The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-20
Speedy Little Australian Rider
Easily Triumphs Over Fer
mer Worlds Champion.
SpRINTS TWO LAPS AND
WINS In STRAIGHT HEATS
Duer Finishes First i'm Motor.
Paced Event After Thrilling
Race With Wilcox.

Jackie Clarke, the clever little Aus
tralian cyclist, regarded by many as
the greatest bicycle rider in the world,
made good the prediction of his friends
Friday night by easily defeating Major
Taylor, the former champion of the
world
The race was in mile heats, French
style, the race most to Taylor s liking.
Taylor had relied on his ability to out
general Clarke to win for him. Clarke,
however, took no chances and in each
heat began to sprint with two laps to
go. The best that Taylor could do was
to hang to Clarke IS wheel and finish
close up second. He could not even
attempt to get around Clarke.
In each heat Taylor took the de-
sired position at the rear, forcing
Clarke to make the pace all the way.
Clarke took the Major high on the
track, for six laps and in each heat be-
gan his sprint at the head of the
a quarter of mile. When Clarke fin
ished victor over Taylor he was given
a great ovation by the crowd that
packed the Salt Palace saucer track to
overfcwing.
Duer Defeats Wilcox.
The other feature event on the Salt
Palace programme Friday night was a
scheduled hree-cornered motor. paced
race between Duer, Wilcox and Agraz.
Agraz, however, fell from his wheel
while warming up Friday afternoon and
was so injured that he was unable to
appear. The event was then gwen as
a ten-mile match motor-paced race be
tween Duer and Wilcox. Duer was
was paced by Hal Mccormick. Will
cox got thirty yard lead at the pistol
and maintained until the seventh mile,
when Duer came alongside. For two
laps they raced tire and tire around the
track, SO close to each other that an
accident appeared imminent and brought
the crowd TO its separate and individual
feet by the thrilling race. Finally
Wilcox lost his pace and Duer went by.
A moment later Ducr lost his pace
Duer, however, rcgained his pace soon
er than Wilcox and won the race by
two laps.
Walker Surprises.
Gordon Walker surprised in the half
mile open professional race by winning
over Lawson. Walker was pulled by
Downing and Lawson by MacF'arland.
After being turned loose in the lead
Walker maintained his advantage, al
though closely pressed by Lawson and
MacFarland. Lawson finished second
and MacF'arland third.
In the mile handicap the scratch men
were unable TO overtake the leaders,
Lawson was pulled from scratch by
Downing, Pye and MacFarland, but
they were unable to close the gap and
the race was won by Diefenbacher Had
the race been won by scratch man in
the same time. the time would have
been four seconds under the world 8
record for the distance.
Ernest ColvIn. the favorite in the
two o-mlle amateur race, was put out of
the running by a full, and the race was
won by +. l.. Young, after a hard con.
test with Malr.
The Summaries.
The summaries:
Two mile open lap, amateur-YounE
won; MAR. second; Huey. third; Rod
berg. fourth. Time: All
One-mile match sprint professional
French style. Clarke VS.. Taylor-Won by
Clarke in straight heats. Time. 3:09.
3.06
Half-mile open. professionally Walker,
won. Lawson. second; MacFarland, third,
Pye, fourth. Time, ;55 1-5.
Onemile handicap professional
Dicfenbacher C0o yards). won: Hopper
t95 yards), second; Carslake 80 yards),
third; Lawson (scratch), fourth, Time,
1:ff d-5.
Tcn-milc motor-paced race. profess
sional, Duer VS.. Wilcox-Won by Duer
Time s13 80 ~