The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-05
DOWNING SURPRISES
STAR BIKE RIDERS
Veteran Pace Follower Leads
a Number of "Also Rams"
to Unexpected Victory.

Bicycle fans packed the amphitheater
Of the saucer track 5000 strong last night,
and were treated to a splendid card OF
racing. The big event OF the evening.
America vs. Australia, unlimited team
pursuit, professional, was won by AUS
tralfa, but no less interesting was the
"Lemp" handicap. in which the erstwhile
also-rans put one over on the acknowl-
edged stars under the leadership OF
Warhorse Downing Each heat OF every
race was an important factor In making
the card the strong one that 1t was.
Iver Lawson. Eddie Root, Fred Hill and
Joe Fogler composed the American team
Of the pursuit contest. and Jackie
Clarke, Alfred Goullet. Paddy Hehir and
was nip and tuck for the first few laps.
the American team perhaps having a
shade the better Of it. Gouilet then took
the pace for his team and cut down the
after picking up the pace from Goullet
and taking his companions around for a
fast lap. Hill blew UP on the American
team, and Lawson soon followed, Hehir
had worked himself out. and dropped of
just as the teams were holding their
respective positions on opposite sides OF
the track.
This left Root and Fosler batting
against Goullet and Clarke, and 1t was
seen that It was only a question Of few
laps before the latter two would cut
tired and Fogler did not appear to be as
fresh as either OF the speeding Aus
tralians, Goullet was the aggressor and
did most Of the paoemaking' r unwinding; IND y;
the second mile and passing the Root
FogIer combination with little effort, with
Clarke riding. close behind, at miles,
laps and 200 yards.
The I1eup handicap developed into
speed comedy. Goullet. Lawson ana
Clarke started from scratch. with Fogler
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strung out over the first ninety yards.
Achorn started at the o00-yard mark,
with Hill starting from 22o yards This In,
left gap OF thirty yards between Hill: Aill,
bunch. and Ryan. leading the rear bunch.
The distance was two miles and the
scratch men apparently figured on easily
however. whipped the latter into line,
got them working like veterans. and they
not only took all the lap money. but
ruark. took first money, and Wilcox, who
was ITS yards around before he started.
took second place.
Goullet and Clarke. after discovering
the trick. got busy and. after hard ride.
battled between themselves for third
place, and crossed the tape wheels even.
They divided third honors, At the finish
Wilcox was half lap behind Mitten and
Goullet and Clarke 100 yards behind VIII
cox
The Derby Zone mile) professional,
run in fast time Lawson, Hehir. Ryan
and Walker qualifying in the order named.
Clarke rode a careless race and failed to
qnalify. Goulet. Fogler and Root quail
fled In the second heat. In the final.
Fogler pulled Lawson, Walker pulled
Goullet, and Root pulled Hehir, This
left Ryan In the going single handed. The
riders were playing for position. but Ryan
riding above overthrow their calculations
At two laps TO go, Fogler tried to pull
Lawson UP. but Hehir pulled up along
side OF Root and this upset the combina-
tiou When Goullet finally eXtracated
himself from the tangle there were four
men ahead of him. and the tape but
few yards ahead. He buckled over the
handlebars but failed to go around. He
hir won, FogIer took second place, Law
son third. and Root fourth. Hehir was
decorated with wreath. blue ribbon and
badge, all OF which he received in addi-
tion TO first money
The one-niIe championship Of Utah
race. three heats to qualify, was won
by Young. Kramer. BrazIer and o. q.
Schmertz finished in the order named.