The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-30
HERALD SPORTING NEWS
LAWSON AND PYE
WIN TEAM RACE
Brodbeck Gets TWo-miIe Rec
ord-Wright Captures
Pursuit Race.

Iver LawsOn's victory over Gordon Wal
keT in the team race and the breaking
of the amateur twO-mile open worlds rec
ord, were the features of a good program
Of races at the Salt Palace last night
The crowd that gathered around the sau-
Ger showed that at least there were a
couple of thousand people who were not
in on the rush of Real Estate day at
Saitair, but they were probably the
bicycle fans who can be depended upon
on any and all occasions
The team match between the saucer
stars had the crowd on its feet in antici-
patton of a great fight between the
''pulled" men at the finish In the first
heat Bardgett and Walker were a little
too much for Pye and Lawson and got
away with a good jump. Lawson tried to
make up the lost distance, but Walker
was too strong for him and won easily.
II was the second heat, however, that
made the crowd sit up and take notice.
In this heat the Bardgett- Walker COM
binatiOn got away the better, but Lawson
took the bit in his teeth" and gave one
of his famous spread-eagle sprints, high
on the bank. clearing both riders of the
leading team and winning sitting up
The third was easy Cor Lawson, and he
got away in front and never let Walker
pass his crank hanger in the fight for
the tape.
Mayer and Wright evened old scores
last evening when Wright took the meas
ure of the yOungster that beat him out
so badly last Friday night This was just
a Dlafn cold-blOOded grind from start to
finish. Wright took his time in cutting
his man down, but had him for good when
it came time for the final sprint
Mile Handicap Fierce Race.
In the open races, the mile handicap.
professional, was the one fierce race OF
the evening. There was no teaming, but
free-for-an scramble for the tape, in
which at least fifteen riders took part
The back mark men did not have chance
to get through the large field and when
it came time for the big rush, the boys in
front had all the best of the argument.
IT. this race the old heads. such as Sam
nelson and Hehir, vainly tried to get
through, but all the holes were closed by
the numerous riders looking for the same
opportunity.
The two-mile scramble saw the two
mile record broken by a good, safe mar
gin. BrodbecK put up a great jump al
the finish and won sitting up The old
record of 4.02 2-5 has stood for a number
of years. The race last night was run
in $3.50 2-5.
Jack Hume rode like the Jack Hume OF
old in the Cuarter-mile open, and beat
Wright out for first place in a sprint from
the crack of the gun.
Dennis MunTOe gave an exhibition or
Carriers new Indian motor for mile
going the distance in'l.A 10.
The summaries:
Team match race between Lawson and
Pye and Bardgett and Walker. Walker
and Bardgett won the first heat one mile
time SO %. Lawson and Pye won the
second and third, mile heats Time, 1:59
ISL
Ouarter-miIe open, amateur-Final
Hume, Wright, Thomas, Mccormack
Time, . 40.
Mile handicap. Ofessional-WilcoX
as yards: Hopper, % yards; Downing
30 ysrdss Burris. S. yards. Time, 1888 20
Two-mile scramble, open-BrOdbeck
Mccormack. Mccarthy. Diefenbacher
Time, 1856 2-5.
I Unknown distance. lap. professional
Walker, Hopper. Bardgett. Hehir. Dis
lance 1 mile 4 laps. Time, 2:51 is.