Show fycUn HACED TO DEATH Cycle Racing Game Was Overdone This Year Th It is n pity that cycle racing was run into the ground this past summer said an enthusiastic follower of the sport yesterday I am afraid that the game has been so done to death this year that it will not take at all next year They ought to have stopped giving meets before it became so cold and then the people would have left in their minds the memories of the races during the summer when the evenings were warm and the people came to the track in crowds and enjoyed the races These last few meets have been th9 worst kind of fizzles to my mind To be sure we have had the best men in the country here but it has been so cold ever since they came that they have had no opportunity to show what they really could do and then without any crowds to cheer them on they have lacked the necessary inspiration and could not do themselves justice I wag a mistake to continue the meets so long and it will hurt the sport next year I am sure What are they going to do with the track this winter I dont know but I was told that the Salt Palace people were going to cover it and I fear that it wont be good for much next year unless un-less they do I is too bad to letsuch a fine track be spoiled and I hope they will put some kind of shelter over it even if It is only made of canvas Canvas Can-vas would at least keep oft the snow to some extent and i snow and ice is allowed to accumulate over the track alowed and lie there all winter it will not be worth anything but kindling wood when spring comes |