The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-12
BIG CORPS 0Fl'
RIDERS s|G|
MacFarland Makes
of Stars He Has
for Palace.
AFTER cHAMploI
Makes Application to a
ing Board to Have s,
toned Races lIe,.

These are the bicycle rJd.,,
contract 10 ride at the Sal, p,,'
this season. ras
Clarke, Lawson, Gopl.t,, II l.
Hehir. ELL, Walker. pTU
Wright. Morgan, rhoma, reg
Acorn, carslake wens. ID
Salt Lake Is going to s.I
championship bicycle race, ,AS
Floyd MaeFarlaud has &, l.I
Mac argues rightly that .,sAI
OF riders which he has M
Salt Palace that he is 'en,I,lsa
men get a crack at the Am.,,s.
pionshIp. s'
Frank Cramer IL po,n. ;, :.
east this year but fhs ss 70 ~ 4
him Will be here. and @sns n, sz
Lake bunch one Of them, w q
kramer's successor AZ @
champion. All Go,ilets. ne ".
son Hgere as strong conisnds,s
american championship. Etss,
nus an excellent chance N ~,
laurels thls year, as has" sS'
who was Kramer's closest ,,y,, s |,
After Championship.
Mactarland Is going r,rb, y
championship dates for S Ss ~
shown In tho following Is,s.,n ~ ~
mas sent 10 the officials v cvR
Cycling association: ~ 'ns
To R, +, Kelsey. C,,airms,
Control OF n. c. A: "
Dear Sir-I have seo,,rsa A..
mont OF the Salt Palace Me- ~
Tor this year and hars Sier s'
with twenty OF the best nsns.sJ ss
ers In America, ipcjudinp e.
thoI most dangerous rivI
american champiousIp. lif,.s
the sensation at yails6lIrr jast
Eosler: who is always ops. ir.
tne championship results. w.
VINO has been fourth, ffth n,
tne American champidnshin n,
nVe years; Iyer Lawson tn,r..
champion and chsmptonshlu =,
Gordon Walker. an iusirsIIss. iiIs
rider who Is as good az anv ~
CLASS men. and numerous othrr &
Hehlr.
AS is well known to yopr n. !,
Lake City has been cnndpsl,-
races for the past fourteen sssl.
at times has had the bsai !;
America competing on its ir,,<
track has always 6een a warn :
OF the N G.. A. and has asks
Yors. Z
This year, owing 10 The iaet b
OF the flrst-class riders are g.
salt Lake City. We think Il no =,
rlght that we should be ~
the running OF the chnmpio1.
tests We would suggest that =; .
aIlot an equal number Of char.
10 the east and west and thA n
the most number OF points h 4,
meet the winners Of the most 4.
points In the west. or le, &c,
series OF championship contsBis a
count the same as In sll he
championships, the nrst four ~
most number OF points IN tAs E
meet the first four scoring hb = |
ber of points In the west
These contests would no doen /
at Vailsburg. In the east, = c
our track on Labor day.
The argument may coma " =
sibly such riders as Clarke hyI
GouIette would refuse TO compst |
east after having won the vHilr
II such happens 10 be the sa,a
who do not compete profit BY 81
presence. In any case ] DO Z
that point will come up In the Z
We are opening May 90 aad =
to have you decide this maua
Mr.. Joe Fogler. the riders u2f1
on the board Of control VII }
side Of the case before you. u
ter is acted upon fayoraey M
doing cycle racing In Salt IAle
ful lot of good and NewaFs vi
II even more than our track s,.
The fact that the public can !
our contests as a real test fof "
can title will add much inafo
racing. Respectfully yours
FLOYD A. MAcFAA
The board of control Is du
within the next day or iwo
ton on the application. Tne
inclined 10 be friendly to saH
there Is every reason TO neils.s
Lake Will get IFS allotment o.
ship races, as MacFaFland d"