Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-11
MEAKIN'S DAZZLING RIDE
rste. one worries RECORD aud Cap
lures the Amateur FIyc vile state
mark-FaiIs were Numerous.

lug.5. the young rider further knock
ID George Woilcr's b-mile amateur
state competition record OF i2.3s BY
40 seconds. samuclson, the speedy
Provo amateur. INDUCED In a record
.gU while the benches crcukcd under
AZ weight OF a record audience. Be
frs the races started Mr. jacob MoriN
.tme Iulefully into the arena ana In
formed some % the officials that there
Vas uIly $50 clumOring Tor udmittuncu
outside. The sale " tickets az the gate
vas stopped and the crowd turned as
g5nauIHtHly homcwLrd after Cushlug in
thglr paatcboards at the office.
Pour thousand people witnessed the
nUHa They occupied every inch ~
mace around the coliseum track, sat on
trs noUr. daugled their legs over the
rack and porchcd like sparrowa ON
i.Iaphonc wire an around the railing
at Inc back This latter colgn VI Vun-
ttss was much sought after by young
men with partners, from the fact thnt
thr Young ladies' would Inevitably get
dIrsy consequently "a arm grip ON their
slender waists was necessary 20 enable
Them to keep their equilibrium,
Three months ago the directorate OF
thc salt Palace required "a signed guar
Hntgp from coo citizens 60 the erect
th4t they would patrOnlzU the track II
erected then "a biz debate was In order
tu the eject that the architect had al
lowed too much space TOR seats. How
true the forecast was may BE- judged
from the state OF AFFAIRS last night ANA
mat "a force of carpenters viii De- put
t8 work at once. ana two more rows
0f saata will be- erected around the cn-
fls track bringing the seating Cup1-
city at the track NJ 10 5000.
The crowd present last night was a
IlIIy one, lt uppluudOd the band ana
|Hs tanLN MAX Win
striking foot accompaniment
THa umhols OF tho umnl-prDsput
small boy elected yocifcriOus applause.
Between the races there would De "a
perfect tornado VI hats sail down the
steep south curve; their respective
juvenile owners would toboggun after
thH.r property to b. chased back by
tHa program boys, The manner In
which the youngsters reached homo
was both novel and ingenious. The
rescue party would form human
bridge. the first boy grasplng the rail-
Ing and his companion his heels, the
hrolng younEator would they make
break FOR liberty up the track grasp
tho human iifc line and climb beyond
thc reach % the amateur policemen
below amid the demonstratiye approval
81 1000 spectators.
oNE-MILE NOVICE.
Promptly ON time n. Lindsey. J. W.
Guthrie and !. y. Baker lined up for
che Hrst heat Of the uno-milo novice
race. lu which seven new riders made
their initial bow 60 the public. For
dix laps Lindsey set the pace. Then
Guthrie forged ahead followed by
Baker who caught his man and won
out by thrcc-fourths OF "a length. Tins
Fred Nightingale. c. l. sturrock, n.
W. Evans and H. g, Mathews were the
starters in the second heat Sturrock
barely r1t over the 30 yard mark when
be- tuppled over. but escaped unhurt.
Nightingale and Evans did the major
portion ut the pacing, In the sixth lap
Mathews came sailing Ia from the rear
and cleared the bunch, with Nlghtln-
gale boz hot pursuit, the two lads dis
Iutad every inch and finally the song
tisr forged ahead over the tape by a
Do tha final Nightingale took the lead
o, ihH pistol shot and set slow pace.
Mathews zen nt the fatal south bank.
Dr. ius third lap Guthrie took the pole
lrl lead out, which position was main
timed 40 the bell lap, then Evans by q
I.gU ui EuUd Ecucr1lshlp sncakcd In
lal Jumped to the front 80 yards from
bone winning out By a wheels length.
Guthrie second. Baker third. Time,
QUARTER.MiLE CHAMPIONSHIP.
Bwz'er Gum and "Fitzslmmons"
Emory lined up Tor the FIRST heat In the
glarigr.mile state championship pro-
lif'unll, Gum got away ana lead by
twenty-five yards nt the start with
A'lz.gr behind and Emory a poor third.
my never caught the white fellow,
pay INDUCED In "a pretty fight for Sec
s4 place nrazier got II by inches.
10 the second heat Tod Culne domon-
uVAlel his good starting propcnsitles.
sMfmlu and Edmonds tailed away In
w rear and finished IN that order.
4'ne % l-i this being the faster heat
ihree qualified for the nnal.
A.nc'H habit of getting away on the
.'lp gave him the race. Gum came
.s ul IL cracking pace close behind,
"|r bT1ziCr took header on tho
ua.N gf. De- fairly realized that he was
song yalnc maintained his lead and
Won by half wheel In "a 20.
HALE MILE AMATEUR.
EDDIE Smith and W. y. snmuelfon Of
1LNNo were ON scratch IN tho half-mile
alrur handicap, n. &. Matthews
'Ns % yards and Fred Nightingale
yards. In the second lap Smith
.hAl l1' crowd and won out. Math-
second and Nightingale third,
.Me goa 40. a murmur OF dismay
'' lhlgugh the audience as samuel
ln the third lap attempted To get
pole from Smith; the Provo boy
we track and fell all IN a heap.
glI' hn lay stunned FOR over minute.
received q bad cut over the eye and
lost several inches OF cuticle
.W hf shoulder. wrist and knee.
ON ln The i've mile championship
nee h''' " ''u'hs ''uuNS
a. 'nn second heat Fred aIenkln he
' Ae proud pOssessor OF a worlds
TIE sailed out 10 win from the
catching Heagrcn go yards)
N' NHt lap II. ID, Smith the next
was passed In the second. while
Nan" ' ~ disclosed him showing Pap
Jt-nl 'g, NariD @ clean pair of heels.
v8.1 $50 the other scratch man,
urtu.' .'.t behind with his medals
rst, al Vie pace, but Moukn sailed
va-1' 'lNs ana crossed the tape ln the
tg-i6 fhpworth third and Heagren
r, ,4 lho final T.. L.. papworth the
Er..gg ''N man, was not 10 be caught.
baE,ttu ana Smith succeeded In
iaffs speedy little Mealsln.
.s,si vn''l Another fan was r.gis.
hs , .9 me third lap. HoaErcn being
''N' out he was not hurt.
ONE MILE PROFESSIONAL.