Show Whittier Whittler Will Try for Record At Fred Whittler WhittIer hitter the tho crack rider of ot the and unquestionably one of the thc fastest racers Inthis in inthis inthis this country will tr try on Thursday night night of ot this week Ifor or the tho one mile one one-mie track record at the or Whittler Whittier announced his intention of ot going after aCer the record Tuesday after trying out his motor for a n dozen miles mies or BO so M My machine had never worked as well wel ell as at present and I believe beHe 6 the sea season on Is far enough enough alon along to warrant warrant warrant war war- rant an attempt to bring bring down the tho time for a nilo that now stands as the tho record at the tile local ho le declared This record is 42 4 2 5 and I am confident confidant that I can lower it several severn seconds In any event Ill 11 Ill give give that the best there Is la In me and with wih my m motor working BO so perfectly I see no reason why h I shouldn't shove the tUne time for a mile mie down a little Of or course courso riding riding- against time is a harder proposition than riding in a match race or a f field ld The going going Is la harder to Judge and I believe belove It takes more head work to ride a mile mie against a record than tha it does to ride with wih a afield afield field of racers WhittIer's exhibition mile ou ought ht to prove one ope of ot the features of ot the comIng coming coming com com- ing meet and the fact foet that the tho manI management man man- I has ha provided a long list of ot races for that nl night ht and the further fact that it will wi be the night of ot the Fourth should Insure tho Its Is full share of ot tho the seekers pleasure-seekers who throng the resorts in and out out of town no the national da day Great preparations preparations prep prep- have been made mado for the occasion occasion occasion occa occa- sion at tho the and between the races the tho display of fireworks ar arranged arranged ar- ar ranged for tor b by tho the resort management will wll be sot set off oft from the area of ot the A plan has been hit upon for this that will wi eliminate all aU danger danber t to spectators and yet rot give tho the crowds at the races a splendid cle do Another feature of or the Thursday night card will wf be the third event of tho the program a mile four tour tour-mie go go for amateurs amateurs amateurs ama ama- on only There are a n dozen youngsters youngsters young young- in Salt Sal Lake who have done more or 01 less practicing on the Tho They have ha been bc begging lana Manager er McLelland Mc- Mc L Lelland Lland for an opportunity to race for forso forso so 50 long that consent was finally given Ien this week and Assistant Manager Hopper Hopper Hopper Hop Hop- per has hns arranged the first amateur event of the season for them Four and possibly five riders will go on and nfl all at o of them are well weB known locally local local- 1 ly Time The entries have havo not been definitely definite definite- ly h decided upon as a yot yet and for that reason the names of ot the riders will wil not bo be announced until Thursday The management management man mail has hns put up watches as prizes for tor the event Those Salt Sal Lakers Lokers who ho have followed tho the game at tho the at all ot close closely cosely the past year car or two will wit remember tho the performances of ot Demon Mat Matar Warden Warden War War- ar arden den at the track la last t season senon and the year car before He is back in Salt Lake and has been signed for several weeks' weeks riding at the beginning Thursday night He Is a professional noted for his daring danin darIng and re resourcefulness resourceful resourceful- ness and this season he Is riding his own racer a machine capable of ot hl high h speed sneed and quick ulek get et Warden Varden Is Is' entered with Rognon McCall and Ben Johnson in the first event of ot Thursday nl nights night's ht's card a a. n mile four four race for rr In two qualifying i heats at Duckworth u k D Davis ls and nd Otis Johnson will wl ride the second heat and the tho final of the race will f be the fourth event of the program The fifth number number num num- ber her will wl be WhittIer's trial for tor tho the mile mie record and the next event up willbe will willbe wil be a n mile five go for tor tho the factory factor men the entries Including JO Bernstrom McNeil Mc Me- Neil Brodbeck lIc McCall Co 1 and Ben Johnson In the tho mile five professional professional professional pro pro- that follows Duck Duck- worth Davis DaIs Rognon Warden and Otis Johnson will wl ride and the final event of the nl night ht will wl be a six mile run between Whittler WhittIer Bernstrom McNeil McNell Mc Mc- Nell Neil and md Brodbeck Brodbeck Nei A special band concert has haR been ar arranged ar- ar ranged for the races and this together er with the display of fireworks that will be touched off oft between each race wl will give gho tho the crowds in the grandstands grand wil stands and blea bleachers hers a n lively night of oC It I. 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