Show MAYER WINS JLE MILE OPEN Takes Race From Clarke and Downing in Sensa Sensational Sensational Finish The sensational finish of the two rivals Clarke and Mayer fn in the final heat o othe ot the mile open professional at last night brought every person In the coliseum to his feet and when Mayers sprint proved too much for tor the Australian he was vas heartily cheered There wa was plenty plent of ot rough riding In ln both the trial tria tests and the final of ot this race and th the officials might well have taken Immediate action In the first heat of oC the mile est es was leading when Hollister came carm fast tast from behind and cut across across De Dc Mara who was riding just above West est De Mara Mar was forced down into West Vest who ho toot toole a nasty fall at the south turn The ref referee referee R L Conly Con disqualified De Mara ara who finished fourth hut but after atter examining De Maras Iaras wheel which showed that ht he hud had been forced down the track by b Hoi Hol Hollister lister allowed him to ride in the final In the final heat the men loafed foi tor seven laps lap with Hardy Downing leading De Mara second up UI the track and riding fourth above aboe Clarke As the bunch entered the home stretch of ot the seventh lap Mayer made his jump and succeeded in getting to the front Downing froze fast to the Germans rear wheel while Clarke made desperate efforts to ride around him After a sprint Mayer crossed crossd the tape first while Down DownIng Ing took second place from Clarke bj by bythe the width of oC a tire The mile invitation amateur resulted In Ina Ina a hair line decision between Giles and Jack Hume Burne Hume had a good lead at atthe atthe the beginning of the last lap but Giles came fast Cast from the rear and his wheel caught the Judges yes eyes first Crebs had no trouble in putting all ol of the other contenders out of the Aus Australian Australian pursuit race He caught Giles in inside InIde side Ide of ot two laps and hung just tar far enough away from the latter to avoid trouble un until until til Giles had caught and passed Law Lawrence Lawrence rence who had ha put out early earb in the race Crebs then easily passed Giles The twomile tandem professional re resulted suIted in an easy victory Ictor for Mayer and Downing who held the other teams safe at all stages of ot the race The summary invitation amateur Giles first t Hume second McCormack third Time 25 Mile open professional final heat Mayer first Downing second Clarke third Wilcox fourth De Mara Iara fifth Time Australian pursuit race amateur Crebs first t Giles second Lawrence third Diet fourth Time Distance 2 miles yards Twomile tandem handicap professional Mayer Ia er and Downing scratch first Mit Mitten lIt lItten ten and De Mara llara 75 is yards ards second Hollister Hollis ter and Palmer 30 51 yards ards third Wilcox and 70 yards ards fourth Time 4 Ot 35 |