Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-05
IVER LAWSON
LOSES RACE
ON A FOUL
SWede Pulled Clarke by
Jersey in Third
Heat.
Especial to The Newark star.l

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah, Aug. D.
After each had won a heat in their
French style match race at one mile,
Iver Lawson was disqualified in the
third for fouling Jackie Clarke, and
the ace vent to the Australian.
Clarke vert to the ron in the first
heat. Lawson went by at two and a
half laps. A half a lap later Clarke
appeared to catch Lawson asleep while
both were going at good speed. Clarke
dropped back about three lengths and
then shot by, winning by two lengths.
The Australian went to the front
again in the second. Lawson tried tC
go by on the pole at two laps to go
but Clarke gave him battle. Lawson
then rode by on top. Clarke tried in
vain to pass the Swede, but the latter
was able to night him off and outsprint
him to the tape. winning by half a
length.
Clarke forced Lawson Il make the
pace in the third heat. Clarke passed
Lawson underneath at one and one
half laps 10 go, and at one and a
quarter from the tape, with both men
riding neck and neck, Lawson on top
of Clarke, the latter threw up his hand
and stopped riding, Lawson coming in
alone. There were then about fifteen
minutes OF wrangling among the Of
fcials. 1t became 80 heated that Cars
lake struck Referee Conley, h in
sisted that Lawson be disqualified.
CArslake and Hehir, two Australians,
who watched at various points Of the
bank, held that Clarke was not fouled
and tina Clarke should not expect to
win on such points. Carslake, in fact,
was 50 insistent that Clarke should not
win the race on a technicality that he
became involved in the argument with
Referee Conley.
Clarke claimed after the race thai
Lawson had deliberately reached up
and gra bbed hold of his jersey. Lawson
On the other hand maintains that he
did nothing other than elbow Clarke
as he appeared to be going by. Law
son takes refuge behind a decision re-
Gently reached and announced by the
local officials that everything goes in
a French style race except on the last
lap"
A great many OF the people who sat
in the section of the enclosure in which
the foul is alleged to have occurred
maintained that Lawson did take hold
of Clarke's jersey and held on.
The riders win meet in a similar
match next Tuesday evening. Clarke
was given equally as great an ovation
as Lawson when he appeared on the
track. Phil Wright surprised many
by trimming Peter Drobach in a match
Australian pursuit race. Wright set out
from the start to ride Drobach down
and he did IL with ease. Gordon
Walker and Paddy Hehir put up a
great race in the two-mile open pro-
f~essional. The judges gave the race
TO Walker and the crowd almost
stormed over the arena In protest.
Hehir looked like a winner by half a
length.
The summary;
French style match race, one mile,
between Jackie Clarke and liver Law
son. Won by Clarke. who took first
and third heats. Lawson taking the
second. Time. 2:59 rs. sos 1-5; time in
third neat not announced.
Quarter-mile amateur-Huey, first;
Meredith, second, and Mayer, third.
Time, 20 AS.
Three-quarter mile professional han
dicap-Crebs. So. first; Thomas, so, sec
ond; stein, 40. third. and Deifenbacher,
SO. fourth. Time. lis 40.
Match pursuit race between Phil
Wright and Peter Drobach; won by
Wright; distance 2 miles. 5 laps 10
Yards. Time. 5:23 4-5.
Mile open professional-Wslker, first;
Hehir. second: Halstead. third, and
Wright, fourth. Time. S:45 s-5.