The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-12

the state half-mile record at the Pal
ace track last evening. He made the
distance in 50 seconds, which is just
one second better than the record made
by George Weller ten days ago.
The meet was likewise notable for a
brief visit from the officers of the Colo
RADIO volunteers. Unfortunately, some
one Numbered, and the soldiers We're
brought into the most crowded section
Of the stand, where they could only
find standing room. But during their
all-too-short stay they were frantically
cheered by the crowd, and the band
played the Star Spangled Banner for
them as they filed out through the
shouting throngs.
The races were up to the average and
there were many pretty finishes. w.
@. Furman made his debut and got
third places in the five-mile open, the
only professional event on the card.
He appears to be a strong rider and
ought to make both Turville and Chap
man hustle when he learns to negoti-
ate the steep curves of the Palace
track
In the half-mile amateur handicap,
the scratch men We're too heavily
handicapped and were frozen out in
the preliminary heats. Nat Evans was
on scratch in the first heat. but S NJ.
Woolley l45 YARDS had too long a
handicap and he passed Earl Clayton
Coo YARDS, and with A w. Smith Gao
YARDS and J. Z. Barker (95 yards)
trailing him, he ran away, leaving Hor-
ace Tucker (25 YARDS and Evans far in
the rear. Woolley won without half try
ing, Baker beating out Smith for sec
ond place at the tape. Earl Clayton
was fourth. Time-1:OS 1-5 .
Beck's Futile Ride.
Lawrence Beck was put on scratch |
in the second heat on the strength of !
his pretty ride Friday night in the /
three-quarter-m handicap He did |
business from the start, passing A w |
Beam GO yeards) and A. L. Anakin |
60 yeards) in a manner that made the !
crowd cheer him Justify. He had |
caught the long mark men, ]. w. Guth-
RE (35 yards). G. l.. Crowton $50 YARDS |
and J. Munson (65 yarde) on the sec
ond lap. but his hard ride had taken all !
the spirit out of him and Munson fin
iSheu nrSt with Anakin, who had /
sneaked in on the pole, second, and t
Crowton third. Beck got fourth place.
Time-1:05.
With nobody on the scratch, it looked
easy for Wooiiey in the final. He and
A. W. Smith ran quickly away from
the others and then Smith tickled hun
dreds of friends who have watched his
practice work, by literally Looping
away from Wooiley and winning by
many lengths Baker was third and
Anakin fourth. Tine-1:03 So. Clay
ton fell on the second lap, but was not
injured.
Mile qualifying heats were run in the
five-mile open professional Turville
won the first without exerting himself
much, although he had a momentary
brush with Furman, who came in
strong second. passing Tod Caine on
the turn into the stretch. Game was
third. Fime-2:23 %.
Joe Edmonds made the second heat
speedy by starting his usual frisl1y
squirt al the start. Then he lay back
nailed himself to Chapman's rear tire
and hung on for dear life. Chapman
won after a sharp little tussel with
Shaffee. who was a good second, with
Edmonds in third place half a wheel
back. Time-2:14 IS.
Final Was Warm Race.
The final was bruising race right
from the crack of the gun. Turville, ]
Chapman, Furman. Chaffee and Ed
monds were the starters. Emery paced | :
the hrst mile and he made it a warm ;
one Then Jensen picked up the five
very neatly and carried them another
mile. Tod Game gave the riders hot
pace on the next mile. and all of them
were riding nose down and attending
strictly to business Emery made a
poor pickup on the next mile, but he
gave them fast pace. Then Jensen |
eSSayed to come IN again. but he was
too slow in getting his high gear going
and the riders rolled on past him.
That last mile was one long, breath
less, lung-bursting sprint. Chapman
and Turville were up in front bowling I
along neck and neck. Right after them t
were F'urman and Edmunds and Chat "a
fee. Faster and faster the pace grew as !
they whirled around lap after lap. and I
the crowd rose as one man when the g
bell lap came and TurVille and Chan J
man were still burning along with
neither one fraction to the good
There was a wild, prolonged howl from
the crowd when they came tearing
around the last turn. and by one final c
effort Turville jumped his wheel a frac- q
ton TO the good and won. with Chan L
man just back, Fprman close third T
and Edmonds still closer fourth, the S
only local man TO get a place. The y
time was 1l.04. /
Visit OF Soldiers.
The Colorado soldiers created a diver :
sion during the preliminaries TO the mile 4
open amateur, and the racers were for
sctten lnolnentarily. Eddie Smith won :
the first heat in 2:20 l-5. with Nat
Evans second and Guthrie third The
second was so slow that the crowd =
,eered the riders Meakin won handily
and Lawrence Beck beat out a. W.
Smith for second place. Tim@2:SS Is y
The final was a trifie faster and Ed
Die Smith beat out his old rival. Fred
Meakin, in the incest kind of style. ar
Ter hot sprint Of two laps, in all of n
which Smith had decidedly the better :
Of it, Baker got third place and Beck Y
fourth. Time-2:16 3-5 d
CollinsOn made a pretty half mile I,
tide behind Turville and Furman on a s
tandem. He chung TO the pace better Il
han any rider that has before appeared {
1n the track. He made the quarter in a
3 30, and the half in 50 seconds. a new I,
state record. =
The summary follows: :,
Half-nlile handicap amateur-A. w. q
smith 90 ysrds) won; S. NJ Woolley -
As yards) second. ]. E. Baker (S5 l.
zards) third. Time-l:0S s-5 - -
Five mile open professionalism n,
rurville won; J. NJ. Chapman second. Al
". G. Furman third, J. B. Edmonds
ourth. Time-1l:04 -
Miie open amateur--E. Z. Smith won. .,
fred Meakin second. j. e. Baker third -
lawrence Seek fourth. Time-2:I0 3D. =,
Cycle Notes. te u
Frank Thatcher a crack ar1ate;,,. of | IA