The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-07-05
WHITTIER STARS IN
MOTORDRO|NE RACES
Gets Long End of Money and
Makes His Machine Cut
the Air.

holiday crowd that filled the seats
around the piepan ut Wandamere saw
the motorcycle races last night. The
first events were rather tame and it
was not until the sixth event-a single
heat of a three-mile class A race-that
the crowd got Oh its toes to watch the
finishes. Fred Whittier won this in
o;12. rs we'll as the match race of
class A, best two out of three, and the
final event, the six-mile, Wandamere,
class A. The interest in the sixth and
seventh events was due to the fact that
four riders took part in the sixth event
and five in the seventh.
The outlined programme was some
what spoiled by motor trouble, j. A.
Mcneil being especially unlucky
"Mack" started the fun with rush
in the first event, the first heat of the
class A tbree,ml1e match race. He
captured the heat in 2:07, easily dis.
tancing r. E. Whittier. In the second
heat he was going good and it looked
neck and neck for the first mile, but
dropped out, Whittier taking the heat
in 2:l5. This left the race horse and
horse and a third heat was necessary.
Billy SamuelsOn Rides.
The hopes of the crowd that Mcneil
would have his trouble repaired and
get back into the race was soon dashed
BY the announcement that the motor
trouble would prevent the popular rider
taking part. W. G. Samuelson was sent
in to take his place. Samuelson gave
Whittier run for the money. but was
unable to close a gap secured by Whit
tier at the start, and the latter finish
ed first, winning the race.
just before the second event it was
found that r. E. Rognon and f. NJ.
Duckworth had trouble with their ma.
chimes which would prevent them TAX
ing part in the second and fifth events.
A best two out OF three, class Is event
between It. NJ. Samuelson and Burt
Smalling was substituted. Samuelson
won this race, taking the first and
third heats, All three heats were close,
the fastest time being made by Samuel
son in the first heat, 2:15 80.
The sixth event-three-mile class a
single lieat-was the most interesting
90 of the evening BY this time Nc
Neil procured another machine and got
back in the race, but his engine started
missing in the first lap and he finished
bad fourth. Whittier won, PIP. T.
NJ. Samuelson getting second and W.
j.. Samuelson third.
Is Close Contest.
Just before the last race, display
of firewors and bomb explosions in
the park outside caused many to leave
the motordrome and also caused them
TO miss good event. Whittier, Small
ing, w. E. Samuelson. 7. M. Samuel
son and Mcneil were in the running.
In spite of the bad luck he had had
with his borrowed machine in the pre-
vious event; Mcneil went in. He was
soon left an entire lap behind and
dropped out before the race ended.
Whittier took first in 4:23. Smalling
was close second, w. E. Samuelson
third and T. M. Samuelson fourth. The
race was close. the four riders being
well punched as they crossed the tape.
Last night was the first appearance
of W. Z. Samuelson since he was re-
leased from the hospital after suffer
cupied position in the grandstand.
The Summary.
First event. three-mile match race.
class A, best two in three heats-First
heat; j. A. Mcneil, first; r. p Whit
tier, second; time. 2:o7- Second heat:
time. 2:i5- Third heat: whittier. first:
W. e. Samuelson substituted for Mcneil,
second; time. $3.50 30.
Second and fifth events, T. NJ. Sam
uelson and Burt Snaalley in best two out
OF three, three mile race, substituted be-
cause Of motor trouble-First heat:
Samue,son, first; Smalling second; time.
2,15 3-5. Second heat; Smalling, first;
Samuelson. second; time, 1928 Third
heat: Samuelson. first: SmaIling, second;
time. Us 3-5.
Third and fourth events were the sec
end and third heats OF the class A three
mile. best two out of three races
Sixth event, three-mle, class A.
Whittier. first: r. NJ. Samuelson, sec
ond: w. z. Sa1nuelson, third. Mcneil
also ran. Time z.25 2-5
Seventh event, six-mile open. class A.
L. Z. whittier first; Smelling, second
w. z. Samuelson. third T. NJ. Samuel,
son and j. A Mcneil also ran Time.
$50