Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29
IVER LAWSON WON
MILE HANDICAP
Kramer and Clarke Kept Out OF
The Race Because OF
Accidents.
MOTORS MADE FAST TIME.
New Machine Went Wrong AT Critical
Tine and Samuelson Captured
The Five Mile Race,

For time last evening liver Lawson.
theh speedy Salt Lake bicycle rider. was
IN good form and managed to capture the
ono-rnie handicap professional Shortly
after the event liver went to his dressing
room sick and the services OF a pnysleiai
was required. il was the iirst race Lawson
has won this season and patrons Of the
saucer sincerely hope tnat he will soon
be in good form again.
Last evenings program was h good one
throughout lhe spirits were ciOse ana
exciting and tue nVe-mlle motor race be-
tween Gussae Lawson and a. II. Samuel
son was most tnrilnng event. the race
WAS won by Samuelson, but Lawson
would have carried OH nrst honors mad
not his new motor failed to WORK at
critical moment. Lawson was TOR IN the
LEAD anu had attained wondelIul speed,
gong miles IN .Us when something went
wrong with the machine and Sdmuelson
gained lap on the little fider- HAD
the machine worked properly SamueIson
record OF 5.52 Ia would surely nave been
broken The time for the hVe miles was
6:uI 80.
Champion Kramer and Clarke we're shut
off the mile handicap. Kramer nad gone
but q lap when the handlebars OF MS
wheel turned and no was thrown to the
track. picking UP Few snVpls IN INC
SIDE. Clarke was doing nicely Whel nc pr
spUkes were broken out OF his wheel. thus
putting him out OF the race.
Hopper proved equal To the TASK % pun
ing Mcfarland ana Lawson TO the hanal-
cap men where they remained until TWO
laps from the tape when McF'ailand mace
| a quick jump with lver close TO him AS
Lawson spirited 10 the front West rusheu
closely In and secured second place from
| Mcfarland. Lawson had not been feeling
well and when taken to MS dressnS-
room became quite i'll. lie was not IN the
iive-mlle race.
In the five- mile event Mcfarland drop
ped out on the fourth mile: lie said ne
| wan tired and had q. stitch in his SIDE.
| The finish OF this event was one OF the
| features. Pye was in the lead with clarke
and Kramer Following in the order named,
spirited for the tape but Kramer rode
around him and took nfst place AFTER
| hard struggle,
The result Of the mile handicap amateur
| was a surprise. Combinations We're trieu
| in the hope OF beating the limit men but
| ii was not to be. Eitler. the recent arrival
| from New York. had start OF 20 yaras
| and took good care that none passed NM
The summary: r.
The half-mle open was one grand free
| hacher won the prize. which can pc
| changed for two sacks OF sugar in these
| days OF putting up fruit.
| Half-mile open, amateur-F1nal: Daefen-
bscher, Hollister, schnell' Denara- Iiine-
| 1902 Us.
Mile handicap, professional-F1nal;L Law
| son. scratch; West, Is yards: Mcfarland
30 yards; samuelson, 70 yards Time Fine
Five.mile lap. observation-disclosures,
Clarke. Holister downing. samuelson'
Hopper Time-1o;os 2-S. ,.,,
a;iie handicap amatcur-E1nal. Ether.
s. yards; Morgan, lSs yards Bro. ~
| yards; Mccormack. 30 yards. McSlasters'
40 yards. Time-2:p.
Five-mile motor match-Samuelson beat
Gussie Lawson. Time-e:07 3S.