The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-13
|VER LAWSON TAKES
RACE FROM CLARKE
Jackie Wins First Heat. but
SWede Grabs Second and
Third.
RYAN BEATS GOULLET
Little Australian Loses Special
Event and Fails in
Record Trial.
RYAN BEATS GOULLET

Tnirty-five hundred bike fans wit
messed 1ver Lawsons victory over his
Keenest rival. Jackie Clarke, at the
saucer track last night. The race was
clean albeit sensational Clarke taking
the first heat and Lawson the second
and third. The crowd rose 10 its feet
as the riders entered the stretch of the
deciding heat and. about evenly divided.
cheered robustly for both riders
Ryan took first place in the final OF
lnVincibIe Goullet. Goullet tried again
10 lower C1arke's world record OF so 2-5
lot the hslf-mile. but failed by four
suspended Indefinitely for r foulIns rT1 Kras Tas
fner In the three-m mile amateur point
race. Goullet won the five mile open
race for professionals.
Lawson and Clarke, Lawson out
pedaled and out-witted the little Aus
trsIlsn Lawson drew the pole in the
tlrst heat. but Clarke mad little diff
Guilty In going to the front in the bcl
lap. finishing a wheel length ahead OF
Lawson,
Clarke took the pole in the second
heat, but could not prevent Lawson from
going around, with two laps 10 60
Clarke pulled up almost even in the last
lap. but Lawson was buckled over his
hsndle-bar for business and grabbed
tI' 'dpt Wy a. s1N-lnCn margin.
The third heat was for one mile
Clarke drew the pole. The crowd wait
ed In hreathless suspense for the riders
to enter the bell lap. Both men were
Lawson to take the pole. Lawson keenly
alert TO every move made by his OPP
ponent Clarke started TO pedal with
three laps to go, with Lawson glued to
ter unwound sprint that took him TO
the front: Clarke tried hard. but lost
the heat by the width OF Lawson's tire
fiad there been ten feet farther to CO.
favor
The bumper handicap. professional
was akin to the pursuit style of racing
except that the aggressive rider touched
passing him. Goullet, Root. Fogler
Ryan, Thomas and Hehir lined up for
the final. with the men spread around
was placed in the most difficult POSI-
ton, starting from scratch, with Ryan
put twenty yards behind Root was
Hehir and Thomas were the first men
out. Goullet was next touched out by
Ryan after a hard ride. Root put Fog
Ter out OF the running, and Ryan wore
100 yards, Ryan took first money; Root
second Fosler. third, and Goullet
After his hard ride against Clarke
enter the five-mile open, single paced
race for professionals Clarke dropped
out after riding about a mile. The pace
maSers 1ast .rom the beginning five pace
ais. Goullet won handily. with Thomas,
Hill and Mtten punched close behind,
The three-mile point race, amateur.
points: +. e. Walker took second place.
with six points; o. schmertz third. with
five points, while George Gemple and
G; F.. Wilkins divided fourth money.
with two points each. Brazier pushed
Kramer off the pole for a fall and was
suspended indefinitely
Ned Young also took first place in
the, the tTTimie T2i11ins lap handicap for amateurs
Schmertz and George GempIe finished
third and fourth. respectively. Sum-
mary;
heats to qualify. fist two in each heat
First heat: Alfred Goullet first; Eddie
Root, second. Time, 1;O1 2-5. Second
heat heat; Joe Toslero first; rS,I Martin Ryan
Time. 1909 Final: Martin Ryan.
first; Eddie Root, second: Joe Fogler,
thlrd . Alfred GSSlst ;SS fourth Dstance
tFrench styie}. between @ 1ver er''fss11%ai lawson
and A. J.. Clarke. best two in three
won. Time. i:o4 s-5. Second heat
(three- quarter mle); Lawson won Time,
2:14 is, Third heat Gone mlle): Law
son won. Time, S:a1 as.
Half-mi record trial against time.
professional by Alfred Gouet-Time.
81 l-5. Record, 80 20
Two-mie lap handicap. amateur-Ned
Young, first. {. +. wilkins. second; o, |
U. Schmertz. third. George Compile.
fourth. Time. 4.04.
Three mile point race. amsteur-Ned |
Young 60 points,. first; F. e. Walker /
C pointsl: second: O. Y. Schmertz Is |
points,, third: George Gemple and G. |
r. wilkins g points each), tied for .
fourth. Time, GIL As.
Flve-mle open professional, single |
Goullet. first, Lloyd |
Thomas. second: Fred Hill. third; w, l..
Mitten. fourth. Time. 9:49 2-5,