Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-31
ANOTHER STATE
RECORD BROKEN
George Weller Pulls Down Half
Mile Time by 2 3-5 Seconds,
EVERY SEAT WAS PACKED.


The management at the salt Palace
track, ls going 10 raise the price OF the
reserved seats 10 % cents, Tor despite
the fact that there had been three exc
ira rows Of seats put In. last evening
every seat around the track was occu-
pied twenty minutes before the advcr-
tlsod time TO commence the races
Those who came late were forced 20
turn sorrowfully away and visit the
baby lions ana other Midway uttrtc-
lions
The races. although none NJ them were
upcrlltiycly fast. were OF the usual
Salt Palace order, and as long as good.
clean racing Is the order Of the cycn-
ing the man behind the pigeon hole
viii continue TO rake in the HhcvkrlH
ana the pcrspiring prospective spcgtn-
tor fcvcrishly nght for seat to view
the events
The return Of George Weller 90 race
ing tights. was "a pleasing feature % the
evening. Weller iH u stylish rider ana
an Old-tlmC fnVurlte among the patrons
~ the dufunCt Beok's track. us fuf the
ladies. we'll. na one Of them said Hast
evening, he " too cute for unythinE."
Weller gave AN exhibition haif mile
tandem paced. lie ground out the nrHt
quarter In the remarkable time OF 30 80
seconds ana wound up the proceedings
by rumping over the tape In % Hat be-
lng SO seconds better time than that
made by John Lawson. Weller secured
the state record
The first event on the program was
the hulf-mllc local professional H. %.
Jensen, -. n. Emory, Todd Caluo, j. 70.
Elmunds uud g. a. hruizrr starters.
Edmunds hit the first turn ut uu lu-
iudicioua angle. he also hit the track
and arrived boz the arena % fraction uf
q second ahead % hls mount without
any broken bones. lirnAiDr Hhlyl Nlus
lcutly aud got down ON the dirt but kept
his seat Ia the second lap BINARY, Tor
some unexplained cause, lost pedal
and nearly succeeded Ia cmulutng the
deeds Of Edmonds. Iainc Won out
Tho mile novice was o. "vobbllng'
event that kept the audienc" in HuH-
punse. the youngsters. one aud AL
tackled up and down the banks ana
crossed others bows like a iiutillu of
yachts tncklng before Htln head
wind. Nobody fell, however ana when
the bell sounded Hcagrcn sailed away
from the bunch with =. n. r. smith
second and 4. T.. Anallin third.
The pnc-milc open professional wa
run on In two heats and the final.
Julius developed unexpected Hprlnting
powers. and lacked ON 10 Turyillc'H
rear tire and uavortcd around the track
amid dollriuus juvenile cries OF eucour-
ugomcnt Of "Yump, julius, Nump!'
/ Jensen secured third place. while Game
was simply not In Il,
Chapman collarcd the second heat
with Emory booming great guns on
his rear tire ana Brazier third.
Edmond'H paced the hnal. which was
captured by Chapman In % gaudy
sprint with Turvillc close behind.
ACCIDENTS GALORE.
The mile amateur brought out g. II.
! cutting r. y. smith, J. W, Ensign and
| \. W. Mcnkin. A. the start Ensign hit
/ his pedal ana the audience held IT,
breath in anticipation NJ another rcspn-
ant fall, but Johnny didn't topplo but
/ kept his seat and took dying leap over
the dirt bank into the arena whore he
| diHmouutcd. came back 20 the track
/ and started after the fourth prize u lap
| behind the crowd. A. hc was endcnvor-
| Ing 10 pass the bunch In the sixth lap,
/ he rode into Cuttings rear wheel and
| the next instant u rcd racing suit took
| "a motoroic nlght through the air and
| fairly bounced again as he hit tho
/ chute. Eddie Smith and Mcakin had the
race an 10 themselves. the former vim
] ming out IN "a bUHtcriug finish by two
/ lengths, Time, 2:ii. Ensign rode over
7 the tape but was disqualified owing 90
| tho cutting Incident
The hye mile pursuit race was the
event Of the evening. Turyllle and
/ Chapman WIS pltted against Cnlnc,
| Emory, Julius and ldmonds. The two
I teams started on opposite sides N the
| track and at the pistol crack Caino
and Edm0nda Jumped and caught a
/ nfty-foot lead ON tho flrFt lap.
For six laps this order was main
/ tuiued then the two strangers began To
| close up the sap. Two miles and two
thirds Turvlllc and Chapman caught
/ and passed the locals In the fast time
THE SUMMARY.
Following Il summary Of the races:
| Hnlf-mile local-Tod Culne won, q.
/ Emory second. Holgcr Jensen third.
| Time, 1907 40.
Mile novice-Harry HeaFrcn won +.
/ u. n. Smith second, a. T.. Anakin third.
Milo amatcur-E. i. Smith won. +.
/ W. Mcakin second. Time, 2.ii.
Mile profcHslonal-J. NJ. Chapman
won. elem Turville second, Oscar Ju-
2.iO.
Pursuit racc-Turvlle and Chap
man caught Calnc, Emory, Julius and
| Edmonds In two miles two-third laps.
Time, aga
RACES TOMORROW NIGHT.
Friday evenings program shows
| four events scheduled as followa:
Half-mlle handicap, amateur. prizes
valued at SO, SO, s..
Mile open, amateur prizes valued at
$50. $40. g..
Three -quartcr-mllc handicap, profess
| si0nal; prizes, $50, SO 81.
Two-mlle open, profesaionali prizes
$50. SO. $40,