The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-11
Cycling.
WON BY TURV|LLES
elem and Charley Defeat Chap
man and May on Motors.
RACE H0TLY C0NTESTED
MOST THRILLING EVENT EVER
WITNESSED ON SAUCER.

The TurviIle brothers and their
motorcycle demonstrated last night
their superiority over Idol Chap
mans Red Devil in the most stirring
bair-raising contest ever witnessed on
The saucer track From beginning to
end. it was a race for blood and the
Turvilles won by few yards in five
miles. in the. remarkable time of 8
minutes a, d % seconds.
There were to be three motors in the
race. but at the last moment Billy
vaughn and Oscar julius, who were
riding the back-number belonging to
John Lawson, withdrew, being unable
10 make competitive time in the trial
This left Chapman and c. e. May on
one machine and Charley and Glen
TurviIe on the other.
The motors got a flying start and
from the crack of the pistol. they seem
cd possessed with the same determine
ton as their riders 10 win. Chapman
pulled out ahead on the start and i'm
mediately the Turvilles tried to pass.
There was less than a wheels differ
ence between the machines as they
circled around side by side at break
neck speed for two miles. The vast
audience. numbering no less than
4S0O. yelled themselves hoarse, and
many men in the crowd, as well as
women shUddered involuntariIy at the
thought of an accident.
Fear of Accident.
Had either machine failed. or had
there been collision of any sort, four
riders a least would have solved the
question of the great beyond Many
Of the spectators were heard to remark
afterwards that they were glad only
two Of the motors started, the danger
being minimized to a certain extent.
The race gave the men opportunity for
some beautiful work, too, the guiding
Of the motors by Glenn and May being
a matter of popular marvel.
As stated. Chapman took the lead
and three separate times the TurvilIes
tried to pass him, without success. On
the fourth mile, they did it, Charley
who was on behind, reached over and
nudged his brother in the back. Me
hrudder" needed no second bunch. He
turned the lever on as far as it would
20 and both bent over the machine and
Uedaed like demons. In ten or fifteen
seconds. Chapman and May were be-
hind. and i'm spite of heroic efforts.
they stayed there.
The time by miles was as. follows:
Ia 3:24, sos, 6:44. S:23, establishing a
state record The fastest mile was the
fourth 1:39.
Race of Amateurs.
The first event of the evening was a
One-mile handicap. amateur In the
first heat. Archie Mackay, Alma Jen-
sen and Jack Burris had a bad fall.
Nackay, into whom the other riders
ran claiming that Earl Clayton back
pedaled on him. causing the mix-up
4 couple of wheels were ruined. but
no one was seriously hurt. The heat
went to W. E. SamuelsOn. tire scratch
man. with A. w. Smith second, Clay
ton third and J. H. Parkes fourth Be
sides these four, w. F. King, Fred
Meakin and Rob Williams qualified.
The final resulted. w. L. Samuelson,
scratch. first: A. w. Smith, 80 yards.
second; w. f. King. 40 yards, third ;
Fred Meakin, scratch, fourth. Time
los
In the half-mile open, professional.
ITSt heat Chapman and Gum. and in
the second, Vaughn, Glenn Turville and
e.. f. May qualified in the order
named
The final went to Chapman, by one
Of his sensational 90 yard sprints; Glenn
Turville second, Vaughn third and
May fourth. Time-1:02.
For the Quarter-mile open, amateur.
Clayton, Eddie Smith. Byran Sperry,
King and 4. w. Smith qualified, Eddie
Smith winning the final; King second,
and A. w. Smith third. Time-'32 2-5.