Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-05-31
RACES
PROVIDE SPORT
At FAIR GROUNDS
Interesting Motorcycle and
Horse Races Witnessed
by Small Crowd-Good
Time Is Made.

Some close fast heats mark ed the
harness and motorcycle events at the
matinee races at Intermountain park
yesterday The track was heavy, but
some very good time was made not
Withstanding. Only small crowd, for
holiday gathering, witnessed tho
races, but they were treated to many
thrills Jim Kirby's Lady Garland took
the class A trot in 1920 and his Sultan
won the class c trot in 2:22% Franks
Erwin's PAGERS captured both their tro-
phies, R r. w. winning the class B in
2:15 and Major Hardy the class D In
even better time, 2:13%. Dixon and
Olsen were the winners in the motor
cycle contests.
Promptly at 2:30 the races began
and were not over until o'clock Much
time was lost between heats in warm
ing up the races, due to the fact that
for the most part their owners worked
short handed. The judges and start
ers did what they could to keep things
moving, but the unavoidable delays
proved rather firing to spectators be-
fore the events were concluded
George Newcomb was superinten-
dent Of the races; William KrulI,
starter; c. o. Ellsworth, r. r. john
son and William Howell, judges: r. ].
Critchfield. Harry Fale and Dr.
Springer, timers. A. j. Chambers was
starter for the motorcycles and per-
formed his duties in most satisfac-
tory manner, getting the bikes off
around the course without mishap or
delay.
The Harness Races.
Motorcycle events were alternated
with the different heats of the harness
races, giving variety to the program
There We're three Of them, five-mile
race in class A. 1o-mile in class A
and five-miIe in class B. The same
riders entered In all three and interest
in their relative positions in the sew
eral races and on the succeeding laps
Of each race correspondent to that
shown for the entries in the various
heats OF the harness races.
Results in the trotting and pacing
races were as follows;
Glass A. trot-First heat-I.ady Car
land, first, Lady Evans. second, Gay
lox. third; Belle w, fourth; time 2.31
Second heat-Lady Garland, first;
Gaylox. second; Lady Evans. third:
Belle W.. fourth; time 800
Glass B, paee-first heat-R. r. W.,
first; Helen Chimes. second; Miss. FL
leen, third; Van Sickle, fourth: Prin-
cess and Country Gent also ran; time
215. Second heat-R. r. W., first;
Miss Eileen second; Van Sickle, third:
time 223%. Helen Chimes, owned and
driven by w. w. Williamson of Kuna.
broke a bit coming into the stretch
on the second heat, threw her driver
and bolted the track.
Glass c, trot-first heat-Sultan.
first: Charley Mars second: Blanch
Fftzsimmons, third; time 2:22%. Sec
ond heat-Sultan, first; Charley Mars,
second; Blaneh Fitzsimmons, third:
time 2:25. Sultan and Charley Mars
both broke in the stretch on this heat.
but were checked barely in time to
come under the wire without disquan-
fication.
Glass D. pace-first heat-Major
Hardy. first; May Davis, second:
Trouble, third: time 2:13%. Second
heat-Major Hardy, first; May Davis,
second: time 2;15. Trouble broke
badly in the first heat and was with
drawn by his owne.. O. NJ. Hutchins.
He is a young horse and shows prom
Use of future peri ormanee. The fas.
time of this first heat, in fart. is dua
to the pace set by Trouble.
Motorcycle Events.
The motorcycle races resulted as
follows:
First race. five mles-Olsen, on an
Indian. first; Dixon. on an Indian.
second. Williams. on n Thor. retired
in the third lap with broken intake
spring. Time, minutes 7 seconds.
Fastest lap made in 5S seconds.
Second race, 10 miles-Dlxon, on an
Indian, first; Olsen, on an Indian, Sec
ond; Williams. on a Thor. third. Time,
8 minutes 4914 seconds. Fastest mile
made in 81 seconds flat This race
was close and fast between Dixon and
Olsen, the former holding his lead for
several laps only by about 10 feet.
Williams held close for the first several
laps. but was distanced half mile
or more at the finish.
Third race. five miles-Dixon, first;
Olsen, second; Williams, third Time,
4:s9. This race, last of the motorcycle
events and last of the afternoon with
the exception of the class D pace, was
the prettiest and most exciting of the
program. Until the last time around
the course Williams was pretty fair
second to Dixon. Olsen passing him at
the last turn.