The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-03
Cycling.
RODE A MILE IN l:27
TuryilIe Brothers Break Eight
Lap Mile Record.
FREEMAN BEATSLAWSON
A SPARRING EXHIBITION AT
LAST NIGHTS RACES.

After being closed for a week the
Salt Palace saucer drew a crown u
1900 for the race meet last eVeIlinS-
One event was pulled OFF that ala not
figure on the programme. 1t was Two
minutes sparring exhibition between
Lawrence Beck and w. F. KING II
could not be called fight, as nelIheI
man cot in a blow and no blood was
shad Thev squared off and gave an
exhibition of foot work, le1t-haho
hooks. right-arm swings and attempts
AT the fatal solar pleXus. that WouIo
have been a credit to Corpett or Nc
Coy. n,
the last bank of the second heat OF the
ouarter-mile Beck had the pore anu
was leading the bunch hlhg cd .
alongside of Beck. and IN attefhPIinS
10 ma SIS these riders colided, both gong
duWn in what looked like bad Spill
Leland. who was following close De
hind Beck, also went down. Inc ON
Gals rushed over and expected 10 plOn
no a corpse or two, when Beck ana
King jumped up from the wreck OF
broken wheels and tangled riders anu
proceeded with their exhibition, 10 tle
great delight of all present
The match race between Freeman
and Gus Lawson was a regular ~ mp ,i'lI5
drone affair Freeman has speed ana
plenty of it, although ne did not at
tempt to show it last night, ana young
Lawson has no business in his class
The first race, one-quarter mile Mo0
won by Freeman by inches Ihe sec
ond a haIf-nile was won by Gus Law
son by inches, and the third, ONE
mile, was won by Freeman py lHcheS-
This fully describes the three races SS
The time for the. quarter-mlle was %
seconds, for the half-mlle 4-1oz2' anu
the mile 2:17 fiat.
The first heat of the quarter-hlile
amateur was a sprint from the Pist0t'
Eddie Smith getting the pole, + p
I Il s.
high on the bank, took the Iead at tiie
iunaD and finished in that order. Time
-:32 1-5.
The second heat of this race was a
record breaker-that is, for fans IN
the start Cranes went down ana Lee
land went over him The riders were
called back and started again AT ths
finish the fall occurred which resulted
in the fstic exhibition Leland; one OF
the riders who fell. regained ms 1eet
and ran over the tape, getting third
place Cranes and H W. Heagren
missed the pile-up and got first ana
second places. Time-:54
The final of this event saw announcer
spill. H w. Heagren and CRANES
came together just outside the thirty
foot limit. Eddie Smith took the leaq
and held it TO the finish, with A w
Smith second and z. 3. Heagren tnlru-
Time-:33.
uninterested Burris, H w Heagren
and Leland getting the position IN or
der named in the first heat, King
breaking his chain. Time-2:l4 l-5- Ell
die Smith beat out Samuelson in a
fast sprint, but was disqualified Tor
/ looking back, giving the second heat
! to SamueIson, with A. w. Smith sec
ond Time-2:22 1-5- The final was won
/ bv B1rris, A W. Smith beating Sam
uelson out for second place Time
! 2:20.
! The Turville Brothers rode an eXhl-
/ bitdon mile on their motor in Ia 20,
! breaking the eight-lap worlds record
The event was not on the programme
/ but was 10y far the most interesting
/ one of the evening. The motor was
| well managed and held an even pace
! throughout the eight laps. The broth
| ers used considerable leg power to go
/ this fast and the record viii probably
stand for this year
| John and Gus Lawson had hard luck
| with their machine in the match race
| with Ruiz and HauSman. At the end
of the third mile the race was even and
/ both teams were putting on all the
/ power they had At this juncture the
| Swede'S motor refused to work. but
| the boys held on gamely until the
| fourth lap of the last mile, when they
saw they We're beaten and quit RutZ
and Hausman finished in the good time
| of $780, for the five miles.
| Races will be held Thursday, Friday
! and Saturday evenings, which Will Close
! the track for the season.