Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-12
MAT COLLINSON'S
STATE RECORD.
Lowers WelIer's Half Mile Mark
by a Flat Second
SPLENDID FIyE-MILE RACE,
.rur,iiIe Captures tho Iilg Profession
AZ uacc over Chapman aud FUR
man Good Racing.

posed. for the major portion. Of tho
same Old faces.
The races were run on without any
tedious waits. consequently the band
nod o. slnecurc. Tor be IL known the
musicians are too Interested in the proc
gram 30 play n tune while % race o. in
pf0arpsa Mat Cuillurou succeeded iu
i1ullng down Wollcr'H State hulf.milo
uHted record 81 ten days nwu. Paced
Isl Turylilo ana Furmau he tackled ON Co
the rear wheel unl followed u around
tha track in gallant style. The quarter
WINS made iu 70 3.5 and the half In 90
seconds. beating Woiier'B effort by un
even second.
THE races were up 20 previous SAM
rIF and characterized by several gritty
finishes. W. q. Furman'a work was
watched with interest. in the uNc-mlle
open hu finished third In cnulklug style.
TurvIlio and Chapman beating him out
iy "a narrow murgln. when the lnuky
Californian gets 10 be thoroughly Nt
home un the saucer track. judging from
BIZ exhibition last night. those who
fIiH with him viii know that they
have boon ln a ruCo,
Eddie Smith and MoakIn last night
cult iockeylng and were out Tor blood.
The result was a battle royal between
th' two amateurs with the ultimate
result that Smith beat his old CONF
panIpn 90 "a gamcly fought sprint that
extended over two laps.
a feature OF the meet. not down on
Tho program. was u brief visit from the
officers on the Colorado volunteers, who
were given nine cheers and three tigers
By the audience while the band hlsscted
M atmosphere with the star gplngled
banner" ana kindred patriotic airs.
NALF-MitE AMATEUR HANDICAP.
The half-mllc handicap brought out
thirteen rlders who were spllt up into
two preliminary heats The scratch
men in both heats had narrowing
time and failed 90 grt q place ut the
fnlHh. Nat Evans. tho scratch man iu
the first heat, never caught = NJ. Wool
lyy as yardsl. Tho latter sailed IN
and passed the crowd. winning olsily,
BAKER beat out Smith. Who evidently
had due regard Tor hir skin and I'M
varinbIy lost n yard or - by riding
hlEh on the bonds. Timc-i301 10,
Lawrence Beck on the strength % his
ride ON Friday woa put on scrntch In
the second heat Hcck sailed right iu
Oui passed a. W. Be1m go yards. and
a. H. Annkin t2j yard) halfway round
tho first lap. Before tho lap was COM
plctcd, Guthrie tai yurdsl had been
passed In the second he ovCrhaulcd
&. l.. Crowton 80 yArda) and J. Mum.
con t65 ylr1D. The cracking pace told
ON the young rider ana when the bell
lap was reached. no had no sprint left
and Munsou wobhlcd over the tape fret.
with Annkn second and Crowton third.
Tme-i;oi.
The final found no one on scratch.
IN the second lap tho riders were
punched. IN tho third Smith sailed
out Tor home and was twenty yurda
Ohoad before the rest realized what had
happened. Woolloy started IN pursuit
but he could not catch tho gentleman
with the lop-sldoi r1llop and long hair
streaming In the breeze. Smith simply
had O. wulkawAy by S0vofdl Lengths;
W1olloy second. Baker third. Anakn
fourth, Timy-i 3Ol-3-a. clayton In
tho second lap INDUCED In an unr"-
lpltsod acruhntic feat with cclAt. be-
ran up the bank and then got on his
wheel rather suddenly amid prolonged
"u.h'H'" from hlH lady friends in the
brand stand. Clayton was uulniurcd.
FIVE-MGLE PROFESSIONAL
The nye-mic open professional WINS
distinctly the race uf the meet The
uulI wing houtr consisted OF mile spins.
TurNle dll not have much difficulty
iu Wrestling first place from Fuumnn
who came In a good second, Tod tninc
third. Tlmc-2.2l 2-i,
The second heat proved the faster, In
which chance showed Mp in "a fashion
man " he keepa mp HE present form
Jlg EdmondH opened the ball by Lead
ilr out In his unbelievable sprint
from the tape. then he dropped behind
Chapman ana tailed on, Chapman wor
OUT from Chance, with Edmunds righ
ul 100 third place Tim. 2'li go
The nnnl was one of the best rlco'
that has been contested ON the saucer
tuIok Chapman, Turyillc, Furmun
rhHftee ana EdmondH were the riders
Paced by !. 3, Jensen, q, y. Emory
and Tod Cainc ON singles IN HiN-laT
.TIH
from the start. For two miles and hv'
laps the riders kgpt the order nnmei
above. then TurNfio came up and sur
planted Chapman, while Tod CANT
gave them tropical gait every ridel
rode gamoly without a hint nt baking
When four miles had been rcclcd ~
IN" next lap saw Emory make "a poor
pickup, but the riders sailed nlouf and
fHr the last mile put up q warm time
Faster and faster was the pace MT NJ
L"usrn tried to .Eot In and pun "a,
p0lullHta around, but he was TOO SLOW
and in Hash had developed into
calender, from which position h
proceeded 10 whoop up tho last man az
though he were indulglng In stamped
roundup Turvlllc and Chapman
NhIrlgl along IN the van IN "a fashion
tHt brought the crowd 20 their feet nn'
nearly cause doad-heod Juvenile
tregtatOr In an adjacent poplar tre
o. tlpplo from HIS ariel perch, II wa
Grand finish that would have dom
credit 60 qunrtcr-mllc event. Ever
man worked like % Trojan. TuriN
made one supreme effort and jumped
ohuId NJ Chapman. Furmun'H Ion
il.n bones twlnklcd IN tho cleciri
tFht uH h. came iu "a good third VIII
pIucky little Edmonds tackled on &
~ rear lire, a warm fourth Time
MOT
MILE OPEN AMATEUR.
Al this stage Of the proceedings III
Colorado soldiers, accompanied by m
governors stan, appeared upon q
scene and watched Eddie Smith win IN
tut preliminary heat OF the mile ope
amateur In 2s20i leo. with Evans secun
and Guthrie third. The race was a for
gone conclusion from the llneupi Smlt
bad "a walkovcr.
the second heat was. 10 put II kindly
slow. The crowd remarked the FAC
ma voiced their sentiments general
WIN sarcastic and cutting comment,
MNakin won, hands down, while Bee
pat out a. W. Smith for second posi-
non. Time, 2;3Si-b,
The hnnl was also slow although IA
lost two laps were productive NJ
l"rllug race between Smith and Mcuk
n Mcakln, Smith. Beck, Evans an
guthrie alternatcd the pace until On
UNth lap when the two rivals Htnrtr
lut slide by side, Both men, with thnl
losoa on their tires, pumped f1r all the
Eore worth. but ride ns he coul
M "a