The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-08
Fails to Break LaWsOn'S Rec,
ord, But Makes a Magnifi-
cent Ride.
FAIR-MINDED PEOPLE
GIVE HIM AN OVATION
Mcfarland Wins Greenewald
Furniture Company's Two
Mile Event.

Iver Lawson will be the favorlte in
his championship races with Frank Kra-
mer, The local fans want TO see him
win, and they made that fact very mani
| fest when Kramer rode his exhibition
last evening AS soon as they discov-
cred that the Dutchmap had failed to
break Lawson's record by three-hfths OF
second In his quarter mile exhibition
ride. there was one great cheer for Iver,
Even some Kisses were heard. but the
applause for Kramer that came from the
reserved seats drowned these out.
AS a matter Of fact. Kramer made
good showing. surprisingly good when
the conditions are taken into considera-
tion. He never expected to break Law
sons record the management did not
expect he would. nor did any OF the bi-
cycle riders, During the past five weeks
Kramer has sailed the ocean and almost
crossed a continent, Except for the
training he has done while here: the
American champion has only mounted his
wheel once since leaving Europe. More
over, he has not been riding races against
time this season. He has been riding
French style, and it Is In this form OF
combat he is to meet Lawson, Tho
race itself Is slow; tho whole show is
in that little sprint on the last lap,
And those who saw Kramer ride last
night can depend upon 1t that he will be
tIon ride was beautiful. With apparent
ease and superb grace he circled the
track. In his poise. general bearing and
the rapid, regular movement OF his legs
there were evidences OF native ability.
Frank Kramer can ride bicycle, and
even those who were so unkind as TO
hiss him last night will yet applaud
Event of Evening.
The event of the evening was the
Greenewald Furniture compapy's two
mile open Mcfarland won the event by
inches. Hollister pressed him uneom-
fortably close at the tape; in fact. all
the riders were so punched that
blanket would have covered them. From
the very start the race was keen, and
II was only natural, for 1t meant S5 10
the rider who crossed the tape frst each
time. Smith got the first three laps,
Mitten was next for two.
Bardgett carried off five, Fogler got
the next two, and then Downing snapped
up one. With each lap the speed kept
Increasing, and when Downing, came to
the fore the riders were almost skim
ming through the air. AS Hardy flew
over the tape Mcfarland shot by,
scooped down at dangerously close range
and snatched the pole. The fight for
first place was on. although home was
still three laps away. The speed In
creased, but Mcfarland still held tho
lead On the final lap Hollister and
Clark unoorked all the reserve steam
they had, and the spectators rose up
cheering as the two started around Nc
FarIand But the lanky Californian was
equal TO the occasion. He kept UP his
terrific pace, in fact Increased 1t, and
won from Hollister nt the tape by bare
Inches. Clark was third, Palmer fourth,
and Williams nfth, Time, 34s.
West Wins Motor Race,
West won tho hve-mile motor race
from Hume. Both men travelled behind
the Same machine. For the hrst three
and the boys kept circling It TO get the
full bensflt Of the pace. About the mid
die of the third mile. however, with
West first behind tho motor, Heogren,
in response TO the demands OF the spec
tators, quickened the speed. West was
In luck. he had the right place. Poor
Hume tried to 60 around when he could
no longer hang on Vests wheel. but
had 10 drop back. He clung on until the
last half mile, when the machine dropped
out, and then started to hght II out
with West. But ne was all in and very
naturally West simply ran away from
his exhausted competitor Time,
l0:0i2-5.
Hume ia out with q challenge 10 West
lOT 6nOtn6E rtDbG III "nlS1i INC hiou EiS
paced by different motors. Jack says he
can gst money to say that he will win.
too. II is only fair to Hume TO say that
had conditions been reversed when Hee
grsn speeded up West would have
tagged and lost as did Hume. There
is considerable difference between being
first and second man behind a motor.
THE results In the Anal Of the one mile
handicap, invitation professional, fol-
lows. Hollister frst. Rardgett second,
eamuelson third, Pye fourth and Clark
NTH. Time, 1.57 So,
In the one mile Invitation handicap.
amateur. Holiday won, Mayer second
Mccormick third, Herryessay fourth and
Giles fifth. Time. 1903