The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-05
WORLDS RECORDS
SET BY De ROSTER
Crack Motor Rider Flies at
MOtordrome-Another
Big Crowd.

Two new worlds records were hung
up Mt the MOtOrdrome last night by
Jake DeRosier, clipping seconds off his
mnri<s I'm the 25-miIc and fIve-mIIe
events. More than 1000 lovers of the
new sport saw the thrilling events,
and gave the champion n warm well
come as he sped around the track, pass
ing his competitors like n fIash. With
T. f. Whittier out of a., there was
nothing 10 the races but DeRosIer, and
he svhirled around 20 victory with com
PurHtfve case ench time. Now that he
has already started lowering records,
the champion says he will beat all of
his old records during the race meets
this summer, TO prove that the salt
Lake track n the fastest I'm the world
DeROsier said last night that in a
short time he will be able to ride a
mile in ~ seconds on the Wandamere
saucer. Whittier appeared only once
before his main performance at the
salt Palace-in a twO-mlle exhibition
IN borrowed machine. when he was
not able to make much time. 1t is
promised that he Will be ready Satur-
day night for his clash with DeRosier
IN match race. two out OF three
heats.
In the 25-mile race DeRosier finished
in the lead in 2O'14. as against 21:O2,
the old worlds record. held by him
self. In the five-mile event he estab-
lished the mark of 1852. as against
1856. the worlds record, made at Los
Angeles by himself
Many changes were made at the
track since saturday night. all i'm
prOvements. A raised platform was
built for the officials and announcer,
the riders. and fences were placed
around TO keep the crowds back.
There was nothing like the mob of
saturday night to contend with. and
ava rsrrf IA kw Led IL. 49,
shape. But the officials are still new
TO the game. and this feature caused
some embarrassment, especially when
they started to give the. the fiye-m 1is
not finish at all, and were going to
give DeROsier third place, though he
had won easily. And the starters gun
is not at all dependable, as on two diff
ferent occasions he forgot to fire the
finishing signal and again gave the
start after all of the riders had crossed
the tape. But all of this VIII prob
ably be worked out as soon as the
officials become more accustomed to
the motor racing.
Frank Irving made the echoes ring
as he whirled around the track in the
Vanderbilt cup automobile, making two
miles in 1:4S.2. or an average Of :54l.
as against his record Of :5S for the
mile last Saturday. owing to the mar
row escape Of the reckless driver sat
urday night. the management warned
him that he would have to stick to
the bottom Of the track or not again
attempt the course. So Irving cut down
the speed somewhat and held down
low. never getting near the top OF the
track. 1t is probable that In short
time he viii be able to stay at the
bottom and lower the mark set on the
opening night
The local amateurs are already get
ting to ride like old-timers and the
trouble experienced at the first meet
ing In getting them punched for the
start viii be lost In another meet or
two.
The Summary.
Three-mile, local amateurs. single
cylinders-Lon Claflin first. r y.
Archbold second, L. Galeazzi third.
Four-mile handicap. amateur. trade
Invertebrates Bake first, Raymond
Seymour second. AL Ward e laps)
third Time-3.1S.
Five-mile handicap, amateur, two
cylinder cars-C. L. Westlake % laps)
first, F. w. Thomas 6 laps) second,
Lon Calflin (scratch) third Time
5;07
Five-mile handicap, professional
Jake DeRosier (scratch) first; T. NJ.
SamuelsOn (scratch) second. Arthur
Mitchell q laps) third. Time-5:52-
New worlds record.)
Two-mile match race-CharleS Bake
first. Raymond Seymour second. Time
-1:45
Twenty-five-mile handicap. profess
sional-Jalxe DeRosier (scratch) first,
Arthur Mitchell g miles) second, t.
NJ. Samuelson (scratch) third. Time
cola (New worlds record.)
Two-mile automobile record trial by
Frank Irving. Tfme-1:4S.2.
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