The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-03
BURTON HARDY
WINS ROAD RACE
Salt Lake Youth Beats Field of
Sixty-Eight on Farming
ton Course.
ONLY F0RTY-TWO FINISH
HARD PLUGGING RIDE OVER
HARD TRACK.

In the face OF a heavy wind, through
mud and a dash of cold rain, Charles
Archbold Of Provo rode from scratch
in the Lagoon road race yesterday af-
ternOon, capturing the time prize in
5l.20 and winning third place.
Burton Hardy Of Salt Lake started
with a handicap Of 40 and crossed the
tape first four lengths ahead OF Vern
Harrison in 4 plucky sprint through
mud and water at the finish.
ArchbOld came third. The Provo lad
looked winner when he turned the
corner at the Pennington courthouse
into the stretch. Closing Up the gap
fast he finished about fifteen yards be
hind the leaders
Five followed IN a bunch with c. c.
Morris in the lead. who crossed the tape
I'm fourth position, winning the novice
time prize in BOIL Morris started with
a handicap of three minutes. Rider sf-
ter rider trailed this first bunch be
Spattered with mud. The heavy road
barred several pretty finishes. The rid
ers were willing and in their attempts
10 get up speed their whole wheels
slipped from under them and three OF
four spills occurred at the finish.
Finished Race on Foot.
Albert Rasmussen and H. L. Smith
ran a l00-yard dash on foot for tEir-
teenth place in the race. Both We're
encountered with their wheels but Eas-
ruuSsen won by two feet. Frank SchneIl
riding from scratch led the three riders
Rasmussen and Smith We're tackled TO
his wheel. riding in good shape SchneH
spTinted al the finish and Smith at
tempted TO pass Rasmussen. In the
slippery mud when they were riding
neck and neck their wheels shot out
from under them, piling the riders in a
pool of water. Rasmussen gathered
himself Up first. Grabbing his wheel he
started for the tape with Smith d close
second.
Roland Thomas won seventh place
which entities him 10 a choice of three
wheels. after having his share Of bad
luck When the lad crossed the tape ne
was mounted on an Oid-f7SnfOned blCy-
Gle. made in the early days. Thomas
broke his wheel on Frances hill when he
was third in the race. A. he top Of the
hill he saw youth with this old bicycle
Throwing his 10 one side of the road. he
ran UP the hill and without any CeTemC-
NJ. borrowed IL He told the fellow To
set MS wheel and that he would return
his Thomas intends to keep the old
wheel and present his friend whom he
met on Frances hill with another wheel
Twenty-Six Fail to Finish.
Sixty-eight riders started over the
course. but fOTty-tW0 were all that fin
ished before dark Several had bad spills
which ruined their chances in the race,
and others broke their Whee.S along the
road None were seriously cured. The
observation train returning 20 the city
picked them UP wherever they appeared
along the track and brought them back
The observation train carried more than
2 thousand persons over the course Ten
coaches were packed Some Of the en-
1husiasts hung to the footballs. while 9TH
eTs found a place on ton OF the cars
After the scratch men left the tape at
Fifth North and Third West streets the
observation train pulled up with the lead
ers. and then slowed down again until
the scratch men came up
Several spills took place near the Salt
Lake Roller Mills. At BeckS Hot Springs
the CXCuTSi0niSJS got a glimpse Of the
leaders Young Hardy had pulled away
from his class and was riding with the
bunch with J.30 handicap The scratch
men were also seen They were riding
i'm a bunch. with ATChbold taking pace
from Clarence Mabey. who led the bunch
When the train pulled up at Bonneville
HARDY had pulled up with another bunch.
Nrchbold had left the scratch men at this
point and was up with The JwO-minUte
handicap men Again at CCuJeTville
Hardy. clad in 4 bright red suit was
seen half q mile behind Harrison. who
vas in tho lead. Thomas was close onto
Hardy anl riding IN good shape Arch
bold was Wei Up IN thc race at this point
and making good time
Surprises of the Finish.
Frances hill lust north Of CentervfHe.
s where Hardy caught Harrison. They
tackled on 10 each others wheels. giving
pace until they reached the stretch
There they Spri1ted their hest. but Hardy
was the stronger and won out by a
narrow margin It was suTprisa 10 the
crowd when ArChbOid came into the
stretch in third place. The roads were
heavy but ne made his time ON Frances
hill and the Wilcox hill THIS brought
him well Up I'm the front and he undoubt-
edly would have Won the race with an
other half-uile to 20.
J. A. Hume and Fred G. West who
were 10 start on scratch with Archbold
were not In the race. Hume fell at the
ped him and West was also unable TO
ride
Charles ArChboid. winner Of the time
prize. won the time prize IN the Lagoon
road race a year ago He started with
a handicap or two and One-haIf minutes
and finished IN sixth place. This year
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