Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-27
BICYCLE RACES TONIGHT.
Riders nj the Last Meet Did Not Wake
Enough Money 10 Pay Their
Trainers.

Considerable Interest 10 being mani
Tested In the inrt bicycle meet Of the
roaaon. which ~ cnrinocrcd BY the pfo-
icsslonal riders and the mcmDcru OF the
salt Palace band. Tho band has becn
out every day advertising the affair and
yesterday afternoon further advertising
was In order BY tho conductor Of che
band-car cscaping Instant death be-
meath the whcols OF the same In a ml-
raculoua fashion.
This afternoon's program, which be-
sins ns tho News" goes 90 prcsa, ls a
good one. the first event being four
cornorcd match race, the winner 60
take two Of three heats. Prizes.
500 $50. and $50. Entrlon. elem Tur-
VILE. ~. -. Freeman, Hardy Downing
and liver LaWsuu.
Unlimited motor pursuit rice. $50
TO winner and SO 70 loser. The con-
man W Mcfarland and Lawson
r. a. Mcfarland. paced By two mo-
tors vii Try 60 lower the ono-mllc
world'a record % 1881 2-j, held by Jay
Eaton. the Indoor King" and "i0hle'
Waltham, made october 10Th at hir-
minEham, Ala,
"NNNNNNN| ~ Z - W. NWNNN WIZ wv
fivo-mlle match RAGS, lAWfnn "
Downing. paced BY motors. $50 and 80.
Ton-mlc motor race, purse $500. The
mounts arr Julius and Lawson, Down
ing ana Freeman, Mcfarland and
Stevens.
McFarland viii ride against time Tor
i've miles paced by motors. ilo VIII
try 10 break an world'a records Tor
email tracks. from one mile up TO the
I'VE.
Despite the fact that. according 10
the race card ~ tho last meet. Hardy
Downing and Eddie Smith were credited
with tilj and so prizes respectively.
tho truth OF the matter was the two
riders received 81 and vighty-nvo cents
generally as their aharo 90 tho gate
receipts. A. tho riders had agreed
| 10 do na Mcfarland saw o., and that
rider was willing to ride Tor propor-
| ton. providing not enough money wac
/ takCu ln at tho gltc, u wac simply a
case 81 Hobeon's choice with the ball
nnce 90 tho racing men.
] Downing, IN course OF CouyCraatlon
this morning said that De had not nc-
/ cnptei the 81. lu place of the fila won
ht tho moot last Monday night az The
| Salt Palace. 100 his present state or
] mind he says that he does not Know
] whether he viii push the Issue 20 a M
| lah or not. lie aaidi
air johnson came TO me In the after
| noon and iIaliod me whether | would
| accent u percentage on the gate receipts
provided tncy ala not reach the re-
qulfud $3.50. ana ! told him that that
was hardly business proposition I'M
! less be would consent 10 give ua per-
| ceutnge on the gate receipts IN any
| cnae 40 that there would be chance
of making something u thorc was a
! good crowd. This MT, Johnson refused
! 10 do nnd 1 referred him 10 Mcfarland,
| Now Mcfarland says he didn't agree 90
| the proposed turmH and l don't think he
| aid. aH h. has q business head on MN.
| Anyway. when the salt Palace people
were taking ln their $4,000 q meet some
| time back, they did not offer any per-
centage 10 the boys then, We were go-
| ing home TO San jose yesterday but were
| prevailed upon by tho boys OF the band
| 10 stay over and help thom out n the
| hole. Tho salt Palace " owing them
some $500 and the boys have given a
| receipt FOR the outstanding account for
tho uao OF the track today aud We are
F0lnE 10 help them out " We cna.'