The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-18
IS STILL king OF
PACE FOLLOWERS
Hardy Downing Easily Defeats
Munroe and Samuelson in
Ten-Mile Event.
LAWSON CONTINUES TO
TRIM PROFESSIONALS
In Mile and Half-Mile Events. the
SWede Wins Like
Fun.

crowd that packed the saucer rim
and overf1owed into the arena saw
Hardy Downing win the ten mile motor
paced race last evening, easily defeat
ing Benny Munroe and w, f. Samuel
son. Downing rode n beautiful race
Not once did he lose his pace, ever
holding onto the rear wheel OF Glenn
Turville's chug- -chug with such appar-
ent ease, grace and precision as to win
the cheers Of the crowd. AS Hardy
Tapped his competitors, sometimes cas-
fly and sometimes after a struggle,
the crowd invariably gave him cheer.
Four times during the race he passed
Benny Munroe and he turned the trick
or Semuelson more than twice as many
times Munroe, however, rode good
race. He followed his pace we'll and
would probably have made a better
showing behind a faster motor. Sam
uelson finished third. The Provo boy
did not even make a showing that en-
titles him to the appellation Of pace
follower. Two times during the first
mile he lost his pace. 1t is true that
his balky motor lost him couple of
laps at the start, but even after that
Samuelson failed TO make up ground.
In fact, he was not even able to travel
fast enough 10 hold his own there
after. but lost ground continually.
Time. fifteen minutes.
one oil Two Things.
Those who attributed Lawsons de-
feat in his recent match race with
Samuelson to a reversal OF form must
either disband that claim OF give the
Swede credit for marveloualy speedy
recuperative powers. In the profes
sionel events last evening II was all
Lawson. In the final one-mile handicap
Jver actually lost the other riders.
When the sprint started on the bell
lap Lawson was behind Mcfarland.
while Samuelson was IN the lead TAX
ing care of Pye. Al the sound of the
gong Mcfarland started off and the
pace was terrific. AS if exhausted the
Swede dropped back and 1t seemed that
Lawson could not even follow Floyd's
pace. And then il was-"blng." Law
son jumped round the bunch and trav-
cling at pace that made the other
riders look as though they were staked
TO the track he started for home. Law
son crossed the tape just as the other
riders were swinging into the turn. BY
taking another daring chance Downing
stole the pole and won second Pye
was third Bardgett fourth. Time,
2:001-
Mcfarland and Downing Mix.
Lawson added another brace of laur-
els to his mighty name in the half-mtle
open. Bardgett and Hopper jumped
out at the start, but the Swede, with
Mcfarland and Downing behind, ran
them down, passed them and still hold
ing the pace crossed the tape a safe
winner Downing and Mcfarland had
a little mix-up in this event, the latter
striking terra firma as a result AS
Downing was pedaling around McFar-
land on the finish Mac forced him up.
He tried ii q second time when IL be-
came apparent that Downing would
pass him, but Hardy wouldn't "shoo."
AS a result there was a collision and
Mac went sprawling. Bardgett was
third and BUrris fourth. Time 56 As
seconds,
Berryessa won prize honors In the
amateur Australian pursuit race Not
only did he put out Hume. who strug-
gled desperately to stay him off, but he
tagged West. Holiday and Diefen-
hacher, winning the event after two
fast miles OF riding. Diefenbacher was
second, Holiday third and Hume fourth.
Time, 4:12 AS.
The two-mile handicap, amateur was
rather tame affair. West and Hol-
iday (40 yards) were first: Giles and
Wright Goo yards) second: Crebs and
Morgan as yards) third, and Hume and
Mccormack (scratch) fourth. Time,
$50,