Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-16
RAY DUER LOWERS
MOTOR PACED RECORD
Jackie Clarke Also Ties Worlds Rec
ord at Saucer Track Before
Large Crowd.

III one Of the prettlest motor paced rec
ord trial exhibitions that has been held
on the saucer track this season. Ray r.
Duer OF Los Angeles, during the Friday
evening race meet. broke tho worlds rec
ord for three miles. held by Hardy
Downing. since June Z. riding the dis
lance in the fast time OF 1863 3-5. DueT
rode hard from the start and 1t was evil
dent that he would lower the record. lie
put on steam near the close of the sec
ond mile, but the pace was apparently
TOO stun and puer lost H. HIS easy rid
ing suddenly changed to a desperate ef-
Tort to regain pace and after sprtntlng for
an entire lap he caught bis motor and
continued in record-breaking time. Jackie
Clarke again demon strated his speed in a
mile unpaced against time. tho record be-
ing !53 rs made by w. r.. Samuelson
during the season OF 1871. Clarke rode the
ntst four laps easy and the crowd ex-
pected him to lose out In his attempt,
but Clarke cut off seconds for each OF
the remaining laps and equaled Samuel
sons record.
''whiskers" Devonovitch and ]. f..
Achorn met in a half-mile match sprint
race, best two In three heats. Achorn
winning with ease. In the first heat the
Russian struck Achorn's wheel in an at
tempt to pass and took a bad spill.
Achorn stated that he did not want TO
take advantage Of the fall and ran the
heat over. Devonovitch challenged
Achorn for similar race winner take
the entire purse. The race viii be run in
two weeks
in the one-uile handicap professional,
making the pace so hot that the scratch
men gave up the chase. Mcfarland pull
ed hard for three laps but fhe lanky rid
er could gain but little Burris with los
yards won, CarslalSe. Demara and Dor
Ian finishing in the order named
Inc TOP riders N the amateur ranks
two-mile lap handicap event. The scratch
men caught the leaders after half a mile
sprint and rode easy until the bell lap.
Brodbeck jumped ana took a lead but
Diefenbacher boat him 10 the tape from
the last turn. Berryessa was third and
Huey fourth. The amateurs rode three
miles and six laps in the unknown dis
lance race and the winners were the same
as the two-mile lap race except Gemple
came fourth.
three-mlle western champions ship pro-
fessional which was won by Clarke Nc
tarIand second. Demara third. and Law
son fourth. The lead riders worked ha ri
for lap money. but the winners rode easy
waithto for the hnal dash. Mcfarland
TOOK TOOK the Jump so fast that IT looked as
,nough Slarke would not even catch him.
but few extra hard pushes on tho
pedals showed Clarke in the lead AZ the
tape. Clarke and Mcfarland ana Law
son and Pye teamed.
During the evening Major Tavlor tina
famous oolered champion. was introduced
and an announcement made that he
Wouid roe match sprint races in An
gust. The feature for next Tuesday eve
ming Will be a match team sprint rnce
land. 0N NJ
The summary:
One-mile handicap. professional. s75
purse, divided $40 $40. $40 and s@RnrS
ris won. Carslake second. Demara third
Dorian fourth: time-i:I2-5
Half-mile match sprint professional
best two IN three heats, French style 80
purse, divided SO and s15-Achorn won
In two straight heats. Devonoyftcb SEE
ond time-l.0 Is. 1.i3i-5
One-mile unpaced against time profes-
ord, 1:3 3-5
Two-mile handicap. amateur-Diefen- /
bacher won, Brodbeck second Berryessa
thlru, Huey fourth; time-i:Oe as
Inree-iniie motor-paced record trial
r. Duer broke yorId's
3 80 3-s. u''e-
Unknown distance lap, amateur-Die
fenbacher won. Brodbeck second. Berry- |
essa third, Gemple fourth; distance |
Ihree laps and six yards; time-s:i51-5
Tnree-mile western champfonshin
professional. SOS purse. divided 10 se
80. So 81 lsp-Cfarke wen. McFarlaDd /
second, Demara third. Lawson fourth