The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-26
LONG SHOT Wins
At SAUCER TRACK
SamueIS0n Takes Five Mile
Mayer Beats Wright-Mun-
roe Wins Motor Paced.

The threatening rain did not stop the
fans from going to the bike races last
evening. and the usual overflow crowded
into the arena. While the card did not
have any special drawing feature, yet
both the professionals and amateurs man
aged to get away with couple Of races
that had the fans jumping in their seats
and yelling.
1t was a night for long shots. and thu
dOpeSters were completely off their fOTml
in al least these two events The five
smile professional should, under ordinary
circumstances. have gone to either Walk
err or Lawson but Samuelson handed
them both package. while Paddy Hehir
nearly upset the whole pot of beans in
the greatest jump finish Of the year.
Ernie Pye and Lawson were teamed
and the same went for Bardgett and Walk
er, and while the upper mark men were
pulling down the lap money. the wise
heads sat back to see the fight between
these combinations. Five laps to 60 Pye
moved UP with Lawson on Bardgett
came out with Walker at the same time
and both teams moved TO the front. For
some unexplainable reason. Pye could not
pull Lawson around and the latter had to
drop to the pole on SamuelSOn, who hd0
Walkers wheel At little over two laps
to go. Bardgett turned Walker loose and
the speedy Australian set out for the
tape. The pace was too fast and he
weakened a lap to go. and Samuelson,
who was on his wheel. started around
while Lawson, high on the bank. start
ed around SamuelsCn. Both passed Walk
er and it looked like a race between
SamueisOn and Lawson. when, coming
into the stretch Paddy Hehir suddenly
dropped from the top Of the bank to the
cement and dashed through, many think
ing he had beaten both out. It was Sam
nelson's race by inches, Hehir nOsing
out Lawson for second.
Amateurs in Limelight.
The amateurs were in the Hmelight last
night and Phil Wright, the king of the
simOn-pures, went down to defeat for
the first time in many days in the pursuit
game The big bunch of starters were
put out in quick order leaving Mayer.
Wright, DiefenbachCr and Thomas to
fight it out MAYER surprised the crowd
by putting Diefenbacher down and out
and further surprised them when Thomas
was sent to the training quarters. It was
then a race between Mayer and Wright
and from a betting standpoint a ten-to-
one shot that Wright would win. But
Mayer had on his best riding suit and
for two miles fought the sturdy amateur
champion and finally after two desperate
sprints passed him. winning the race.
Mayer probably got the biggest ovation OF
the evening.
Bonnie Munroe had little trouble win
ming the motor-paced race. The southern
Wilcox off his feet in the first two
miles. Wilcox dismounted and got on his
wheel again and stuck it out to the fin
ish. but was over a mile behind when
Munro crossed the tape.
The Summary.
Unknown distance lap race, amateur
BrOdbeCk, Mccormack, Wright. Hume.
Distance I mile laps. Time, 3:5I
Three-quarter-mile handicap. profess
sional-Fina1-HOpper (55 YARDS, Schnell
(65 yards), Senhouse go YARDS. Walker
(scratch). Time, "A as.
Australian pursuit. amateur-Mayer,
Wright. Thomas. Diefenbacher. Dis
lance. miles ] lap 30 yards. Time, ISIS.
Five-mile professional lap race-Samuel-
SON Hehir. Lawson. Walker. Time, 10:O7.
Ten-mile tOr-paced-MunrOe defeated
Wilcox. Time. 14:47 20