The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-14
SEYM0RE BREAKS
WORLDS RECORD
Crack Cyclist Lowers His Own
Mark for Two Miles at
MOtOrdrome.
SMOKE 0BSCURES RIDERS;
MOTORS COME TOGETHER
Plenty of Thrills Furnished by
SpeedSters Bent on Gaining
First Place.

Riding on a track smoke -befogged TO
such an extent that the riders were lost
to view when on the opposite side OF
the course. some good records were made
at the motordrome Thursday night,
The closing event OF the card, an eight
mile open to all professionals, was
spectacular race from the start. Seven
riders entered and stayed till the fin
ish.
Early In the contest seymore. Whittier.
Brodbeck and Ward punched for the
lead, The suspense continued until the
very finish OF the race. After the first
half dozen laps the smoke from the
whizzing machines. settling over the
course. made the race all the more eX-
half lap the riders were lost to view.
Crowding each other for first place the
four riders caused the spectators to eN-
pcrience thrill after thrill AT times
cinched, Whittier would dart past him.
Ward and Brodbeck were hot on their
trail and In the last three miles the four
riders exchanged places on almost every
lap.
At the middle of the last mile Seymore
suddenly dropped behind. finishing, fifth,
After Seymore lost out Whittier held the
lead, finishing first by few feet; Brod,
beck finished second, Ward third and
Bernstrum. who had kept pluckily after
the leaders. finished fourth, passing
McNiel Disappointment.
In the match race between Whittier
and McNiel the fans were disappointed
Whittier did not find McNiel such dam
gerous opponent as Seymore and the
time showed that the riders were not
going their best McNiel appeared on the
Thursday night. having come here from
the Oakland course. When more familiar
with the course and the other riders he
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Ward showed class. He has recently
been advanced from the B class profess
sional and is likely to be ranked soon
with the fastest riders on the track
is gaining popularity by his good rid
The course was difficult The smolee
from the machines has made the boards
slippery and this, added to the smoke
clouds hanging over the track made rid
Ing not only difficult but at times peril
Gus,
The crowd was one of the best of the
season.
seymore. riding alone. broke the
worlds. record toE. two miles. covering
record OF 1:2e 2-5. He finished the heat
with the rear tire flat.
The card consisted Of nine events. The
first event. a three-mile trade riders
2:as 40. which was better time than
Whittier made in the second heat of his
ma tch race with McNiel.
In the first event Johnson and Clafin
raced a dead heat for second
What came near being a disastrous
spill happcncd at the end OF the race
when Johnson and Claflin clashed after
shutting off their engines. The machines
were damaged 10 such an extent that
| the next trade riders event was de-
clared off. Neither rider was hurt. The
spill was due to carelessness.
The second event on the card was the
| first heat of the five-nlile match race
between Whittier and McNiel; This heat
was finished by Whittier In 4:07 1-5.
The third event. flve-mile open B class
was an exciting race In which riders
! finished In this order: Bernstrum, Small
ing. Thomas and Peterson. Time. 2-5
The fourth event the second heat OF
the match race between Whittier and
McNiel, was more exciting than the first
heat. although the time was much slow
er. McNiel had the lead until the bell
lap. Whittier finished first by less than
the length OF his machine. Time.
4:22 2-5.
In place Of the fifth event an open