The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-17
IT'S RIGHT
IF IT'S HERE
SURPRISE NIGHT
At SALT PALACE
Walker Defeats Lawson
SamueISOn Makes Great Ride
-Duer Gets Record.

Champions defeated and records broken
were the features at the salt Palace sau-
GER track last evening Gordon Walker.
the speedy Australian. took liver Law
sons measure in the match race, Billy
SamuelsOn used great head work in addi-
ton to speed and beat Lawson in the
three-mile. Mayer defeated Champion
Phil Wright in the five-mile and Ray
Duer established q new record in his mo-
tor-paced trial The crowd was guessing
all right last night, and in the language
Of the race track tout, the form players
were taken down the line
Walker took his match race with Law
son in two straight heats. In the first
at a half mile, French style, Walker
jumped two to go. and Lawson rode the
hank, urging Walker on instead Of jump
ing by. The two laps on the bank we're
too much for Iver and Walker beat him
in ride to the tape. In the second heat
a pacemaker was used and Walker un-
wound slowly. increasing his speed as he
approached the tape When il came
time for Lawson TO jump Walker was
going at full speed and Lawson could
not get around
Billy Samuelson made his best ride OF
the season in the three-mile. Pye pulling
Lawson moved TO the front two laps 70
go Lawson had q great position and
looked like a sure winner. Samuelson
was on his wheel and with Lawson lead
ing lap to 60 watching the rear, Sam
Uelson suddenly jumped and before Law
was by, two wheel lengths TO the good.
Lawson came up but could not get by.
Mayer Defeats Wright,
The five-mile was a hard race for the
amateurs. Wright and Thomas started to
steal lap in the second mile and got
away well Here Mccormack for the first
time in his life-and it will probably be
the last-jumped out and pulled the
bunch up 70 Wright and Thomas. The
effort stopped the lap stealing, but put
Mccormack out Of the race. He tried to
stick but a couple of laps showed he
had made a great pull up but not q wise
one. When IL came TO the final sprint il
looked as if Wright had the race won
and safely tucked away. when suddenly
from the back of the bunch Mayer came
forward with full head Of steam and
passed Wright as If he were standing
still. Mayer won b. several lengths in
worlds record time. His time was
1923 2-5, breaking the record Of 1851.
Ray Duer again demonstrated he has
plenty OF speed by breaking the twO-mile
record held by Bobby WalthOur. His
time was 2:36, the old record being 2:3l 3-5.
DueT rode a much better exhibition than
he did on Tuesday night, but still seems |
unable to negotiate the turns properly. /
His riding shows speed and strength 80
burn, but for some reason or other the
sharp turns on the track bother him and
he is whipped off his pace in every turn. I
The crowd last night again OverflGWed |
into the arena and the racing as q whole
seemed to take as well as any meet of |
the season. The summaries:
Match race between Lawson and Wal
ker-WOn by Walker in straight heats. /
Time. half-mile 1:z9 3-5. Time, three
quarter-mils 1879 2-5.
QUarter-riile open, amateur, final |
Thomas, Mayer, Wright. I
Time-29 2-5 seconds
Mile handicap. OfessiOnal-SchneH. 20 I
yards; SenhOuSe. so yards; Palmer. IS 4
yards; Hehir, % yards Time-1.47-
Five-mile open. amateur-Mayer I
Wright Hume, Mccarthy. Time-10:23 % I
(Record)
Three-mile open Ofessional-Samuel-I
son, Lawson, Hehir, Walker Time |
$50 2-5.
Two-mile record trial by Ray Duer- /
Time-2:36, breaking former record Of /
2:37 SIS.