The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-26
AMERICA WINS
FROM AUSTRALIA
Lawson and MacFarland Win
From Clarke and Pye in
Exciting Race.
Ev~
AMATEUR RIDER HURT
IN SPILL AT TRACK
Russell Brazier Suffering FrOw
Painful Injury Received
in Fall.

Lawson and AIacFarand defeated Clarke
and Pye In straight heats on the Salt
Palace saucer track Monday evening and,
as America triumphed over Australia.
most OF the spectators numbering close
TO 5000. rose en- mass, and chccrcd the
victors TO the echo.
Both finishes were close. Lawson,
pulled by that wise old racing head. Mac
Farland. rode In rare form. and won the
first heat by more than half a wheel.
but the finish OF the second heat was so
close that Lawson's followers were un-
easy until the Judges announced the re-
suit In this heat Lawson beat the Aus
tralian rocket by only tire width.
The race again demonstrated MacFar-
lands supremacy In team work The
TO show Jackie Clarke that ne Is an i'm
portant factor In the speedy Australians
victories on the saucer
First Heat.
in the first heat Pye and Clarke took
over the track For four laps the leaders
loafed, Then Pyc. with Clarke hanging
on began TO unwind II sprint. With Pys
and Clarke riding ali over the track,
MaCFarland put Lawson AS close up
he dared to, for fear OF a spill and. with
a lap and Il half 10 go, turned him loose
Coming from behind on the last turn
Law crossed the tape ahead.
In tire second heat MacFarland and
Lawson were forced TO take the lead.
MaGFarland riding high. loafing FOR three
laps. on the fourth lap, MacFarland.
still riding high. was beginning To let
loose sprint Pyc shot underneath him
and for two laps dashed around the track
like demon, but Clarke failed TO catch
on, and Pye, giving out. LETT Clarke To
battle the rest OF the race alone, With
almost two laps to so. MacFarland pulled
with a sample OF his old-tme form beat
Clarke over the tape by about an inch,
Marred by Accident
Tic card was marred by ono seri-
Gus accident. Near The tapc in the fifth
lap of the second heat of the emile
handicap. amateur, Russell Brazler Gell.
OF the hip. was laid open almost TO the
bone by splinter. The cut was about
eight inches long and two inches deep.
1T took fifteen or twenty stitches to close
ii BraZicr is at the Holy Cross hoSpi-
tai
The unknown distance. lap. ANA teur:
was one OF the prctticSt races Of its kind
ever seen at the Salt Palace,
The cXertions Of the Australia rs.
America race were too great for the
MacFarland- Clarke II 1son Pye combi
nation, Clarke dropped oct on the sec
oud lap in the handicap and Pye soon AFT
er, but Mactarand, after ten laps OF
fierce riding, pulled Lawson up to ne
field With Two laps 10 so, Lawson fell
out. however
Downing and Walker were to ride as
. q team i'll the ijnaI heat OF the halI-
mile open. professional but Downing let
loose bunch Of speed or the second lap
and Walker failed to catch on. Walker.
however. held Il good position and in
the last Ian turned on n kick that sent
him over the tape first.
Friday Nights Features,
Tho features for Friday nights meet
will be q tcn-mile open lap race and u
motor paced exhibition. in which Down
ing will attempt to get Ducr's record ot
2:35 A. for two miles.
The summaries:
Onc-mile handicap. amateur. final
Colvin. won. Gcmplc, second; Huey,
THIRD. Cox. fourth, Time. PIP 80.
Halfmnc open, professional. final
Walker. won: DcMara, second; Ducr,
third. Hopper. fourth. Time. .5S 80.
Unknown distance lap. amateur
Young. won: Gcmplc. second. Hucy.
third, Rodberg, fourth Distance. three
miles and one lap. Time. 6:53 Ia.
Two-mile lap handicap. professional.
Dicfnnbachcr won. DeMara. second:
Walker. third; Carslake. fourth. Time.
3;ll.
milo Australia vs. America. first
heat--f.awscn and MacFarland, won
Clarke and Pye. second Time, 2;3S.
Ope-milc. Australia vs. America, Sec
ond beat .awson and MacFarland. won;
Clarke and Pyc. second. Time, c;SI 4-J.