The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-10
ISSUED AN ULTIMATUM
PAPA" SMITH HAS LOADS OF
TROUBLE.
Majority of the Racing Men Prefer
the California Association Rules
Tired of League Domination and
Want Change-Entry Blanks For
Decoration Day Races.

SdDle SHllln himself, anu couipdieu "
which the Affections of Job were of the
utmost insignificance. Papa" Smith
has defied the ravageS of time i'll a
manner that had led some to believe
that he has discovered the elixir OF
life, and is endowed with all the hope
fulness and bUoyant spirits of a youth
of 20, but yesterday ne was buried un-
der an avalanche of woe.
The cause of all of which was the
| following ultimatum or declaration OF
independence promulgated by some of
the speedy ones who were expected to
ride at the Decoration day meet at Cal
dr's park. The article declares the
wishes and intentions of the signers in
no uncertain terms, and was as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned racing men of
Salt Lake City, favor the racing rules
of the c. A. c. c. or the n. c. A, and
will not race under L. \. w. sanction
or rules:
"(Signed) S. H. Sharman, profess
sional; ]. P. Gum, professional; B.
Froiseth, professional; c. r. Brazier,
professional; o. E. Emery, professional;
c. II. Cutting, amateur; John W. En-
sign, amateur: E. E. Smith, amateur;
Is. H. LAWYER, amateur; C. A. Shafer,
amateur: Harry w. Heagrin, amateur"
These men are not all the racing men
of note in Salt Lake City, but they are
enough TO give Smith troubles of his
own. He says he has the biggest kind
of grievance against the outlaws"
as he claims he gave all chance to de-
clare themselves at the meeting Mon
day night, and not a racing man showed
up, and he, therefore, proceeded to ap-
ply for l.. A. w. sanction, and now
comes a bunch of the best ones and re-
fuse to ride. Tod Game is on the side
of the L. "A. w. and Holger Jensen is
also said TO be of the same persuasion.
The balance of the riders will go with
the rest" and as the outlaws" seem to
be in the majority. it looks as though
the L. A. W. had a big-sized revolt on
it's hands.
\ morning paper stated yesterday
that the racing men did not favor
breaking away from the L. A. W., but
as the l.. A. w. refuses to admit pro1
fessional racing men to membership,
they say they do not see the point.
Smith says he don't care a tinker's
"cusS" whether the races are held I'M
der L. A. w. rules or any other old
rules; what he wants to know is what
the racing men want and he will give
it to them. What he wants most is
race meet at Calder's park May 80.
The l.. A. W. officials are, of course,
interested in seeing the control of rae
ing held by the league, but the racing
men are tired of league domination and
want a change.
The developments of the next few
days will be full of interest and mean
to the future of racing in
Salt Lake City. There seems to be an
opinion that the C. a. C. C. will refuse
to father racing in Utah, and if such
proves to be the case, it puts another
light on the affair, and the racing men
who are opposed to L. y. w. control
will probably ride at the meet if the G.
A. c. c. refuse to give them its protec-
ton.
The chairman of the California league
was telegraphed to last night, asking if
he would sanction a meet for May 80,
and his answer will do much to solve
Papa" Smiths troubles.
L. A. w. Detection.
The L. A. w. detection in the east !
grows stronger from day to day. and |
the announcement that all amateurs, |
not members of the l.. A. W., would be |
to pay registration fee of |
81. 80 before being allowed to race, has |
1nly added another cause for dissatis- |
faction. Just why such rule has been !
adopted is not explained, but it is prob |
ably only another plan to swell the |
can and fast dwindling membership by |
'orcing the racing men to become men, |
.ers, and to further fatten the eX |
,hequer of the eastern clique at the |
expense of the credulous racing contin |
gent. Just what return the racing men |
If Utah get for the So sanction fees, 81 |
md $3.50 registration fees they are |
obliged to dig up and send down to the |
I'D machine in the east, is not eX-
planned by the local league officials.
Those who still delude themselves
nto believing that the l.. A. w. is not |
n the last stages of seniity and decay
ire quiet on the subject of membership,
md do not even make an attempt TO
Explain why the membership for the
eague is fast melting away into moth
ngness: neither do they explain why
very racing man of note in the coun-
ry, except McDufiie and "Majah" Tay-
or, have renowned the l.. A. w.
Even old '.Zimmy"-nOne other than
he old ex-L. A. w. champion, who car
led the league colorS triumphantly
round the world, has sickened of the
Whole affair, and has leased the Asbury
ark track, and announces that he will
old races there this summer under the
ules of the n. c. A.
Manager Blaurock, who has the
money to back his enterprises, has Sc
ured control of all the principal tracks
n New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
nd the best tracks in New Jersey lying
ear New York, and viii pull off all
vents on those tracks under the rules
f the same organization.
Gunn's Entry Blanks.
]. P. Gum is working up interest in
he road race May 80, and the entry
tanks will be ready for distribution to-
borrow. There have been riders in
asst races who have given evaSive an
wers to questions on entry blanks in
primer road races, but Gum states that
Mess all questions are fairly answered
, the best of the contestants ability,
ne rider will be liable to disqualified
on. The following is d copy of the
ntry blank:
Please enter me for the fifth annual
decoration day road race, May 80, 1899.
state your age: weight; when did
on first learn to ride a bicycle. What
your best time, official or otherwise.
II the following distances: One mile;
We miles; ten miles: fifteen miles
Of YOU have never timed yourself or
cen timed, write don't know).
Fill out, in the following spaces,
11r record. as correctly as possible, in
le last three road races in which you
ok part If you have ridden in less
ian three road races, make notation
that effect.
INFORMATION must fill out all
the above blanks. Failure to do so
i'll cause your entry to be rejected.
ny false, misleading or evasive an
vers will place rider liable to p-o-
st. and result in forfeiture of prize
prizes won.
II hereby certify that ! am an anna
ur. and have never knowingly COM
ted in a race for cash, or with pro-
ssional.
.Entries rlose SATURDAY. May q