The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-17
JofnsOn's Auto
Wrecked in Race
MAYER BREAKS FIVE
MILE WORLDS RECORD
SamueIsOn and SchneII Win
Open Races: Walker Beats
Lawson.

IT was q night Of surprises AT The Salt
Palace bicycle races Friday and the large
crowd present had all Its fsvorites beaten.
Iver Lawson was the first TO bite the
dust Gordon Walker proved too much
for the Salt Lake wonder, defeating him
in two straight heats. In the first. for
half mile dash. French fashion. Lawson
was forced 10 take the lead, and on the
second lap Walker caught the "old head
slecplng and started for home. Lawson
closed a wide gap. but could never come
to the front. The second heat was three, ti,.,
quarters of a mile. paced by Jonah
Burris Walker caught The pace maker
and led Lawson all the way around l" the
tape. A. ,,i.o
acres" how To ride a bicycle. lic WAS
entirely overlooked in thc three mile pro,
fcssional. Pyc gave lawson spiennid
sleigh ride and he should nave won me
race but the Pride of Provo mad 100
much speed and glued the hftN 81,
moleons Samueison made pretty r,as ,a
and shor out of the bunch on the
last lap on the home stretch, making tne
rest OF his field look like bunch OF
suckers" Lawson finally hooked onto
Sammy's rear wheel; hut that Was as tar
AS he got. Hehir beat out walker for
third place.
Ray Duer broke the track record for
two miles hehind, motor pace. re coy
two miles In 2:36. Immediately after ms
ride the management announced that he
would take on Hardy Downing Tor zen
miles next Tuesday afternoon. ,
F. T., Schnell laid ono over IN The n1ile
handicap profession, winning from the
soventy-yard mark in sensational race.
Tho limit markers rode like mad and the
scratchmeu never did see the front. haV-
ing their legs tied IN knots IN the nrSt
Two laps trying 10 oVerbaul the hcIo.
Sonhouse beat Palmer ont in close ilnisil |
and Paddy Hehir crawlcd through on the
pole for fourth place.
Phil Wright was given good drubolne
for the first time this season he was
shut out OF the money In the quarter |
mile. Defenbacher winning tho race In a |
hard sprint all the way, Thomas was |
second and Hume gave UP third place 10 |
Mayer by trying to come up on the out
side.
Eddie Mayer showed his heels to large
field In the hvc-mile open. winning 10y |
several lengths, and broke the world s
record In the second mile Wright and
Thomas tried to steal "A lap, Mccormack
was i'll front and closed the gap That's
all he did do. for he vas AL In and haa
10 quit. The steal also proved TOO much
for Wright. as when the sprint came he
was not there, although he managed to
tire out Hume for second place, and Nc
Carthy took fourth. When Mayer jumped
II appeared as II the other riders had
all quit, but there was hot scramble for
second money.
The summaries:
Quarter mile open amateur-Di Difenbach-
en- won Thomas. second; Mayer, third;
Wright. fourth. Time 90 20
Five-mlle lap amateur-Mayer. won;
Wright. second: Hume, third; Mccarthy.
fourth. Time, 1929 %. (World's rec
oTd)-
Match race. half mile-walker won:
Lawson. second. Time. :29 3-5.
Match race. three quarter mile-Walk-
cr won: Lawson second. Time. / 80 %,
Mile handicap. Drofessional-Schnel
(10), won. Senhouse 900 second: Palmer
GOD. third: Hehir (2o), fourth. Time.
Ia
Two-mile motor-paced exhibition by
Raw Duer. Time. 1886 Crack record).
Three mile open. profesSion-Samuel-
son. won: Lawson. second; Hehir third:
Walker fourth. Time, ) .52 go. II