The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-24
CLARKE WINS MATCH;
GETS BIG OVATION
D-leats Lawson and Goullet,
Latter Only by Fraction
of Inch. 01 #
NEW AMATEUR RECORD
Ned Young Goes Half Mile in
So IS, Cutting IS From
Old Mark.
NEW AMATEUR RECORD

Every rider had his band of warm
admirers at the Salt Palace last night.
and although the crowd was not the
largest Of the season by any means, it
was easily the noisiest. The three cor
nered match race at one mile, French
style, was bitterly contested, and wheu
Jackie Clarke was declared winner, he
received mighty ovation.
In the amateur division Ned Young
was the whole show when, in his trial
heat in the half~mle handicap. he
pulled down the world s amateur rec
ord for that distance. He rode the four
laps in ;56 2-5. lowering the former
record made in 1907 by Walter Demara
at the Salt Palace by two-fifths of ii
second.
The first heat of the match race was
between Clarke and Lawson. This heat
was disappointment, as ill-fortupe be-
fell the Swede and he was unable to
catch Clarke in the dnal sprint. al,
though he put up wonderful run and
gained ground rapidly. Clarke took the
lead in the first lap and led slowly until
the fifth. when he sprinted. The pace
was bot for lap and Lawson hung
close to Clarke's wheel. With q lap
TO go, Lawson tried to go around Clarke,
but the latter went up the track and
prevented him from doing SO. The
Swede then attempted to go under
Clarke, but the space was so narrow
that Lawson Is pedal struck the cement
at the bottom of the track and slowed
up so much that he lost almost twenty
yards. He started after Clarke, how
ever, and finished only little more
than wheel length behind.
Crowd Is Divided.
The next heat was between Goullet
and Clarke and the finish was so close
that many who were on the line de.
clared that Goullet had won, still others
and in this class was large majority
of the crowd-thought it a dead heat,
while still others thought that Clarke
had won. After a prolonged conference,
the judges decided that Clarke was the
victor At the beginning Of the heat
Clarke went out in front and ambled
slowly along in the lead for four and a
half laps when he started the sprint,
With two and half laps to go, Goullet
started after him and the prettest
sprint of the year ensued. Goullet led
by wheel length for lap when
Clarke overlook him and led for half
lap. Then they rode neck and neck
for a while and Goullet shot ahead. only
TO lose his advantage again in the last
ten yards.
Clarke received loud applause, but
was censured by the referee for stav.
ing out of his qualifying heat in the
three-quarter mile handicap GouIlet
went into his heat and rode a killing
race, but Clarke stayed in his training
room contrary to Instructions and
saved himself for his race with Goullet
Goullet Wins N. G. A.
The most important race of the nighr
as far as the standing Of the riders is
concerned, was the fve-mile n. @, A
championship. which was won bv inche.
by Goullet, with Lawson second. Thi.
increases Goullet Is already big lead and
also raises Lawson. Foeler also
strengthened his position bv finishing
third. The pace was bot all the way
as is generally the case when there j.
a dollar awaiting the winner of eacf
lap The limit men made the pace 81
fast that the six scratch men had great
difficulty in pulling, them down. In tbir
race RYAN was. called out of the race
and fined $40 for rough riding,
With onlv four laps 10 go and onIi
the best of the riders left in. the sprin