The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-15
Another Great Race With the Tables
Of Friday Night Turned-Hofman
Lowers Worlds Record for an
Amateur Mile - Exciting
Finish in Ten Mile
Professional Event


There were three distinct features at
the saucer last night. The first was the
lowering of the worlds amateur record
for a mile, the second was the ten mite
open professional race. and the third
was the five mile race between the
Chapman and Turville motors. Each
furnished enough interest and excite
ment to keep the crowd going, and the
consensus of opinion among the l5OO or
more spectators was that the races last
night were the best yet seen at the
saucer.
The mile record was broken by Frank
Hoffman. the speedy young Californian,
who went the distance, from scratch. in
1:5S As. Not only did he break the anna
teur record, but he came within a frac-
ton of second, of the professional re-
ord, for the distance under similar cir
cumstances. Had he been pushed he
could have made even better time.
The ten mile professional was the
prettiest race Of the night. and in fact
the best yet pulled off at the track. 1t
furnished a remarkably close finish,
with the nine starters we'll punched ana
as the result was in doubt until Iver
Lawson crossed the tape first by a small
margin. the spectators We're kept at the
fever point of excitement.
There We're four prizes for the finish
ing riders and two other prizes for those
scoring the greatest and second greatest
number of laps. The latter We're inceE-
tives to good work and fast time ana
made everybody hustle Second to Law
son, finished Green, with Chapman third
and Bell fourth. John Lawson scored
the greatest number of laps, with 4S to
his c.sdit and Staver was next with 33
laps h Arked down to him. The time Of
the race was 22:34
The motor tandem race saw Turville
and Bell get even with Chapman AMI
May for the defeat Of Friday night. II
was a beautiful race and enthused the
crowd as much, if not more so, than DID
the previous one. The motors changed
places occasionally until the last mile
when the Turvile motor took the pole
and kept it to the finish, winning by a
length. The time was S:45 for the five
miles. The fastest mile was done in
1:42.
The card for tonight is a good one and
includes two amateur and professional
races in heats and finals, making twelve
races. The entries for tonight follow:
First race, half mile. amateur, handi-
cap, prizes, $12, 81, 81, 81. Entries -
Hoffman, scratch: Allen, 40 yards;
Royce, so yards; Day, 100 yards; MUIR
ply. 125 yards: German, 100 yards;
Barnett, so yards; Lembke, 120 yarls
Stern, 10 yards; Olsen, 1S5 yards; Fer
guson. 1870 yards.
Second race, half mile professional,
handicap, purse. $780, $40, s.. Entrie,-
Iver Lawson, scratch; Green, 10 yards;
Chapman 20 yards; Burris, 80 yards;
Staver, 80 yards; Bell, 10 yards; Walr,.
10 yards; John Lawson, 80 yards; May,
20 vars.
Third race, twO-thirds mile, amateur,
handicap, prizes, $l2. 81, 81, 81. Entries
Hoffman, Scratch Allen, IS yards
Royce. 80 yards: Day, 100 yards; Muir
ply, $50 yards; German, 1855 yards,
Barnett 60 yards; Lembke, 100 yards:
Stern. 1875 yards; Olsen. 100 yards.
Fourth race, one mile professional,
handicap, purse, $25, $12, IS, IS. En-
tries--Iver Lawson, scratch; Bell, 25
yards: Green, 30 yards: Chapman, SO
yards; Staver, 80 yards; May, 20
yards; Walne, 40 yards; Burris, 20
yards: John Lawson. 80 wards