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Show II:,;! i, , 'V : j Defeats Iver Lawson in Sensa- ; ' ionnl Kaec in Four-Mile ' , Sprint. ' ll ACHORN MAKES "FEATHERS" i f FLY IX HALF-MILE l I , y f 1'ye Fails to Break Sanger's 'ji i, ( IVo-Tliinls-Mile Record j of 1.141 5. ;!!' . '. " ti ! ' A. J. Clarice of Australia won tho un-'. un-'. i . known distnnco professional lap race J' i i Tuesday night at tlio Salt 1'nlacc. the ! i, ! I m-CMit being stopped at four miles, in the jJ Ji ' fast tlmo of S:1C 2-5. which cslalillshcs a , 'I f new world's record for the distance. The ? j race was one of tho most sensational i j tsver witnessed on the saucer track. The lJ I Tldors had paired off In teams, but tho ' 1 8 I real light was between the Lawson-Pyo i k 1 f, and McKarhmd-Ckuko combinations, each I ! combination endeavoring to keep In the i' Q lead, not knowing when time would bo called for tho finish of the race, a ho 0 ' I longer the men rodo the harder became ;r V tj tho fight, until tho last few laps resulted 4j. i 1 in a killing printing match. When the 3.' ' word was given for tho bell lap. aicFar- l- j. J land carried Clarke to the front and Law- t! H son tacked on. The latter tried hard to 1 1 r( come around on the last turn, but the .1 -I "Rocket" held him oft' and won out by ; ' .1, j half a length. Gordon Walker heal Me- ' vt i Farland for third place. ' i Ducr's Trctty Ride, l 'J : Hay Ducr made a pretty ride In the i k J five-mile- motor-paced match race with , U,1 ' Walter De.Marn, winning tho race In the ' 1 I 1 fast time of 6:5.1. Ducr drew the pole and h 3 'i 1 never lost the lend. Tn tho second mile i ! f Ducr was swlteliel from his motor on the ( j outgoing back stretch turn, but he sprint - , ! d and caught his pace In the homo n ' ! stretch without materially reducing his 1 speed, and from then on tho result was i never In doubt. DcMara. rode a steady J' ; race, finishing nearly one lap behind ' ' ' Duer. 1 .T. A. Achorn "bent if In the half-mile ' ij, - : handicap, which race he won riding from " ,1,1 SH vards. Oliver Dorian, from 100 yards. ' lift ' ' i)ea"t Fred Keefe. from 75 yards, for sec- 1,111 i ond place, and Jack Karris finished V : 1 fourth, riding from 70 yards. Tho time i I'll ' , V (1. I Continued on Following Page, i I r i CLARKE BREAKS WORLD'S RECORD Continued from Preceding Page. was 53' 1-5 seconds, which was too fast for the scratch men. Clarke failed to qualify, but Law-son, who qualified, would not starL because there was loo much of a gap between scratch and tho nearest handicapped man. E. A. Pyo missed tho world's record of 1-1-1 1-5 by four-fifths of a second, and will try again In the near future. R. Brazier took advantage of his 115 yards handicap In the two-mile amateur event and nearly lapped the scratch men, and won the race with plenty of distance to spare. Dicfcnbaehcr boat McNeil for second place and Hume camo b;i fourth- The three-quarters of a mile open, amateur, was easy for Dlefenbacnor. Brodbcck boating Hume for second place, all three men finishing close together. McNeil Mc-Neil took fourth. place from Schmertz. The summaries: Three-quarter of a mile open, amateur Diefenbacher won. Brodbcck second. Hume third, McNeil fourth, Schmcrtz fifth. Time, 1:37. Two-mile lap handicap, amateur R. Brazier (lln yards) won, R. Diefenbacher (scratch) second, J. A. McNeil (10 yards) third, J. B. Hume (.10 yards) fourth. Time, 4:0S 2-n. Two-thirds of a mile, unpaccd. E A. Pyo. Time, 1:15. Half-mile handicap, professional J. A. Aehorn (85 yards) won. Oliver Dorian (100 yards) second. Fred Keefc (75 yards) third, Jack Burris (70 yards) fourth. Time. 53 1-5 seconds. Unknown distance lap, professional A. J. Clarke won. Ivor Lawson second, Gordon Gor-don Walker third. F. A. McFarland fourth. Tlmo. S:1G li-fi World's record. Flvo-mile motor-paced race Ray Duer won, Walter DeMara second. Time. f5:55. |