Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-07-16 | Page 10 | World's Records Wiped from Slate

1 HKiJjU SLATE Clarko Rides Three Miles in 5:412-5 on Saltair Lap Track. H GILES BREAKS AMATEUR MARK FOR TWO MILES Samuelson Establishes New Motor Figures; Fierce B; Rain Storm. I Two world's records and the fastest ' tlmo for llvo miles made by a motor on i a ton-lup track wore the features at ,- tho Saltair blcyclo races Wednesday ' night. An enthuslustlc crowd was pres ent and saw tho best racos given so far '. on the new ten-lap track. Shortly after the races started a heavy wind and rain storm came up. which lasted about hair an hour, but tho spectators In the Co I- .scum were securely sheltered nnd the races progressed as If the weather conditions con-ditions were of tho best. The three-mile lap professional race was won by A. J. Clarke In the fast time of 3:41 2-0. breaking the world's record : made by him last week of 5.49 2-5. The t time of 5:53. made on tho Salt Palace ! saucer Tuesday night, was not a world s 1 record, as announced at the track. The 1 men rode hard all the way and four laps from home McFarlhnd jumped with I Clarke on his wheel, whom he turned loose two laps from home. Mayor came v up alongside of Clarke on the outside, nnd for a time It seemed as if he would pass on the back stretch, but Clarke outrode him and finished first by a wheel. , Palmer nnd Wilcox also ran. P. Giles won the two-mile lap race In 3:55 1-5, which broke the record of :!:5G 1-5 held by Wilcox. McCormaek, . Meyers and Brodbeck also ran. J Prod West boat out Clarke In a hard ' sprint In the final of tho Jialf-mlle handi cap, professional. In the fast time of 54 1-5. West took the last lap so fast v that no one could come up around him. Samuelson and Downing finished behind Clarke. Whlttler's motor went wrong nnd the match race- with Samuelson had to e called off. The latter went for the-ten-lap record and rode five miles In C:2o. which Is the fastost time over made on a ten-lap track for tho distance. Two-mile lap, amateur Giles won, McCormaek Mc-Cormaek second. Meyers third, Brodbeck fourth. Time, 3:55 1-5, ' World's record. - Tlnlf-nillo handicap. professional West won. Clarke second, Samuelson third. Downing fourth. Time. :54 4-5. Throe-mile lap. professional Clarke won. Mayer second, Palmer third. Wilcox fourth. Time, 5:11 2-5. World's record. Five-mile, motor, record trial by T. M. Samuelson. Time. 0:25.