The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-07-05
STEVENS BREAKS
HIS COLLAR BONE
Thrown in Fierce Sprint For the
Tape.
HOPPER DOES A LOFTY FALL
CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS AT
SAUCER.

There was an overflow meeting at
the saucer track last evening-by far
the largest crowd of the season ana
larger than any that witnessed the
races last year. The rim around the
track was packed, every available inch
taken. and then the people began 10
swarm into the interior until several
hundred located themselves in the oat
field planted for the bike riders 10 sub
sist on when the cold winter winds be-
gin to blow And this crowd Was not
disappointed. for good programme of
events was pulled off.
The races were a chapter OF acct
dents, and one rider. Orlando Stevens,
was carried off the track with a frac-
tured collar bone, besides being severe
" shaken up. Hopper and Burris also
took tumble. but neither of the lat
ter was seriously hurt. Stevens acct
dent happened in the final sprint of the
half-mile handicap. just as the riders
were rounding the last turn. Down
ing was leading the back bunch con-
sisting Of Holman and Hopper, and
started around the big field. Holman
started to follow, and seeing an open
ing near the pole. darted for this spot.
In doing so. Holman struck Jack
Burris. causing him to fail. and Stew
ems coming at full speed from behind
hit Burris wheel and fell, striking on
his shoulder with full force. He was
picked up and walked to the training
room. DR.. Giesy was called from the
audience, and after examining Steven
said his collar bone was broken. Ster-
ems, accompanied by his wife. who saw
the accident from the grand stand, was
taken home in a hack. Holman was
disqualified for the foul and Downing
was given first place. However, in
Justice to Holman it must be said that
the foul was unintentional as he is
one of the fairest riders that ever ped
aled around the track
Hopper Takes a High Dive.
n. c. Hopper. the popular young
Chicago boy, pulled off a stunt in the
tumbhng line that has never been
beaten on the track. While following
his motor in the race against Chap
man, at q lao clip, Hopper collided
with his own motor as it was being
Stacked in speed and was thrown fully
twenty-five feet at a considerable up
ward angle. While sailing through
space, Hopper picked out soft place
III the Oat field and proceeded to fall
on his head. 1t was thought he would
be surely killed. but the speedy young
ster did not seem to mind il and con-
tinued the race as If nothing had hap
Dened.
However, while he did not complain,
il was probably the cause of his lOOsing
the race, as he did not seem to be able
TO ride like himself from that time on.
Chapman. who had the lead by a quar-
ter of lap at the time held his own
after the race was started over Cgain
until the end. Hopper tried st Teral
times to come UP and go around, but
did not seem to have the speed, AMI
he nearly lost the pace and again on
the sixth lap of the last mile the motor
shot away from him.
Ogden Was Easy For Salt Lake.
The relay race between Ogden and
Salt Lake was a very sided at
fair. the Salt Lake bunch of five
catching the Junction City crowd with
a start from the opposite side of the
track in just five laps. The Ogden rid
ers performed like a lot of sheep In
the start. one of the men fell and two
more tried to. Then each rider got out
by himself, evidently trying TO show
his team mates up. The Salt Lake
simon Dures started to team it, but
when they saw what easy money it
was, Redman started Up by himself
and caught the whole bunch, with
Heagren and Tate at his heels.
In the final of the mile post race,
Holman and Downing used their heads
and heels and captured all the money,
excepting where Turville butted in on
and not his head and made it easy
picking for the first named pair.
The match tandem pursuit race be-
tween Redman and Heagren brothers
was like finding a $50 gOldpiece rolling
down the street for the Redman broth
ers. They started from opposite sides
OF the track and in a few kicks the
Redman boys had the coin.
The Summary.
Half mile handicap professional
Holman (scratch). disqualified; Down
ing (scratch). Leyland 600 yards),
Staver (65 yards), TurYille go YARDS.
| Time-:56 2-5.
Match tandem pursuit race between
Redman and Heagren brothers-Won
by Redman brothers in six and one
half laps. Time-1:36.
Mile-pOst rOfessiOnal-Turville first
quarter. Downing second and third
quarters, Holman fourth quarter. Time
-I:59
Five-mile pursuit race between i've
man teams representing Salt Lake and
Ogden--WOn by Redman for Salt Lake
in five laps. Time-1:19
Mile-post race. amateUr-Burt Down
] ing first and second quarters, Agraz
| third quarter, Heagren fourth quarter
| Time-1:59 rs.
Ten-mile mOtor-paced race between
| Chapman and HODper-WOn by Chap
man by one lap. Time-1T,55-