The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-30
LAWSON WIGHT i
SUCCESSFUL FuL EVE
Crowds Brave Cold to
Cyclists Perform at MI
jestic Park.
LAWSON Is DEFEA7
Wilcox Wins From Pye
Motor-paced Event Of
the Evening.

liver Lawson night" was Observer
evening at the Majestic bicycle tr
ana a crowd OF 1900 enthusiastic.
appetite Tor racing sharpened bv
postponement Of last week, turned
In defiance Of the really cold wan'
70 witness an attractive card OF rar
Lawson started in two races, the
mile handicap, in which he finished 4
and the liver Lawson stakes the
event OF the evening. in which h1t
!shed good sccons TO Ernie Pye. 4
sor shared in the net proceeds Of
evening. and received a neat sum
the management OF the track.
The feature Of the card which
appealed 10 the crowd was. As usual
motor paced race. This time Mar
Heasren put on a novelty In the
ol heat race, sending Ernie Pye
the crack Harvey Wilcox in three h
OF three miles each. Wilcox won
first heat wits something to spare
Pye took the second in faster TING 4
out much opposition. In the third
final heat. Wilcox rode Ike he o.
does behind the motors, and Pye h
had chance with the speedy local r
Whittier pacing the Australian. aid
usual neady work, but Pye was ur1f
to the task set for him. ~
Next IN point Of interest 10 the n1
paced race was the three mile Lap
STYLED the liver Lawson stakes I
son tackled on behind Ernie Pye ear
the race and hung 10 him througliouI
long Journey. Pye rode a beautiful
gradually wearing down the oppos
and spiintinG into the lead on The
tap, with Lawson close UP. Niuef,
cent OF the specta tors expected to
Lawson go around Pye at the Il
but the little chap pedailed his best
the Swede' did not have enough
10 20 by. Pye winning by half lei
, Ihe real enthusiasm OF the ev<
came when Announcer Meaiin called
crowd attention at the start OF the
handicap that Patrick O'Sullivans1
was making his first start sincf
accident three weeks ago. in which
| clever little rider sustained q broken
! lar bone The cheers were the hea'
| that have resounded at Majestic
! since the opening OF the 1913 Sc
Hehir responded in gallant style by
ing from scratch into third place.
| Gordon Walker and r. Diefenbach,
| front.
o. L. Schn'ertz showed marked
provement over his previous form,
| twice lowered the colors OF Auoray'
or, the clever Australian amsteur.
local lad won the first qualifying
and Taylor the second of the Austr
pursuit race: and IN the final Sch
sustained squirt In the unknown
tance race. Schmertz again proved
stronger, clearly outriding TAYLOR.
After Pye's strenuous efforts IN
motor-psced heats, few expected hi
! prove a factor In the three mile +
| but ne upset the dope by winning
Iver Lawson; Gordon Walker was
and LLOYD Thomas fourth. This
| was one OF the best OF the sea SON.
| : n. ho< :
torcycle racing would be held Tu,
| night at the r1otordrome. as Or
! stake picnics at the resort that
Bicycle racing will feature the ey
OF July at the saucer.
Summaries:
First event. first heat. three. mile
tor paced Tace-Harvey Wilcox d
Pc o(paced by Fred Whittler).
Second event first heat (half mile)l
tralian pursuit race. amateur-o
| Schmertz. won; II. Kramer. second;
], Huey. third Carl Schmertz, 70
! Time. 1;o4 5-5.
Third event. second heat, Aust,
BraZier. second; Jack Casey, third
! Wilkins. fourth. Time, IS seconds
Fourth event, second heat three
paced race-Pye won from "
IN 4.25 ?-5.
Fifth event final Australian pr
race-O, u SchnertE won; Aubray
lor, second; II. Kramer. third: jam
Huey. fourth. Distance two miles.
laps. Time. SAP
Sixth event, final, thres-rnile N
paced race-Wilcox won from Py
i.27 3-5.
Seventh event. one-n,le handicap,
essional-Gordon Walter 10 vands),
R. Diefenbacher 90 yards) second; 2
Hehir (scratch) third, Al Krebs
yar6s). fourth. Time. 1:52 1-6
! Eighth event. unknown distance,
amateur-O. U, Schnertz. won; Al
Taylor, second; Carl Schmerts, third
| e. Halsett. fourth. Distance one
four laps. Time, S:o7 2-5.
Ninth event. the liver Lawson sta!
three miles, lap-Ernie Pye. won;.
Lawson. second; Gordon Walker. I
| Lloyd Thomas. fourth. Tinle min