Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-21 | Page 7 | Floyd M'farland and Downing Here

FLOYD M'FABLANB AND DOWNING HEBE Popular Speed Merchants Visiting in the City, After Long Stay in Australia. FLOYD M'FARLAND and Hardy Downing, the two American bicyclists bicy-clists who, with Ivor Lawson, won most of the money at the race moots In Australia last winter, aro now In Salt Lake. Downing expects to remain here during tho summer, while McFarlnnd will probably Join Ivor Lawson at Vallsburg. N. J., next week. Speaking of the racing gamo In Australia, Austra-lia, McFarland said last evening "It Is the greatest place In the worlu and a man who can ride a bicycle Is a fool to remain In this county. There Is more than doublo the money In the cycling game In tho Antipodes An-tipodes than thcro is In tho United States and more American riders are Getting wlso to thu fact each year." McFarlnnd Intends to return to Australia Austra-lia next season In company with Law-son, Law-son, as tho two riders arc very popular there, desplt3 tlio fact that they lowered the colors of all of the native riders and Mapor Taylor, tho Idol of tho Antipodes. McFarland and Downing were recently suspended by tho League of New South Wales Wheelmen, but both men expect to bo reinstated shortly. Accompanying Downing and McFarland Is Teddy Turner, the champion Jockey of Australia. Turner is on his way to Now York, whero he expects to win some races during the summer. Ho can make nlnety-fivo nlnety-fivo pounds and mado a good record In his native country last year, leading all tho Australian Jocks for the number of winning win-ning mounts. Turner has lotters to a number of prom-Ir.ent prom-Ir.ent horse-owners In this country and expects to get a number of good mounts during the season. Tho llttlo fellow cannot can-not say too much for America, and declares de-clares that It Is tho prettiest country In the world.