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Show HARDY DOWNING 1 GETS ANOTHER I Champion Pace Follower Cap- tures Record for Half Mile m Behind Motorcycle. --1H .. $ m i JACKIE CLARKE PROVES -j SENSATION OF MEETING Colvin Takes Measure of All tho. J Amateurs at the Salt 5 Palace. Hardy K. Downing." the world's cham- plon pace follower, added another record to his long list last night by breaking tho -1 world's half-mile record behind a motor. J Puccd'by F. IS, Whltller, Downing rodo j the half mile In 3S 3-5 seconds, two-ilflhs ; I of a second under the former record, held ; 1 by W. 10. Samuelson. In his trial lo j f lower the two-mile record Downing was J ; handicapped by a heavy wind. He mado i the distance in 2:38 2-5. which was two and thice-fifths too slow to equal the record. ' ! Jackie Clarke was the hero of the two k ; professional events. In the half-mllo r handicap, riding alone with a big gap to - , close. Clarke was only beaten by inches? Ji F bv Hopper In a brilliant linish. The 1 1 j tires of Hopper. Clarke and Dorian i reached the tape at almost precisely tho , v same moment. After a brilliant pull by n Flovd MacFarland Clarke won the ten- : f mile professional cvcnL The Clarke-Mac- i ' Fnrlund and tho Lawson-Pyo teams were j , nose and nose all the way for three laps. Finally the MacFarland jump placed . ; Clarke in the lead and he finished in front. Lawson finished third. ; Colvin was the star in the amateur ; events, winning both the two-mile open ' and the Australian pursuit nice. In tlio : two-mile race half a dozen amateurs - participated In a spectacular spill. All t of them were bruised, but none scrioualy hurt. The Australian pursuit race was j fi the first of its kind participated In by . Colvin. However, he proved that he was ' a bear ni lliis class-of racing and wont l -i around the other boys like they were . ? standing still. ) f The summaries:- i Two-mile open lap, amateur Colvin. W first: Huey, second; Rodbcnr. third; ; Schmertz. fourth. Time. J:M 4-5. Australian pursuit race, amateur Col- ; vln. first:. Herman, second; Huey. third; 9m Couple, fourth. .Distance, ono mile, six . 3m laps, ten yards. Time, -1:03. UB' Half-mile motor-paced record trial, by j Hardy IC. Downing Time, :3S 2-5. New tm world's record. " 'H Two-mile motor-paced record trial by l-m Hardy IC. Downing Time. 2 3S 2-5. -.W Half-mllo handicap, professional Hop- 'JH per (75 yards), first; Clarke (scratch), , second; Dorian (05 yards), third; Cars- Hi lake (10 yards), fourth. Time. ;53 3-5, , IB Ten-mile open lap, professional Clarke. H first; Walker, second: Lawson, third; 19 DIcfonbaUier. fourth; MacFarland, fifth. km Time. 20:57. Iaps: Wilcox, I: Carslalio, fM 2; Brodbcck, 10; Dorian. MacFarland, HM 3, Downing. 1; Hopper. 13; Bcrrycssa, KM I."; Iucfe, 7; Burrls, 12; Ducr, !, and UH |