The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-04
Cycling.
Fast Riding at Salt Palace Last
Evening.
TWO EXCITING SPILLS
YOUNG MAN FURNISHED
AMUSEMENT.

Comic opera pacing of the decidedly
buriesque variety, bad spills in which
it was a wonder that some one was not
laid away on the shelf permanently,
and all around good riding with close
fniShes-these things combined to make
il a night of excitement last evening
at the Salt Palace track. There have
been but few better meets since the
saucer was made a factor in the amuse-
ment Of the Salt Lake summer public;
certain it is that there has been none
quite so good this season.
Ii wasn't Weather Prophet MurdOck's
fault that the meet proved to be a swift
one. The Salt Palace management has
had him just about where they wanted
him all this year, but last night he
failed to live up to the contract. The
weather was cold-that's putting it mild
~. At first it wasn't unpleasant but
before the meet was over the fri%idity
became painfully apparent and the
spectators huddled together and the
riders rode the faster to keep warm.
This seems almost impossible after the
toTridity of last weeks evenings, but
just the same il was so.
There were two bad spills during the
evening, and luckily no one was hurt
seriously. 1t was thought for a time
that Gust Lawson had been pretty bad
ly injured, but he came around all right
and will be back in the game soon
again. He and his brother John Law
son, fell together, but John did not get
Il scratch.
Spill in the Tandem.
1t was in the five-mile open tandem
and the two had ridden one mile when
the spill put them out of the race. They
did not collide with anybody else, but
fell through ZiZ-zag riding on and off
the tWO-fOOt board track that lines the
pole. When the debris was removed
it was found that Gust Lawson was
unconscious. He was carried across
the arena and to his dressing room,
and for a time the race did not seem
half as enjoyable to the crowd. At the
conclusion of the race it was announced
through the megaphone that he was
all right, and a cheer was given for
him.
The other miX-up occurred in the
last lap of the five-mile open amateur,
+. b. Heagren and Roy Hodgert being
the participants. Neither of them was
hurt. Ray cambridge was also flOored
by the fall, and the spectators were
treated to the novel sight of one of the
riders carrying his wheel across the
track and Jhen getting on again and
taking fourth money.
Sensation of the Evening.
The five mile tandem professional was
the sensation of the evening, and few
better and faster races have been rid
den there. Ii was paced by the motor
cycle, which. by the way, tried to be
included in the list of falls when il
started out, but which soon settled
down TO a steady movement. Chapman
and lVer Lawson got the pace during
the first mile and held it through the
race. They also had the man who ma
nlpulated the power on the machine let
X out. and the way they tackled on was
pretty 1t was almost too much for the
other riders, and as they passed the
judges Gum called out twice Too fast!
Too fast.' Referee Sharp then seized
the megaphone and told them to slow
down little, which they did, but only
a little
The first mile was ridden in 2:1O: the
second in 1:54. the third in Dos. the
fourth in 1:55 and the race was finished
with 9:44 as the total time the last
being done in 1:40. That's riding of the
very best kind. Iver and CHAPMAN
nung to the rear wheel Of the motor the
whole time, winning easily. Emery and
Chaffee were second. Waugh and Nav
third and Gum and Turville fourth.
Passes the Pace-maker.
The five mile open amateur was not
quite so sWitt-not quite Arthur Iidav.
a young man with a wheel and an
oerledping ambition, had been engaged
10 make the pace. The first time
around the bunch passed him up like
the proVerbidl white chip. He then he
came tired and
place After a few more laps he ven
tured on the track again and the bunch
udSSed hlm The crowd began to get
INTO the. spirit Of the affair. and when
I-lday again came on the track tbev
Sald humorous things to him. Lidav
was again passed up. and the next time
ne dld really get in front of the bunch
"Nl the pace he set was so very. very
S"iIl that they passed him and set
tu'l own pace Another diversion was
luinlShed during the race by Comedian
Joe hayden, who attempted to make an
announcement about some show that
me- was going TO give somewhere. I'm
To- the last lap the race didn't amount
To much. but the last was prettZ-
SaIhuelSon won. with \. w Smith sec
ond and King third.
Summaries.
Eve mile open amateur-T. NJ. Sam
u'lSon won; A w Smith second VIII
nam King third. Ray Bainbridga
fourth. Time-11.32.
quarter mile open professionalism
nam Vaughn won: Glenn TurvilIe sec
'hl. Iver Lawson third. Time-3O sec
.uas. breaking Utah record. held nv r
VI. SamuelsOn. at 81 p.
I'VE mile open tandem. N. Chan
nan ana IYer Lawson won: Emery and
-'',,ee second, w. B. Vaughn and {
1Lrv-l-e fourth. 'o'ii
match pursuit amateur between vii
nam King and A. W. Smith Ki1g
IN IN three miles. six laps. Time
TWO MEETS TODAY