The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-07
MILE R[CORDLONERED
John Chapman Sets Another New
Mark.
is A WORLDS RECORD
FASTEST MILE RIDDEN ON AN
EIGHT-LAP TRACK.
Made the Distance In 1:47 2-5,
Which Beats McFarland's Califor-
mia Record By Two Seconds-A
Long Programme of Races-Crowd
Went Wild at Some Finishes.

Johnny Chapman clipped two seconds
off the worlds record for one mile last
evening at the Salt Palace track. He
went the distance in 1:47 rs. paced by
two tandems, bestridden by julius and
Chaffee and Turville and W. G. Fur
man. The half mile was covered in
0:53 As seconds, and after capital
pickup by the second tandem Chap
man finished abreast Of the tandem in
1:47 %. The announcement was greet
ed by loud cheers from the crowd of
1000 or more who Were there.
The half mile local furnished three
hot races. In the first qualifying heat
Johnny Ensign had his first chance to
show his mettle. After a lap of loaf
ing Emery lit out, with Ensign burn
ing the boards close behind and Jen-
sen and chaffee following: All four
hung together. and finished in the
warmest kind of style, all punched at
the tape. Ensign won by wheel. EN-
cry was second by a half wheel, Chaffee
third and Jensen fourth within a
wheels length of the winner. Time,
lis. The second heat was another
fast one. Weller lit out with the pistol,
Game and Edmonds clinging close to
aim. and after a warm sprint for four
idpS Adlile anu w clfGl CfOSSOu lllt tape
nose and nose, while the crowd shouted
itself hoarse. Edmonds was a good
third. Time-1:06 2-5.
In the final John Ensign fell on the
second lap and was out of it. Emery
ran away and won rather easily, Wei
Ter taking second and Game third.
Time-1:05 1-5
New Rider Gives Surprise.
S. w Woolley, a new rider was the
limit man in the half mile amateur
handicap. He furnished surprise to
the low markers. Starting at the sew
enty-yard line he made run away
race of it and won easily in 1:01 2-5,
with Lawrence Beck CAS- YARDS second,
and c. j. Thurkill go YARDS third.
George Lucas, from scratch, made a
noble effort to catch the limit men, and
with Nat Evans at twenty yards nearly
succeeded in accomplishing it. His
time was 1:G7 2-5.
The limit men in the first heat of the
mile handicap, professional, succeeded
in crowding out Glen Turville for the
finals. Edmonds go YARDS caught En-
sign 600 YARDS and Chaffee N10 YARDS
in the first lap and the three set a
pace which kept them we'll in the lead
of Game go YARDS and Turville
(scratch). The latter two quit on the
sprint and Edmonds. Ensign and Chat
fee finished first, second and third.
Time-2:06 2-5.
Johnny Chapman was on scratch in
the second heat, and he Profited by Tur-
ville's experience and rode a hard race
from the start. He caught and passed
Emery (55 yards) in one lap and
bunched julius and Jensen on the third
Emery came up behind and started to
run away in the sixth. Chapman let
him. get a fifty-foot lead and then he
started after him in a sprint that set
the crowd crazy. At the last turn he
was tapping Emery's wheel and COM
ing down the stretch Chapman showed
his wheel to the fore and won out
amid veritable pandemonium. JUL
ius was third. Time-2:06 2-5. Ensign
made a hard fight with Chapman in the
final, and until at the tape he chung to
him. losing by a wheels length. Ed
monds was third and Chaffee fourth.
Time-2t05 Us.
Close Amateur Race.
The mile amateur was a close race
all the way through. Eddie Smith and
Meakin were the favorites, and they
jockeyed for positions until the last lap
when Smith and Meakin tried to run
away. Lucas and Evans were right
with them, however, and the four
ought it out the last lap, Smith win
ling by narrow margin with Meakin
second. Evans third and Lucas fourth
al within a wheels length. Time-2:1s.
Mile qualifying heats were run in
the two-mile professional. Turville
won the first without hurting himself
Tod Game took second place by cutting
in on the pole at the last turn and
nipping Jensen at the tape. The sec
ond heat was loaf. Hey. you,'
shouted some one in the crowd. you'll
fall off if you don't ride faster" Chap
man again let Emery get away first
and then he hit UP the face and won
without difficulty. Emery was second
and Edmonds third. Time-2:2S %.
Final to Turville.
Julius and Weller paced the final
There was much jockeying for position
in the first mile. now one, now another
taking turn in running ahead of the
pacemakers and dropping in in the
rear. Chapman fell in some inexplica-
BILE manner-he ascribed it to some one
else, of course-and was out of it, so
on the sprint. Turville won without
difficulty. Game and Emery tieing for
second place. with Jensen third. Time
4:2s 2-5.
Following is the summary:
Half mile handicap, amateurs. w.
Woolley GO YARDS won, Lawrence Beck
(55 yardSl second, Z. j. Thurkill go
yards) third. Time-1:0l 2-5.
Half mile. local professionally. z.
Emery won. George Weller second, Tod
Game third, j. b. Edmonds fourth
Time-1:o5 LIS.
Mile handicap, professionalism
Chapman (scratch) won. John Ensign
go yards) second, J. B. Edmonds GO
YARDS third. Time-2:05 2-5.
Mile, open, amateur-E. Z. Smith
won, F. w. Meakin second, n. w
Evans third, G. II. Lucas fourth. Time
Pic.
Two mile, open, professionalism
Turville won, Game and Emery tie for
second place. Jensen fourth. Time
4:29 2-5.