The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-04
PURSUIT RACE
IS WON BY SAM
Remarkable Feat in Time Per-
formed in Order to
Beat Ernest Pye.
LEMP PRIZE TO HOLSTER
HE WINS PROFESSIONAL. TWO
MILE HANDICAP.
LEMP PRIZE TO HOLSTER

w. e. Samuelson gave an exhibition of
fast riding at the saucer track last even
ing which will probably stand as record
for Australian pursuit racing for many
days to come. SamuelsOn gained the nee
essary half a lap and passed Pye at an
even six miles in the remarkably fast
time of 1890 rs. This is travelling at
zoo clip for six miles unpaced, and, If
the time is correct is without question
the most remarkable performance in en-
durance riding for this distance that has
ever taken place in the history of cy-
cling.
In this race both riders set out at
merry clip and the winner was in doubt
until the last mile of the race when Sam
uelson began steadily to increase his
small gain of the first five miles. AT
the start Samuelson gained a couple of
yards, but Pye picked up the distance
again and at the four-mile mark they
were nearly even. Then the Pride of
Provo began to ride more strongly and
1t was only a question of time until he
was within hailing distance of the Aus
tralian.
In this race SamuelsOn for the first
time this season showed form, the kind
OF form that made him one of the most
dangerous men on the saucer last year.
HolIister Wins Handicap.
1t would be a wise head who could fig
ure out the combinations worked in the
two-mile handicap, known as the Lemps
Beer handicap, for which c. II. Reilly put
up the first prize of 800. 1t was one
grand miXup from start to finish and
saw HOLSTER gain a lap on the bunch and
win the race with this much to his credit
Mcfarland and Lawson evidently tried
to go il alone at the start of the race,
but the pace set by the middle distance
and limit men was too much for even this
combination. Mcfarland went all in,
trying to get liver up, but undertook an
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started alone for the front and picked up
Clarke on the way to help him along.
Downing hung to LdWSOnS wheel and
was pulled along toward the finish. and
this pair of the back bunch passed the
middle distance combination on the home
stretch, giving Lawson second to HOl-
lister. nearly a lap ahead of the leaders.
Several of the men were Tapped in the
not pace set and in d few instances
dropped and paced the limit men.
Kramer is introduced.
Frank Kramer was introduced as the
man who is TO meet liver Lawson in a
series of match races the latter part of
he month. Kramer received a good
ovation and will ride his first exhibition
leXt Tuesday night Battling Nelson also
received an ovation when introduced.
The summary:
Half-mile open professional, final-Law-
son. Mcfarland, Bardgett HOLSTER.
Clarke. Time-57 So seconds.
Mile handicap amateur. final-Carter
l25 YARDS. West (scratch). Hume
scratch. Diefenbacher (25 yards). Time
-1:5S.
Australian pursuit race between w. E.
Samuelson and Z. Pye-SamuelsOn won in
miles Time-12:S0 %
Five-mile handicap amateur 0ap)-
Hume (scratch), Diefenbacher 30 yards).
Wright az yardsl. Berryessa ~ yards),
Giles @ YARDS. Time-10:36
Two-mile handicap Observation-Disclosures
ter Cos yards). Lawson (scratch). Downing
Us YARDS, Palmer go YARDS. Time-3:40.