The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-07-07
HARDY DOWNING
WINS MOTOR RACE
Paced King of Saucer Track
Holds His Title and Breaks
Track Record.

Hardy Downing demonstrated TO the
satisfaction of the fans at the saucer
track last evening that he is the king OF
the pace followers In the fastest five
mile motor paced race which has ever
been ridden on the track and with three
competitors in the race. Downing led the
nearest at the finish by full lap. Incl
dentaily he established new record for
the track going the distance in 7:0S, beat
ing the record of 7:l4 held by himself.
To the surprise of many the four
motors carried their men through the race
without an accident of any kind, or the
sembIance of an accident The machines
all worked we'll and, with the exception
of Hopper, the men held we'll. Hopper
lost out on two occasions, unable TO hold
the record-breaking clip, but in each case
caught up again and stayed until the
finish
Both the amateur and professional ham
dicaps were easy money for the upper
mark men. In both cases record would
have been broken for the scratch men 10
win. liver Lawson made no attempt in
his heat TO catch the upper marx men,
but sat up and rode until they caught
him coming from behind. FLOYD Mefar-
land finished fifth in his heat and as 1t
was the fastest Mcfarland broke into the
final
Final a Fast One.
The final witnessed one of the strange
sights of this season. Samuelson and Nc
FarIand teamed, Hardy Downing was
taken into the combination, making three
in all This deal gave Mcfarland second
in the race, and was the only combination
that could be formed to put either men
in sight of any money. At the start
Downing jumped and quickly caught SAM
uelsOn and then continued an all sprint
10 pull Sammy and Mac up. When Down
ing quit Samuelson broke forth with his
best efforts TO get Mcfarland within
striking distance of the tape. Samuelson
then quit and Mcfarland unwound his
sprint, but could not overhaul the flying
Pye who won first money, Mcfarland
getting second.
In the amateur half-miIe handicap
West, riding from ten yards, with Nc
Cormaek pulling him, managed TO break
into fifth place.
West Bests Hume.
Probably the best race of the evening
was the finish of the three-quarter- mile
amateur when West beat Hume out for
first place on as fair and square race
ever was seen at the track. Hume
started around lap and a half from
home. but West accepted the challenge
and raced him 10 the tape. They were
neck and neck for the entire distance,
West winning out by a full half a wheel
Lawson, Mcfarland and Fogler We're
the way the fast bunch finished in the
mile open, The race was paced by Burris
and new record set up. Lawson win
ming in I:S3 Is. The FORMER record being
J SO As held by Frank Holman
The Summary.
Mile handicap professional-FinaI: Pye
(65 yardsl Mcfarland (scratchl Agraz
tf25 yardsl. Achorn G40 YARDS, Munroe (95
yards. Time-l 80 %.
Half mile handicap amateur-Final:
Mayrahofer qO5 YARDS; Mayer Ql0 yards,
King C15 YARDS, Wright GO YARDS, West
90 yaTdsl Time-:54 10
Mile open professiOnal-Final: Lawson,
Mcfarland, Fogler, Clark, Palmer. Time
i :53 2-5. (RecOrd)
Three-quarter mile open dmateur-Findl:
West, Hume, King, Giles, Morgan. Time
lbs 60.
Five-mie motor paced Open-Downing
Munroe, Agraz. Hopper. Time-7:06. (Rec-
ord