Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-08-31
SAMUELSON MEETS
DEFEAT AT LAST.
rloyd Mcfarland Ran Away From
Him in Two Straight
Heats
WILL RIDE AGAIN ON MONDAY.
Local Man Issued Challenge, Which
Was Accepted, for Unlimited Pur'
suit Race for 5000 Bet.
DID you sec the bike races last nisht7

n,d vou sec the bike races last night?
II not you missed a treat
n seemed that almost every race fan in
Town was there last evening. SO great
was the crowd that all the seats were
taken. and three hundred or 30 fans
,rovdcd into the enclosure and made a
yush for the band stand. II Ia estimated
that moro than 5000 persons were at the
track.
Ana they got their moneys worth
The weather was delightful tho music
as good as any we have heard there this
season and the program ono OF the best
vet arranged by Manager Harry llea-
srcn aud he has given many good ones.
or course, interest oentered IN the match
race between Floyd Mcfarland and W..
u samuolson and II was a race fer hl-od.
Therc was absolutely no chance for any
ono 10 intimate that II was not ION The
.mare.r Each man was determined to
win
As other riders in the past have been
made TO appear as though they were
standing still I'm races with samuelson,
l'tah's champion 80 was Samuelson made
60 appear in the race with Mcfarland last
The local mau was beaten, and beaten
docisvcly. The race was 90 be pest two
in three, mile heats, but the thlrd neat
was not run II was unnecessary. McFar-
land took the first and second heats
They were paced by Pedlar Palmer In
the first heat lie dropped out a the COM
plction OF the NTH lap and Samuelson
Jumped In the lead, lie tried 10 watch
Mcfarland but the latter was content
30 trall along behind until the bell lap.
When they. less than half way home.
gamuelson made the jump OF his lifc ond
tried hard TO prevent the lankY Califor-
Man from going around him: But It was
10 use Suddenly Netherlands elongated
form was seen 10 shoot out and when he
went around the popular local boy. SAM
uolsUn actually looked Hike he had stop.
ped riding Mcfarland won by n good
In the second heat The visiting one dis
pleased the crowd. but lust why the ians
were angry s q mystery When Palmer
Loft them, Mcfarland ran w the bank
mud offered samuelson tho lead. The lat
Ter declined thank YOU, and then the
crowd jcered at Mcfarland.
This was not just lie was out to win
the race and had right TO make The race
that he did. lie took tho lead, smilingly,
and Samucson tackled onto his rear
wheel That Is all he could do.
Mcfarland increased MS speed Samuel,
son made q hard Kick to 80 around
hut failed. Mcfarland simply put on
little more steam and again crossed the
tape a winner.
In tho nrst heat. tha worlds record Of
1856 wds beaten by tho time OF 1854 As.
This will now stand as the record for
open race. single pace.
40 the conclusion Of tho race, samuel
son challenged Mcfarland to an unlim-
itcd pursuit race FOR q side bet Of 500
Tho Californian accoptcd the dch and
Hgroed to meet Samuclsou next Monday
night.
4 summary OF the events follows,
Match race mile heats best two In
three, between Mcfarland and samuel
Mcfarland won IN two heats. Time
--l!5i4.j and 2:07 3-j
Mile novice-P, NJ. Childs won Time
2ie 2.5.
lIaf-mile open amateur finale. Red
man, Ellswood West Time--i.03 l-5.
Three-mie lap handicap taude anna
invest and Castro, Heagrcn aud
Weiser Rodman brothers. Laps West
and Castro, 4: EllswoOd and Tate, Z; Tay-
lor and Wilcox, ~.
Two-mile open lap race professional
Williams, Samuelson, Downing, HOLSTER,
Laps Williams, A. staver, 3; Achorn j
Emery, 2. Stevens, A. Time--3.59 2-5,