The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-31
COON RACE IS
|ECORO-DREAKER
pest List of Starters in His
tory of Contest Pedal
Over Course.
NJ GRIGUHN is WINNER
n BOLD OF PROVO EASILY
TAKES TIME PRIZE.


inner ranz Griguh =
handicap, $3.50; riding time,
1915. =
me Prize Winner-Charles =
4 Archbold OF Provo; scratch; =
riding time, 47:2o. y
purse Record-4s:5s, made =
by J. Il. Tate May 30, 1908. =
ntrles in race, 81; starters, =
80.
aee run under sanction of the =
Utah Amateur Athletic as y
ISOLATION. =
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p Lagoon road race came off as
sehedule. and it was probably the
successful event of the kind eve-
8 on the historic course.
"a fourteen years the cycling fans
alt Lake have viewed this event
a moving train. Yesterday the
st crowd in the history of the
watched the largest list of start
nat ever pedaled in the event
main Skrvice was taxed TO its ut
and rad the weather been more
- IL is hard To say how many
I II have enjoyed the sport of eighty
eur bicycle riders competing for
and trophies.
husky nuilt yOungster named
z Griguhn was the winner. Start
from the $3.50 mark, Griguhn
~ moved down the field, and at
ape was riding easily, a safe win
by full tWenty-seVen seconds
". H. Cardweh. who came
4 Ing into second place. Then F. L.
b and r. Wilcox followed in
and ten seconds, respectively,
u b. W. Cardwell, d brother of the
Der OF second place, came dashing
the tape a good fifth, with eight
DDS TO spare.
ArJbold Time Winner.
e old road race war horse, Charles
bold Of Provo. was the winner of
ime prize, going the distance in A.
Ites and 20 seconds. This is not
4 cord for the course, but is sixteen
POS faster than the time of last
Grighun, the winner of first
4, came in for second time prize,
IS minutes and 10 seconds. or
~ minute slower than the time
J. by the Provo rider.
+ road was only fair on account of
#recent heavy rains. and slight
re blew in the riders faces over
entire distance. This retarded the
somewhat. and before the race
proceeded a mile it was plainly
that it would be impossible to
+ the course record. All along the
E~1T train followed the riders
kept them in sight until the final
was made FORE the tape TO see the
b. Fred Sanford, the veteran
|st, acted as pilot and timed The
70 bring il out at the proper
Great Work by Officials.
e omsAls of the race gave out
results in record time. Within a
hour after the end of the race the
plete returns, giving the place and
of every rider, were ready for the
lie. In fact, on all HANDS could be
"a the expressions that yesterdays
was the best handled Of any Z
numerous events of this kind that
been held over the course. There
less kicks among the riders over
result, and practically no conflict
the places awarded the riders.
lere were the usual number of
S in the race. but no serious acct
s occurred. The fact that the Of
list gives places 20 fifUy-tWo If
starting number shows there were
a few stragglers TO come in after
race had been called off.
sterday's race was the first one
under the jurisdiction of the Utah
.teuTaA thletic association. The Of
Is ofPthe race are accountable only
his body. as we'll as the riders.
/ the event ca me of as we'll as IL
and proved without question the
test road race ever run from
y point Of view was the source Of
d favorable comment 10 both Pro-
n Hugh Rippeto and the manage
I OF the Lagoon.
The Winners.