Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-14
Terrible Swede" Surpasses Him
self Last Night on Palace Track.
ENSIGN KING OF AMATEURS.
iig Crowd Grows Dciirious at the
sight Of the HOLY Contested
IiicJcic Itaccs.

The fast racing at the Palace track
was an oyeoponor TO the enthusiastic
crowd that was assembled To witness
tho event.
The opening races on the night Of
July 9Th were doomed splendid per-
formanco but they were oncctually put
IN the shade by the efforts OF the riders
last night. The crowd. which nearly
nlled the seats surrounding the track,
at times went nearly crazy as tho
riders would dispute every inch
around the oval. young men and maid
ems arose In their seats ana yelled like
football rootcrs. Tho trouble seems to
be that the public wants to- see "a hot
race from start 60 finish ana are dis
posed 10 turn up their noses nt any
thing approaching tho turtle time Of
days gone BY. The presence OF "a band
at the races last night would have put
the finishing touch ON the most oxcit-
Ing meet ever held Ia Utah. The So
cicty for the prevention OF cruelty to
peduliatH ought to insist that such
should be In attendance 30 that the
savage breasts OF the cruel crowd could
De nppcusod by music while the boys
took timc 90 rub down ana rest from
their previous oxertlonn instead OF
coming out ana again whlrling head
long hurting around the rim 90 tho
saucer. The nunt event started on
schedule time, as announced and
throughout the entire program not a
single norvc-raCking fall occurred to
mar the Proceedings.
Tho star performance was tho work
Of John lawson '"rho Terrible swcdo"
a. Mn "a e.. a.. d a
again demonstrated that the Salt
Palace track was the fastest s-lup
course In the world. for be- broke the
worlds unc-mun paced mile record for
an indoor track, and he rode one and
une-hnlf laps unpuCcd at that. Tho
former record was made by n. a. Mill
Ter at Galveston. Texas, three months
ago In 1868 ana % fraction. Lawson
made the same distance In 1901 SO.
Ana now people are asking what he
could do II hc only had two pace
makers.
Little" Johnny Ensign demonstrated
his ability 10 hold the title OF amateur
champion OF Utah FOR some tlmc yet
TO come; hlH performance In the once
mile handicap amateur race being "a
splendid sample of Erit and pluck iu
conjunction with "A sturdy little pulr of
drivers.
j. T.. Gum. FOR the local professionally
also also showed up in great shape
and maintained the position at the top
OF column that hc secured nt the initial
meet on july tth.
Among the frcc-lancc visiting racing
men, outside OF Lawson who ala not
ride In the glvc mile open professional
race ana wished 60 be- excused from
the one-mile handicap professional.
Glen Turyillc was the bright ana shin
Ing star, although oscar julius In the
nHUaN ..F s.fa a
hard luck by following the paccihaker
NJ the bank aH he WAS quitting.
The story Of the races told In BRIEF
one mile record trial against State
record M 1858 Is. Tlmc-i.5i SO By
John Lawson, the Terrible Swrdc. +"
paced by Turvllle ana Julius on tan
dom.
one mile handicap amateur won by
John Ensign, scratch. ~. b. HcuEron.
second, Mcuklu, dlstunCcd. Tlmc-2.ll.
State amateur record.
First trial heat. Ave milo open pro-
fcsalunul lone mllcl, won by j. r..
Gum; Cane. second; Emory, third,
Tlmo-2.3i leo.
Second TRIAL heat. ilvc milo open pro-
fcsslonul Zone mile). won by elem
Turylllv, Julius. second. Brazicr.
third Tlmc-2.22
Final heat, five milo open profession
az won by Glenn Turvllle. Gum and
Cninc dead heat, second; Julius.
fourth. Timc-il'eo Estate rccordl
Ono-hnlf mile oprn. amateur. won
hy John Ensign, 4. W. Moakln. scc-
ond. y. D. Hcagron, third. Time
1909 20.
one mile handicap professional. won
10y G. n, umzlcr. 100 yards. a. w.
Cnlnc, $50 yards second; Julius,
70 yards, third; J. T.. Gum, o5 yards.