Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-08-20
MAJOR TAYLOR AGAIN
CROSSES TAPE SECOND
Speedy Negro OF Other Days Watches
Jackie Clarke Ride Rings Around
Him on salt Palace Track.

Major Taylor. brought here mt ire
Ynendous expense. so the management
SAYS. exhibited has boen' proclivities
at the salt Palace saucer last ntSat
when Jackie Clarke rode rings around
him in match race for three mile
heats. French style. liver Lawson won
easily over the former star Tuesday
night In two straight heats and Clarke
repeated the dose in last nights per
Torrance. Gratihed at the outcome,
the fans were further made happy In
the thought that last night no extra
admission was charged for the pro-
gram including the dusky rider, as was
the case Tuesday night.
Major Taylor's chief claim to fame
now is his boosted genera'ship. Upon
this he relied last night To outwit
clarke and ride homo winner: 10
say the least, Taylor was disappointed,
for he found Clarke the Australian
Rocket. clever and tricky and fair all
In one and the result of tho race from
the first 10 yards OF the sprint was
never in doubt, and the first heat won
by Clarke proved that he would win
the second. Taylor did not have a
chance 20 win against the better brain
and Drawn from the Antipodes. Clarke
was not afraid of the pole and two laps
from home commenced his sprint with
Taylor doing his best when he tagged
behind a close second. bagging the 1T
tie end OF the $500 purse, divided $500
and $500.
Taylor got the coveted position behind
on the start in both laps. but Clarke
didn't care. He pulled the dusky for
mer champion around high on the track
for six laps and then romped home for
two laps with Taylor tagging behind.
When Taylor crossed the tape the
crowd was standing and a great ovation
greeted the Australian The second
heat was but a repetition OF the first
with Taylor jockeying all the way
through. and Clarke going him just
one better In tricks and speedy kicks.
The program was good throughout.
Second only to the main event In in
terest was the three cornered motor
paced race between Duer, Wilcox and
Agraz on the schedule. Owing to an i'm
jury TO Agraz early In the day he was
unable 10 appear and the event resolved
itself into lO-mile motor-p paced match
race. Whittier pacing Duer and Nc
Cormick pacing Wilcox Wilcox jump
ed 30 yards to the lead at the crack
OF the pistol and retained his position
until the seventh mile when Duer hove
in sight and came alongside for pleas
was n thrilling sight and a scrapng
collision seemed imminent. Duer
jumped into the lead, however. when
Wilcox lost his pace and crossed the
tape a winner by two laps after he had
also lost his pace and gave Wilcox
chance to win.
Walker gave the fans the surprise OF
the evening by winning over Lawson In
the half-mile open professional, Hardy
Downing pulled Walker and Mcfarland
did the honors for Lawson. Walker
took the lead at the stretch and finished
with the result not in doubt, lawson l
taking second and Mcfarland third
The scratch men we're unable to over
come the lead OF the lap men In the
mile handicap professional, Diefenbach-
er winning over Hopper Carsake and
dawson who finished in the order
named followed by Downing, Pye and
Mcfarland with the winner started
from the 1916 yard mark and riding the
race In i:444-5.
Ernest Colvin secured a fall In the
amateur event for two miles and f.
L. Young. followed by MAR, Huey and
Rodberg In the order named won in
s:ii.
THE SUMMARIES.
The summaries:
Two-mile open lap, amateur-Young.
won MAR second: Huey, third. Rod
berg. fourth. Time-4:1l.
one mile match sprint, professional.
French style, Clarke w. Taylor--Won
by Clarke in straight heats Time-S:o2.
300.
Half-mile open. Professional Walker.
won: Lawson. second; Mcfarland,
third. Pye. fourth. Time-:55 Is,
one mile handicap, professional
D.efenbacher (1O5 yards), won; Hopper,
COS yards). second; Carslake, go yards).
third: Lawson, (scratch). fourth, Time
III As.
Tcn-mile motor paced race. profess
sional. Duer VS.. WilcoX-Won by Duer.
rs.