The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-06-15
CLARKE IS FIRST
IN BIG TEAM RACE
Runs Lawson Off Track and
Crowd HowIs Its
DiSapprovaI.

The smouldering jealousy between
the Lawson-Pye and Clarke-McFsr-
land combinations had chance to
crop out last night at the salt Palace.
and IT did.
The chance came in the first heat
of the match sprint team race be-
tween the four wheels of the Big
Train. The distance was a half mile,
and Mcfarland jumped first. taking
Clarke AMI Lawson behind him. With
a half lap to go. Mac dropped out,
leaving Clarke and Lawson to fight II
out. Turning into the stretch, Clarke
swung wide and Lawson jumped for
the opening with a speed that carried
him abreast Of the Australian, but
very low on the track. Crake swing
ing down forced Lawson TO the ce-
ment Clark won by a wheel, while
Lawson. crossing the tape on the dirt,
tried to hold the track at the turn,
but got a bad fall.
The way the crowd hooted and
yelled brought the old days Of match
races back with a vengeance. Ref
cree Conley held that Lawson had
taken a chance in cutting in TO the
pole and must accept the conse-
quences- Lawson ooked to be wrong
when run off.
In the second heat at three-QUar-
tiers Of a mile Pye took Lawson out
with the rival team on. Lanky Mac
| jumped with a great rush, and Law
son, sprinting a half lap to get on,
could but hold his position back at
the tape.
In the two-mile handicap Pye and
Mcfarland failed to get the two
scratch men up 20 the bunch, leav-
ing Clarke pulling Lawson. Clarke
/ be- \, I h.a
would have no chance himself, pegged
along, losing gTound until Lawson
quit. Clarke then tried 10 get on, but
also gave II up as a bad job.
II is all in the game. however, and
the fans are smacking their lips in
anticipation Of the future meetings Of
the rivals.
wilcox Wins.
The two-mile handicap was won by
Wilcox in a pretty punched finish
with Carslake. Demara and Stenhouse
blanketed.
Jack Burris came in for a big ova-
ton when he won the Australian pur-
suit professional. Overhauling Demara
after a hard grind OF over four miles.
Diefenbacher carried away the
amateur honOrs, winning both the
one-mile handicap and toe unknown
distance.
| Inc CIONu WIS a WhODUeTr over
flowing by several hundred into the
infield. Next Friday the features will
be a five-mile motor-paced race be-
tween Duer and Wilcox and a match
sprint heat race between Deifenbach-
err and Brodbeck.
Hardy Downing rode n good three
miles behiEd pace, getting a popular
reception. Downing is far from con-
ditiOn. riding against his physicians
orders. but you can't keep him off
the track.
Summary.
Match sprint team race. half-mile
| heat-Clarke first. Lawson second.
Time-37 is. Second heat at
three-quarters mile-Clarke first,
Lawson second. Time-I:2S.
One-mile handicap. amateur-Die-
fenbacher (scratch), Berryessa 800,
Brodbeck (scratch), Mcneil (15).
Time-1:56 2-5.
Australian pursuit. prof essional-
Burris. DeMara. Walker. Duer. Hop
per, Dorian. distance ( miles, 2 laps.
AZ yards. Time-9:37 2-5.
Three-mile mOtor-paced exhibition
by Hardy Downing. Time-4:07.
Unknown distance, amateur-Die-
| fenbacher, Brodbeck, McNiel, Berry
essa, distance 2 miles, 6 laps. Time
5:56 2-5.
Two-mile lap handicap. profession
! al-Wilcox. Carslake, DeMara, Stem
| house. Time-3:43 is.