The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-31
Over Six Thousand People
Crowd Into Eight-Lap
Saucer Track.
"MACLARKE" COMBINATION
WINS ALL THE MONEY
Mcfarland Beats Clarke and
Lawson in the TWO-Mile
Handicap.

Six thousand enthusiastic bicycle fans
crowded into the Salt Palace saucer
track Monday night TO greet the riders
at the opening meet Of the twelfth con-
this city, and the people were rewarded
with a fine card OF exciting and thrilling
events There were at least 1000 people
refused admission on account OF lack of
room, and Manager Heagren says that
he viii put up more seats In order to ac-
commodate the people.
The "Maclarkc' combination scooped in
all the money. Iver Lawson made a
game nght in the half mile open. but the
battery which sent him to the front, F.
champion. clipped a fifth OF second
from the track record, made by Gussie
Lawson. covering the distance in 1;o5.
Two-Mile Feature.
The. feature OF the evening was the
Bicycle Supply two-mile handicap for a
ed on scratch: Mcfarland. 70 yards, and
Downing, 30 yards, Oliver Dorian had
the limit OF $50 yards, which should have
been 200. Eleven other riders started in
track. Pye and Downing did the haul
ing with Mcfarland. Clarke and Lawson
hooked on II was a pretty sleigh ride
for the big three and the limit men were
overtaken in the sixth lap In world s
record time, The boys then took rest
for six laps when Mcfarland jumped the
bunch with Clarke and Lawson hanging
on. passing the other men as II they
were riding in opposite direction. The
most remarkable circumstance OF the
race was the fact that the further Nc
Garland went the faster he got and
Clarke and Lawson were unable to go
by the old warhorse, who won the race
in the fast time Of 3;iS 80. Had the
speed been kept up that was started, the
by several seconds. Gordon Walker
struggled into fourth place.
The half-mile event was a pretty race.
GlSriSe, 6GS,hfnu Lawson sII Mcfarland Burrls
started In the order named. Pye got TO
the front first with Lawson and it looked
sure victory for Iver, but In the last
lap Clarke came up on the outside and
tape by length. When Clarke came by
Pye the two collided and Pye went down,
but escaped injury. Mcfarland beat
Downing for third place, Time was 56
seconds.
Schmertz Wins Novice,
from a big field making fine ride and
showing plenty of speed for a beginner
He also finished second in one OF the
amateur heats, and VIII be a contender
Tor the money before the seasons end.
The half f-mlle handicap was won by
Diefenbacher from Is yards by several
lengths, Brodbeck taking second place
from Hume.
Brodbeck turned the tables on Diefen-
bacher in the two-mile lap race, which
he won. Hume rode on the outside OF
The field nearly all the way and when the
finish came he was tired but followed
Berryessa in for fourth place.
The summaries,
Mile Novice-Carl Schmertz won gold
medal Time, 2:il.
Half-mile handicap. amateur-Diefen-
bacher O5 yards), won; Brodbeck
(scratch), second; Hume eco yards).
third: lughey t55 yards). fourth, Time,
Two-mile lap, amateur-Brodbeck
won, Djefcnbacher. second; Berryessa, |
hird: Hume; fourth, Time. 4:1S As.
Half mile open. professional-Clarle, |
won: Lawson. second; Mcfarland. third |
Downing. fourth Time, ,56,
Bicycle Supply company two mile |
1andlcap. PROFESSIONALS. A. Mcfarland |
20 yards), won; Clarke (schatch). sec
ond. Lawson (scratch). third; Gordon |
Walker ESQ yards) fourth, Time. |
,;46 30.
Mile motor exhibition by F. e. Whit
tier. Time. Los, track record