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Show COLLET LOWERS RIVAL'S COLORS Great Match Race Run at Saucer Track. Finish Loss Than a Wheel's Length Apart, Racing Three Heats. Samuelson Docs Some Clover Work, I Capturing tho Threc-Milo Lap Professional in Good Style. GEORGE COLLETT last night low-orcd low-orcd tho colors of his rival, Norman Nor-man C. Hopper, In ono of the prettiest pret-tiest match races seen In theso parts for some, time. The mon wero very evenly matched and In all threo heats they finished less than a wheel length apart. Collett lost the llrst heat by a narrow nar-row margin, but took the next one In clever fashion, outwitting Hopper about llfty Vards from the tape. The third hoa,t went to Collett only after two laps of tho most vigorous sprinting. In which tho New Yorker finished a scant two yards to tho clear Time, 2:03 2-5. 2:u5, 2:012-5. Immediately after his defeat Hopper produced a $100 L-Ill and offered to bet that ho could defeat Collett in another raco. Collett slguhW his willingness and the raco will probably be run next week. Used Unfair Methods. "Hop" made a hard try last night and twice used unfair methods to beat his opponent, op-ponent, but failed to cop tho coin. Hol-llstcr Hol-llstcr tho pacemaker for both riders, assisted as-sisted Hopper In the second heat, but was headed oft a few yards from the tape. Jn the third heat Hopper crowded tho Eastern East-ern rider off the track at the start and both men were recalled. Tho llve-mllo amateur was hotly contended con-tended and live riders fell before the raco was ended. Tate and Elswood fell singly, whllo Larson, Llndgren and Morgan "spilled" In a bunch on tho last mile. Agraz Jumped, to the lead at the end of tho second mile and was never headed. Ho captured twenty laps and won Ursa place, beating his rivals by nearly half a lap. Tlmo, 11:00. Samuelson's Clever Work. Samuelson captured tho three-mile lap "pro" In pretty fashion. Ho Jumped away from the bunch at the tap of tho bell and came In a wheel length ahead of Collett. Hoffman was third and Bowler fourth. Time, 6:20. Tho three-fourths amateur handicap went to Carl Redman. Agrnz mime second sec-ond und Heagren third. Time, 1:32. |