The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-07
DIZZY MOTOR RACE
AT SAUCER TRACK
Crowd Sees Chuy-Chugs Kick
Their Way About Track
Splitting Fire.

People who enjoy motor race in
which the men travel so fast that IL
and keeps ones nerves keyed to the ten
sion point for fear Of faJalIty had theic
dish served brimtull at the saucer track
last evening In the ny nye-wiie 9a,IouS motor pr
as many riders kicked their way around
the bowl at speed that was tremendous.
Luckily for the riders there was no ae-
cident. The closest approach was when
Hopper swung high on the bank after
losing his pace and came Into narrow
quarters with Turvlle. From the outset
the speed was terrific and 1T needed no
timer at the conclusion to announce that
a new record had been established.
Downing Won the Event.
Downing won the event, From the crack
OF the starters pistol nc followed his pace
with a precision and grace that was beau
were never again headed Almost every
lap saw them Increase their lead until
the conclusion OF the race found Down
ing lighting hard to lap Monroe who fin
Ishcd second. Early I'm the race. Hopper,
who could not follow his pace, and Agraz.
whose pace was nothing startling, were
TO Downing and Monroe. Samueson, who
was pacing Monroe, WAS riding his new
machine, and many were surprised at
the end of the second mile TO find him
half Il lap behind Turville, instead OF
half lap ahead. Toward the end of
the fourth mile. Downing called for faster
pace and Turville. turning his machine
to the last notch, started after Monroe
and Samuelsou. After a desperate sprint
the gap was closed. but as TurYille drew
up to go around, Samuelson threw open
his machine. Then began a beautiful
fight All punched so closely that blan-
ket could have been thrown over the
four riders, they sailed on. At first 1T
looked as though Downing and Turville
| would go round, but soon the crowd per-
J ceivcd that the other boys were fighting
game, that they were gaining slightly In
| stead OF losing With the two machines
still splitting lrc and Downing and Mon
roe winning back ground lost instead of
| losing more, Downing was the winner.
almost by lap. Monroe was second and
| Agraz third, The time of 7;0S breaks the
| old record of 7:l4
West Defeats Hume.
In the final of the three-quarter-mi
| open amateur, tred West won out from
! Hume after night that lasted for the
| last lap and half. Not that Hume is
someone else win an amateur race and
| defeat the long. Slim boy, caused the
| crowd TO give West deserved applause
King was a good third, Giles fourth and
| Morgan fifth. Time. 1:S5 80.
| In the final heat of the one-mllc open
| professional Lawson took first place and
incidentally established q new record for
the distance. Mcfarland was second, Fol
| ger third, Clarke fourth and Palmer NTH
| The time of SO 2-5 bettcrs the old record
! by 2 2-5 seconds.
| occurred In the nnal OF the onc-mile han
] dlcHp professional In the first place the
| spectators had the delightful privilege OF
| seeing Mcfarland, SamuelSon and Down
! Ing compelled out OF necessity to do q
! little piece OF team work to catch thc
! leaders But sad to relate, after Downing
and sam had pulled the lonky San Jose
| rider up to the bunch Pyc beat him out
| on the final sprint. Agraz was third and
| Achorn fourth. Time, 15O 2-5.
In the one-mile handicap amateur the
| scratch men worked their heads or. but
the leads Of the distance men wese In
| surmountable. Moyrhofer won the event
was second, King third. Wright fourth
| and West NTH Time, "a is seconds.