The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-29

Oscar Julius, who, two years ago.
won the championship OF Sweden, met
defeat at the hands of 0. E Emery
In the fifty mile pursuit race at Calder's
park last night. Julius made the mis-
take of undertaking the ability OF his
opponent and the possibilities Of defeat
had hardly entered into his calcula-
tons.
y The race, while fairly won by Emery,
left a feeling in the minds of the spec
tators that under different conditions
the result might have been different.
There were only four pacemakers, Gum
and Sharman, the crack tandemites,
and Brazier and Turville on singles.
and as they paced the last forty miles
the pace averaged only about q 2:30
gait. Oscar Julius kept asking for
more pace, and could have followed the
PAGERS at a much faster gait, while EN-
cry was several times in distress. and
in the twelfth and thirteenth mile 1t
looked as though he was going to let
go of the Swede's rear wheel. Those
who witnessed the race We're of the
opinion that if the miles from ten up
had been paced in a 2:2O time, Julius
would have been the victor.
Julius made his first mistake early in
the race. The riders started from OPP
posite sides of the track, and, according
to the terms of the race, were to ride
until either of them was overtaken, at
which time paoemakerS were to be put
in.
julius Wins.
Julius won the toss up for choice Of
sides, and chose the tape on the home
stretch. julius thought he could catch
E'n1afsW N a
and, contrary TO the advice of his adj
wiser, John Lawson, he attempted to
do so. He started out at the pistol
crack, and for the first four laps he
gradually decreased the distance be-
tween himself and Emery. and at the
end of the first mile he had gained
twenty wards on the Salt Laker. He !
continued to cut down this distance, |
and at the end of two miles he was |
thirty yards TO the good. He was rid |
ing with a 104 gear, while Emery'S gear /
was only 81, and the big gear was tell |
ing on him, and at the end of the third |
mile Emery was holding his own. al (
though the Swede still had thirty |
yards the best of it.
In the fourth mile Julius cut down
ten yards more on Emery, and it looked
as though the race would be an easy
one for him, but Emery was steadily
working his small gear and during the
fifth mile he began to regain some of
his lost ground. AT the end of the
fifth Julius had only twenty yards the
best of il, and Emery began to cut this
down RAPIDLY until. at the end of five
and one-half miles, the two riders
crossed the two tapes on the opposite
sides of the track at the same time. At
six miles Emery had ten yards to the
good: at seven miles he was twenty
five yards in the lead; at eight miles he
had gained so much on julius that he
bod in ~ h111 f1a / 1
stretch.
Emery Catches julius.
AT the enc of the tenth mile Emery
had practically overtaken julius, for he
was only twenty yards behind. Emery
did not want the pacemakers to come
in, so he remained that distance be-
hind as it was understood that as soon
as one rider overlook the other the
pacemakers should be sent out to pace.
Referee Bruff, however, ordered the
pacemakerS out, and Gum and Shar- !
man. on a tandem, picked them up on
the next lap.
From this on the race was a Process
sion to the end of the fifty miles. The
four professionals took turn about pac- q
Ing, but it was killing work. and they '
were soon tired out. Emery had his .
half lap lead. and there was no way f
for Julius to regain his loss, and after j
attempts 10 shake Emery. he |
gave up the attempt and settled down
TO the steady pace TO the finish. '
The race did not start until Z o'clock, f
and before it was finished darkness. set (
tied down over the track, and the little {
group of officials were catching the /
time and doing the scoring with the 7
aid of an acetylene bicycle lamp The Y
riders could just be distinguished in
the semi-daFbness as they fitted round
and round the track. and their time was
chi tam hx-l
the whirr of their wheels as they flew
BIZ. -
At the Last Lap.
As they were given Inc signal for the
last lap the pacemakers dropped out -
and julius went out TO win the final
sprint Emery followed. but the Swede
opened up a big lead and came over
the tape twenty yards ahead of Emery,
but lacking that distance, he was loser
IF the race by half q lap. There was a
wildly excited crowd to congratulate
Emery upon his victory when ne dis t.
from his wheel. A
The times made from five miles up to y
he fifty are all new state competition =
-ecords, and will stand as such on the p
)fficial record books of the state The et
,ne-hour record was also broken, En- al
,ry's distance in that time being TWEEN A
y-four miles and 3ST yards. He also :,
established competition two-hour rec
,rd, riding forty-seven miles and 1873 g
ards in that time. Emery. by his ride AZ
las proven beyond a doubt that he is ID
Justly entitled TO claim to be the long
distance or middle-distance champion W
#, the state of Utah, and there are no h'
iders on any Utah tracks at present III
Who viii care to dispute his claim.
Emery has challenged the Terrible
;wede" to match race. on July 4. and
4awson has accepted. This race viii be SO
an off al me Salt Palace track at fba -
Tiening electric light meet the night b1
f the 4th: nj
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