The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-15
WHITTIER WINS
IN GREAT RACE
Lawson Takes TWO-MiIe Open
From Big Field in Worlds
Record Time.

When it comes to putting the real thing
over in motor racing, the little affair at
the saucer track last evening between T.
NJ. Samuelson and +. Z. Whittier dished
up about as much real excitement as has
been passed out to the motor cycle fans
for many day. In the remote past there
may have been motor race that haC
the fans gasping for breath as the recl
less dare devils circled the saucer, but
the five miles last night just about caught
the crowd in the solar plexus and the
whole bunch could nave been counted
out before they got back to earth again.
For reckless riding and taking mans
life in his own hands, this pair OF speed
mad motor riders reached the limit.
Whittier won and won alone on nerve.
Samuelson had the fastest machine but
when it came to passing the Wlzaru.
Samuelson hesitated at the chances he
was taking, shut off the power and the
race was won then and there. It was
in the first mile Whittier having the le1d
at the start and both men opened up at
top speed.
AS soon as the machines righted them
selves, they began to leap forward as the
riders gave them extra juice. Samuel
son opened cher up with the intention
of jumping around Whittier, but the
Wizard saw him coming and gave his ma
chine full speed. SamuelsOns motor was
q little too fast for Whittier and the
Provo man climbed the bank to 90
around. Riding alongside of Whittier. the
two laid down on their machines and for
a full three laps they swung around the
saucer as though their machines were
fastened together. 1t was then a question
of which rider would stick the longest
or both of them 90 down in a crash.
Samuelson seemed to realize the danger
and wisely reached forward and shut Oft
the power, instantly dropping behind
The crowd caught its breath and saw the
danger was past without a mishap.
The real race ended then and there. al
though both machines kept up their
frightful speed to the finish Samuelson
ing to go around again. From a spectacti-
lar standpoint the race was one of the
best ever seen on the local saucer.
Wells Sets Hot Pace.
The motor race was not the only fea-
ture, as the professional bunch put up the
greatest bicycle race OF the year, from d
bike fans stand point, In the tWO-mile lap
incidentally they dropped the worlds rec
ord by five seconds, a record which al
ready seemed about as low as it could 90.
In this race every one of the twenty and
more riders seemed to be speed mad, bent
on making the other fellow quit At least
every man in the race rode that way
Wells, the wild man from New Zealand,
grabbed the lead at the start and opened
up full speed. He strung the riders out
around the track until it looked like a
procession. The first mile was away
began to Work up toward the front. So
fast was the clip at which they were
travelling that Il took Pye q full six laps
to get Lawson up to the front for the
final sprint. Bardgett was all the while
to get Walker up and SamuelsOn
came forward with the others. Two laps
to go, Lawson was leading, Walker sec
ond and SamUelsOn third, and this was
the way the men finished. The time,
S:43 2-5, broke the former record of 3:4s,
held by Mcfarland.
Kingpin Wright again won both anna
teuT events. Williams won his match
pursuit race over Nesbitt, the men riding
at two-minute clip all the way.
The Summary.
Match pursuit race-WiHiams beat Mes
bitt. Distance miles 6 laps, 160 yards /
Half-mile open amateur-Finsl Wright /
Taylor. Mccarthy. Time /
100.
Three-quarter-m handicap Final: |
Samuelson GO yards Hehir go yards), |
Walger (scratch), Hopper 90 YARDS. Time
In 80.
Three-mile open amateur-Wright, Nc
Carthy, Thomas, Oberg. Time-6:12 Nc |
Cormack finished second, but was dis
qualified for fOuling Mccarthy.
Two-mile lap rofessiOnal-Lawson, !
Walker, SamUelsOn, Downing. Time
3:43 %. (Record0
Five-mile motor raCe-Whittler beat
SamuelsOn. Time-6:10