The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-22
SAUCER TRACK RACES
Several Interesting Events and
Close Finishes.
CROWD WAS LASED
ADMISSION TO CONTESTS WILL
HEREAFTER BE rs CENTS.


About 1.5c0 people visited the races at
the saucer last evening. The attend
ancc was held down by the attractions
at the Theatre. but those who attended
were well pleased with the sport and
the weather was a great deal warmer
than was expected.
The races were spirited and pulled
off in quick time, the crowd becoming
very enthusiastic at several exciting
trials for positions and finishes of the
various heats.
In the second heat of the half mile
handicap professional, Iver Lawson
caught the bunch from scratch in the
first lap. but was compelled to quit on
account of a punctured tire.
The finish of the final was fast and
furious vaughn took the lead at
the start and held it until two wheel
lengths from the tape when he was
nipped by Ruiz, who, jumping from the
rear. pulled HOdssert UP with him and
came near landing Hodgert in second
place. The finish was SO close that it
took the judges some time to decide
the order which was finally settled as
Ruiz first, Vaughn second and Hodgert
third.
The two-miIe open amateur was rode
i'm mile heats to qualify The second
heat Witnessed a race between Burris
and SamuelsOn for first and second
place. and Heagren and Leyland. who
we're nearly a lap behind for the posi-
lions of third and fourth Places.
The final was motor paced by the
Turville brothers. Burris got the pole
al the start, Meaken Immediately went
around the motor and dropped into the
pole position. Burris coming up with
the pace crowded Meaken out of his
position. forcing him to the rear, when
he quit the race.
In the ninth lap Samuelson tried the
same play Meakin had made and was
treated in a like manner. He had a
chance If a spill, running off the
track or fall back TO the rear, and
wisely chose the latter. Burris won the
race by pretty sprint at the finish but
was disqualified for fouling both
Meakin and Samuelson. This decision
was within strict accordance of Ma
tional Cycling association racing rules.
The five-mile open professional was
also run in mile heats to qualify, both
being very tame. Julius and Vaughn
paced the final on a water tandem.
Ruiz jumped the pace at the start but
Chapman going around the motor took
the pole from him and was immedi-
ately followed on the same trick by
Gus Lawson, Ruiz and then Chapman
again in the order named. During
these plays for positions Caine dropped
out leaving the riders IN TINS ofuef-
Chapman first, Ruiz second. Iver Law
son third, and Gus Lawson fourth.
which positions they held until the
fifth lap of the last mile, when Iver
Lawson jumped the pace. Chapman
catching him as he passed, finished
second to Iver Lawson with Gus Law
son third and Ruiz fourth.
The one-mile tandem handicap
amateur was very pretty race, al
though the limit men did not have
enough handicap. The two Smiths
jumped to first place in the sixth lap
and hard pushed, held it to fighting
finish.
The management has announced that
for the rest of the season the price of
admission to the grounds and general
admission to the bicycle track viii be
cut to % cents