The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-24
.DR0BACH AND
LAWSON WIN
Take Team Match Sprint From
Hehir and Anderson With
Ease.
SAMUELS0N RUNS AWAY
WITH MOTORCYCLE RIDE
MisS-and-0ut Race. Won by
Hehir, Furnishes Plenty
Of Fun.

Lawson and Drobach won their team
match sprint race over Hehir and An
derson with case before $500 fans AT the
Salt Palace saucer Friday evening.
In the first heat Hehir and Anderson
took the lead and when they held II into
the last lap the followers of the Tying
Swede began to feel some uneasTness for
their idol. The anxiety was unnecessary.
however for with less than one-half lap
to go Drobach turned Lawson loose in
a good position and pulling into the
stretch Lawson , Kicked by Hehir and
crossed the tape looking back and smil-
ing.
In the second heat Lawson and Drobac ch
took the lead Four laps to go Anderson
tried TO pull EIchir in front. but the
exertion was too much. as Drobach un-
wound sharp sprint and three laps TO
ii out alone When Drobach turned
Lawson loose at the beginning OF the last
lap Hehir unwound a terrific burst. but
Lawson kicked little harder and merely
grnnod at Hehir's efforts. crossing the
tape ahead by half wheel or moro.
Colvin rode heady race in the un
known distance amateur. holding good
position until the pistol barked. Then he
jumped out and won by two wheels, with
o. SmertZ second. Gcmple captured the
most laps. ten. and drew down the s.
lap money.
Samuelson Rides Away.
In the motor race r. NJ. Samuelson ran
away from II. Bargquist in the first heat
and treated Stein. against whom McCor-
mack failed 10 appear. similarly In the
second. Each had a two-ap handicap
over Samuelson. who overlook and almost
Tapped Bersquist and overlook and
After this race Ssmuelson issued def
TO any motor or bike rider in the world
for race Of any length on the Salt Pal
ace track. This challenge undoubtedly
VIII he accepted and il II is a pretty con-
test is assured.
The miss and out race. which went
three miles and furnished pretty strug-
gle for each two laps. was won by Hehir
five men Thomas thought he had called
out and quit. but when righted kicked
himself In again. going TO the front once
but the eXertion was too much and he
had 10 lag. At that he won fourth place
The one mile handicap amateur was
marred by spill, but no one was hurt
Towards the end OberS switched into
Huey and drew him down TO the track
The musical chair novelty race will be
repeated next Tuesday evening. Another
feature viii be tandem ride for .he
professionals. Manager Pye and Hardy
X. Downing will engage In FIVE mile
motor paced race. Downing giving Pyc
one lap handicap.
The Results,
First heat OF team match sprint race
Lawson and Drobach, first: Hehir and
Anderson, second. Distance. three
fourths mile Time. 1:29 3-5. Second heat
Lawson and Drobach first: Hehir and
Anderson. second. Distance. one mile
Time. 2:16 3-5.
Invitation pursuit race, professional
Thomas first; West second; Furman
third: stein. fourth; Wright, nth. De-
vonevitch. sixth. Distance. 1 mile. laps
100 yards. Time 80.
One mile handicap, mateur-Brazier
FIRST. Colvin. second; Smertz, third; Mer'
edith, fourth. Time. 80 i-5,
First heat of thrcemile motor handi
CAPT. NJ. Samueson. scratch first
first. Bergquist, 2 laps. second. Time
1928 2-5. Second heat - Samuclson
scratch. FIRST; stein. 2 laps. second. Time
1886 3-5
Unknown distance race. amateur-Col
Win. FIRST o. Smertz, second. Oberg
third Meredith. fourth. Distance.
miles 6 laps. Time 6:02 3-5.
Miss and out race-Hehir. first; stein
second Halstead. third; Thomas. fourth
Distance miles Time. go.