The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-08-18
GREAT RACING
At SALT PALACE
Amateurs in Sensational Finish
Make One of Many Good
Features.

EAclLenent IN plenty hONered over lIe
Salt Palace saucer track last night. There
were spills in the motor races spills in
the flat races; Jack johnson was intro
duced, and, In fact the bleacheTs had
then two-bits' worth and interest at leO
per cent.
one of the spills, Samuelson in the mo-
tor race, spoiled enc Of the best matches
of its kind seen in years. SamuelsOn
drew the pole and was away, with Down
ing in striking distance all the time A
little after seven miles Thee SamuelsOn,
pacing his brother, heard a Whoa and
the crowd saw the pride of Provo skid
up the track and then crash 10 the bot
tom, just in time TO miss the onrushlng
Whittier and Downing. A back tire had
punCtuTed.
What the final sprint in the motor race
would have developed is hard to say. The
pace would have justified there being no
sprint lift. The challenge match between
the two is still coming, however
Again liver Lawson showed his Old-tlme
speed by smashing the one-thlrd mile
unpaved record of "a l-5 to :33 40. His
performance drew big hand.
1t was left for Mccormick and Wright
the leading amateurs, to figure in per
haps the most sensational finish the track
has known 1t was in the tnree-mile open
lap, and ii was race for blood. Inc
pace had been hot throughout and the
racing good. With two laps to go the
final sprint started, Brodbeck turning Nc
Cormack loose IN the lead, but Wright
had jumped and snatched the pace and
pole with Mccormack on 1t looked IKE
Wright, as seldom has he been rounded
by an amateur. On the home turn into
the stretch Wright swung little nigh ana
Mccormack, true to his name OF Bur
gIar." seeing he could not go around,
swung into the pole and put forth his
finishing jumps
Looked Like Spill.
The two were sprinting like mad and
the crowd gasped Wright swung down
Met 'DTmlpE lnp ETTmUeu and
spill seemed inevitable. but It was not
to come then. The jar sent Mccormick on
the cement, and even TO the dirt at the
finish line. Not once did the Burglar let
up pushing, and his wheel first crossed
the tape. Once over he made few con-
vulsive wObbles and then plunged 10 the
ground. tt looked as if his head struck
the cement where the south turn starts.
After the bump Wright kept on holding
his place on the track. McCormack was
a On his feet at once, and then applause,
Kisses and yells We're heard on all sides.
The crowd was divided and things were
getting thicker when Manager HeagTen
managed TO get the band to play Gee,
Wish I Had a Girl"
Then came the announcement, McCOr-
mack was first Wright second, Hume
third ana Mccarthy fourth.
Mccormack had won because he crossed
the line first and had ridden within his
rights. The y. G. A. rules state that
man entering the stretch must take his
position and hold the same TO the tape.
the pole on the home turn and McCOr-
mack had taken it. Wright L. coming
down had tried TO regain the place ne had
left, and the collision resulted II any
disqualifiCatiOns were due, Wright should
have been penalized-
At any rate such finishes make the bike
game and the bike fan, and Salt Lake
has lot of them.
More Excitement.
Following a blanket in the half-mile
open amateur, won by Wright, with Jack
Hume making great ride on the ban,
into second place, the professionals did
their share in the unknown distance lap. {
With an ever-ChangIug and Yet always
fast pace, the race went on and still the
gun announcing two laps to go remained !
silent After the lap men had dropped out
II looked like two teams for the finish, |
Pye and Lawson and Bardgett and Hop
per Finally the gun came and Bardgett
and Hopper were ahead. Hopper shot
out and rode. He knew that Lawson
was coming, and Lawson did come.
Forced to pass three men, his was the
the tape Lawson had less than foot on
Hopper. many thought Hopper had won.
Walker was also up within wheel length
and everybody was on his feet.
Carslake, leading the front markers, |
held out to win the mile handicop profess /
sional, the back markers finding the pace
too hot TO get up.
johnson introduced.
Amid such a din that DR.. Fred AIeakin,
the announcer. could not hear himself. |
what will Jeffries do to yOu?" and
What will Jeffries have done TO him?"
were heard in the din from about the
same number Of threats. Through it all
johnson grinned his gold grin" and
seemed glad that he was there. AS he
drove off liz his machine after the races
the crowd had to be pushed out Of the
way. The summary:
Three-mile open lap, amateur-AIcCor- ]
mack, Wright, Hume, Mccarthy. Time, |
6:05
Ten-mile motor-paced race-Downing !
first. Time, 13:n.
One-miIe handicap, professional-Cars- |
lake 600, BurTis 200, Crebs 90, Sen |
house $50 Time, 1:47 So.
Half-mile open, amateur - Wright |
Hume. Diefenbacher, Mccormack. Time, |
B. :5S 3-5.