The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-18
Cycling.
NER MAKES NEW MARK
Tbree-fifths of a Second Clipped
From Worlds Record.
RODE THE MILE IN 1853
epRINTED AGAINST A SEEMING
LY IMPOSSIBLE HANDICAP.

still the records go. liver Lawson,
who has been regarded as perhaps the
fastest man on the saucer this year.
is the latest to furnish ocular demon
stratfon of the truth of the assertion
eo often made that the Salt Palace
track is one Of the fastest in the world
and that Salt Lake has in her midst
some world beating pedallers. Hump
ing his back. he kicked out a mile in
1883 fat. which clips off just three-ffths
of q second from the worlds record.
held by Fred Simms and established
IT, gS
All this took place in the final of the
one-mile handicap, professional, and
thp crowd arose to its feet ana cheered
itself hoarse as the plucky Swede
crossed the tape, winner by not more
tnan half a wheel. Glen Turville. who
is fast coming to the front as one of
the fast men, was right at Iver's cy-
clometer. and Billy Vaughn was not
more than two feet behind Turyiue. 1t
was almost a dead heat and GREATNESS
silence fell upon the crowd as An
n0unCer Harry Sherman advanced to
the megaGhone.
liver Lawson wins the mile handi-
can" he said, and the cheers again
burst forth from hOarse thrOats. only
10 be- augmented when the announce
ment came that another worlds record
had been consigned to oblivion and
more honors had been won by riders
whom salt Lake has begun to consider
as part Of the city
Was a Great Race.
But Iver did not have an easy time
winning the race. 1t was so handi-
capped that he had to ride in record
time to make a showing. AS usual, he
was equal to the occasion, and from
the moment that he had been started
until he had caught the bunch and
then won, he rode with a bulldog deter
mination that could not but bring him
10 the fore.
In the first part of the race he hit
the curves with such lightning speed
that il almost seemed an imposSibility
to retain his equilibrium.
Look at that. Look at that" yelled
an excited individual. Did you ever
but can he hold that pace, can he hold
it," Alternately holding their breath
and cheering their admiration, the
great crowd of spectators watched the
SWede go on to what was perhaps the
greatest victory he ever won.
Il was expected that John Chapman
would figure prominently in the race,
but he made a false start in the trial
heat was called back and lost Just
enough time To keep him from qualify
ing With the speedy Atlanta boy in
the final ii would most likely have been
a pre,tier race than it was. and regret
was expressed that an unfortunate
combination of circumstances kept him
out Of IT,.
Pretty Tandem Finish.
But he had a chance to show that
none OF his old speed was gone. This
was in The three-mile tandem handicap,
which he and Iver Lawson won on a
hair-raiSing sprint. Vaughn and Gum
got second, Turville and Gust Lawson
taId and May and Brazier fourth.
Eddie Smith, last years amateur
ChdmT m made his first appearance
ON the track this season and won the
hat-milf event from W. +. SamuelSOn
by not more than six inches. He was
greeted with a hearty ovation from his
old friends and rode very much in the
form thar won for him last year. Ed
die always was a favorite with the
patrons of the track. and he has started
out Co Dee as popular as ever.
4 new system of handicapping was
tnauEUrated at last evenings meet by
Handicapped Sharp and it proved to be
very successful. 1t was the time han
dicap system. which is used quite eX-
tenSiyely ar some tracks. and that
helps To- make a race prettier than the
old style of handicapping by yards. The
summaries follow:
The Summaries.
une-mile handicap. professiOnal-Iver !
lawson, scratch. won. elem Turville,
i've seconds. second; William Vaughn,
five seconds third; J. p. Gum, six sec
ondS fourth Time-i.59. breaking the
worlds record of 1853 3-5. held by Fred
Smms
Ha.L-mile open. amateur-Eddie
Smith Won w Z. Samuelson second, !
W. F. King third. Time-1:03 is.
lHree-mile tandem handicap. profess
Sonal-Johu Chapman and Iver Law
son. scratch, won: William Vaughn and
d. p. Gum. seven seconds, second;
'.4m Turyine and Gust Lawson. eight /
seconds third; G. r. BTaziar and c. E. /
May. twelve seconds, fourth. Time
6.453-7.
l"o-mile tandem handicap, amateur
w. j.. Samuelson and T. NJ. Samuel
son. scratch. won: u. w. Heagren and
D. Par6es. eight seconds, second; w. F. |
hlnE and Jack Burris, four seconds, /
lmrd. Time-4.12 %.