The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-19
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A HOT AMATEUR RACE
Guthrie and Lucas Make Sharp
Finish.
WON BY A FEW INCHES
CHAPMAN FAILS TO BE PLACED
IN HANDICAP.
ION BY A FEW INCHES
But Won the Two-mile Open Without
Any Trouble At All-Races Were
Without Many Features-Not a
Fall During the Evening-Crowd
of Two Thousand.

An exciting finish in the mile handi-
cap amateur between j. W. Guthrie
and George Lucas was about the most
interesting feature of last nights Salt
Palace races.
Lucas and Horace Tucker were on
scratch and Tucker, after towing Lucas
up 10 the short mark men, dropped out
Tor he was i'll and in no condition to
rae. 1t was a hard ride then for
Lucas and A. w. Smith (forty yards).
Ihey caught c. |. Sturrock (siXty-fiye
yards), and A. L. Schefski (seventy
YARDS, without much difficulty. but
Guthrie had started from the ninety
yard mark and julius Munson from
the 80 yard mark, and both were far
ahead. Lucas and Smith finally sue
ceeded in running down these two but
both were used UP and with thel bell
Guthrie had as much stuff left in him
as any one and he beat Lucas out by
a half wheel. Smith was third ana
Munson fourth. Time-2:11 rs.
Chapman Unplaced.
Strange to say John Chapman did
not get even a place in the three
quarter mile handicap professional.
The first heat went to Furman
tscratch) in a sharp brush to the tape
with Turville (scratch.) Brazier
(sIxty-five YARDS was third with Ed
monds (forty yards) fourth Time
10 tver Lawson won the second
neat from scratch with Chapman
tscratch) second and julius (forty-
five yards) third. Time-1:35 As. Tod
came started from scratch instead of
on the dirt at the thirty-five yard
mark where he was placed.
In the final there We're four scratch
men, Furman. Lawson, Turville and
Chapman and but three others.
BraZier at sixty-five yards, Julius at
forty-five yards and Edmonds at forty
yards. The scratch men caught the
others without difficulty and then
there was some spectacular jockeying
for positions. Iver Lawson shot away
from rear on the fourth lap, them Tur-
vile Joined him and Chapman ran
through the field and got to the front
Also But when the sprint began Tur-
vile leaped away, Lawson ran. around
Chapman and Furman wobbled along
on the upper banks. The three made it
hot fight around the last turn, Tur-
vile winning by a length with Lawson
second and Furman third. Time
1913 3-5.
Tucker Was Ill.
E. e. Smith, George Lucas and
Horace Tucker We're in the first heat
of the mile open amateur. Tucker was
i'll but he could not get excused so he
made it a warm race for few laps and
then dropped out. Smith defeated
Lucas easily in 2:21. A. W. Smith
made a surprising race in the second
heat. He Hoped in an easy winner in
2:19 As, with Guthrie second and Num-
son third
Eddie Smith walked away with the
final though Lucas pushed him hard in
the last lap. and wheels length was
fIot y
Smith was used up by his hard ride in
the qualifying heat and was a poor
third with Munson fourth. Time
2:19 As.
w. G. Furman beat out Turville in
the first of the mile qualifying heats
for the two mile open professional. The
two made a hot race of it and Furman
won by but half wheel. Brazier was
third by tires width from Tod Game.
Time-2:20. Chapman won the second
heat very easily with Iver Lawson
second and Oscar julius third.
The pacing in the final was wretched-
ly managed. Weller and Chaffee did
the work and they were showed off
at the wrong time on every occasion.
Chapman caught the pace at the start
and with the bell he and Turville made
it hot all the way around. Chapman
won by a wheel, Furman getting third
money and julius fourth. Time
4:16 2-5.
The Summary.
The summary follows:
Three-fourths mile handicap pro-
fessional, Glenn Turville (scratch) won,
Iver Lawson (scratch) second, w. G.
Furman {scratch) third Time
1888 3-5.
Mile open amateur, E. E. Smith won,
George H. Lucas, second A. W. Smith,
third; J. Munson fourth. Time-2:19 AS.
Mile handicap amateur, j. w.
Guthrie NINETY YARDS won. G. H.
Lucas (scratch) second, A. w. Smith
(forty YARDS third. Tine-2:11 rs.
Two mile open professional, ]. NJ.
Chapman won, Glen Turyille second, !
w. G. Fur1nan, third. Time-4:16 rs.