The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-09
MONSTER CROWD
SEES BIKE RACES
No World Records Broken, But
Programme Was Full
of Interest.
LAWSON BEATS M'FARLAND
BY WONDERFUL SPRINT
On Last Quarter Sweede Shoots
Around the Californian
and Wins.

Fast races. hard fought and won by hair
breadth margins, were seen by moro than
1000 persons At the saucer track last evening.
While no world records were broken. good
time was made In number OF the oyente-
Phe pretticst OF tho evening the
three-mile lap. profcsslonal, In which Law
son beat out Mcfarland at the tapo by
inches. Probably tho most exciting event was
the miss-and-out amateur.
As the last man the tape in each
lap dropped out there was no time for Loaf
ing and In their eagcrness to keep as far
away from the possible several OF
the riders collided and rolled hendong down
inc track such programmes as last even
ings make for the popularity OF the sport.
Lawson Wins by Lightning Squirt.
From the crack OF the gun there were
things doing In the three-milo lap profession-
laps. Other riders took their turn, until
Bardgett jumped out from the very rear and
working up lightning sprint sailed past tho
string OF riders forty or nifty yards. 1t looked
as though he had come lap money coming
but on the next time around Mcfarland. with
tho bunch and told Bardgett to skidoo- There
after Mcfarland and Lawson, In this order
were always close 10 tho front. Samuelson
tried TO work Into n good place for the final
sprint, but the pace was lively and the other
riders were so busy jockeying around that the
Pride OF Provo failed 10 slip in The fght on
the hnish wac between Lawson and McFnr-
land. Until the last quarter Mac led. and
then. with a wonderful burst OF speed, the
swedo sailed around him, and after a beau
utuI night won out by inches Ut the tape,
Hopper was third and Pye. fourth Samuelson
was recorded in the also ran" column Time.
607
Spills Among Amateurs.
Tho miss -andout race would have been bet
Ter had the officials insisted that every man
drop out OF the race the instant he was last
across tho tape. Their failure TO do this
caused fast mon. who supposed that these
persons were stil in tho race. 10 bo nipped
But barring this f0ct, 1t q splendid race
The spills and high dives In the carly part
OF the contest added to the general excite
ish. For the last nve laps IL was a beautiful
race between Hume, Giles West and Bird
Folr laps from the finish the fyo riders
crossed tho tape almost abreast After that
Humo drew slowly to the front and WAS never
again headed. on tho nnal lap Giles tried
hard to pass him but failed though per-
tape. Time, 442.
Distance Riders Win.
Folecr. with thirty-yard handicap, won
the final OF the holf-mllo handicap profess
sional The scratch mon, Lawson and sam
uelson, Fought hard 10 overtake the distance
The other riders hnlehed as follows. Clark
Pye and Asraz. Tho time was 54 AS seconds
West Captures Quarter.
Tho quarter-miie open amateur wont 10
Fred West on with quick sprint he forged
10 tho front. with Hume after him Around
mo saucer they sailed at a terrific pace AT
the end OF the first lap West led Hume
struggled hard to pass the California speed
ster on the final lap, but failed by a narrow
margin Welser wso third and Mccormack.
fourth Time 80 As seconds.
Palmer Lands Invitation Race
Palmer won the half-mIlc, Invitation. pro-
Iessional The other riders finished as fol-
lows; Bardgett. Munroc md Aprng Tia.