The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-01
GOOD Attendance Despite the Cold
Misunderstanding Finishes Make
Rare Sport - Gum DISQUALIFIED
for Alleged foul Riding-Beu
Breaks His Chain and Is
Forced to Quit.

Forced to Quit.
That Butte has the bicycle fever and
has 1t bad was illustrated at the nav
board saucer track Saturday night and
last night. Those who know what bicv-
cie racing is and those who do not
turned out IN force and We're treated to
as rare sport as was ever witnessed in
the city. Saturday night the attendance
ngures We're nearly 5000 and last night
despite the fact that it was uncomfort-
ably cold more than 1000 persons saw
the races. Everything considered bicy-
Gle racing has made decided hit here
and before the end of the present week
those now uninitiated wi / have been edu-
Gated to the sport and will be as en-
thusiastic as veterans.
Both Saturday night and last night the
sport was excellent. The finishes were
all exciting and close and the crowds
fairly went wild. The professional events
particularly enthused and when the
speedy riders bent over their handle bars
and fairly flew around the steep inclines,
men, women and children were on their
feet cheering their favorites.
The Boston and Montana band which
has been engaged for the season was
in attendance Saturday night and dur
ing its engagement at Columbia Gardens
last night, was relieved by the Montana
State band under the leadership Of Prol.
Stanaway. Prof. Sam Treloar and the
B. & NJ. band are too well known to need
mention. They always furnish high class
music and Saturday night was no eX-
ception. They will be on hand tonight
and every other night during the meet,
Sundays excepted.
The place of the band was admira bly,
filled last night and the Montana State
band was we'll received and enthusiastic
ally applauded. A feature of the pro-
gramme was a cornet solo MY Old Ken
lucky Home" by Prof. Stanaway.
The card last night was excellent and
the handicapping was such as to make
all finishes punched. Hoffman Of the
amateurs and liver Lawson of the pro-
fessionals took everything in their re-
spective classes. In the final of the two
third mile, professional handicap, Gum,
who finished third, was disqualified, 1t
being charged that his riding was foul
in forcing the bunch up the track on
the turns. Artie Bell was plainly
crowded, as was Gust Lawson. Both
complained to the judges and when the
matter was referred to Referee Sharpe
he took summary action and warned
Gum against a repetition Of the offense
charged. Bell broke his chain on the last
lap and was out Of it.
The summary is as follows:
Final: One mile teur handicap
Holman first, Allen second, Rayburn
third Time, 2:0S.
Two-third mile handicap, professional
First heat: Gus Lawson, 30 yards, first;
Staver, So yards, seconds Artie Bell
scratch, third. Time, 1:21 rs.
Second heat: Gum, IS yards, first;
Green, IS yards, second; liver Lawson
scratch. third.
Final:@Two- thirds mile handicap, pro-
fessional-Iver Lawson first, Staver Sec
ond, Sharman third, Green fourth. Time
1:19.
In this race Gum was disqualified.
Two-mile open handicap, professional
First heat: Walne first, G.. Lawson
second, Bell third, Haydock fourth. Time
2:14A.
Second heat: liver Lawson first, Greer
second, Burris third. Time 2:13 40.
Final: One-third mile open, amateurs
Hoffman first, Allen second, Rayburr
third Time AS.
Final Two-mile open, professional
liver Lawson first, Gus Lawson second