The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-09-06
Rode All Night.

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Rode All Night.
All Tuesday night the men stayed on
their wheels. Turville riding a pace
that wrecked his chances in his eager
ness a. gain what he thought would
be lead disastrous to the Swede. He
sped through the night air hour after
hour without the least covering on his
head and before dayIigt s brain was
literally frozen.
He seemed to use ", y little judgment
during the ride and was OVercOnfident
Before sunrise he had d lead Of seven
miles but in the hours following he
was compelled to STOP several times
and be rubbed down. Each time he
left the track Lawson reduced his Op-
ponents lead by d couple of miles and
upon reacDearing Turville would ride
ike mad to regain the distance. Law
sons pace remained the same and as
Iur' llle passed him each time, the
SWede would make some jOcuiar re-
mark, such as Don't be gone long,
CHARLEY. or Where do you intend
10 sto- 80
Gradually the gritty but unwise rider
lost what he had gained. The beating
% the sun down on his bare head.
succeeding the night chill was enough
70 lay out any other man. but TurviIle
was Dlucky and he stayed with the
pace he started until afternoon.
Fell From Ris Wheel.
About O'Clock his trainers began to
notice a great change in TurviIIe's
riding. He failed to follow the machine
closely and at times in rounding the
curves he wavered and seemed about
10 fall. FINALLY. the rider dropped be
hind his motor altogether and running
up the bank near the tape. fell from
his wheel into the arms of his attend
ants. He was carried into mis- training
quarters and for more than an hour
did not move muscle All the stimu-
laHts that could be prescribed failed
10 arouse him to the point of remOunt-
ing his wheel and as time wore on and
the young man became more gTOggy
still physician was called.
Every hing within reason was applied
TO the pasient to stimulate his nerves
and clear his cIogged brain and ne fin
ally rallied The doctor absolutely re
fused TO let him 90 on the track at that
hour, and said if he wGGId rest until
S IN the evening he would be in fairly
good condition.
This Turville did Six by the clock
found him in good spirits and eating
meal Of light food
Lawson Got Big Lead.
lawson rode until he was twenty
miles IN the lead. which was along to-
wards in the afternoon and then he
too. discounted. comparatively fresh, I
and allowed his trainers to take him
N hand for the first time. After d
Feared on the track and steadily in /
creased his lead. paUsing every eight /
uf Ten miles and urging his paCemak- I
e.~ NOT 10 give OUT At 8 o'clock last :
night Lawson had covered AS miles /
ana laps and TURTLE had but 335 .
miles and laps to his credit.
Il. 900. intent on seeing the finish, a ,
crowd began to pour in, and from then Z
uH'A Lu they kept coming. When the .
seats were packed the inside of the
b.. b. E I.
iinr this season
luFFille. s. temperance at s was the l.
s'-"a- ''r an Outburst of cheers. but /
H- was wretched sight. His drawn
ou- pin'hed white features and blood ,
N--'- el - told more plainly than words :
tuai he was in no condition to COM
l--- WITH tho SWede who at this hour
"9 over eighty miles in the lead.
around mis- forehead Turvilie wore a
'al4aSe- He rode on and on without !
g pause and made up considerable dis
'--..- between 5 and o'clock.
NE score for the twenty-third hour
'"9- lawson 456, Turville 562 Several !
.44.'toeis OF flowers had reached the
'.- Tor Lawson and as they were
81. u 10 him he rode around the
er,-.5:. u'.alng them under one arm and
cunning MS appreciation.
Both Decided to Quit.
AT a quarter past Turville made a
sprint starting at q I:5S clip for a mile
gu -.' d. nall. He was quickly followed
+, ~ lawson and for a few laps the mo-
cheered '0 oiO"N
10 H. -. S"ede called for witch hazel as
li.,11l pSdSSed and Turville's pacemakers
,, 1871 Tor blanket. The next time
ygbiIa noln riders dismOunted. and
itI lawson went Co rubbing his legs
" " ~ Li.L Lhe extract. TurviHe rolled uo in
I[nees m, ana rested on his trainer'sl
,eiiee9- rms was at 9:30. The scorers
So Et S,n 465 miles and TurvilIe
-, d. r. Inc ne S#ede was within twenty
n,.d % ,es OF Walters competition rec
Cru ,,C on ga miles in t,yenty-four hours
- hei ther of the riders manifested an
- ilIoH OF returning TO the track. the
Two motors, manned BY GINS lawson
Ina Jllus and Billy King and elem
I L urVIIle, ran together for awhile to I
Keep the crowd Interested,
men came the great sensatic,, r,,t,a
shields came forward with mega
ghohe and announced that Charles
lufVille would ride an exbfbitio,, Y,i5
against time. The crowd coIIid bardlV J
/, ust their senses, and thew cerfai1fis,
llant rely on ChaIIey's. TurvilIe vas