Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-23
Chapman and Lawson, tandem, Did
II Last Night
COMPETITION MILE In $50.
Singular NIX Up I'm the VILE open,
Amateur Evening of Grand
spOrt-NOtes.

scented an exceptionally fine card at the
saucer track last night, and the large
crowd present was delighted with the
sport
The event Of the night was undoubt-
edly the one mile tandem handicap for
professionals In this liver Lawson and
Chapman, starting from the scratch,
at once commenced squirting. They
soon commenced to over haul the hand
leap men, and although Turyille and
Vaughn made a desperate struggle, the
scratch men went past them Ike a
thuuderbolt The audience WAS wrought
zap 20 the highest pitch Of excitement
and cheercd Justify as Lawson ana
chapman flashed around the track rid-
ing high mp until they were wen IN me
lead They made the mile in 1850 nat,
breaking the worlds indoor record oI
ISM made by the Butler brothers az
Charles River Park Boston, in 1897.
A two foot board path has been laid
inside the track to facilitate the start
ing OF handicap men, who have hereto
fore found IL very difficult 10 climb up
ON the boards from the dirt 10 was
quite help. but I'm spite Of It, Turylle
and Vaughn cot a wretChed start. Had
not Bic Bnl taken his foot from the
medal and balanced the wheel along
until they got up speed they would
have been out of u altogether they
made a fine race at that, coming In Sec
ond
John Lawson. 1.-THE Terrible swede "
rode with "the kid" Gussie Lawson,
but were not In IT, Emery and Chahee
took third money, while Ensign ana
May were fourth.
The Vlctors were given an ovation
after the race, and for few minutes
Salt Lake realized that IL Is Witnessing
hero each week the finest bicycle racing
In the world.
HALF MILE AMATEUR.
Eighteen men started in the half mile
amateur and IL took three qualifying
heats. A. vs.. Smith took the first heat
handny in 1903, Lucas second. Hodgert
third. King OF Los Angeles won out 10
the second heat In 1905 20, Cranes
second and Samuelson third. In the
third heat Williams won in l0i, Beck
second and cambridge third The rid
ems came near having a mix up ln thls
heat. sid Morris, who was riding IN
with the bunch. was run into ana his
wheel knocked out of shape. he saved
a fam however and while the accident
Jared the nerves OF several OF the Dogs
no one was hurt.
In 'he final. seven men started' smith
winning out In a close finish with Lucas
and KIM Just behind him Time l.oo'
HALF MILE PROFESSIONAL.
with no limit on the number Of rid
Har.as4ErrF % fine limit
of 1905 on the qualifying heats for the
baf mile omen professional. In conse-
ouence of this the first trial had 10 be
run over liver Lawson winning, win
Gus Lawson second and Chaftee third
CHAPMAN took the second heat Wlh
Turvile second and Vaughn third.
In the final. Chapman won out-not
easily by any means-with lyer Lawson
second. Gus lawson third ana Iur-
willie fourth.
ONE MILE AMATEUR.
The one mile open amateur brought
all the boys out and was run OH IN
four heats. eighteen men competing
Meakln took this heat IN NV WIN
Samuelson second and smith thlIu'
Rainbridge came IN first In the next
heat. with Munson second and Beck
NiIlIQt ~ AhUnNtf VI NV hN't
heat. fell az the first turn ana was
out although not hurt
King the speedy Los Angeles boy'
won the third In a very pretty race
with Frances second and Hodgert third
When the men lined up for the inal'
there were eight men facing the tapf
and one man had TO be started behlnl
the row. The men rode In a bunch an
the way around. and II was with the
greatest difficulty that an accident was
avoided. An things considered Meakin
rode "a magnificent race Twice he was
bumped into by other riders, ana once
M he southeast turn he looked as
though he would be lifted out Of the
saddle Under such conditions as
these. a satisfactory race was out OF
the question The men came In Tor
the finish well punched, Smith lead
inc Meakin threaded his may out OF
the maze Of wheels and passed him
with q fine squirt, but the effort was TOO
much for him, ard on the stretch ne
was passed by Hodgert, who came IN
first. He had no business In the race
however. not having qualified ana hls
apoearnnce was due 10 a mistake,
smith let himself out on the stretch and
beat Mealkin by half a wheel winning
hearty congratulations for his speed
and head work IN a very difficult ana
unsatisfactory race, King took third
place, Hodgert being ignored. Time
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