The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-03
YOUTH OUTW|TS
OLDER RACERS
Tiny George Meredith Cap
lures Salt Palace Amateur
Handicap.
IVER LAWSON WINS AS HE
PLEASES FROM DR0BACH
Wilcox Bests Halstead Behind
Motor: Hehir Has Easy
Time in Half.

Little George Meredith, the tiniest
rider on the Salt Palace track, covered
himself with glory last night by win
ming the amateur handicap. He was
pittod against bigger and supposedly
faster and more experienced riders,
However, he outrode and outgeneraled
them and his victory was the most pop
ular one of the evening,
The feature for the grown-up riders
AZ the track was the match race.
French style. between Iver Lawson and
Peter Drobach. Drobach beat Lawson
on the opening right in the handicap
races but he WAS no match for him last
night in the French style races. LAW.
son really won three heats from Dro
bach last night but was disqualified in
one for riding high. In each OF the
heats he won AS he pleased.
Paddy Hehir had things all his own
way in the half mile open. winning by
several lengths. hut in the handicap
Gordon Walker finished first, after
beautiful ride. in which he was chal-
lenged by Phil Wright and Thomas. who
kept, for dangerously long time. their
handicaps over the rest of the field.
Wilcox still leads in the contest for
the following championship. He
lost the first heat of his motor-paced
match race to Halstead but won the sec
ond and third haldily.
Youngster Uses Head.
Meredith s victory. in the amateur
race was the result OF clever headwork
on the part OF the youngster He was
wei! cut in front of the bunch with his
handicap Of ITO yards, but he did not
try to retain this advantage. He loafed
out in front Of the field until the
scratch men had caught up with him.
Then he kept with them all the way.
Two laps to 90 he started his sprint
snd held H. crossing the tape length
IN front OF Huev, who was riding from
scratch.
Paddy Hehir was the only one of the
real fast ones who qualified in the half
mile open Lawson and Drobach were
not entered in this contest. because of
their match race. and in the qualifying
heat Gordon Walker was put out of the
running by looseued handle bars. When |
iehir got ready he easily ran away |
from the rest of the field and finished |
far in the lead.
In the 'wo mile professional handi- |
cap the front men. with the exception
o. Wright and Thomas. were soon out /
Of IT. These two kept in and by chang
ing pace held a wide distance in front
OF The scratch men until near the fin
ism. They erred in not beginning their
final sprint soon enough and the back
after gruelling grind, over
hauled the two Youngsters. Walker re-
,elved the greatest benefit of the pull
10 the front and he sailed around the
bunch, winning easily. Hehir followed
and finished second Lawson wore him
self out pulling the backmarkers to the
front and did not finish in the money.
Is Pretty Ride.
The French styie match race between
Drobach and Lawson was one of the
orettlest races of the evening. In the
irst heat Lawson got off in front, but
after lap switched Drobach of and
made him set the pace. lap TO po
lawson went to the front and was NOT
,eaded- Drobach, however, protested
hat Lawson rode too high on the last
sp and nls protest was sustained In
he run-off of this heat, Lawson got of
he track and while he was trying TO
ret back on the boards Drobach sprint.
ID out TO the lead and quickly had half
lap on the Swede.
However, the riders were called back
N the grounds that the start had not
'ean regular, and the heat started over
gain. This time Lawson again
wltched Drobach TO the front, and with
lap TO go, went around him, finishing
~ hlmself. The next heat was almost /
repetition of the preceding one, ex-
ept that it was scheduled for three.
quarters Of mile on the programme ]
nd both riders thought it was to be a ,
ALI mile race. However, the views of
he riders were accepted and the race
yas stopped at the end of half mile
nd given to Lawson, who was well in
he lead. I
Halstead surprised them by taking :
he hrst heat Of the two mile motor 3
aced race from Wilcox. Halstead had
he pole and early in the race Wilcox q
ttempted to go around him. He was ]
ept up high on the track by Halstead. :
nd while attempting TO 20 around lost :
rs pace which cost him half lap. This
ave The heat TO Halstead In the ]
econd heat Wilcox had the pole and he
increased bls lead to half a lap before
he nnal pistol. The deciding heat was
hanged to three mile pursuit race in
'hch Wilcox took an early lead of
hlrty FIVE yards and held il TO the fin. S
'h, getting the heat and the match. \
The Results. =
One mile handicap. amateur-Meredi,b
10 ysrds); FIRST; Huey (seratch), second;
srds), fourth. Time. 2:o5 h
Three iourths mic, open, professional Ii
Ienlr, ilral' Crebs, second. Wright third
alstead, fourth. Time 1:42 4-5' c
Two mile lap. handicap. professional E
alker (2S yards), first: Hehir (scratch)
.cond !, Halstcnd (35 yards third. Y
right l75 yards), fourth: Thomas d9c
srds), hith. Time. 3;55. Devonevitch =
,oo yards. laps! Wright (75 yarisl 2 III
ps' Crebs tS5 yards). laps; Thomas
20 yards). laps: Diefenbache I05 II
ards). I lap. Ni0'
one -balf mile match race. French styIe
ssi Two IN three heats-Lawson beat Il
robech In straight heats. Time. ia o. c
~ 4-5 - n
Match motor paced race. two two-mjle s
eats and one three-mile pursuit-Wil- Il
~ beat Halstead In second and third
Eats Time. 2;5o. 2.51 4-5. 4:ls3-b. 7
Hilton Retains Title.
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