The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-25
DOWNING BREAKS
WORLDS RECORD
Merry Face Follower Rides
Beautiful Exhibition Mile
al Salt Palace.

II. K. Downing. motor paced, rode a
mile in lis % at the Salt Palace last
evening breaking the worlds record for
an eight-lap course. The best previous
mark was lis, made by w. 4. SamuelsOn
on June % last.
Downing was in splendid form last even
ms and following almost perfect pace set
a mark that probG blV VIII stand for some
time to come. lie cirCled the track for
about six times al a dizzy pace before he
signaled that he was ready for the gun
As Downing shot over the line on the
first lap of the mile il could be seen that
ne was prepared TO make the effort OF
his life
The rider followed his pace so closely
that motor and bicycle sped over the
track like one machine Downing kept his
eyes glued on the rushing object just
ahead, while his face was set ia the de-
termined lines OF the nerVy athlete and the
gamester. Instinct seemed to guide him
a the pOise of his skittering wheel fol-
loved the swift changing undulations of
the track. II was human speed and en-
durance matching themselves with the
fastest mechanism that travels over the
ground. The slim figure of the bicycle
rider was the embodiment of nervous en-
ergy. The man and the machine were
moving in perfect unlsCn. Lap after lap
clipped by without any perCeptble change
In the killing pace, and as Downing
nerved himself for the final effort it was
noticed that the gong failed to sound its
this handicap. due, il was said to the In
preference of rival pace follower. Down
ing finished the mile more than two sec
onds under the record.
The first event on the program was the
half-miie open. professional Lawson and
rye were teamin~ in the final and
though Pye got away i'm a flash. Lawson
was SLOW IN getting up. The other rid
erS IN the race Obligingly waited for
lawson To come through and nick uD his
pace, and after that it was all over but
The shouting. Pye pulled Lawson for
lhfee laps at merry clip and then the
Swede won as he pleased
In the tWO-mila handicap. professional
the meal ticket riders went after the Ian
money as though facing a hard winter.
Inc pace was so fast that the scratch
men could not get up. Walker wore him
self out pulling Lawson over the gan
ana the latter did not have speed enough
ieft TO get inside the money. Senhouse
and Schnell riding from 90 and so Yards
respectively, took first and second. Nor
man L. Hopper was given fourth after a
Ions Wrdngle among the judges, one Of
whom insisted that Lawson was entitled
10 the place. This incident with others
mat have occurred recently indicated
there Is an opportunity for some of the
OFFICIALS at the track to trim up their
lamps.
In the unlimited match pursuit race.
between Pye and Samuelson. the former
won, Tor the evident reason that he is a
better man than Samuelson at this kind
ure from the start and wore him down
u confident and masteTful style The
Pride OF Provo was in palpabie distress
when Pye, with a final burst of speed.
ended the agony.
IN the mile handicap. amateur. Phil
wright from scratch. had no chance.
Hume, Brodbeck, Mccormack and Nc
NELL riding from a comfortable margin
OF 30 10 IS yards. finished in the order
named.
In the three-mile open. amateur Wright
got mixed up in a bad spill i'm the course
OF rolling start and was unable to
Mayer was a promising contender for
Two miles, when he got into a bad posi-
ton, from which he was unable TO extri
cate himself The race was won bv No
Cormack, with Hume second.
The summary.
Half-mile open, ofessiOnal-Iawson.
Palmcr Crebs, Burris Time. Sc Sc, ends
Onc-m handicap. amateur-Hume.
Ibrod6eck McCormack Mcneil Time.
One-mile motor-paced exhibition-Rid-
zen by H. X. Downing in I:I5 %. estab-
fishing new record
Ihree-mile open. aInateur-AIcCormaoL
hume Dlefenbacher Mcneil Time 6.O7
Iwo-mile lap. handicap. professional
3:H 20 Ft'-i Aiiile'
unlimited match pursuit race-Pve de-
ieated SamuelsOn, 3 miles 1 Ian 30 wards