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Show WILCOX BEATS THE STARS 1 11IC1P Clarke and Lawson Hun Oil' Their Feet: Downing Hides Three Fast Miles. Five thousand persons witnessed Clarke and I.awson run off their foot In the two-nillc handicap professional at. the Salt Palncc- Tuesday nlglil. The , limit men made tlic pace so fast that tlic scratch men had to quit at the beginning of tho second mile. Two laps from homo four men fought for the honors but S. II. Wilcox had tlic pole and ho stuck It out to the (hush, winning by half a wheel from Carslake, Demani and senhousc. following fol-lowing In the order named. Hardy Downing followed T. At. Sam-nelson's Sam-nelson's motor three miles In 1:07. establishing estab-lishing a new track record for the instance ins-tance and one which the other pace followers fol-lowers will bo given an opportunity to ! cut. Downing, having been advertised, rode the exhibition, but he has a bad cold and wns warned by his doctor to remain Indoors. The match team race between the Me-Farland-Clarko and Lawson-Pyo teams was spoiled in the first heat when Clarke wobbled unintentionally and forced Law-sou Law-sou up the track. I.awson then tried to cut In on the pole but Clarke was there and I.awson was forced Into the; grass. The people ilid not like tho performance and loudly voiced their feelings. The llrst heat wns for a half mile which Clarke won. Lawson punctured in the grass and fell on the lower turn. In the second heat of iho match race, which was for three-quarters of a mile, McFarland carried Clarke by Lawson at tlic bell. "Lawson had to sprint half a lap to catch Clarke after the latter had been turned loose by AleFarhind and Ivor trailed the Australian over the tape. Jack Tiurrls made a hit. In the pursuit race which he won In a game ride, being compelled to so l miles. '1 laps and 1 yards to overhaul the last man Tommy Alorgan claimed he finished sixth In the race but Dorian got the money. Dlcfenbachcr toolc both amateur events. He won the mile handicap from scratch in a hard ride, coming within three -fifths of a second of breaking the world's record. TSerryessa showed condition for the first time this year and took second place from Brotlbcck. There was a scramble for tin! front in the unknown distance lap race, amateur, ama-teur, when the bell was given at tho end of two miles, four laps. Dlefcnbncher went to the front where lie remained. Prod heck heat McNeil to second and Pcrryessa rolled in fourth. The summaries: Mile handicap, amateur II. Dicfen-bachcr Dicfen-bachcr (scratch), won: .1. Bcrryessa ("0). second: A. Rrodbeek (scratch), thlcd; .1. A. McNeil (lo). fourth. Tlmo, 1 :rG -5. Unknown distance lap inco. amateur R. Dlcfenbachcr. won: A. Rrodbock, second, sec-ond, J. A. McNeil, third. .1. Bcrryessa. fourth. TJacc called at 2 miles, six laps. Time. 5:5G 2-5. Match race F. A. McFarland and A- J. Clarke win straight heats from Ivor Law-son Law-son and E. A. Pyo.' half mile. :." l-f; three-quarter, 1:2S. Australian pursuit race, nrofcssional Jack Rnrris. won- Walter Dcmara, second sec-ond Gordon 'Walker, third; Tlay Duci-fourth: Duci-fourth: X. C. Hopper fifth: Oliver Dor- Ian. sixth. Distance. 1 miles, 2 laps, 12 yard. Time. U.37 2-. Alotor paced exhibition. Hardy Downing, Down-ing, three miles; time. 1:07. Xow track record. , , r. r Two-mile handicap, professional b L. Wilcox (110), won; Brownie t arslake (100), second. Walter Dcmara (OH), third; Steve Senhouse (80) fourth. Time. n.lP. 1-".. |