The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-17
Swede Sprinter Takes First
HonorS in Spectacular Match
at Salt Palace.
WHITE MAN MAKES FINE
BURST IN CLOSE FINISH
MacFarland Not Only Pulls His
Mate. hut Also Takes Race
Himself.

Ivcr Lawson scored a magnificent tri-
umph Tuesday night at tho Salt Palace
saucer track over Major Taylor. the Ia
nous negro sprint champion. Lawson s
riding surprised his best friends. He
showed that he WAS riding 80 per cent
better than at any time this season. The
race was won by Lawson In two straight
heats, after brilliant riding by both con-
tcslant:.
The race WAS in mile heats, French
style. From the start the negro proved
himself u past master at this style OF
racing However. Lawson, too, showed
Grcat ability in this game. In both
heats. and especially in the last heat.
the colorcd champion outjockeyed Law
son The latter. however, had all OF his
old-time sprint and shot by the negro
with wonderful burst of speed.
In the first heat both men started slow
ly. the negro being successful In getting
the desired position at the rear. Lawson
took his man up and down and around
the top of the track. Taylor maintained
his position well and with a lap and q
half 10 go cut in on the pole and started
10 run away with the race lawson an
tcipated his move and shot 10 the front
with his unfailng squirt, crossing the
tape a safe winner.
Second Heat Spectacular.
The second heat was more spectacular
than the first. Tho negro again kept In
the rear and went the usual route up and
the last lap was begun, the negro shot
down on the inside like flash and had
opened up, quite a gap before Lawson
however hc was flying and he sailed past
the negro amid the CHEERS Of thousands
OF spectators. As he finished winner
by big margin he was given great
ovation The band played Home, Sweet
Home while the crowd cheered.
Taylor was one of the first 10 con-
gratulate Lawson whom he termed as
the greatest sprint rider In the world. He
seid that at French style racing Lawson
would beat any one in the world The
Jackie Clarke. whom he meets III match
sprint race next Friday night Clarke,
he said. was as fast sprinter as Law
son. but lacked the experience and head
work necessary in this style OF racing.
Aside from the feature event the race
between Lawson and Taylor tho pro
Palace standard, and there were thrills
In each event. Jackie Clarke, recovered
from his recent illness, was in the races.
but was not riding quite to form, In the
two professional events he finished sec
ond beth times.
A New Worlds Record.
In the three quarters mile handicap
Clarke was pulled up 10 the bunch by
powning, Pye and Walker; Walker: how
up and finished first In the race. The
Time would have been 4 worlds record
had it been made by the scratch man,
and Pye teamed in the two-mile race.
MacFarland brought his man to the
front at the proper moment and then
stayed there himself, the long Califor-
ninn surprising every one by winning the
race by inches from Clarke. Walker
a foot behind Clarke.
Colvn starred i'll the amateur events.
winning the Australian pursuit and the
unknown distance races handily. The
Australian pursuit developed into a
match between Colvin and MAR the
former winning after hard grind.
The Summary.
Australian pursuit. amateur-Colvin.
first; Mair. second; WillSln. third Her
mann. fourth. Distance, 3 miles, laps.
13l yards Time. 6:03.
Unknown distance lap. amateur-Col-
VIM first; o, Schmertz. second: Rodberg.
third; MAR, fourth Distance, miles,
Time, 4:16.
Match sprint race. French style, in one
mile heats, Lawson VS.. Taylor-Won by
Lawson in straight heats. Time, 3:O2,
3:04 SIS.
Three-ouarter- mile handicap, profes.
sional-W ailSer (3o yards). first; Clarke
tscratch). second; Hopper (S5 yards),
third: Burris (6b yards) fourth. Time,
1920.
Two-mile open lap. PROFESSIONALISM
Farland. first; Clarke, second; Walker,
third; Pye. fourth. Time, 3:4s S-5.