The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-01
Cycling.
7IJRNLLE WON RACE
,..ileat to Chapman'S Motor
Put Him Gut.
uiCHINE WAS SMASHED
-rADFLPHIA MAN RODE
,rAuTIFULLY FROM START.

,,..rrfa Turville rode himself right
+h.. hearts of the great crowd of
III lovers that attends the semi
Liz meets at the Salt Palace saucer
b.. may consider himself a favorite
O., nav. ON. Ever since he came there
bssn more or less conjecture as to
,.....brfrv to make the boards roll un-
5.- him. but last night it was all set
.,.5 He rode twenty-five miles in 1915,
and topped off the last mile in 1:3S.
An This happened in the match race
Tween himself and John Chapman,
,rrfrb turned out from a combination
~ circumstances to be more an exhi-
li-fou of the new mans endurance and
mood than amy test OF the relative
.r,Iftf-s of the two riders. On the
,birj mile the rear tire on Chapman's
motor went into the air and a general
,.,rraree of the machine followed. After
,5st IN, Albanian was never for a mo-
rart in the race, but he held on pluck
M and finished for second money.
II was most unfortunate occurrence
for the race promised 10 be one Of the
tirrest and most thrilling events ever
>
that went near to 5000 people had
gathered. and not finding enough seats
In those provided for that purpose, they
were I,r down into the middle Of the
arena where the gladiatOrs roam wild
and the Judges assume poses plastique
and look brim full of bicycle wisdom.
Cheered the Riders.
When the motors were brought out
md the TWO riders had trial spins be-
.ora the event proper, there We're cheers
for each and hearty handclapping at
tested o. the popularity of the contest
ants. Interest was at high pitch. and
# the accident had not come to Chap
mans red devil there is all proba-
Mty that a race would have been run
such as never before was given here
.ur anywhere.
The two men got off behind their
machines all right on the sstart, Tur-
vile getting a little the better of il
because of the fact that he started on
the west side Of the track For the
first mile, which was ridden in LAG. the
relative positions of the two were kept
pretty WELL TUrville having gained but
slightly. on the second mile Il was
evident that his was the faster motor.
as H. had gained about a quartz of
Dap.
Riding at breakneck pace tn man
from Philadelphia nearly caught Chap
man on On" third mile. and rode behind
the Atlanta boy for two miles The
miles were being clipped out at a 1850
gait and it was more than inspiring.
In the first of the fifth mile came the
accident To Chapman's machine that
turned the event into an exhibition
and put him entirely out of it. Just
past the first turn the tire blew out
Quick as a flash Iver Lawson. who was
manipulating the machinery. shut off
gae power and the machine came
crashing down onto the handicap
D.. .ri. The front wheel was reduced to
q complete wreck, and the motor was
90 other ways made a fit subject for
The repair shop.
Chapman Goes Out.
As Turyille passed. Chapman made
40 effort 90 tack on in second place.
blL the pace was too much like the
I"Iaroial streak of lightning and
They were past before he could make
connections From then on the race
Was procession for Turville. but he
DIDN'T do as many riders would have
zone. There was not a suspicion of
Stacking in his pace, even though it
Vas apparent even at that stage of the
game that the race was his. Every
nile Went l.54 or under. and he rode
Faithfully.
hl' Dhlumau's trainer and PAGERS had
I' YET given up hope. and as soon as
DIT. LAWSON new machine could be
..".-h. uu- Vaughn and Nelson boarded
- .'u picked mp the plucky little rider
motor lasted about four laps and then
u. gasoline refused to ignite. The fam
I'll. .t irui. which went regularly
...t-.."i the whole race on TurVille )
.-... began % miss on LdWsOu'S =. and
u. l.N machine had to be taken off the
Thinking hey had ii righted. liver Law
81. ... Vaughn mounted the machine
e-.I' .-| picked up Chapman. but once
L..- '.. motor baked. and had to be
a.. .'. where II remained. Chapman
.h.t onto second place behind
.. "r o. few laps. but il was almost
D" pace at all, and he soon
.'.. back
N..t ..'. neither Chapman nor his
.....,- mad. any effort To gain the laps
." H..u lost. Chapman plugged
- .. Iurviile passed him again and
''" Tie last mile, Glenn TurVille,
".. Oscar julius was pacing his
called out TO the timers to be
. set the time. They did so,
,-. . H.- 1885,
---tt-ltLlkSt I DIl O1Sl-
Ar .. race John Lawson grasDed
.. H-..Hue and bravely advanced
wards. His announcement,
.. Is lu the language of his Sires,
"- . eject that Gust Lawson, the
.H"iuN challenged Turville to ride
"-,aucc. A race between the
.' .. Doe arranged and would be
..... sru interest There are also
... who would like to see an
. '... between Chapman and Tur-
mau from Philadelphia was
- ... after the race. II almost feel
-.- '...-a tu gct out and ride another
..... miles, he said. 81 WASH {
n. #- 'U. fact that ! rode the last
"~ they could kick out the
# testify"
...-.. w.~ very reticent about speak
l- .. '.. race. The accident TO my
$751;. 0rtunate. he said. and 1t
... .' of the race. ] am sorry that
T. -a. because / felt confident OF
.- other event of the evening was
..-U.. amateur race which was won
ID . ~Hwucl-on. BUrris finished sec
.r N..- third and y. W. Smith fourth.
summaries follow.
.A... rfes twenty-five miles. John
.-. Charley TurVille Won by
Time for first five miles. 500;
miles, 1913. fifteen miles, 2S.5S;
miles, ad,l1. twenty-five miles,
"'-W.. open. amateur. w. L. Samuel
"' Jack BurTiS second. William
...r.. A. W. Smith. fourth. Time
" NELSON BEAT MICHAEL
welsh Midget Was Defeated in &c
Mile Match Race.