Show HOPPER WINS IN THE SPRINT 5 NT Boys B Boy is sJ J Tc J st r rL t Los L s Angeles Ang l s Lad DOWNING MISSES MESSES M RECORD R REC C RD PACE NOT PAST FAT ENOUGH EN UGH TO GAIN COVETED MARK MARKN 4 N C Hepper riding on OR his pat took first money moley tey away Hofman last evening in lu as pretty a sprint at a the end I of the mite mile handicap as one would want lIlt i to see Me Coming from the back ck mark 1 these two riders forged to the front and fought tf out oa OR the last t lap tile this Chi Chicago ChicagO cago boys Jump betas too fast for tor the lad from Los Angeles A ele Hofman started on the scratch Friend Ste was posted thirty yards to the tee good while Hopper was in be tween the teaming pair Stevens under took the task of pulling Hefman H up to the limit bunch and Hopper butted In tn taking advantage of ot the pace Mean Meanwhile Meanwhile Meanwhile while the whole limit men meu had bad combined against the back men en and after changing pace C for r a lap lr or two to left Johnnie o Chap Ch man to do all the donkey work But i Johnnie refused to ro do it it allowing the Back men to get into the run Hofman and Hopper began to jockey for the final sprint and Hopper secured rear wheel Frank started to unwind a lap and a h from rom home hom Hopper gave gaye one of his famous jumps and riding around Hofman Houman H finished with east naif a 8 wheels wheel length ahead Hofman second Do Biding iding The amateur mile mUe handicap was an another another another other A full fun dozen simon DUre wires were strung around the track at atone attn one ODe tn time riding high and low and a couple Pla of them ther doing doln several stunts on the track t w puzzle p zee a rube trick rl rider Everyone expected to see a mIx UD so as it was due but hut luck was with the lambs of ot the e te track and no RO o one f ll that Is after ft r the Uie running was all aU over Then Starbuck rode around to the back backstretch backstretch backstretch stretch and picking out a few soft boards board showed Mowed how easy Y It could be done Alter After this event a consolation handl handi handicap cap was wan ram rua rua to distribute dJ a few meal m l tickets among the lo also tans rang In this race a surprise was sprung in the per person person son SOIL of ot t Leo Bowers B w rs the kangaroo rider of two seasons Olis sea ago Handicapper Jack Sharp was good to Bowers Bowels because he had not been on OD the track for two years years and gave him yards Bowers experience taught him when a 8 handicapper gave a 1 rider this amount of it was intended Inte he should ride from the crack of the pistol which the kangaroo roo did and he showed his rear tire Ure to the rest of the th bunch all the t e way y Pails Fails to Break Record Hardy Downing made an attempt to lower the saucer track record of 25 behind b motor pace and covered the mile In In justice to Downing however it must be stated that his bis pace could not T t cover co the distance in record time and aId this was the only reason he failed to get gel the mark If It given a faster taster pace he lie would have no trouble whatever in lowering the mark several seconds In the match race between Downing and Hofman the latter took the first heat and Downing the next two The summary Match race between Hofman and Down Downing Downing ing log mile mite heats he ts best beet two in three Hot Hotman man first second and third and Mile handicap professional Hopper IS 15 1 yards Hetman Hofman scratch Samuelson 50 80 yards BOrne Burris yards US yards ards Time Mlle Mile handicap amateur yards Warr 14 yards Tate K fi 5 yards Burt Downing pawning scratch Time 51 amateur n consolation handi handl handicap cap Bowers 8 I 8 yards Heagren 69 61 yards Bottle Buni 75 yards Time 38 Mile Ul record rial loto by Hardy Rudy 34 Record 1 a q 25 |