Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-27
Bicycle Riders Have Tropical
Tlme-Three Suspensions
THE RACES WERE SPLENDID
prett, Exhibition In the Fifteen VIE
Lap Race-Hot Finish Ia ram
dem Handicap,

bul IOI INC AAilhls ss'NNf
officer Sperry. Manager Rishel ana TWO
or three Others Ben Green, the colored
rider from Colorado would very hkely
have been severely handled at the SAT-
Palace track last night by crowd OF
at least llfty angry men. As It was he
received a bad eye. painful cut on the
nose, smash on the Jaw and was then
placed under arrest. After the excite
ment subsidized somewhat, Referee
John Sharp announced that Green Gus
and John Lawson were temporarily
suspended from the track for their part
in the disgraceful melee. The trouble
started In the last lap Of the postponed
hye-mile motor paced professional.
Gussie Lawson had the pole following
the pace Of two or three other riders
when Green came around him and de-
lberately cut down on him, 1t was
impossible for Gussle to get out Of the
way because he was securely pocketed.
Every person IN the arena saw Green's
foul work and waited breathlessly for
the inevitable. II came with a crash
and both men were thrown head long
on the track and into the arena. Both
were stunned for a moment but young
Lawson was first on his feet He was
boiling over with rage and yelled
Where is that Niger? Let me get at
him for just a moment and Gus
jumped around like a mailman finally
landing a SharkeyesQue ON the cOored
mans nasal organ, OF course all this
time Green was allowing his angry pas
sions TO arise and when Gus struck him
he retaliated with a blow that put the
speedy young Swede TO the oats and
out, Then the crowd as one man.
rushed for Green yelling, XIII the COON
kill him. kick his head in Green tried
to defend himself and struck out saw
agely. Iyer lawson jumped I'm
and SELLING the powerful negro
by the throat held him as in vice
until officer Sperry reached the scene.
Mr.. Rishel and the officer separated
the crowd and rescued Green from this
dangerous embrace. 1yer Lawson ex-
planned that he did not intend 10 harm
the colored man but only desired to
stop the row. Yes, II was some exclt-
ing. While Green was being escorted
from the arena John Lawson rushed up
and smote him on the jaw. Gus then
mounted his wheel and rode i'm for third
place. At this "Racehorae Dick"
Green's trainer set up a howl and WAS
jerked out OF the arena by Officers
Raleigh and Sperry0 Some excited in
dlvidual said tbatdhey couldn't do il.
but they did nevertheless. The report
then got started that Gus was armed
With gun and Mayor Thompson order
ed Officer Sperry to Investigate No
gun was found, however. and peace
was eventually restored.
THE RACES.
The program aside from the impromp-
ia features was very interesting and
furnished an excellent evenings enter
tainment for the 5000 spectators pres
ent. The events were all good and
wound up with hot finishes.
Samuelson who is rapidly becoming
the favorte was the scintillating star
of the evening, and his work has sell
dom been equalled on the track. The
young utahan seems to improve in every
race meet and now has the best Of
them scared like a wounded hare. In
the fifteen mile lap race he rode with
bull dog determination and greyhound
swiftness from start to finish and
forced the riders 20 ge at a killing pace.
He won the greatest number Of laps. for
which he gets $50. He also won the
greatest number Of miles, making So
more and came in second TO Vaughan.
His total earnings in the race are SAL.
King got third and Harry Gibson
fourth, This race was one Of the pref
test exhibitions that ever took place on
the famous track
Vaughan and Gus Lawson took first
In the one mile professional tandem
handicap. II was a race for Keeps and
ended In the fast time OF 1850 2-5
SUMMARY.
One mile tandem, handicap, profess
slonal:
First Heat-W +. Samuelson ana w
f. King, scratch Turville brothers. 50
yards. second; Emery and Hemstreet.
80 yards third. Time. 1851 -5.
Second Heat-Oscar Julius and John
Lawson. 70 yards. FIRST; w. d. Vaughan
and Gus Lawson. scratch, second:
Frank King and Ben Green, li0 yards,
third. Time, 1852.
Final-Naughan and Gus Lawson
first. Oscar julius and John Lawson
second, samuelson and King third.
Time. 1880 2-5.
Three-quarter mile amateur. handi-
cap:
First Heat--E. r. Heagren. IS yards.
FIRST J. H. Leyland, c. yards. second:
r. Cranes 30 yards. third. Lawrence
Beck. 40 yards fourth. Time. 1890
Second Heat-Earl Clayton, 80 yards.
first Jack Hume. Is yards. second:
Charles Hermans, s. yards. third; \.
w. Evans, 60 yards. fourth. Time.
1:3S 2-5
Flnal-Hume. FIRST Heagren. second.
Cranes, third Beck, fourth. Time,
1888 9-i
Postponed hve-mle professional mo-
tor-paced race. W. h. Vaughan first
" +. King second. Gus Lawson ana
Ben Green disqualified, and no third
or fourth money.
Carnival lap race. Vaughan first
samuelson second. King third Gibson
fourth: bv laps. Samuels0n Sc. Julius
%. elem Turville r. King 2; by miles.
Samuelson 9, King 3. julius and Emery |
each. Glen Turville l. Time s2.Ois AZ |