The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28

Twelve OF the fastest professional motor
riders In the world and a big bunch of
trade riders and amateurs promise to
make things decidedly lively this year
al the Wardamere motordrome. The big
motor track. newly equipped for the con-
venience of the spectators and the safety
of the riders. will be formally opened
Decoration day at p. m, with one OF
the best cards OF races ever arranged 10
caiIv. There will be five big events As
an Incentive 10 some real going some OF
the best prizes ever offered on motor
truck have been hung up,
The motordrome apparently faces Dig
season The races last year raised the
public interest. with the result that there
should he capacity crowds at all OF this
riders than last year and motors have
been brought here which are capable OF
going fast enough 10 make the ma chimes
used last year seem slow. The motor.
machines which have been turned out
by all the racing machine companies, IN
Guiding the Merkel the Indian and the
Excelsior.
1t will not be case this year as last
of turning the machines loose to take
whatever speed they can. The speed pos
sibilities Will be such that there will be
just a little more Juice TO throw into
the machines than most of the riders are
willing TO take a chance with. II is de-
clared that some of the going this year
will get down TO 10 seconds a mile. and
il would not be a great surprise ii that
record We're eclipsed.
Track Well Arranged.
Manager Ivor Redman has been busy
for over a month. getting the preliminary
work of the season shaped. He has COM
pletely changed the lighting effect on the
track and the general arrangement for
speeding. At intervals of nine feet about
the immense '.piepan are powerful arc
Election down onto the surface Of the
track. The surface has been white
washed, making II possible to see the
the intermissions between races the arcs
will be turned out and the grand stand
and bleachers lighted by incandescent
lights.
The list of riders of the professional
class who are in the city now ready for
the first meet is as follows; Ed Whit
1er spabsn al Ward Rslae Ray ssymon W
liam E. Samuelson, Senhouse, Bert Small
ley and Lon Claflin. Besides these Her
bert Kettle and Mcneil, on the coast, are
coming to take part i'll the first meet:
Mcneil. speedster OF coast renown, will
bring two fast machines, and promises
some real going.
The sporting fans are looking forward
with a great deal of interest to the ar
rival at the motordrome in July of Jake
De Roster. Nothing would delight the
match race between Whittier and De
Roster. IL is known that n race between
those two would he for blood. because
there Is a great deal OF personal feeling
between them The incident at the mo-
tordrome last summer is still fresh in
the minds OF the fans. and il Is known
that that little affair has left feeling
which would certainly enter into the
motor race. De Roster has said for sure
that he is coming. and there Is no doubt
but match race will be arranged.
OF the, trade riders there are five
signed now and a score or more OF anna
tours. There promises TO be keen COM
petition among the amateurs for the good
purses announced.
List Of Officials.
The announcement OF the list OF Off
Gals as made by Manager Redman and
the heads OF the federation OF motorcy-
cIists is as follows:
Referec-W. y. Rishe!.
Assistant referee-W. p Fowler
Starter-F'rank Gardner.
Assistant starter-J: f. Bowes.
Judges-Claud Raybould, Raymond
Bowes. II. NJ IMcEwen. Dan 3. Shields.
Leland Moore. r. L. Lumley and Cliff
ford Blankenship.
Scorers-r W. Maycock, f. X Root,
B, l.. Glenn. G. II Rose. j. c. Right. II.
Mercer. a. B. Pembroke, a M Cox and
Timers-s. Smith. j. Nj. Jorgensen. p.
o.. Claten. d. T.. Hemphll and w II:
Carter.
Clerk OF the course-Bert Margetts,
Announcer-W. NJ. Hughes.
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