Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-10-31 | Page 12 | Salt Palace May Build New Track

SALT PALACE MAY BUILD NEW TRACK Downing and Ilcagrcn Talked of as 1 901) Prospective Managers. There Is somp talk of building a new bicycle track at tho Snlt Palaco In the place of tho eight-lap saucer at present located on the grounds. The dimensions of tho proposed new track have not been definitely decided upon. Three sizes nro under consideration, six, eight and ten laps. The track at Saltair is ton laps to tho mllo and la considered tho best track In tho world. A duplicate of this track may he. decided upon for tho Salt Palace, should tho Heaths, owners of tho Salt Palace, decide to build a nw saucer. It Is reported that H. B. Heagren, who finished out the racing season an manager man-ager In the place of Ivor Redman, is agitating agi-tating the construction of the new track. Hardy Downing, who returned lately from the cast, It Is said, Intends to re-tlro re-tlro from tho racing game and has his eyo focused on tho management of tho Salt Palace track. Ills friends nro pull-j pull-j Jng for him and they aro confident that Downline would make a Huceessful man-1 man-1 ager. It Is also reported that Heagren I has cinched the management for the coming com-ing year, hnvlng refused to tako hold of tho track last summer unless he got It for the coming year.