The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-06-23

SPEEDY WER FAIRLY FLIES
MOST SENSATIONAL FINISH
EVER WITNESSED HERE.

The crowned heads of Europe have SAT
in gaiIy-decorated boxes and cheered as
liver Lawson crossed the tape winner
over the best cycle riders their own do
mains could produce. England saw the
mighty sprint of the little Salt Lake flyer
IS he pedaled first across the tape in
the worlds championship race and
brought home TO Utah its only world
championship title I'm a sporting event
For years Salt Lake cycle fans have seen
the sDeed-inCTeaSing wonder win his races
with dash and vim that have made them
stand on their feet and cheer to the echo.
Iver Lawson has won many q great battle
on the cycle track but last night was the
crowntng effort in long list of great
struggles
The old historic saucer. now the &C
knowledged cycle-racing center of the uni
verse has seen some great races. The
crowds for years have yelled themselves
hOaTse over these events Last night
when Lawson made his ride the crowd
stood aghaSt- He had accomplished some
thing which they believed was beyond hu-
man endurance. and as Lawson collapsed
al the end the crowd for the first time
realized that what had passed before their
eyes was not dream. but an actual feat.
pandemoniUm reigDed-
Great Burst of Speed.
It was in the three-mjle handicap jap
race that Lawson spread-eagied the field
and put burst Of speed i'm "a bicycle that
these who have followed the game for
years would not have believed possible.
With Norman @. Hopper. himself a rider
of no mean ability, fully lo0 yards away
and going like the wind, Lawson a lap
and "A half from homo timed Hopper's
pace % tho tape and himself Unwound
MS greatest sprint and finished three
lengths ahead OF tho Minneapolis flyer.
With him cam" FleHd Mcfarland wheel
behind. not paced by Lawson, but using
every effort TO keep within distance of
"a
position when the sprint started was sim
ply shaken off by the terrific pace. utter
T. oufclassed. ridden TO a standstill. fin
lshluS outside of the money.
Fast Lineup ct Start.
As the riders lined up for the meme
rahie Tacc-a race which viii long ice
remembered I'm Ttah's cyClc-racius cir
cles-one could see that there would have
TO De some great work done by the back
men to hope 10 get inside of the monrr.
As IS usual in such events, the race de-
VelODed into two lunches the middle
mark men and the scratch men. half
lap apart each combination forgetting
their personal srudgcs in their combined
efforts. the back nIeIl to catch the lead
ers and the leaders TO keep away
Tn the back bunch were Lawson. sam
nelson, Mcfarland. Folger and Downing.
while a dozen Of the other sprinters made
/ 20 the leaders.
They at once settled down to scientific
work each bunch 10 accomplish its pur-
poses Ian ny lap l16T changed DaCe-a
pace which was terrific and ended the
race away under ihe worlds record time
Every man strained every nerve-alI but
Samuelson. The pride OF Provo '-dOgged-"
Ia the two miles and over Travelled to
catch tire leaders Samuelson took but one
lap and this time saved himself and did
not gain an inch On the leaders. After
this Samuelson dropped back each time
pace was changed. and never again
showed up 10 his share of the work he
should do from a spirit Of fairness. or re-
quired of him by the racing rule OF the
y. c. a.
Fast Pace Tells on Downing.
The fast pace told on Downing first.
and he dropped ont. and in a dying effort
FOlser pulled Mcfarland, Lawson and
SamUClSOn I'm the order named up 10 the
tail-cnd OF the leaders. nearly a quarter
Of a lap in length With six laps to 90,
Mcfarland came out and took Lawson and
SamuelsOn high on the bank toward the
front BardCctt esDied the three men,
and broke from the leaders and took the
lead Of the flying three to further pull
them TO the lead OF the race At this in
slant Hopper jumped from the lead Of
The race for the tape. four laps away.
In d second he had opened up d gap Of
twenty wheel lengths from the rear men.
Here Mcfarland showed his gameuess
and started with Lawson and Samuelson.
the latter having had the favored posi-
ton for the last two miles.
Then came I-aWSou'S great r5do-tbe ride
which VIII be the talk of cycling circles
for years TO come With jump he start