The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-27
HOPPER WINS
IN THE SPRINT
Chicago Boys Juno Too Fast For
Los Angeles Lad.
DOWNING MISSES RECORD
PACE NOT FAST ENOUGH TO
GAIN COVETED MARX.
DOWNING MISSES RECORD

\. C. Hopper, riding on his pat" took
first money away from Holman last
evening in as pretty a sprint at the end
OF the mile handicap as one would want
TO see. Coming from the back mark
these two riders forged TO the front and
1ougnt II out on the last lap, the Chi
cago boys jump being too fast for the
lad from Los Angeles
Holman started on the scratch. Friend
SIEVE was posted thirty yards
to the good, while Hopper was in be-
tween the teaming pair Stevens under
TOOK the task OF pulling Holman up TO
the limit bunch and Hopper butted in,
taking advantage of the pace. Mean
while the whole limit men had combined
against the back men and after changing
pace Tor a lap or two left Johnnie Chap
man to do all the donkey work. But
johnnie refused TO do it. allowing the
back men to get into the run Holman
and Hopper began to jockey for the final
sprint and Hopper secured HOfman'S rear
wheel Frank started to unwind a lap
and half from home Hopper gave one
9 4 ms famous Jumps and, riding around
Herman, finished with east half a wheels
length ahead, Holman second
Amatures Do Fierc Riding.
The amateur mile handicap was an
other 'LalapalOOsa." A full dozen 'ssirnon
Dures, were strung around the track at
one time, riding high and low, and a
couple OF them doing several stunts on
the track that would puzzle a rube trick
rider Everyone expected to see a mix
lambs OF the track. and no one feiI-that
Is. until after the running was all over
Then Starbuek rode around to the back
slfelcn, ana, picking out a few soft
boards. showed how easy it could be
After this event a consolation handf-
cap was run to distribute a few meal
tickets among the ''also rams" In this
race surprise was sprung in the per
son OF Leo bowers, the kangaroo
rider or Two seasons ago. Handicapped
Jack Sharp was good to Bowers because
he had not been on the track for two
years, and gave him eighty-ffve yards.
Bowers experience taught him when a
Handicapped gave a rider this amount of
distance IL was intended he should ride
from the crack Of the pistol, which the
kangaroo" did, and he showed his rear
tire to the rest of the bunch all the way.
Fails to Break Record.
Hardy Downing made an attempt to
lower the saucer track record of I:8 2-5
behind motor pace. and covered the mile
IN 1:34- in justice to Downing, however.
1t must be stated that his pace could
Tot cover the distance in record time
and this was the only reason he failed
to get the mark If given a. faster pace
he would have no trouble whatever in
lowering the mark several seconds
In the match race betweene Downing
and Holman the latter took the first
heat and Downing the next two.
Match race between Hoffman and Down.
ing, mile heats, best two in three-HOf-
third. 1855 and goo.
Mile handicap, Observation-Disclosures, Is
yards; Holman, scratch; SamuelSOn, 80
yards; Burris, 40 yards; Staver, us yards. /
Time|;55-
Mile handicap, aInateur-EllSWOOd, us
yards; War;, 140 yards: Tate, 90 yards 7
Burt Downing, scratch Time-1:59.
Half-mile amateur consolation handi- |
cap-BOWers, s. yards; Heagren, 60 yards: |
Burris, 70 yards. Times.
Mile. record trial. mOtOr-paced, by Hardy !
DoWntng-T1me-l:34 RecOrd-1:31 %