Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-14
liver lawson andi Bill Furman
Take a Back Seat,
BUT THE CROWDS HISS HIM
aosnta Lads Popularity on the wHne
lie Finds Tack In the
Tandem TIRE.

meets yet had. Chapman maintained
bIa prestige and Edmonds and Eddie
Smith performed we'll. What would
have proven 10 have been the most In
tsr-ung race Of the evening. the two
mile tandem. was frustrated. ON &C.
count Of the rear tire on Chapman and
Turyillc' standcm being puncturcd
but Julius and Fuunan finished the
race amid cheers from the crowd. which
clearly Indicated that they have a
good stand In with tho public.
Although Chapman demonstrated
that be was king OF the local track, his
popularity has been considerably Vi
dated by his bullying performance last
IL. a. Doty made his appearance by
sliding down the track. and Josh Davis
appeared a little later. and the China.
man and Dutchman eyed each other
HuspIclously for q few minutes. and a.
naly came together and were good
friends afterwards. Their race was
ftrIDuy comedy. tho Chlnamun running
urraas the arena and falling on. ana
nnally finishing the race with much
difficulty.
In the anal Of the local lap race. there
was a vigorous mlN-up. In which no
one wns hurt. but the crowd was con-
e.dorably thrilled. The inst heat had
been won by Emory with Chnfcc SEE
oni, IN 2.i3. and Edmonds had taken
the SECOND heat. with Cainc next fol-
followed by Jensen, time 2.l2 i-a. Al
i've were In the final. the condition u
tho race was that the FIRST, second ana
third man over tho tape each lap.
would score three, two and one points
respectively. In the OBJECT Edmonda
upHutpl out and led the crowd over tho
tape Tor tho nryt two laps. with calnc
second and shan-,e third. In golng
around the north turn ON the third lap
Emory ana Chaffcc drcw abreast, the
latter bent only on getting ahead.
pressed forward In a uprint and ran IN
60 Emuryn tlrv was punCturrd with a
loud report. and the two took q Glide
with their wheels TO the bottom; Jensen
displayed admirable presence OF mind.
although close IN the rear he avoided
collision hy turning up the bank ANA
catching hold Of the railing. stepped
over Into the crowd and remained there
until after the race.
CAinc and Edmonis finished the race
in q lciaurcly run. closing ln the above
order. Time 2.ig. II Is a marvel that
no one was injured In the wreck
T.. Il. SMITH RIDES STRONG.
Eddie Smith pluckcd the wreath from
tho brow OF Monklu last niEht, In the
half.milc amateur. Smith won his heat
nicely ln 10 les. Beck second, the latter
making O. pretty run past A. W. Smith.
Mpakln won the second heat Ia 1906 2.j.
with Lucua second, ana Nat Evans
third.
Il looked ne though Mcakln had Il his
way iu the nuul Beck had nDt the pace,
and the boys started on the sprint fresh
after their sleigh ride" Mcnkln
wltrd and Smith rode around him
swiftly followed by Lucas, closing Ia
that order ncck gathered himself to-
gHther and east shadow over half oi
Mrukln's wheel when they crossed the
tape. Time 1908 is. In the FIRST heat
% the thrvc mile professional, Ions
N'l' Furmun lerkod his wheel over the
tape ahead Of the bunch, Turylllc fcc-
ord, Julius third. Time $3.50. In tn,
second heat liver Lawson appeared fut
'hC nrHt time, liO Immediately won tht
favor OF the nckle public, but an Of
their faith in him. could not give him
M, necessary speed 10 Win the race. The
heat was won BY Chapman easily. Law,
snn actoud and Emory third. Tim,
Weller and Brazlcr paced the crowd
in tho final, and thcy made % u speedy
race. A. the beginning Of the third mill
80 was cunning play for position, Tur'
VILE and LuWron passed Chapman, q
Lt. via NNllNhl or the crowd uul Nhf
luln Atlanta boy was Chnfng and burn
iug under the ilbes ~ the crowd he had
t'a.ly-i. and apparently TO show the
pg0plc that he
WAS YET THE CHAMPION.
shot out after Turvillc ana Lawson lik,
De- had been pulled from catapult h.
soon passed them. and maintained ilrH
position TO the last. The finish was ons
" The prctticst over seen on the track
DE sprint lasted two laps. ana Il seem
ci that there was no limit to the pluckl
thApman'H speed lie finished over {
length ahead of Turville. Lawson third
Time 600. Chapmnn'H splendid per
ilfmaucc won back for him some VI
Dig lost popularity.
The two mile handicap amateur wa
won hy George Lucas from the scratch
4, vs.. Smith and II. =. Tucker who hnt
been given slight handicnps, preferrv'
Go start from the scratch. II was
pretty sight; when all the men 30
punched they nearly covered the tract
uli "a spill was looked FOR overl
minute Just before tho bell lap Lucal
Jumped out from the bunch and flnlshc,
nut followed by Evans and Tucker
Time, i'i3 LEO
TANDEM RACE MARRIED,
When the tandems appeared tn
crowd npplauded in anticipation o
what would have been, no doubt, on
OF the finest races ever run in Sal
Lake. In the first mile, Chapman ans
IurFlllcd wheel began To slip, and the
stopped. a tack was found In the roa
nc and TO say that Chapmun'A feeling
We're ruilied up n 20 put II mildly
Julius and Furman finished the tw
mile, In 4iOs 40. Following Is the sum
mary.
Nile local lap race-Tod Calne wor
With % points; J, n. Edmunds second
with 10 points, Time-2;iS As.
hulf-mlle open amatcur-E. Il. Smlt
Won. George Lucas second, Fred Mea
KIN third, Time-l.03 i-6.
three mile open prOfesslonal-J, NJ
chapman won, elem Turyille soconl
lNer Lawson third W. q, Furma
FOURTH. Time-6;b0.
Two mile handicap nmnteur-G. u
Lucas tscratch) won, n. W. Evans u
ytrlD second. H. 5. Tucker tscratch
tthlrd. 4. y. Anal,lp $50 yards) fourth
4!mc-iAa 10, ..A
Two mllp tandem-Jullus and Furma
Won Tlnlevi;Qs A-b
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.