The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-25
SPORT
BAD M|XUP IN
FIVE-MILE LAP
Lawson Dumped, HoIIiSter Dis
qualified and Kick Over
Decision.

Perhaps nine-tenths of the spectators at
the saucer track left for their homes last
evening without knowing just what did
happen at the finish of the five-mile race.
The big event of the evening was sup
posed to be the match race between
Kramer and Samuelson, but later de-
Nelopments showed that the five-mile
open lap race furnished the real excite
ment. Within space Of couple of sec
OndS there was a bad spill. a disQuali-
judges decisions, and when il was all
over the people were asking each other
what had happened.
The fiVe-mile race developed several
strong combinations TO get the money.
Lawson made his second appearance in
TINS race and was teamed with McFar-
land and Pye. Samuelson and HOLSTER
worked together. and some half a dozen
OF the other riders combined in an effort
to steal a lap. ON the third mile McFar-
land punctured a tire. which put him
out. of the race and left Pye and Lawson
10 fight II out against the other cOmbina-
tons. As Mcfarland , fell, Williams
started for a lap and gained nearly a
who had been raking in the lap money
from a distance mark. Williams fell
hard and was carried off the track. The
other riders in with Williams took turns
IN slowing the back bunch and Williams
fall put this combination out of the Pace.
Race Starts at Four Laps.~
Four laps from home Pye started to the
front with Lawson on his rear wheel. AS
Pye came abreast Samuelson the latter
started with HOLSTER on Pye did not
have speed enough to take Lawson to
the lead and the latter took desperate
chance and went TO the pole to go under
SamuelsOn and BOllisteT. As they en-
tered the stretch. Samuelson partly gave
way TO Lawson coming through on the
pole but HOLSTER. who was coming
around Samuelson at this point. refused
TO go uD with SamuelSOn. and. stretch
ing out his hand. held SamuelsOn down.
The only natural thing resulted: Lawson
was forced to the cement and took a fall.
Downing was behind the three and came
on with a rush to the tape The judges
caught the finish, HOLSTER, Downing and
Referee Berry disqualified HOLSTER on
the ground that he had showed Samuelson
down. This gave Downing first money
and Samuelson second.
Howl Over Decision.
Then came the howl. A majority of the
crowd claimed Samuelson had beaten
Downing over the tape. Downing said
he did not AMI SamuelsOn said he did
and a wrangle ensued at the tape.
Many thought HOLSTER had deliberately
held SdmuelsOn back when he touched
him. but as this pair we're teaming. this
impression should be dismissed As
Downing dismounted from his wheel. the
heavy one was run into by some spectator
crossing the track. In the mixup that fol-
lowed il took several policemen and about
twice rs many bike riders to keep Hardy
from jumping all over the spectator.
This mixup did not have anything to do
with what occurred I'm the race itself
After the race HOLSTER and Samueson
announced that they would protest the
decision of the judges in placing Down
ing ahead OF Samuelson.
Kramer Wins His Race.
As "A result of the Kramer Samuelson
match the Provo rider. with Hardy
Downing are now in a class by them
selves. Both these riders nave "it on
a. both can claim the proud distinction
Of having been beaten by the mighty
Kramer in special match race Last
night Kramer easily defeated Samuelson.
hut again Samueson has il on Downing.
as the Provo man finished several inches
closer to Kramer than Downing did a
week ago.
Single pace was used for six laps. with
SamuciSOn on the pace. Two IaDs from
home Kramer jumped, and from there
To the tape watched Samueson over his
shoulder. as he did with Downing a week
a go. The race did not give the specta-
tors a chance TO compare Kramer's jump
or Kramer's sprint with Lawson's. as he
did not have TO use either Of them.
Lawson rode in both pro races last
evening. He easily won the mile open.
and his spill in ne five-mile put him out
of that race.
The Australian pursuit was one of the
hard ride 90 win. but finally put the last
amateur down.
The Summary.
Match race. one mile single paCe-Kra-
mcr beat SamuclsOn Time. 2:04
Mile handicap. amateur-Final: Diefen-
hacher a5 YARDS West (sCratch). HOlli-
DAY 80 yards) Giles (2j YARDS. Time,
] 81 Is.
Mile open profcssOnal-Final: Law
son. Mcfarland. Downing. Bardgett.
Time. :5S 2-5.
Australian pursuit. amateur-Hume,
Holiday West Crebs. MayerhOffer. Dis
lance. 4 miles. Ian. ~ yards Time,
1922 10.
F'ive-mile lap. Observation-Disclosures
Samueisou. BardSett, Pye. tHoliister won
first and dsqualifiedD