The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-21
CYCLE GOSSIP
FOR BIKE FANS
DISGUISE on Speed of Wheel
Three Meets Scheduled for u
the Coming Week.

Can a man with standing start. paced
by two strong pullers. ride a mile in
1:45 on a bicycle? ASK the riders at the
track and they will probably say no. But
in the face OF the pursuit riding Of the
past week. the smashing of records at
Ogden and the 1:46 3-5 mile at the Salt
Lake saucer in which the scratch man
practically made this time. there is room
for a strong argument. Frank Kramer
was asked for his opinion and he said he
did not believe II could be done. Sew
erai of the officials at the saucer track
hold the same opinion. So do many or
the other riders but just the same II is
believed it can be done.
How to Make a Mark.
Take Floyd Mcfarland and place him
on the fOTty-yard mark. Then put KTa-
mer on the tWenty-yard mark and place
either Lawson or Clarke on the scratch.
Let Mcfarland go all in for three laps
and pull the men tackled on for all he is
worth. At the end of three laps let Nc
Farland fly up the track to avoid any de
lay. Then let Kramer go for the next
three laps as hard as he can and fly up
the track. allowing either Lawson OF.
Clarke. whichever man is used. to go the
last two laps as hard as he can. 1t
might be well to have a man placed
fifty yards in front of the scratch man in
the last two laps with instructions to go
for all he is worth This would help
the scratch man judge his speed and
would have the effect of making him ride
faster. Try this combination and it is
believed a mile in las or better viii be
accomplished.
Kramer as a Pursuit Rider.
The cycling public is still expressing
surprise over the defeat Of SamuelsCn by
Kramer Friday night In a pursuit race.
Some are inclined to speak lightly OF
SamuelsOn's ability because of the de
feat. Sammy can truthfully say: well
il took the best man in the world to do
the trick When one loses a cycle race
10 Frank Kramer it is on a par of being
defeated by Jim Jeffries in the prize
ring. 1t is to be expected and a man is
no less man for it.
Kramer does not pose as a pursuit
rider. He does not like to ride these
kind of races for the simple reason that
il effects his sprinting ability.
He is the only man in the world who is
1.-THE same time champion spTinter and
a champion plugger. But the two do FL
not go together and whenever a rider is
pushing himself to his limit at one kind
of racing, il IS at the expense Of the
other. For this reason. every time Kra-
meT trains for a pursuit race. he is
slowing his sprint down just that much.
Last Friday he beat one of the best men
in the world at the pursuit game, but Il
is doubtful if he cares to continue that
kind Of racing.
Coming Weeks Cards.
Next week will be a merry one for the
cycling fans There are three meets
scheduled at the Salt Palace and one at
Ogden. the latter tonight. The only match
race on the coming week IS July "a, when
SamuelsOn and Mcfarland will meet in Il
twenty-mile motor paced race. This viii y
be the first time the lengthy Californian
has tried this style of game in recent
years. A couple Of years ago Mac went
up against a spill while travelling at A
break neck speed and decided to cut OFT
the dare devil business for legitimate bike
. TTTaE had r4T zE
result of this accident
A the close Of last season SamualsOn
bid fair to become one of the best Paced
riders in the world He still holds as
record at the saucer track for five miles.
every mile Of which was around the ID
mark This season SamuelsOn has not
had a real trial at the pace following
game and it is hard to get a line on what
he can do. The race. therefore. is a big
guess as the ability Of either man at the
present time is a sort Of an unknown
quantity.
The entire program for the coming
week Will be as follows:
Tuesdays Program.
Half-mile open. professional purse 500
Fivemile lap race professional. purse.
s1H
Mile invitation professional purse. $50.
Australian pursuit race, amateur, purse,
Mile handicap, amateur. purse. sSS
Wednesdays Program.
Twenty-mile motor paced match race.
Mcfarland VS.. Samuelson, purse, S125.
Mile open, professional purse. sos.
Half-mile invitation, professional, purse
$50.
TwO-mile handicap. amateur. purse S45.
Quarter mile open, amateur, purse, $50.
Fridays Races.
Five-mile motor handicap race, purse,
500
Two-mile open lap race professional.
purse. S115.
Half-mie handicap, professional purse.
$50
Mile open, amateur, purse, S45.
Half-mile handicap, amateur, purse, $50