Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-28
John Chapman Rides the Distance
in 1927 2-5 Last Night
TROUBLE AMONG RIDERS.
liver Lawson and elem Turviiic ne
cline TO nun a Itacc o,er-ne-
consider Their Decision.

on the Salt Palace surarbowi track
last night Johnny Chapman made a
great exhibition ride for five miles.
paced by the motorcycle. Chapman
made the avs miles IN a.p7 9.s nv AZ %
seconds short OF the worlds record. The
boy from Atlanta rode the highest
gearod wheel that has been seen upon
Salt Lake track.
Bostridc his lie gear. Chapman tackled
on 70 the pacing machine and from the
crack OF the pistol until the thirty
eighth lap he froze ~ to tho rear tlrc.
then ne dug out, rounded the lying ma
chine ana beat tho tandom home amid
NocifcrouH applause. II wns q ncryy ride
una chapman went as easily as though
ne were sitting IN a rocking chair. In
iact he. at times yelled to Julius aud
iurmnn TO hit up the pace "a notch
Chapman did the i've miles In tho FOL.
lowing good time; First, 1866; second,
l;59' third. 1861 80. fourth. 1861 go.
iltth, 1860 80, or an average time Tor
the several miles slightly over 1868 i-5
The time could have been materially
-S91uced had julius. who was steering
the motor. been fresh; as II was he had
Just previously paced the mile profess
slonal race.
REFEREES STAND.
a notable feature Of the meet last
night was the stand made by the new
referee. cap" Angcll Apparently tho
new man u not 10 be biunod. liver Law.
son ana Glen Turvillo tried extremely
hard 20 do 40 but they failed algnally
The difficulty happened IN the nnal of
the mllc-opcn professional liver Law
son won the first heat In g:iG SO. with
Emory second. Julius thirl and Cnlne
simply nowhere. IN the second Furmnn
sailed out while Turvlllo and Weller
complaccntly held back. After riding
twice round tho truck Long Bill" ran
up the bank TO let the next p1ccmnkrr
come up. Furmnn'n face was study
na the crowd yelled ana he looked back
70 sec tho duo fully seventy yards tan.
ing In the rear. He promptly dropped
down 10 the polo and made the unpacod
mile In 2:loi-5.
In tho final Turvllle. Emory. Ivor
Lawson, Furinnn and Weller lined up
They altcrnhtcd IN pacing until the
sixth lap when Turvllle broke lOosc
from the gang lawson was watching
for Just such n move 90 he promptly
picked up the gauntlet and sailed out
also. a pretty struggle was the result.
lvcr beating him out twenty yards
from home by narrow margin. Emory
fair third. when the tlmekcopors
compared watches II was found that the
race had been run In 2.ie 4-5 or four Sec
onds and four-nftha over the time limit
set by the referee consequently tho
nnuunclntor proclaimed TO the crowd
that Il was no race and runovcr was
was hailed Win approval by the ocou-
pants Of the benches who said. "Thata
right; let's have good racing"
PROFESSIONALS wRATHY.
As soon ~ the ultlmatum was dellv-
cred liver Lawson STROBE down To tho
little knot OF officials and registered a
great big blum. lie said that three men.
trainers, had snapped their watches on
2;i3, that Il was n put up job and he
and Turyille wouldn't run II they never
rode another race.
You don't ride another race on thla
truck for six months" said the referee.
or on any other track In the country
either"
Even this decision ala not daunt tho
pair OF insurgents, Turvillo appeared In
the arena clad In his street clothes, and
INDUCED In "a wrnthy uutburHt OF words.
Mr. Angel acted very patiently but
was arm. Meanwhile John Lawson had
taken up "a labor with his crring broth
or but al the satisfaction he could got
was; III Turville won't ride I won't"
Finally elem Turyllle rcconsllorcd hla
decision and Just as the starter raised
his pistol he peeled his coat, made a
rush for the training quarters and re-
appeared some seconds later IN his rnc.
ing suit, and the band played.
Julius was put on as paccmnkor. and
rs everyone was chilly and wrnthy. a
hot race was the order. with the exc
ception Of speed the event was almost
duplicate OF the former one Turvllle
sprlnted In the sixth and Lawson
caught him In the seventh and won out
by margin OF two feet. Furmnn all
hut overhaulcd Turvllla at the tapo and
came In a splendid third. Time
2:O5 2-5.
TWO HEADERS.
The hnlf-mlle handicap local profess
fional race brought out the following
riders, Edmnnds. scratch. Weller. 90
yards Chnffce, 40 yards; Caino, ij
yards; Emory, 20 yards; nrazler, 55
yards. EdmondH sailed out with his
characteristic jump from the start ana
had Brnzler. the limit man. nailed In
the third lap.
Owing 10 his poor goncrnlshlp, how
ever, Cnine and Emory shut him out
on the bell lap. while Weller crawled
up on his rlght. Calne and Emory had
warm tuSsle on the home stretch
with the result that the rice finished
Calne FIRST Emory second. Weller third. |
Edmonds fourth. Time--i;0i $50. Hardly |
had Edmonds hit the south bend on tho |
alowup when he fell and In the process. |
by some mysterious mancuver he sat |
on his wheel and shot the chute into |
the dust. Chaffee. from sheer sym- |
pathy ran up the Ftecpest place, coitld- |
ed with youngsters legs that were |
dangling outside the railing and took |
a sensational dive wrong side up. Roth |
men lost some cutlce during the proc- |
css. otherwise they were not seriously