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Show RESULTS ' OH ' : HE SAUCER i By defeating Hollister two straight beats In the half-mile match sprint rac at the f aucer track last night, Bardgett Proved himseir'an excellent general and sppedy rider. In the course of the evening's events Emll Agras suffered a painful accident, his foot, being badly tyf by coming Into collision with an-o, an-o, r rider. In the first heat the time . i:?nd Bardgett beat Hollister to i ,?rs' by six Inches only. ,n the second heat Bardgett took the l-ace all the way. The time in this event was 1:35. Bardgett is now a candidate can-didate for a match with the winner of the lamue!aon-Downlng contest, and It is tt. ued he will make good with either eith-er c Y these speed dispensers in the reiA'A game of Bprint. UrJnarliamentary things were uttered in lcnM and boisterous tones as a result ct the mlx-up which occurred In the three-quarter mile open amateur race. A time limit was fixed for this race at 1:34, the time for the final was 1:42 and the race was ordered run over. The .time limit was removed and the riders drew Jot for-making pace. v. .., .The res"Jt of the run was even worse thnu the first. The crowd did not know that thq time limit was removed in tha eecond race, and they "naturally raised a.fhowl at . the winners of .the slower re being allowed to take the money 'on slower time than had been made. in i I th fl"t attempt. The winners of the second run were Hume, Castro and Marty in the order named. The crowd thought Hume was responsible for the mlx-up: in fact he had nothing to say j about It McCormack won the final In the heat that was not allowed and it mucn regretted that file splendid I work met with no reward.. . 1 In the half-mile handicap, profes- J silonal, E. B. Heagren was first. Iver Redman second. Leyland third, C. P. Redman fourth. Time, 63 8-5 seconds. Samuelson won the two-mile open I lap professional, beating Downing by half a foot after a hard contested race for first place. Hopper was third, Hollister Hol-lister fourth. Time. 3:57 4-5. In the two-mile lap amateur handicap handi-cap the limit men took the money. Holden (160 yards) was first Murphy (135 yards) second, Llndgren (125 yards) third. Tat (100 yards) fourth. The time. 3:47 4-5. breaks the world's record by four rorrds. but being made by a j ecratch rider will not be allowed. |