The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-01
WHITTIER IS
STAR AGAIN
Signalizes Second Night on the
MotOrdrOme by Winning
All His Races.
WINS MATCH RACE FROM
KITTLE in STRAIGHT HEATS
Graves Is the Stellar Attraction
Among the Amateur
Riders.

| + E whittier signalizcd his second
evening on the motordrome following his
reinstatement by winning everything In
| which he was entered Wednesday night.
| He won his five mile match race with
| Hubert Kittlc in straight heats and fol-
| lowed this by winning the flve-mile open
professional race from . fast field.
Graves was the bright particular star
among the amateurs, winning both the
four mile race for amateur trade riders
and the five mile amateur trade riders
race. In the third mile OF the first race
something went wrong With Graves ma
chine. the motor appearing 10 be on firo.
and Graves was compelled 10 drop back
a little to adjust matters, but In rev
seconds The machine was working all
right again and Graves forged TO tho
front. leaving Thomas and Ward to fight
II out almost neck and neck for second
place. Thomas won by inches.
The three-mile amateur race for pri-
vate owners was too slow In comparison
Winter and Galcazzi almost tapping
LIlnd.
Close Finish.
Whittier took the lead In the FIRST heat
OF his match race with kittle and near
the beginning of the last milo opened
but, the latter made a desperate squirt
and crossed the tape only five or, six
feet behind Whittier: In the second heat
the two whip-sawc until near the be-
ginning Of the last mile. when Whittier
forged 10 the front and held this position
to the tape. finishing only d few inches
ahead of <ittle.
In the match race between w. F. Sam
uelson and Scnhonse tho two jockcyed
French style for two or three laps, then
Samuclson got his motor, which had
been working badly, in order and shot
away from Senhousc whose motor then
went wrong, and was moro than half n
lap ahead or ScnhouSe when his own
motor blew up and the race was called
off.
III the hye-milc open professional Kit
t1e's and Mitchclrs motors behaved badly
and w, y. Samuelson did not enter
and maintained that position practically
all the way, leaving T. M. Samuelson and
Senhouse to fight 1t out In pretty con-
test for second place Senhouse winning.
The management announced that tho
Great Wild West show from Cheyenne,
typical OF frontier life, Will exhibit at
tho motordromo September IS II 10 and
droine VIII be Monday night, Labor day.
Results of Races.
Tho summaries:
Four mile race for amateur trado rid
ers, seven horse power macbincs-Graves
won, Thomas second, Ward third. Time,
3:17,
Threc-mle race for amateurs private
owners. four-horse power machines
Time. 3:39.
Five-mile match race. best two in three
heats. first heat-Whittler won, Kittlc
second, Time. 3;52 4-5. Second heat
won. kittle second Time. 4.O3
Five-mile professional invitation seven
horse power machincs-Mitchell Won
Mcneil second, T. NJ, Samuelson third,
Clayton fourth Time. 1858 1-5.
FiVe-mile amateur trade riders, seven
horse power machines-Graves won
Ward second, Thomas third. Time. 4:02,
Five-mile professional. open, seven
horse power machines-Whittler won, |
Senhouse second, T. NJ. Samuelson third |
Clayton fourth. Time, 400,