowd. He start
ca The sprint and ran around Chapman
for a moment. while the crowd roared
delightedly. But Chapman, as soon as
he thought Lawson far enough ahead.
caught him and rode around him easily.
winning by lengths. Emery was third.
Time-2:22.
Speedy Three-mile Race.
The final was fast from the starr.
with BraZier and Weller pacing. At the
beginning of the third mile they were
ali watching each other and PLAYING for
position. On the third lap of the third
mile TurVille shot out and followed. bv
tNer Lawson, ran away from the pace
maker. They had acquired long start
before Chapman condescended to go af-
ter them, but when he did. with one Of
his cannon-ball sprints, he caught and
passed them easily Than he Law hack
Tor second nntil Turville was at his
rear wheel. and for five laps the two
burned ii ur, Lawson lacking in close
behind. Three times Lawson made an
attempt TO pass them, but the pace was
too fast and he could not do ii. For
those five laps there was & terrible
sprint-a sprint that left the crowd
bowling, but Chapman was never head
ed, and be finished first. with T1rvilIe
half wheel back, Lawson a strong
third and Furman fourth. Time-s.56
George Lucas won the two mile han
dicap amateur from scratch A. w.
Smith HAD been placed at Is yards and
feFred TO start from scratch with Luz
cas-. The limit man was J. Munson
(l75 yards)- With the gun the middle
distance men Were punched, S. M.
Woolley (S5 YARDS and Lawrence Beck
(45 YARDS quickly catching Nat Evans
600 yards). A. Z. Ana6in $50 yards) and
A. W. Beam 600 yards). This bunch
paced each other until on the seventh
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