Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-15
Good Amateur Races at the Salt
Palace Last Night.
CHAPMAN RIDES HALF MILE
-n,,sbes n Trnck Record Of 80 2-5
Seconds liver aud Gus Lawson ne-
,.ued la Tandem Handicap.

Eddie SmitnS flulhs ploNSu ''V "'"'
,.o,ure Of the bicycle races at the salt
p,iaee last evening, and his efforts
's.re thoroughly appreciated The
,owd was not very large owing to the
snecled snowfall, but between watch
,.s I'm Rlshell shift around with an
Ian box full Of coin, and listening to
,,o musical tones OF Harry Searman
~, official announcer as he announced,
!, managed to forget its troubles and
stick it out.
The first event was the one-quarter
mile open amateur. The first heat was
''antlred by Hoffman In III 10.
Eddie smith captured the second heat
and took the final away from HOFFMAN
IN A red hot finish.
Tbe one-quarter mile open profession
At ,ras run in three heats. The first
,yent TO Bell in 80 2-5, the second to
cns Lawsonin 80 1-5, and the third to
Iver IN :3l As. In the final Gus, lyer
Iowson. Bell Vaughan, Gum and
ssmuelson lined up. 1t was fully ex-
aoctsd that a record would be made
u ,bis race. 1t was lively from start
"a dnish. liver getting first place In 80
ss,onds nat. which equals the record
rasde by Vaughan last season; Bell was
awerdod second place, Gus Lawson
,b,rd and Vaughan fourth.
me half-mile handicap amateur Is
,-bere Eddie Smith surprised everybody
Nv his good head" work, and speed
~ ,be needed time. He came in second
y ,be second heat in 49, and his
srlends thought he was baked. But
rSde wasn't. He was only slnged In
Inv Anal ne left scratch with Mr.. Hoff-
man and made that husky gent pull
Kim around the track for three laps.
Wbsn opposite the tape Hoffman start
al IN 90 no TO pass the bunch but Ed
M. dropped down and quick as "A flash
5orted through a small opening just
lsree enough to admit him and beat
me- others out by a good two wheels
length .c,.
Iohn NJ. Chapman the Georgia
cyclone" made his appearance for the
as, time this season in half mile
syhlbitlon race He was paced by
,ondem and taking a flying start es-
,sbllshed a track record Of % 20 fol
the half mile.
+, the one mile tandem handicap
occasional the Lawsons were again
f,rred to go up against too great
handicap, and Of course, lost BEFORE
,ba race liver Lawson offered to sell his
fght to the $50 prize offered for 60
tsnts The race was a close one ana
gas won by Staver and King who had
handicap OF 100 yards. 1ver and Gus
LAWSON came In fourth.
SUMMARY.
0garter-mlle open, amateur
r First heat-Hoffman first, Cranes
second williams third. Time, 81 l-5
seconds
second heat-Edde Smith first, Tre-
nam second, Earl Clayton third. Time,
80 seconds,
Flnal-smth first, Hoffman second.
Williams third, Cranes fourth. Time,
50 rs seconds.
Quarter-mile open, professional
First heat--Bell first, Gum second,
Edmonds third Time, 30 2-5 seconds
Second heat-Gus Lawson first.
Vaughan second, Samuelson third.
Time 3Ol is seconds.
Third heat--Iyer Lawson first, King
second, Burrs third, Time, 81 AS sec
Onds
Nnal-lyer Lawson first, Bell second,
Gus lawson third, Vaughan fourth.
Time. 30 seconds (tying track record
held by Vaughan,
Half-mile handicap, amateur
First Hoffman tsciatch) first.
Clayton go yards) second. Leyland li5
yards) third, Bowers go YARDS fourth.
Time, lOOl-5.
Second heat-Bob Williams 4O yards)
tst Eddie Smith (scratch) second,
Hume (ij yards third, Trenam (65
yards) fourth. Time. SO seconds.
Fnal-Eddle Smith first. Clayton sec
ond Hume third. Time, 1:0j l-5.-
Record trial, tandem paced, half
nile. flying start by John NJ. Chapman.
Tine 80 2-5 seconds, establishing track
record.
One mile tandem handicap profess
slonal-staver and King 600 YARDS
INST Charles and Glen Turville as
yards) second. Vaughan and Bell (75
yardsl third, liver and Gus Lawson
scratch fourth. Time, 1:i9 2-5