The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-29
BIKE SEASON IS
NEARING AN END
Two Meets and a Big Labor
Day Race will Close
1t Up.
LAWSON IS EASY CHAMPION
RIDERS WILL SCATTER, MANY
GOING TO KANSAS CITY.

with but three more meets remain
Ing OF the present bike season. the
fans are beginning 30 wake up to the
Iact that their favOrite game will be
over all too soon. A success from
fluurtsbed this year and an indica-
lions point to q hearty welcome when
the 1910 season opens.
IHere viii be the regular Tuesday
and friday cards this week and good
Cness too, and then will come the clos
ing race-the twenty-fOur-hOur motor
paced race, in which Downing, Samuel
son and Wilcox viii fight it out in
the long grind. The race starts sun
day, September g. at 10 p. m, and
will close Monday, September 6, at
10 p. m.
IN the history of the game in salt
Lake two Neutrality-suspicious. motor
paced races have been run, and the
largest gates Of the respective years
were taken in. The record for the
race is held by ". f. King, at 473
miles, three laps, made September,
1901. II viii be a big race from start
TO finish.
The week just closed in the cham
pionship bike tables shows no change
in the leaders only an increase in lead
by Lawson in the professional and
Wright in the amateur class. After
his first brush with Walker, Lawson
has steadily climbed up, and he will
finish the season with a number of
Walker Has Slump.
During the past week Walker scored
not a single point, and unless he
shakes off his slump Hardy Downing
will win second hOnOrs. As a matter
of fact Downing is entitled to second
place, having won from Walker in a
match race, Throughout the season
he has followed his rule 20 ride pat"
and his points have been gained with
out team mates. Downing has also
demonstrated his title as motor paced
champion, having finished first IN
every match race this year.
The fight for third place. leaving
Walker and Downing to fight il out
for second, rests between SamuelsOn,
Hehir. Hopper and SenhOuse, with the
pride of Provo having the edge by
four points now.
With Lawson going east to COM
pete against Kramer, Clarke and the
other Valesburg cracks, the fans are
divided as TO the showing he will
make. as he the Lawson of old?" is
asked. Some say yes, and that he viii
show UP the eastern riders Others,
and the majority are the talent, say
that while Lawson is riding 200 per
cent stronger than last year he has
not his old jump, the kind that will
be needed TO win in the east That
leaves the dope that he will be left
at the post in the short sprint races,
with both Kramer and Clarke go
ing by.
In the longer gTinds Lawson will
have show. especially as Ernie Pye
as a team mate win make the trip
with him. His work this season has
shown great speed and strength be
hind pace, but a lap or two of pace
making kills him. His race with
Downing in the half-mile open Friday
clearly showed this
With Pye on ahead, however, Law
son will make them ride at Valesburg
and I'm the omen races he should break
even i'm winning first money. Few
however, are willing to back him
against Kramer i'm a match sprint race
where the jump counts.
Others Go East.
Walter Bardgett and Hardy Down
ing will also make the Wales burg
track, while the majority of the riders
viii go TO Kansas City to take part
I'm Johnny ChaDman's six-day race
which starts September IS
Gordon, Walker and Nesbitt leave
after the Friday card this week fol
Australia.
With the amateur championships
Phil Wright Is an easy winner. Witt
Burglar Mccormack, the winner OF
all three championship races, an easy
second, with Jack Hume the same fol
third. Mayer will end fourth. witt
Red BTOdbeck, showing the best class
in his work at the Salt Palace due
for about fifth. Little Thomas has
also ridden well. and Mccarthy, the
Canadian, while not showing the class
expected. has been q consistent per
former within the money and has al
ways tried. The tables follow;
Professionals.