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Show I CLARKE WINS I SPIT RAGE fl Takes Match Event From Major Taylor and Gordon ' H PYE AND DOWNING TEAM WITH VICTORIOUS RESULT Hi Colvin Bright, Particular Star in Amateur, With Two H Firsts. Jackie Clarke, the Australian wonder, prnvcrl his superiority as a sprint rider Tucsdny night, by winning liniirlily over Major Taylor and Cordon "Walker In a Ihrce-comcred match sprint race. Clarke won two straight bents from his oppo-ncnts. oppo-ncnts. going n round them easily at the pro i)e r lime. In the first heat "Walker .sot tho pace und two and a half lups to go opened up a .sprint that made him look like a winner. Taylor was on Walker's wheel when the sprint started and Clako was m v Inst. A lap to po Clarko went around bojrr of his opponents and won hy a length, with Walker second and Taylor Hi After the trio had gone six laps in the K1' second Iiout, Taylor, rldinp high on the 1 bank, went around Walker and Clarke. ! Clarke cut down on the bank in front of Wnlkor and the two collided. Walker falling. Taylor and Clarko showed good i sportsmanship by declining to take iid- vantage- of Walker because or the spill and It was decided to run'lho heat over. In the run-off Clarke set the pace for live and one-half laps. When Clarke j started to sprint, Taylor went around Walker and took second position. Then Walker opened up and passed both Tay-H- lor and Clarke. He fulled to hold the postion. however, and Clarke and Taylor both went around him the last lap. Clarke won the heat and the match, while Taylor took second and Walker third in the heat. By the change in positions Taylor and 1 Continued on Following Page, CLARKE WINS " SPRINT RACE Continued From Preceding Pago. Walker were tied for second place, and a match race between tho two was given to docldo tho raco for second place. In this match Walker showed much class as a French-style rider. He switched the negro nil over the track and three laps to go opened up a great sprint. Taylor worked hard, but could not head the Australian, the latter winning by a front wheel. Ernie Pye earned the right by winning the three-quarter mile open professional race to buy a wedding present for Jacklo Clarke, Pye and Downing teamed In tills race, and their chief opponents wore Mac-Fa Mac-Fa rland and Lawson. Lawson took second sec-ond and MacFarland third. In the two-mile lap handicap, the back markers were sorely handicapped when MacFarland punctured. Downing pulled tho bunch well and then Pye took a hand, bringing Lawson In sight of tho lap chasers. Lawson caught up, but was unable to go around the front bunch, Hopper, Carslake, Wilcox, Brodbcck ami Duer wero all In a bunch at tho tape nnd only inches separated the first man from the fifth. Colvln, us usuual, starred In the amateur ama-teur events, "winning both the mile handicap han-dicap and the Australian pursuit. The Summaries. One-mile handicap, amateur Colvln (scratch), first; Huey '(scratch), second; Gemplc (20 yards), third. Time, 2:02 2-5. Australian pursuit race, amateur Colvln. first; Malr, second; Gomple, third. Distance, 3 miles, 6 laps, 75 yards. Time, S:3!. Special match sprint raco. professional, profession-al, In mile heats Clarke won In straight heats. Taylor and Walker tied for second. sec-ond. Time. 2:51 1-5, 2:35 2-5. Special heat, match sprint race, to decide de-cide second place Walker, first; Taylor, socond. Time, 3:01 4-5. Three-quarter mile open, professional Py.e, first: Lawson, second; MacFarland, third; Carslake, fourth, Tlmo, 1.35 1-5. Two-mile lap, handicap, professional Hopper (110 yards), first; Carslako (130 yards), second, Wilcox (105 yards), third; Brodbcck (120 yards), fourth; Duer (00 vards), fifth. |