The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-09
STALEY WINS
MOTOR RACE
Exciting Finish Brings Crowd
10 Its Feet.
TANDEM RECORD Is BROKEN
SPILL CAUSES FIGHT AMONG
PROFESSIONALS.
'ANDEM RECORD is BROKEN

With nearly everyone Of the big crowd
at the saucer track standing on his feet
and yelling at the top OF his voice for one
or the other CT the riders. Early Staley
beat =. B. Heagreu last night by length
in one of the most exciting motor races
ever seen at the Salt Palace. The time
was 5:3S 1-5. A few hours before the event
was to be pulled eff HeagreE's machine
broke down and 2 horde of mechanics was
set 10 work on It, 1t WAS repaired IN
time " hen the starting gun Vas 1lred
Heagren was leading by a yard. At the
end of the first mile. ridden in is is.
StaIey had nearly caught him 2 he belt
on the latter's machine came off then,
stopping the race The officials decided
TO start the racers again where they had
finished. Heagren led on yne second
start. but Staley passed him after a lap
poorly. and lost nearly half a lap The
second mile was made in II Is and the
third in 10 As when Staley's JeN again
came off. and the race was stopped
Staley got a big lead on the last start but
Heagren gradually pulled up to him. At
the end of four miles the men were al
most neck and neck. Encouraged
by the cheering of the crowd. HeagTen
did his best 10 pass Staleys little ma
chine. but could not 10 SO. finishing a
length behind. The last two miles were
made in 2.3S. The fact that St7iey got
down closer to his wheel. catching less
race. He had the pole. too. thus having
to ride less distance than his opponent.
Professionals Have Exciting Race.
The professionally two-niIe open lap
race proved another exciting event Out
of fourteen starters, only five finished
At the end Of the mile Coilett and HOff-
man spilled on the first turn Palmer
and Burris led the bunch alternately IN
I'll towards the close. when some of the
faster ones got a few laps. On the last
turn of the beH lap Williams. who was
on the outside. cut down and tried to
get on 10 his partner. Samueison, who
was leading followed by Hopper The
latter was thrown off his wheel. and his
PARTNER Downing who was just behind
him. ran over him. SamuelsOn and VIII
Hams finished first and second Tespec-
lively, Hollister and ACnOrn. another
team. third and fourth. with Lcyla nj
fifth. The worlds record of 3.16 40, was
lowered two seconds The laps were
. -Staver l. Samuelson l. Burris !.
Palmer T. Directly the riders rad gone
to their dressing rooms. Downing gave
Williams an ugly blow on the Jaw, lacer-
ating the flesh. He claimed that VIII
Iiams had fOuled him. causing HIM TO
lose the race. The police prevented an
other m1xup between the men.
Tandem Record Broken.
The mile tandem record of1:51 %. made
in Denver in 1887 on 6;rt track, was
broken By three pairs or racers. each
two riding separately. SamuelsCn and
williams. after making a bad start, the
gun falling to go off. compelling a new
beginning. rode the mile in 1:s3 IS The
crowd yelled Justify for the second pair,
Collett and Acb0rn- but their time was a
second slower. Stevens and Hopper com
posed the last and slOweSt team. only DO
ing I:47 SIS. but stiH breaking the record
Their tire, burst as they crossed the tape
The three-quarter-mils open amateur
was won by -AgTaz, scratch, in i.35. lver
Redman finished second, his brother
Carl third. and Weiser fourth.
The first preliminary had 70 be run
over again. as the time Of 1:4t was not
within the time limit of ! SO. On the
second trial the men-Came in one second
under the limit, Heagren and l. Reoman
finishing first and second both times
Tate was third and Morgan fourth The
second heat was also slow. being pat on
the limit The men finished q s follows:
Weiser. Agraz. c Redman and Castro.
Agraz Takes Another.
Agraz scratch. was an easy winner in
the first heat of the mile handicap with
L Redman, also scratch, second, Tate
20 yards third: Wilcox. 3 yards fouTtn n,
and Halliday, 100 yards, fifth. The time
was 2:G3 Is. Morgan, 50 yards handicap,
won the second heat by drawing away
from the bunch a good distance at the
three-uuarters. Carl Redmani scratch
man, almost caught him at the tape
however ElswOOd was third and Heag-
ren fourth. The time was 2:07 % Agraz
won the finals by pulling OUT OF me me
bunch neatly on the Dell zap. doing the
mile in 1:59 As. Iver Redman was sec
Ond. Wilcox third, ElswOod fourth anc
Halliday fifth.