Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-08
Wheeling Still the Premier Pas
time in Salt Lake City,
RACE MEET ON THURSDAY.
new uowing club Now In order
why the Lagoons "Disbanded"
big Wen Coming.

tba whrolmCn records nave tnllch lhe
autumn leaves: the local horHcmcn
more than held their own on the track
against the visiting horses from Dem
va one of the. n not the. fastest cvqlc
tracks Iu America has been opened for
rsfInr by electric light. a new rowing
cnbrtbat Intends to build a $4,000 boat
housc has been floatcd and the all but
lnvlnelble Lagoon baseball nine has
hen sunk. orin other words disbandcd;
truly UNIQUE record Tor one week
The bicycle races were good, equally
Oh .ood AZ any aecn here. At Cnlders
pafk the racing Nns all that could be-
desired ahd-Nus Witnessed by a crowd
of some 5000 people, n percentage OF
whom dld all they could IN thclr ppWeI
10 mar the meet by crowding over the
irack and cndnngCring their own, not
10 sneak OF the racers lives, ana other
,fIaI repeating the performances OF the
Memorial Day dghteccr In the face
% such proceedings Charley Emisc says
De- will withhold future sanctions Tor
that track until there " definite un-
dentnnding that the public will be Kept
~ the course by competent force OF
special officials.
The Salt Palace track. despite the
gruWla OF the crunkorr, has fulillcd the
expectations Of the promoters 90 their
limit John Lawson, who should be- an
authority upon race courses, from the
fact that he has ridden upon the best
tracks that Europe and America mas
produced. On enthusiastic regarding the
future Of the venture and predicts the
smashing OF records all along the line.
lie b. 30 satisfied with the same that
he proposes 90 make arrangements for
alN.d1y paced exhibition, IN which
be- viii mako an attempt to secure
Charles W. Mulcr'a record OF 2,lOo
miles for a like period Of time. He has
such confidence IN the track and him-
felf that he is willing 10 wager that he
can cover $500 miles In the six days,
paced by petroleum PAGER. Pruvld-
Ing he fulnla his contract Mlllcru rec
ord VIII stlll remain as competition
record. a. the Terrible Swcdo'H' pro-
posed exhibit will be- against time
which Il a separate and distinct prop
osltiou. both being recognized separate
~ BY all the cycling associations
Manager SChcfHh, Of the salt Palace
track, II willing for the trial 10 take
place as Lawson viii make his EFFORT on
a percentage ~ the gate receipts and
the association cannot lose a cent on
the venture The trial Will be probably
run on during the first week In August.
Providing Julius and Lawson send
Tor their respective PAGERS a twenty
four hour race win be- feature on the
" pacing machines and men the Hched-
ulcd twenty fuur-huur race, which
was TO have started on the evening OF
the 18th. has been called on. As soon
aa satisfactory arrangements can be
made FOR proper pacing machines and
the entries Of prominent men secured
tho race will be launched for the delcc-
tltion OF the public.
salt Lake city bids fair TO become the
Mecca OF the rowing free lance pro-
foshonal There ~ no racing at pre-
sent Ia California. consequently an In
Nuslon OF the Golden State scorcherH IL
predicted. Yesterday Manager schOfsM
received telegram from Chapman In
Tacoma. Washington, cnquirlng Tor a
prize list, by return, OF the races To be
held ON the 18th Chapman wired on
behalf uf himself Cottior and Tom
lnruaby who are az present touring
the northwest In search Of purses hung
~ Tor speedy professionals.
Manager Shefah IN also In CORES
Ilndencc with Dutch Waller Louis
Gimm Burns Pierce. "Doggic" Stevens
and other noted long-dlstnnce riders.
together with Clarence Mclean, the
keniucklan who is the champion trick
rider OF the world,
The salt Palace association manage.
ment has been granted sanction for
ON ,lectilc light meet At the new bicycle
track for next Thursday, July 18th,
on:
s. and 50.
Nile handicap amateur. prizes. $50
40 and So.
Nile handicap, professional, prizes.
". SO and s..
Five milo open, professional. prlzes
w. $40, 81 and S.
Ihr above program win be run on
~ meats, consequently there will be no
I,t9me waits and a full evenings en-
'Italument II assured. There Will also
", band In attendance to play The
'aNe"alk for the boys.
The horsemen are after another rnce
WIN the Swedes, The latter have
.stecd 20 give any horse In Utah a
handicap. provided Julius and Lawson
AIt allowed to ride tandem. or they
horses,
The entries FOR y. Auerhach a Bros
lNAd race on the nth Inst. are coming
W merrily and viii close tonight Tn,
tNN"lng riders have already signihet
,NNll intention OF being on hand at
g." nm on that day TO run over the
H,.rleld course: n. II. LAWYER, Jno.
Ensign, r, Lindsey, A. W. Beam,
O. W. smith captain Of soclals). T.. u.
Scnl'h twlnncr Of May 30th road rnce),
~, ID. Holding, James Watts. VIM.
san Leslie sadler. Percy brown, II.
4 smith, Clarence Cutting, Geo. II.
s ,u,"s' W. G. Bywuter VIM. Samuel
tth' lroquols Wheel club has chnl-
|t'l the Opnls 10 nye-mile relay
sat, on either the Callers Park or tho
nv. Ihlace tracks; i've riders To pnr-
'lHte and ride a mile each. Final
s regarding the same viii be dis
''''eu by the respective clubs tonight.
Ihe Social Wheel club gives nm ex-
Ta'lh up ogden canyon tomorrow.
"s tfaln leaves the Rio Grande depot
a,vo a. N. Kodak nends are especini.
nSlted and wheels will be trans
~, yea Tree OF charge.
ph arriving NJ ogden the cycllsts win
Houht their wheels for the ride I'M lid
Angon' Ogden canyon ia tho hnest
olu IN the state and the grade IL an
NY one. Lunch at the Hermitage viii
Slt feature OF the trip. The party
nv return % the 7:iO p. m. from the
,Edmonds and Ensign have lssuAd n